Sudden Eye Fatigue When Working on PC

I worked on my PC too much on last Friday (12+ hours). My eyes felt kinda
sore, so I stopped looking at my LCD monitor. Since then, I haven't been
able to work on my PC without getting eye fatigue. Reading & driving do NOT
give me eye fatique. Only reading something on my monitor easily tire my
eyes.

I had never experienced such PC-related eye fatique before (I'm 40). I've
always used high-end LCDs. My current monitor is a professional model Sony
23" LCD and I could work on that monitor without any vision problem
whatsoever prior to last Friday (am I getting old?). So, I highly doubt that
the LCD itself is the culprit.

Is what I'm experiencing temporary? I'm puzzled as to why only PC work
suddenly gives me eye fatique. When I called my ophthal, he wasn't concerned
at all. Should I press him?

Join the club, I have precisely the same problem. I have seen a number of
specialists but no solution has been forthcoming. You might want to check
your background lighting, make sure there is nothing to reflect onto your
computer screen. Strangely, I never have the problem while reading, even if
all day. It may relate to your attitude, if computer = work there may be a
stress component so perhaps the problem relates to muscle tension around the
forehead. Does the problem happen when you are on the computer and just
relaxing? If not, that maybe a clue. I'm guessing of course. Be careful, in
my case I ignored these problems for some time and it got worse.

Look up "computer vision syndrome". Experiment with your computer viewing,
try different stuff. The typical ergonomics work fine for most people but
there are always the outliers ... .

John.
"FKS" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:f%QSh.2252$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I worked on my PC too much on last Friday (12+ hours). My eyes felt kinda
> sore, so I stopped looking at my LCD monitor. Since then, I haven't been
> able to work on my PC without getting eye fatigue. Reading & driving do
NOT
> give me eye fatique. Only reading something on my monitor easily tire my
> eyes.
>
> I had never experienced such PC-related eye fatique before (I'm 40). I've
> always used high-end LCDs. My current monitor is a professional model Sony
> 23" LCD and I could work on that monitor without any vision problem
> whatsoever prior to last Friday (am I getting old?). So, I highly doubt
that
> the LCD itself is the culprit.
>
> Is what I'm experiencing temporary? I'm puzzled as to why only PC work
> suddenly gives me eye fatique. When I called my ophthal, he wasn't
concerned
> at all. Should I press him?
>
>

The strange thing is that I had never had PC-related eye fatigue prior to
last Friday. Nothing has changed in my PC & my work environment. Go figure.
Perhaps, something in me has changed and causes eye fatigue.

On Apr 10, 6:10 pm, "FKS" <f...@fks.com> wrote:
> The strange thing is that I had never had PC-related eye fatigue prior to
> last Friday. Nothing has changed in my PC & my work environment. Go figure.
> Perhaps, something in me has changed and causes eye fatigue.

I'm no eye doctor, but you're probably the right age for presbyopia.
Have you tried using low-power reading glasses for your PC work?

You may simply be getting "old eyes" and losing your ability to
sustain near-point accommodation without fatigue.

Sorry, but ... it's possible.

I'd go see an optometrist to rule out anything worse, but ... try some
drug store readers.

What Neil said, definite possibility. Also, clean your monitor, I sometimes
wonder is the tiny dust particles create light dispersions that may be
upsetting our brain.

Try a simple test, hold a book in front of you and keep bringing it closer
until you can no longer clearly see the text. I'm not sure of the
appropriate distance, 40cm I guess, but some bods here will be able to
better inform you. At 40cm if you cannot see clearly you are in the early
stages of presbyopia. At least that is what my optometrist told me.


John.
"Neil Brooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Apr 10, 6:10 pm, "FKS" <f...@fks.com> wrote:
> > The strange thing is that I had never had PC-related eye fatigue prior
to
> > last Friday. Nothing has changed in my PC & my work environment. Go
figure.
> > Perhaps, something in me has changed and causes eye fatigue.
>
> I'm no eye doctor, but you're probably the right age for presbyopia.
> Have you tried using low-power reading glasses for your PC work?
>
> You may simply be getting "old eyes" and losing your ability to
> sustain near-point accommodation without fatigue.
>
> Sorry, but ... it's possible.
>
> I'd go see an optometrist to rule out anything worse, but ... try some
> drug store readers.
>

On Apr 10, 2:49 pm, "FKS" <f...@fks.com> wrote:
>
> I had never experienced such PC-related eye fatique before (I'm 40).

when is the last time you had an eye exam?

I've
> always used high-end LCDs. My current monitor is a professional model Sony
> 23" LCD and I could work on that monitor without any vision problem
> whatsoever prior to last Friday (am I getting old?). So, I highly doubt that
> the LCD itself is the culprit.
>
> Is what I'm experiencing temporary? I'm puzzled as to why only PC work
> suddenly gives me eye fatique. When I called my ophthal, he wasn't concerned
> at all. Should I press him?
yes