Severe eye fatigue

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Hi, since I switched from XP to Win7, I'm experiencing a severe eye fatigue.

I first thought I was just tired but when I go back to XP (on the same computers or on others) the fatigue disappears. I find the white color in Win7 very aggressive and I find myself constantly rubing my eyes. Since this computer is my workstation and will have to work on it for like 10 hours a day, I would like to know if there was some kind of solution or at least if it was a known "issue".

I tried to tweak the graphic card and monitor settings but it didn't do the trick and my eyes are still hurting.

I hope I'll get some answers on this,
thanks in advance!
 

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PODxt said:
Hi, since I switched from XP to Win7, I'm experiencing a severe eye fatigue.

I first thought I was just tired but when I go back to XP (on the same computers or on others) the fatigue disappears. I find the white color in Win7 very aggressive and I find myself constantly rubing my eyes. Since this computer is my workstation and will have to work on it for like 10 hours a day, I would like to know if there was some kind of solution or at least if it was a known "issue".

I tried to tweak the graphic card and monitor settings but it didn't do the trick and my eyes are still hurting.

I hope I'll get some answers on this,
thanks in advance!
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POD

What exactly are you trying to change? Do you simply want to change the wallpaper(background) to a different color? Or do you want to change every windows, etc?

If you right click the desktop and click personalization, it will put you where you can change any element of the theme. Lets us know.

Ken
 

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hi...give classic/basic theme a shot.....
 

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There is an app. which will tone down those and adjust to different times of day.

Can't recall atm what it is called.

I tried it out on Vista x64 a while back - seems to work as advertised.

Will post back if I can remember it.
 

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zigzag3143 said:
POD

What exactly are you trying to change? Do you simply want to change the wallpaper(background) to a different color? Or do you want to change every windows, etc?

If you right click the desktop and click personalization, it will put you where you can change any element of the theme. Lets us know.

Ken
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Hi Ken, I would like to know if any of you on SevenForums noticed some light/color aggressivity in the way Win7 displays on screen. The luminosity is very aggresive to me (and other users as I read posts on other forums of people also experiencing eye fatigue) but adjusting it to 0% in the graphic card settings doesn't change anything.


thathagat said:
hi...give classic/basic theme a shot.....
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Thanks for the input but it didn't change anything and I still get the impression my eyes are being radiated!
 

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SIW2 said:
There is an app. which will tone down those and adjust to different times of day.

Can't recall atm what it is called.

I tried it out on Vista x64 a while back - seems to work as advertised.

Will post back if I can remember it.
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I will give it a try when you'll remember the name of this app!
 

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Try the inbuilt Windows app 'Calibrate display colors' (Just type name into start menu search) and then you can adjust properties. The slider that turns down whites is the gamma slider. Just put the slider down near the black (Or to your comfort) so the whites don't blare.

Please post back if this helps...
 

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Hi Dom, nope changing the gamma setting didn't do the trick.
 

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Thanks, I'll try this!
 

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You could also try adjusting the clear type text. It might not help but it couldn't hurt.:D
 

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Hello did you find a solution to your problem PODxt? I am experiencing the same problem. On the same computer on Win XP I can work for 10 hours with no problem but when I am on Win 7 my eyes become sore. What is the problem I do not know.
 

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This thread is four and a half years old, and member PODxt has not posted on this site since April 2011.

If you tried the program mentioned in the old posts above and it did not improve things for you, perhaps starting a fresh post elsewhere will get someone who can help.
 

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Disable Cleartype fonts and use NON OLED Display helped many users with eye strain. OLED display have flicker especially if brightness is lower than 50% but NON-OLED LCD display do not hurt eyes like that and are softer on eyes.
 

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Some of us, have been working at a computer screen, many hours a day, all the way back to the yellow MONO screens of the seventies or eighties. I liked the paper-white screens best, myself.

Options include lessening the time spent at the computer, or/and get better glasses.

Personally, I've been working a PC for 42 years, and I'm not blind yet. But I do realize the eye strain that can come with too many hours at the PC.

Take a break!

:cool:
 

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