Not quite a tip but an advice to get eye tests regularly.
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I have worn glasses since a child. Eventually I found I need one set of glasses for computer work and another for the rest of my life. Although I do go around the house using the computer ones, I rarely go outdoors with them.
Oh I forgot, I also have black background when doing code.
It's important to keep your blood sugar within reasonable range--diabetes can cause pretty severe vision problems.
Also, consider getting a pair of fixed-focus "computer" glasses. They won't "preserve" your eyesight, but it's kind of a one-time level-up to let you use those tiny fonts a few more years.
1) Read books. When I'm staring at the monitor for hours my eyes don't move around as much and my eye muscles can get weak which leads to headaches. I've found that simply reading books forces me to move my eyes around enough to correct this.
2) Go for walks outside. When you're walking around outside you'll need to refocus your vision on things at all different distances. This has helped me a lot.
So apparently blue light is not actually damaging to your eyes. It's a myth touted by eyeglass manufacturers to swell you the extra blue blocking features. On the other hand, blue light has been shown to not be great for sleep. But it does not damage the eyes.
Think about how we have had a large part of our field of view as blue from the sky over Millenia. Why would it be damaging to the eyes?
For anyone interested in this. Some quick google-fu revealed this to be correct [0] [1]. Blue light is not great for sleep, but there is no evidence for it being damaging to the eyes.
Most of the suggestions so far are about short term comfort, I am not sure that there are specific ways for preserving eyesight except for the obvious- keep yourself healthy, periodic general checkups, and personal safety- use eye protection when necessary etc.
I do eye gymnastics and take care of my health. I try to eat more products containing vitamins A, E and C - key vitamins helping to maintain eye health. I also take dietary supplements for vision - Lutein and Zeaxanthin.
1) I try to spend less time focusing on short distance. Replacing reading with audiobooks when possible was significant for me.
2) I try to notice the strain in eye muscles. As soon as I notice it I tend to relax and this seem to help.
3) I try to reduce load on eye muscles when possible. Like read less from small screen devices or use bigger font size when this doesn't affect usability.
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[ 6.5 ms ] story [ 42.8 ms ] threadI have great eyesight but I think that little exercise helps more with revealing strain rather than actually preserving anything.
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Oh I forgot, I also have black background when doing code.
Also, consider getting a pair of fixed-focus "computer" glasses. They won't "preserve" your eyesight, but it's kind of a one-time level-up to let you use those tiny fonts a few more years.
1) Read books. When I'm staring at the monitor for hours my eyes don't move around as much and my eye muscles can get weak which leads to headaches. I've found that simply reading books forces me to move my eyes around enough to correct this.
2) Go for walks outside. When you're walking around outside you'll need to refocus your vision on things at all different distances. This has helped me a lot.
2) Look away from the screen for a minute at least every 20 minutes.
3) Take a longer break and look around a bit every couple of hours.
Think about how we have had a large part of our field of view as blue from the sky over Millenia. Why would it be damaging to the eyes?
For anyone interested in this. Some quick google-fu revealed this to be correct [0] [1]. Blue light is not great for sleep, but there is no evidence for it being damaging to the eyes.
[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29044670/
[1] https://www.aop.org.uk/ot/industry/high-street/2017/05/26/bo...
2) I try to notice the strain in eye muscles. As soon as I notice it I tend to relax and this seem to help.
3) I try to reduce load on eye muscles when possible. Like read less from small screen devices or use bigger font size when this doesn't affect usability.