E-Readers and Eye Strain

Despite what your mother might have told you, doctors say that looking at an electronic screen doesn’t hurt the eyes. Ergonomics and lighting play a much bigger role in eye strain.

Full piece at the NYT Bits Blog

February 12, 2010 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. Anonymous says:
    February 13, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    It also depends on the person.
    When the complaints started coming in about theiPad as an eReader an how much the lcd screen would strain the eyes, I just had to sigh and shake my head. For some people (like me) eInk is a terrible and very eye straining medium. I have sight issues that are eased with both large type (which eReaders are wonderful for) and more importantly, high contrast for which they are awful. Black on grey or even grey on black just doesn’t cut it.
    I have the kindle and nook reader software for my iPod Touch, and have found that it’s very easy and non-straining to read on those devices where using the same software on the devices they were actually meant for means I can’t read for more than a half hour straight.
    Different people need different solutions, which I think is something that should always be kept in mind.

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