First submission here on HN, but longtime reader.<p>Just curious to know, since most of us are hackers by trade, how your eyes feel/work before/during/after hacking sessions...<p>After 10 hours, I rarely (but enough to bring up) get very short, sharp pains.<p>In addition, do you have bags under your eyes?<p>I've read about computer glasses, do they work, and what are some other solutions?
For the sake of your other body parts: lower back, neck, wrists<p>take breaks and do little exercises<p><a href="http://www.slifelabs.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.slifelabs.com/</a><p><a href="http://www.floydprice.com/2008/08/productivity-tip/" rel="nofollow">http://www.floydprice.com/2008/08/productivity-tip/</a><p><a href="http://bc.tech.coop/blog/060131.html" rel="nofollow">http://bc.tech.coop/blog/060131.html</a><p><a href="http://www.workrave.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.workrave.org/</a><p><a href="http://www.lcdf.org/~eddietwo/xwrits/" rel="nofollow">http://www.lcdf.org/~eddietwo/xwrits/</a><p><a href="http://cameronyule.com/2008/11/taking-regular-breaks" rel="nofollow">http://cameronyule.com/2008/11/taking-regular-breaks</a>
Used to be 20/20 w/ an astigmatism and never needed glasses. After working w/ computers for about 7-8 yrs, I went to the eye doctor to complain about my eyes hurting. Strangely enough I still have 20/20 vision yet, due to eye strain, my eyes have trouble compensating for the "fuzziness" of fonts; the doc said that my eyes try to smooth them out. I got a mild prescription and it's great. No worse after 3+ years.<p>Coupla protips:
* Don't code on a white background - hurts/strains the eyes moreso than a gray bg<p>* Buy a great monitor - $100 more in cost isn't worth saving if you lose x% of eyesight or have pain.