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.
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Increase 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.
What is glare – examples of direct glare and indirect glare
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.
What is glare and the meaning of glare for a light sensitive person
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.
As sources of light, will electronic display devices harm your eyes?
Have you ever considered this question: What will staring at sources of light do to us? It is a known fact that glare reduces productivity by causing eye strain, general fatigue, headaches, etc. But recently humans have been increasingly looking straight into light sources, i.e. electronic display devices.
Computer eye strain and physical exercise
Computer eye strain is an increasingly frequent problem because we spend more and more time staring at digital screens. If you feel completely exhausted (computer eye strain) due to an intense workday on a computer, try physical exercise.
How to reduce eye strain: Treatment with heat and cold
There is an updated version of this article here.
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