Am I going blind?

spaghetti · Post by **spaghetti** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:42 am

Three months ago I used a 15 inch Dell notebook display at 1400x1050 resolution without any eye strain whatsoever. Now I'm on a huge 20 inch display at 1152x864 and I'm squinting bad and it hurts! What happened? I've had a bad cold for the past week or so, maybe that's it?

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 12:55 am

Laptop screens (LCDs) and standard monitors (CRTs usually) are completely different beasts. I usually use 1024x768 on my machine (with a 17 inch CRT monitor) and it looks absolutely fine. If I use a laptop with a 15 inch display, 1024x768 feels like running 800x600 on a CRT. Same deal with external LCD monitors. The image on an LCD is far clearer than a CRT (I can see individual pixels without a problem on an LCD, but not on a larger CRT), and higher resolutions on a CRT tend to blur slightly (and your eyes will try to re-focus to compensate).

Aside from that, it could be the refresh rate of the monitor. I tend to find a refresh rate of around 80Hz is much more comfortable to look at than 60Hz, especially at higher resolutions. As the resolution increases, the monitor's maximum refresh rate decreases. This one can do 85Hz on 1024x768, but only 75Hz (or 60Hz, I can't remember) in the next one up.

Increasing the font size a bit might help too. Or lowering the resolution.

spaghetti · Post by **spaghetti** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:00 am

What worried me is I don't remember having trouble seeing this a week or two ago.

The refresh rate and such is fine. I'm gonna attribute it to my cold, or maybe I have a brain tumor.

Rev. Layle · Post by **Rev. Layle** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:46 am

do you have trouble seeing other things in general lately?

spaghetti · Post by **spaghetti** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:58 am

Yeah.

I have to sit closer to the TV than I normally do...

Rev. Layle · Post by **Rev. Layle** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:02 am

sounds like you are getting farsighted... get your eyes checked, you may need glasses or contacts. bad vision can cause headaches and queasiness easily if not "corrected" in some fashion.

Sir Slash · Post by **Sir Slash** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:06 am

dont over stress your eyes

MrSiggler · Post by **MrSiggler** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:10 am

My eyes are weird at times

I've had these weird things floating in my eyes as long as I can remember, almost llike little transparent worms

And I even see weird flashes of light and colour at times

And if I stay up too late, they get blurryish

Jeeba Jabba · Post by **Jeeba Jabba** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:11 am

Maybe it's because your avatar is CELINE DION.

Seriously spag, We need the Jeeba Stalker rank badges and sigs back (And by we, I mean a lonely me)

Rev. Layle · Post by **Rev. Layle** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:17 am

MrSiggler wrote:My eyes are weird at times
I've had these weird things floating in my eyes as long as I can remember, almost llike little transparent worms
And I even see weird flashes of light and colour at times
And if I stay up too late, they get blurryish

that could be cadaracts i believe. if so, then they can be surgically removed with a simple procedure

MrSiggler · Post by **MrSiggler** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:19 am

Rev. Layle wrote:
MrSiggler wrote:My eyes are weird at times
I've had these weird things floating in my eyes as long as I can remember, almost llike little transparent worms
And I even see weird flashes of light and colour at times
And if I stay up too late, they get blurryish
that could be cadaracts i believe. if so, then they can be surgically removed with a simple procedure

The floaters? From what I gather they are just harmless debris floating in the eye jelly.. casting a shadow on the retina.. I really should ask my doctor about them some day tho ;P

Rev. Layle · Post by **Rev. Layle** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:30 am

could be that too

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:14 am

I've had these weird things floating in my eyes as long as I can remember, almost llike little transparent worms

Probably debris, dust, or maybe bacteria of some sort. I'm not sure if bacteria are large enough to actually see, but considering that they can be seen with a microscope. They're kind of transparent too.

And I even see weird flashes of light and colour at times

That might be a problem.

Captain Spaulding · Post by **Captain Spaulding** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:35 pm

I too have floaters from which i read are pretty common supposedly coming with age but when i go on the floater forums i see many young people complaining of them. The flashing light from what i have read sounds like symptoms of PVD which is when the eye "jelly" detatches from the retina which is usually normal but can tear the retina.

Hawq · Post by **Hawq** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:02 pm

Yes, stop touching yourself

nakamichi · Post by **nakamichi** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:18 pm

I use a 19" CRT monitor at a resolution of 1280x1024 at 100Hz and everything is fine.
Less than 100Hz strains the eyes when looking at the monitor 12 hours a day (as I usually do).
It's a matter of getting accustomed to the resolution.
Before,I was using 1600x1200 at 85Hz on the same monitor(even 1920x1440 at 72Hz was really readable),and it was OK.
But then,I used 1152x864 for awhile,and when switched back to 1280x1024,it felt tiny like 1600x1200! I couldn't believe my eyes.
Now,that I'm getting accustomed to 1280x1024,I plan to go back to the good ol' 1600x1200 that I was using way before.

P.S. I was playing Mario64 at 2048x1536@60Hz on the same monitor before,and it was damn sharp

nakamichi · Post by **nakamichi** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:20 pm

Only 1600x1200 can satisfy me when working with music software.Anything lower is bad.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:04 pm

I just went from 60, to 85 took 10/20mins to adjust but it looks clearer

Post by **|darc|** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:18 pm

MrSiggler wrote:My eyes are weird at times
I've had these weird things floating in my eyes as long as I can remember, almost llike little transparent worms
And I even see weird flashes of light and colour at times
And if I stay up too late, they get blurryish

I get those transparant worms too... they float across my eyesight... and when I look in different directions they move with my view... and I also get light and colors too.. heh

someoneElse · Post by **someoneElse** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:46 pm

I mentioned the floating debris in my eyes to a doctor once, and then we had about a half hour arguement over wether I was hallucinating it or not. Fricken quack..;P