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My eyes HURT and turn RED from looking at my Macbook Pro13.. is it Glare? Help please
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relevant thread maybe for people with my issue:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1677617?start=2070&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1677617?start=2070&tstart=0
Man some of the replies here are stoopid. 
Not sure if it's an issue with the panels Apple employs, I think glossy screens in general don't do bad eyes any favours at all. My only advice is to go with a matte screen if you have problems with your eyes.
I have an eye condition that originates in the brain and causes visual distortion and I've noticed it's a whole lot worse when looking at the screen on my MBP because it's glossy vs. my HD matte screen. (Thankfully I can use that screen as an external monitor.)
Not sure if it's an issue with the panels Apple employs, I think glossy screens in general don't do bad eyes any favours at all. My only advice is to go with a matte screen if you have problems with your eyes.
I have an eye condition that originates in the brain and causes visual distortion and I've noticed it's a whole lot worse when looking at the screen on my MBP because it's glossy vs. my HD matte screen. (Thankfully I can use that screen as an external monitor.)
I didn't mention Flux, and on purpose. Makes it so much worse for me and pretty much everyone with eye conditions I've talked to. Said to help a few people whose eyes are good but if you're experiencing focusing issues, I don't think a screen that gradually turns another color is going to do much to help the issue, not at all.
I see
F.lux doesn't gradually turn another color. At a certain time it is an instant switch (1-2) seconds to the different color.
For me it is a big help for eye strain at night to not be looking at the white screen
Ah. I used Flux for a while ages back (I've tried a lot of different stuff to make looking at computer screens bearable :,)) so I no longer remember the details. As for focus issues, such intervals matter little, same td:lr. In fact that kind of switch can trigger startle reflexes in migraine sufferers, too.
Glad Flux helped you.
If you read my original post I mentioned I used flux and it didn't solve the problem.
I even tried tech restore to install a matte screen on my MacBook Pro and after that it still didn't solve my problem.
Quite a dilemma.
Gonna try dell u2414h monitor like it says on the above post I posted soon.
I even tried tech restore to install a matte screen on my MacBook Pro and after that it still didn't solve my problem.
Quite a dilemma.
Gonna try dell u2414h monitor like it says on the above post I posted soon.
It's probably the LED backlight. They have a much lower refresh rate than CCFL backlights (500Hz vs 5000Hz or so). Newer ones tend to be better, but still hurt my eyes after a while.
I'm pretty sure you're close to the truth of the problem.
The thing that confuses me is I use my ipad2 and ipadair like 10 hours a day and don't have the slightest problem.
And agents they LED?
So I gotta find the difference in the MacBook and iPad screens. What is it that solves the problem?
:/