I have a -18,50 D in my right eye, and -18D in my left, with a small non-progressive cataract in both pupils (it's in the genes, mother has them also). Not to mention the spherical abberation and the PVD I've had in both eyes, due to a combination of kickboxing and my eyes being so bad, It triggered the condition at young age.
I can't look at white screens for too long, the floaters in front of my eyes will start to give me headaches because they distract me from my focus point.
I've been getting chronic headaches for a year and a half now, but even though I'm pretty handicapped in my eyesight, here are some tips:
- Make sure you're not staring into bright daylight/ not sitting right next to a window, which will make it harder for you to focus.
- Use as much black as possible, a black theme is a must for your editor! I hated Zend studio when they stopped being easily to configure in the theme department. When I found Apatana Studio I fell in love with the default dark themes.
- Make sure your monitors are up to date. Your resolution and sharpness of Fonts must be adequate. And if you feel yourself leaning over to read something on your screens. We have a problem...
I'm sporting two 27" monitors right now at EYE HEIGHT.
Which leads me to...
POSTURE POSTURE POSTURE POSTURE POSTURE.
- Leaning forward is NOT good. Better, angle backwards a little bit if your chair allows it. If you start leaning forward, your back muscles will tense up, which will tense up your shoulders, which will tense up your neck...which will tense up your scalp, and there we go, chronic tension headache.
Relax your shoulders, make sure they're not shrugged up when you're using your keyboard and mouse. Otherwise fix your chair/desk height.
- Ok so we can also get the migraines out a little bit, they are more often caused by eye strain, or poor circulation. Quit smoking, leave your work area for a short stroll from time to time. I get the sharp migraines a little bit less.
- Tension headaches might also result from a misconfiguration in the bedroom area. Wrong mattress, wrong cushions: headache.
I can't look at white screens for too long, the floaters in front of my eyes will start to give me headaches because they distract me from my focus point. I've been getting chronic headaches for a year and a half now, but even though I'm pretty handicapped in my eyesight, here are some tips:
- Make sure you're not staring into bright daylight/ not sitting right next to a window, which will make it harder for you to focus. - Use as much black as possible, a black theme is a must for your editor! I hated Zend studio when they stopped being easily to configure in the theme department. When I found Apatana Studio I fell in love with the default dark themes.
- Make sure your monitors are up to date. Your resolution and sharpness of Fonts must be adequate. And if you feel yourself leaning over to read something on your screens. We have a problem... I'm sporting two 27" monitors right now at EYE HEIGHT. Which leads me to...
POSTURE POSTURE POSTURE POSTURE POSTURE. - Leaning forward is NOT good. Better, angle backwards a little bit if your chair allows it. If you start leaning forward, your back muscles will tense up, which will tense up your shoulders, which will tense up your neck...which will tense up your scalp, and there we go, chronic tension headache. Relax your shoulders, make sure they're not shrugged up when you're using your keyboard and mouse. Otherwise fix your chair/desk height.
- Ok so we can also get the migraines out a little bit, they are more often caused by eye strain, or poor circulation. Quit smoking, leave your work area for a short stroll from time to time. I get the sharp migraines a little bit less.
- Tension headaches might also result from a misconfiguration in the bedroom area. Wrong mattress, wrong cushions: headache.