Answers.Body: <p>Windows 10 has a setting called &quot;Night Light&quot; in the display settings, and Mac has Night Shift which helps me with eye-strain by reducing blue-light that can cause eye-strain. You can also try the 20-20-20 technique instead of taking a 5 minute break every hour. My eye doctor suggested staring at something 20 feet away, for 20 seconds, every 20 minutes. Probably hard to do when you're playing a lot of blitz games, but something to consider. Good luck.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: which one is better in your opinion: flux or Night Shift on Mac?
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Answers.Text: @Guess601 I've never tested 1 to 1, I didn't install flux as it was already a feature in MacOS by the time I started using it. Flux makes it a bit easier to switch on and off, since it has it's own UI.
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Answers.Body: <p>Using Eye Drops (fake tears) can be useful when exceeding recommended screen time.</p>
  <p>What also helps me is taking frequent breaks every hour and drinking plenty of water.</p>
  
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Body: <p>How do you avoid eye strain while playing online chess? I wear glasses that filters UV light, take a 5-minute break every hour, play on a large screen monitor (23 inch with a refresh rate of 60 Hz), and use lubricant eye drops twice a day. But I also believe that one of the big factor is that I don't blink enough while playing chess. My eyes are most of the time wide open, in order to avoid blundering. I would really appreciate your feedback, advice, and experiences to avoid such kind of problems.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I think green/white chess boards are supposed to be easier to stare at ( https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/what-boardpiece-colors-do-you-prefer ), but I don't know if that applies to online games.
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Comments.Text: Have you tried a blue light filter?
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Comments.Text: you mean an application like flux, yes I also have it installed on my laptop to filter blue light (high frequency waves)
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Comments.Text: How long are your games?
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Comments.Text: @Acccumulation I usually play for like 2 hours. The time controls that I play usually are: 3+2, 5, 5+3, 10, 10+3, and 15+5
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Comments.Text: So if you're playing 10+3, I take it a single a game isn't taking 2 hours? So that means you're playing several games in a session, your sessions take 2 hours, and halfway through you take a five minute break?
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Title: Eye strain from playing online chess
ThreadText: # Eye strain from playing online chess
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-29)
  
  How do you avoid eye strain while playing online chess? I wear glasses that filters UV light, take a 5-minute break every hour, play on a large screen monitor (23 inch with a refresh rate of 60 Hz), and use lubricant eye drops twice a day. But I also believe that one of the big factor is that I don't blink enough while playing chess. My eyes are most of the time wide open, in order to avoid blundering. I would really appreciate your feedback, advice, and experiences to avoid such kind of problems.
  
  **Tags:** online-chess
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I think green/white chess boards are supposed to be easier to stare at ( https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/what-boardpiece-colors-do-you-prefer ), but I don't know if that applies to online games.  
  > **username_2**: Have you tried a blue light filter?  
  > **username_0**: you mean an application like flux, yes I also have it installed on my laptop to filter blue light (high frequency waves)  
  > **username_3**: How long are your games?  
  > **username_0**: @username_3 I usually play for like 2 hours. The time controls that I play usually are: 3+2, 5, 5+3, 10, 10+3, and 15+5  
  > **username_3**: So if you're playing 10+3, I take it a single a game isn't taking 2 hours? So that means you're playing several games in a session, your sessions take 2 hours, and halfway through you take a five minute break?  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2020-07-29. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  Windows 10 has a setting called "Night Light" in the display settings, and Mac has Night Shift which helps me with eye-strain by reducing blue-light that can cause eye-strain. You can also try the 20-20-20 technique instead of taking a 5 minute break every hour. My eye doctor suggested staring at something 20 feet away, for 20 seconds, every 20 minutes. Probably hard to do when you're playing a lot of blitz games, but something to consider. Good luck.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: which one is better in your opinion: flux or Night Shift on Mac?  
  > **username_4**: @username_0 I've never tested 1 to 1, I didn't install flux as it was already a feature in MacOS by the time I started using it. Flux makes it a bit easier to switch on and off, since it has it's own UI.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2020-07-29. Score: 3
  
  Using Eye Drops (fake tears) can be useful when exceeding recommended screen time.
  
  What also helps me is taking frequent breaks every hour and drinking plenty of water.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: what's the recommended screen time per day?  
  
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