I am in my sixties, and my eyesight has not been that bad. I never had prescription glasses, and I don't have insurance to see doctors. I've been doing just fine with readers that I buy at the drug store (1.75), but for the last few years, my eyesight has been noticeably worse. I don't spend more than a couple of hours on the computer, but now I have to wear my readers to see anything, and the white background of the pages really bothers me, any advice for me, or am I just going blind from old age?

Age does take a toll on our vision, especially if you haven't been wearing sunglasses on a regular basis. There are supplements that can help aging eyes. I'm taking a Lutein (20mg), that also has Zeaxanthin (860mcg), Nature's Life brand. https://www.natmedtalk.com/f34/23417-...on-health.html

The brightness of web pages bothers me sometimes too. I've adjusted it on my computer, but it seemed that only my offline screens darkened, like the desktop, and not the internet pages I see when surfing. I don't know much about computers, maybe someone can suggest something to do. I know wearing sunglasses is too dark.

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Focus can be tough, because our tissue loses its elasticity as we age. The thing we need to be on guard for is macular degeneration.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration

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I think you should need to see a doctor for this to rule out suspicions of your current condition. and you mentioned the white background of the page in front of the computer... the contrast of the computer and its brightness might also be a cause because your eyes, in old age, is trying to adjust to the amount of brightness that it is receiving.

Thanks, I don't want to go to the doctor if I can avoid it.

You know, theres a machine I used to be a technician for that is awesome for eyesight. its called CVAC and I ran it during its prototype days. But you might see if one of them is near by and give it a whirl. Improving eyesight was just one of many many benefits I saw while testing it for 3 years. It's especially awesome for anti-aging.

Is your vision gets blurred, like you feel difficulity while driving and reading? DO you feel difficulity to recognize faces of people.

Not a whole lot of info on that page. What is CVAC?

On Windows &, the screen intensity (brightness) is under power settings, not under 'screen/monitor' like where you would think it would belong.

I've got mine on it's lowest setting. Seemed a little dim at first, but the next setting up was still a little too bright , but I adapted. You would also think that something with an analog slide bar would adjust in an analog fashion, but it too is another disappointment with Windows. Geeks seem to know very little about process control.

If you don't already have F.lux, it is free and really nice. In the control of f.lux you can adjust the 'blue' on the display for both daytime and nighttime. I find that cutting back on the blue really relives eye strain.

Thanks SG!

That makes sense. The shorter wave length of blue light apparently does not hit the receptors in the eye at the optimum point to produce a sharp image. Thus people who wear amber colored sunglasses (they block blue light) typically report that they can see more clearly.

You might try wearing amber sunglasses when working on the computer, so what if people think you�re a little weird?

I have some old blue-blocker sunglasses that I wear while driving occasionally. You're right Mad Sci. Much clearer vision and not so tiring. However, they do make colors weird. I can't wear them while enjoying nature. So, I can imagine that my internet experience would be diminished.

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