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> Astigmatism

Wait, is this why I've stopped liking dark mode? I was diagnosed with astigmatism a few years ago. Never connected the two until now.

I find it physically unpleasant to look at during daylight hours, in a way I can't explain to my coworkers.

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As a counter example I too suffer from astigmatism and I prefer dark themes with high contrast. Sometimes I'll pick a theme that doesn't exactly vibe color wise just for the high contrast otherwise it's hard to focus, both mentally and actually reading what's on the screen.

I also zoom in most websites, UIs, code editors and the terminal, so take my personal experience as just another point and nothing definitive.

Yep it is quite possible. For me the realization wasn't until the doctor specifically pointed it out that no lens will 100% correct Astigmatism. Then I googled around and read that dark text on light bg is much easier because the ghosting is less pronounced.

I miss my white-on-black Terminal though :(

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