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Subject: Re: eyes and bright lights
Message-ID: <8328@gatech.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 24-Jun-84 12:14:49 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 24 12:14:49 1984
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Organization: The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech
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Many people have their eyes feel dried-out and inflamed when working
with CRTs and blame it on the brightness.  However, pause for a moment
and think of the rest of the environment.  If you are working in
the typical climate-controlled-for-computers environment, you are in
a location where the humidity may be rather low.  That will dry your
eyes out rather quickly, especially if you wear contact lenses.

That isn't to say that the ambient light and CRT glare don't 
contribute to the problem, but note that they might not be
the only (or major) cause.

-- 
Off the Wall of Gene Spafford
The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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