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I'm curious, can you wear contact lenses while working? I notice my eyes get tired when I look at a monitor for too long. Have you found any solutions for that?

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I use contact lenses basically every day, and I have had no problems working in front of screens. There's a huge difference between the different brands. Mine is one of the more expensive ones (Acuvue Oasys 1-Day), so that might be part of it, but each eye is compatible with different lenses.

If I were you I would go to an optometrist and talk about this. They can also often give you free trials for different contacts and you can find one that works for you.

> Acuvue Oasys 1-Day

I don't often wear contacts at work but I can second that these are great for "all day" wear.

FWIW, that is the same brand that I use and was specifically recommended for dry-eyes by my optometrist. I still wear glasses most of the time because my eyes also get strained from looking at a monitor with contacts in.

I'd recommend a trial of the lenses to see how they work for you before committing to a bigger purchase.

Age is important factor here, not just contract brands.

As you get older, your eyes get dryer. Also, having done Lasik and needing contacts after many years is a recipe for dry eyes.

This is very likely age-dependent.

When I was in my 20s, this was absolutely not a problem.

When I hit my 30s, I started wearing glasses instead of contacts basically all the time, and it wasn't a problem.

Now that I'm in my 40s, I'm having to take my glasses off to read a monitor and most things that are closer than my arm's reach.

Wait until you get to 50 and you have to take OFF your glasses to read things that are small or close.

This is the most annoying part of all my vision problems.

Hah, I'm already there in my 40s! I'm seriously considering getting a strap for my glasses - right now I just hook them into my shirt, but they'll occasionally fall out when I bend over for something, and it's only a matter of time before they break or go into a sewer.

My eye doctor recommended wearing “screen glasses”. They are a small prescription (maybe 0.25 or 0.5) with blue blocking. It’s small but it does help; I work on normal glasses at night (so my eyes can rest) and contacts + screen glasses during the day and they are really close.

Go try an E-Ink device. B&N Nooks are small Android tablets in disguise, you just need to install a launcher. Boox devices are also Android.

I can use an E-Ink device all day without my eyes getting tired.

I cannot, personally. They dry out

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