2 by georgeburdell | 3 comments on Hacker News.
First off, I am self-diagnosing this issue. I have an optometrist, but I am unable to go through a complete eye test because I experience vasovagal syncopes [1] from the combination of eyedrops and bright lights involved (3 times and counting). I had 20/15 vision in both eyes in my teens. I am now in my early thirties. My eyes started to go astigmatic after starting a programming job in my late twenties, getting worse at the rate of about 0.25 diopters every 1-2 years. According to my optometrist, I am neither near nor farsighted. Both eyes now have what's called "against-the-rule" astigmatism, which is less common. I can, by looking at distant street lights at night, tell that the astigmatism is correlated with time staring at a computer screen. I can't simply program less, so is there a way to "stop" the progression of astigmatism due to the screen viewing? One thing I thought of is if there were a visual device that allowed the screen to appear at infinity, for example. I have already switched to using a 65 inch television from a distance of 10 feet at home, but it doesn't appear to help much. To be clear, I experience no pain from my condition, just apprehension that it will get worse and affect my driving. [1] https://ift.tt/2hvhB5O
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