Application Note:Reducing Eyestrain
Complaints of eye fatigue and discomfort are commonplace in the office. Many people assume increased computer use is the source of these problems. However, extensive testing in government and private laboratories has not produced scientific evidence that computer displays will harm a user's eyes. While computers have no known harmful effects on eyesight, computer users do often complain of eye related symptoms such as eyestrain, headaches, fatigue, dry eyes, and difficulty focusing. These symptoms, however, are caused not by the computer screen itself but rather by the conditions surrounding the computer screen, such as poor lighting, display contrast, or even glare. Poor lighting, for example, affects not only the visual system when concentrating or reading but can also contribute to stiff necks and muscle aches. These problems can occur when people adopt poor or awkward postures when trying to overcompensate under poor lighting conditions.
Application Note:Extending Display Light Source (tube, lamp, bulb, etc.) From Prematurely Degrading.
It's a known fact - your computer monitor will eventually wear out and need to be replaced just like your cell phone battery or the tires on your car. So, what can you do to extend or prolong the life of your computer or handheld display? Here is what TAOS Inc suggests. This white paper describes the most common reasons that cause the life of the display light source (tube, lamp, element, bulb, etc.) to prematurely degrade and how TAOS Inc's Light To Digital Sensor (LTD) can help extend display life (or lamp life). This paper focuses on the two leading display technologies: CRTs (Cathode Ray Tube) and LCDs (Liquid Crystal Display).