Can LCD's protect your eyesight?

[BlindSight]

My eyes are getting bad and the eye doc says that the computer monitor is definitely a contributing factor. Would switching to an LCD setup help?

 

[yhelothar]

No, I doubt it. Try having more ambient light, take breaks and look at objects far away periodically. You're getting nearsightedness because you stare at something so close to you for long periods of time, so your eyes adapt to focusing to close objects. Same thing happens with reading books often. So you just need to look at far objects periodically.
Eyestrain from using computer displays do not do permanent damage. It's nothing more than being sore after a workout.

 

[beatle]

I would say yes. Oldfartitus will still set in eventually, but LCDs are very easy on the eyes, as is good lighting. I use LCDs at work in a well lit room and I never have to rub my eyes or squint. Keep your work/play area well lit if you must use CRTs.

I'd have LCDs, but until they offer a 20" that does 1600x1200 for under $600, I'll stick with CRTs.

 

[yhelothar]

I guess it depends on the eyes. I personally feel a lot comfortable staring at CRTs than LCDs. I personally use 2x 21" CRTS, and I never get any eyestrain. However when I look at my mom's sony LCD with poor contrast, I get eyestrain from that.

 

[Looney]

Depends on what's wrong with your eyes. But probably not. Computer monitors can cause more nearsightedness, because of the physiology of your eyes. Your eyes are meant to constantly adjust itself, so that it should be constantly refocusing on items of various distances... looking at your hands, the person next to you, the table across the room, the bird out the window, etc, etc. What a computer monitor does though, is reduce all this refocusing, so your eyes is staring at a single point in space (the screen) for long lengths of time, sometimes even hours without ever looking anywhere else. Eventually this sort of behavior will start reducing the 'elastiscity' of your eyes, so it can't 'focus' on distant things as well.

An LCD won't help with this sort of problem. There are other problems computer monitors can cause though, but the best person to answer these type of questions, and that you should have asked, should have been your optomistry when they brought up the problem.

 

[BlindSight]

I'm not sure why I didn't ask, but I remember telling myself, "Man, I need a life." My doctor's exact advice was that I should find another hobby.

 

[BlindSight]

Thanks all for the advice. I definitely will heed.

 

[Mem]

I guess it depends on the eyes. I personally feel a lot comfortable staring at CRTs than LCDs.

I did own both and can say in my case LCD is a lot better on the eyes,no refresh rate scan being LCDs don`t scan like CRTs.


No radiation as well,so I would say LCDs are a lot easier on the eyes.

 

[VIAN]

My doctor's exact advice was that I should find another hobby.

Yeah, well, maybe you should kick him in the face next time he says it.

Try tinkering with both LCDs and CRTs and see which one you like best.

LCDs are brighter than CRTs.
Always watch in well lighted areas.
Take frequent breaks and look around.

 

[HGC]

I used good quality 21" CRTs for years. My eyes would always burn after a few hours, and felt strained. I switched to a good LCD with digital connection and it has made a huge difference. My eyes never burn and feel good after long hours.