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Reading can be tiring for any bodies eyes. I’m debunking the myth that poeple's eyes are being damaged due to the mysteries of a tablet or a phones light.
Not a single one of the studies I’ve read has ever mentioned that they tuned the tablet light to have the best chance for comfortable reading. Not one. The tests are DESIGNED to find a problem....and even then they fail or their technique is obviously flawed as in the study AI just presented.
Really...16 hours of light per day for rats for 3 months? Tell me that researcher really thought such a study would shed any light (pun intended) on whether humans should avoid reading on devices.
Do I believe some people have issues? Yes. Do I believe SOME of those people might have a better experience if they learned how to turn down the light? Yes. Everyone? No.
EInk readers have added lights...why? To make it easier to read in the dark. Reading a lighted device in darker scenarios is less straining on the eye than reading a book in the dark.
BUT - is that any different than a device at that point? I’d like to see a study about that. Compare a lighted eInk device to a tablet who’s brightness is set to the same level. There is nothing magical about “bounced light”. If you see .... then light hit your retina.
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