Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light

Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by Havoc on Friday August 07, 2020 @09:22AM (#24081489)

And green supposedly reduces pain.

And blue keeps you awake.

The guys with their RGB computer gear where right after all...

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by bdjfkrkrk on Friday August 07, 2020 @11:03AM (#24082600)

Some of the first animals were RGB. Not sure why this feature was lost, probably too tacky for early Earth:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/LightRef...

https://media.giphy.com/media/sbxNFGQ59hWMg/giphy.gif

https://64.media.tumblr.com/afb8cb70c18bc8be2133410b46c3ca13...

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by gopalv on Friday August 07, 2020 @11:07AM (#24082649)

> green supposedly reduces pain

There's a Jasper Fforde book[1] which treats green like an opiod (of course, the book is about a dalton style genetic dystopia - colour vision instead of race, but one with Ford in a Mao style "great leap forward").

The whole book treats colour as a powerful thing to manipulate bodies and minds.

[1] 125-66-53 in - http://www.jasperfforde.com/grey/chroma.html

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by zackees on Friday August 07, 2020 @02:47PM (#24085192)

Personal anecdote, I was able to improve my eyesight by getting a 70 inch TV as a monitor and placing it 6 feet away.

I was about -5 and moved to -4.75

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by cutemonster on Friday August 07, 2020 @06:27PM (#24087066)

What monitor size did you use before that and how far away? (Is this a monitor for the computer? Or for watching movies/TV?)

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by nouveaux on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:52PM (#24113307)

I am missing the connection here. Why would this improve your eyesight?

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by zackees on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:19PM (#24192912)

If you are nearsighted then it's probably because your eyes are adjusting to close objects like reading and looking at a monitor. Your eyes adapt to their focal length. For example, taxi drivers often get farsighted.

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by NullPrefix on Friday August 07, 2020 @10:49AM (#24082455)

I think you got the colors mixed up.

Red adds speed.

Blue adds cold.

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by zadkey on Friday August 07, 2020 @11:03AM (#24082599)

Green adds regeneration.

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by cutemonster on Friday August 07, 2020 @06:23PM (#24087032)

Red adds bloodlust, extra strong and dangerous, and speed.

That's why I use Redshift for Linux so the screen becomes more red.

Nice to know it's good for the eyes too

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Re:Declining eyesight improved by looking at deep red light by cheez on Friday August 07, 2020 @08:29PM (#24087875)

Or... Walk around in nature :-)

I'm lucky enough to live in a relatively green, sunny area.

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