Ask HN: Users with dry-eye syndrome, what's your game-plan going forward?

1 points by michalu 2y ago ↗ HN

Have you acquired dry-eye syndrome from working with screens (or even lasik but current work worsening the issue). What are your plans for the remainder of your career/life? Plans to change profession? Staying with change of lifestyle/hoping for a cure to come? Myself, I'm considering change of career to offline (+ investing in dry eye products pharma stocks I guess, given how widespread it is)

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zero-sharp 2y ago ↗

I had a career transition a few years back where my day to day became exclusively computer work. I don't know if this is exactly what you experience, but I definitely had a problem with eye strain and myopia. I made all sorts of adjustments: dimming the screen, always being in night mode, using computer glasses, and taking regular breaks to look away (actually setting a timer to remind me every 30 minutes). I think those changes greatly improved my symptoms.

perrygeo 2y ago ↗

I switched to an e-ink monitor earlier this year, never turning back.

I still have to use my laptop screen for video calls and anything involving color graphics/animation. But the vast majority of my work is text (chat/browser/editor) which renders well on e-ink. Being able to work with natural light has reduced my screen time to less than an hour a day - and my nervous system thanks me. Best investment I ever made.

michalu 2y ago ↗

Thank you for this.

briankelly 2y ago ↗

Which monitor do you have?

briankelly 2y ago ↗

I’ve been able to mostly manage mine with a heated dry eye mask and occasionally eye drops with hyaluronic acid. I also did Lipiflow one time, maybe 1-2 years ago. I have MGD, seems like the obstructive kind but I don’t know that for sure.