Get a special prescription if you already use eyeglasses. And you won't have to make inadvertent fashion statements.
I have had computer prescription eyeglasses for over five years now. They are a variation on your standard prescription that you can get from your eye doctor. They have helped stabilize my worsening eyesight. I highly recommend that if you stare at a screen all day long to at least consider investing in a pair and using them. Don't take your eyesight for granted.
My eye doctor also recommended the 20-20-20 rule - every 20 minutes look at least 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. It helps unfocus your eyes and you know how quickly 20 minutes can go in a coding binge.
I also got prescription computer glasses a few months ago after using non-prescription reading glasses. They seem to work well, and I paid extra to get the anti-reflective coating too. I spend 8-16 hours a day staring at computer screens. I wish that my boss would replace the ancient 21-inch CRT displays on my desk at work with a flat screen LCD--even with good glasses, the displays are fuzzy (and I'm sure it's the displays and not my eyes now.)
I'm fortunate enough to work at an office building with a pier overlooking a lake. Every so often I take a non-smoking break and walk out to the end of the pier and focus on the tree line on the horizon at the opposite end of the lake.
I have no science to back up any claims but it certainly feels good to do that, and looking at the LCDs again afterwards feels nicer too.
Good call! I'd recommend AntiRSI.app (http://tech.inhelsinki.nl/antirsi/) too remind you to do this. It has breaks and micro-breaks. Micro breaks are for your eyes, breaks are for the rest of you as well.
I have had computer prescription eyeglasses for over five years now. They are a variation on your standard prescription that you can get from your eye doctor. They have helped stabilize my worsening eyesight. I highly recommend that if you stare at a screen all day long to at least consider investing in a pair and using them. Don't take your eyesight for granted.
My eye doctor also recommended the 20-20-20 rule - every 20 minutes look at least 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. It helps unfocus your eyes and you know how quickly 20 minutes can go in a coding binge.