Ask HN: Tricks to Avoid Eye Problems?

Re:Ask HN: Tricks to Avoid Eye Problems? by orn688 on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:21PM (#19386021)

I developed eye floaters about a year ago that are annoyingly noticeable against any page with a white background. The Dark Reader extension (https://darkreader.org/) has been a life saver for me, and I've found my eyes to be less tired overall when using it, too.

My only wish now is for a way to invert PDF colors on Mac - I haven't found a good way to do that short of inverting all screen colors, which messes up all the other apps that do have a dark/night mode.

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Re:Ask HN: Tricks to Avoid Eye Problems? by damnruskie on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:25PM (#19386035)

havnt tested on a mac but I use zathura on linux and its reverse colors (cntrl+r) is a lifesaver for me.

this seems promising: https://github.com/zegervdv/homebrew-zathura

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Re:Ask HN: Tricks to Avoid Eye Problems? by orn688 on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @11:43PM (#19386371)

Wow, that looks perfect, thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: Tricks to Avoid Eye Problems? by aregsarkissian on Friday March 15, 2019 @11:45AM (#19400715)

I would have my retinas checked by a retina specialist. Floaters may indicate retina issues that may lead to retina detachment. If caught early there are better options for remedy.

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Re:Ask HN: Tricks to Avoid Eye Problems? by orn688 on Monday March 18, 2019 @12:47PM (#19422707)

I've seen several doctors who have confirmed that it's not a serious issue... All the treatments I've heard of have a higher likelihood of side effects than I'm willing to risk to fix something that's just an annoyance.

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