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Eyes and screens
Resting your eyes, setting up your display, and the habits that make long screen days easier.
Eyes and screensComputer vision syndrome: what it is, the symptoms and a checklistComputer vision syndrome is eye strain from long screen use. What the term means, the symptoms to look for, a desk checklist and when to get an eye exam.
Eyes and screensContact lenses at the computer: why they dry out and what helpsContact lenses often feel dry after hours at a computer. Why screens and lenses clash, the desk habits that help, and when to switch to glasses.
Eyes and screensDo blue light glasses work? What eye doctors and the research sayDo blue light glasses work for eye strain or sleep? What eye doctors say, why screens really tire your eyes, and the changes that help more than lenses.
Eyes and screensEye exercises for computer users: what helps and what doesn'tSimple eye exercises for computer users: looking far, palming, blinking sets and focus shifts. What they ease, what they can't fix, and why breaks matter more.- Eyes and screensEye strain headache: where it hurts and what helpsAn eye strain headache usually sits in the forehead, temples or behind the eyes. Why screens cause it, quick desk relief, and when to see an optometrist.
- Eyes and screensEye twitching: why your eyelid jumps on long screen daysEye twitching on long screen days is usually harmless and tied to tiredness, caffeine, stress or strained eyes. What helps, and when to see a doctor.
- Eyes and screensReduce White Point on Mac: what to use insteadReduce White Point is an iPhone and iPad setting with no Mac twin. The Mac settings that soften a glaring white screen instead, and who each one suits.
- Eyes and screensTrue Tone on Mac: what it does and when to turn it offTrue Tone shifts your Mac screen's white to match the light in the room. Which Macs have it, how to turn it on or off, and how it differs from Night Shift.
- Eyes and screensWhy you blink less at the computer, and how to blink moreConcentrating on a screen slows your blinking and leaves many blinks half done. What that does to your eyes, and easy ways to blink more at your desk.
- Eyes and screensDigital eye strain: the symptoms, the causes and the fixesTired, dry or burning eyes, blurry vision and headaches after screen work: what causes digital eye strain, the fixes that help, and when to get an eye exam.
- Eyes and screensDry eyes at the computer: why it happens and what helpsWhy your eyes dry out during screen work, the desk changes that ease it (blinks, breaks, air, screen height), and when to see an optometrist.
- Eyes and screensHow far should your screen be from your eyes? Distance and heightAbout an arm's length away, with the top at or just below eye level. Why that works, fixes for laptops and big displays, and a one-minute check at your desk.
- Eyes and screensIs Dark Mode better for your eyes? What actually mattersDark Mode or light mode for eye comfort: why neither wins outright, when each one reads better, astigmatism and glowing text, and switching automatically.
- Eyes and screensMac screen brightness for eye comfort: the settings that matterHow bright your Mac's screen should be, and how to set brightness, automatic brightness, True Tone, glare and contrast so long screen days are easier.
- Eyes and screensHow to make text bigger on a Mac and stop squintingMake text easier to read on a Mac: Larger Text in Displays, Command and plus in apps, Safari page zoom, Accessibility text size and a bigger pointer.
- Eyes and screensNight Shift on Mac: how to set it up and what it does for sleepNight Shift warms your Mac's screen after dark. How to schedule it, what research on blue light and sleep does and doesn't show, and what matters more.
- Eyes and screensThe 20-20-20 rule: what it is and how to make it stickEvery 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Why the rule helps tired screen eyes, where it falls short, and how to remember it.