Anyone got any suggestions for dealing with eyestrain?

[Tk79]

When my eyes start to hurt I just close em for a few hours and play by feel.

[augie_]

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you can try a blacklight. also, be sure to play with the lights on. playing with the lights off for an extended period of time is the rough equivalent of simply staring into a lightbulb. not good for the eyes.

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so what would be the effects of staring at a monitor for 4-5 hours 4-5 days a week?

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with the lights off? i suspect if your eyes aren't used to it you might get a headache. but i really don't know much about that.

[Ali shmali]

mod your tables black

[WhatDoesCallMean]

the simple solution is to go to specsavers (or an obvious equivalent [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])

i had the same problem bout 6/7 months ago and i was prescribed glasses to be used only when im at my computer.....apart from getting strained eyes at computer, my eyes are perfect.

every other solution will be short term and any kinda eye strain at all should be checked out now before it gets too bad and you need to wear glasses constantly.

[Invictus1618]

This was my first post and I was really surprised by how many people posted; so thank you all. I’ve been playing for about a week now since looking at all the advice I got and it helped substantially. I still get eyestrain every once in a while but it is much better now and here are some things I did that really helped. First, I’ve playing with the lights on. Next, I have a 20 inch and a 17 inch NEC LCD and they are really bright, I turned the brightness all the way down and the difference was amazing. Usually I play 4-5 tables but when only playing 2 or 3 I turn the resolution way up on my 20 inch and it’s a lot easier to see, especially with all my ace hud stats. Lastly I take more short breaks and that also helps a lot. Two days I played 12 hours with a few short breaks in between and I was fine. Thanks again.

[cianosheehan]

You can get pin hole glasses that are supposed to be good for eye strain. I havent used them extensively myself but a friend of mine uses them

[WhatDoesCallMean]

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I still get eyestrain every once in a while but it is much better now

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anything short of getting glasses for playing is nothing more than putting the problem on the long finger.......you will eventually have to get glasses and when you do, they will have to be a stronger prescription due to continuous eyestrain.

eyestrain is your body telling you there is a problem.....listen to yourself [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[george w]

also make sure you look away from the monitor frequently and focus your eyes on something in the distance.

[snoobydoo]

I am actually getting the same problem. Whenever I sit in front of the monitor doing some work and after that playing too long (could be abt 6+ hours per day), I start rubbing my eyes and feeling kinda strange. If you add that most of my friends live in a different city, so we chat via MSN all the time...
I tried Visin, but as far as I understand, it´s not good to be using it all the time. Guess I need to find some other way out.

[ubercuber]

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also make sure you look away from the monitor frequently and focus your eyes on something in the distance.

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This is key. Staring at anything that is a constant distance away is somewhat like holding a 5# weight in one position for hours. Your eyes need to focus and refocus to stay loose. Google 'pencil push-ups'. They are an awesome exercise for the eyes and fixed my problems within a week. Good luck.