You are probably familiar with the sight above … and subsequent eyestrain, general fatigue, headache, … – computer vision syndrome (CVS). Glare on computer screen need not be as strong to cause these effects and make you wonder How to reduce glare on computer screen. It’s not easy, particularly if you have lower tolerance to light.
In the post Increase brightness to reduce glare in your home or office only half the story of how to reduce glare was told. To reduce glare you may also reduce brightness (or do a combination of both – specific solutions to reduce glare depend on how it’s being produced). Here are a few examples of when and how you might reduce brightness to reduce glare in your home or office.
Light sensitivity forces us to look for ways to reduce glare. To increase brightness and/or to reduce brightness answers to the question How to reduce glare. Increase brightness to reduce glare!?!? Yes, in some cases this is the way to go. Here are a few ideas of when and how you might increase brightness to reduce glare in your home or work.
I have defined glare in a previous post. In this one I further develop the answer to the question What is glare by listing several examples of glare. Moreover, I suggest which examples of stronger glare might lead to disability glare and classify glare as direct or indirect. I also explain in which cases glare is particularly deceiving for being too subtle to notice negative effects quickly.
Yesterday I run into the article titled: Do You Have Problems with Light and Glare Sensitivity? Meet Leann Gibson, Who Has Been There Too! Since one of Glarminy’s goals is to be a community where people with high eye sensitivity to light can help each other I decided to summarizing Leann’s valuable experiences in learning to live with extreme light sensitivity.
What is glare? I use the word glare frequently and therefore I should define it. What is the meaning of glare for a light sensitive person? I have given some clues about what glare feels like to a person with photophobia (see Why Glarminy and About Glarminy) but again, I haven’t taken the time for an explanation.
Today I came across a question related to light sensitivity, glare and a drug called Brintellix. I thought I should echo it on Glarminy. Does anyone have any experience with this drug? Below I copy the original question and provide a link to it if you prefer to comment there.
Recently I “bumped” into the sunning eyes exercise as a way of reducing light sensitivity. It is another of the Dr. Bates’ exercises that (a priori) makes a lot of sense.
Astigmatism treatment may be a very important way of fighting photophobia / light sensitivity. One of the symptoms of astigmatism is also (mis)perception of glare (see Does anybody else have trouble driving at night because of headlight glare?). Given the alternatives my favorite astigmatism treatment is exercising eye muscles.
The benefits of polarized sunglasses for driving should be commented here on Glarminy. Driving is a common life activities for most of us and also perhaps the glariest of all (see Glare, worst driving comfort enemy: driver fatigue, eye strain causes and solutions). A light sensitive person will encounter problems with glare in all driving conditions except on an overcast day (if it is not too dark or too bright).
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