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My husband has AS. And he spends a lot (well most) of his time in front of his computer, working, playing games, watching movies, etc. And while I hear its the same with a lot of people with Aspergers, his eyes (and nose and skin, etc) are extremely sensitive and he often complains of headaches from the screen.

Quick question, I was thinking of surprising him with a pair of those gunnar gaming/computer glasses for Christmas that I just discovered. Has anyone ever used them? Does anyone think it would be a stellar gift for him? I dont want to pay the 60 or so dollars unless it will really be worth it.

Any thoughts?

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I never heard of these before now, but they sound interesting.

I found this review on youtube:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI86YWP5WQM[/youtube]

(for others like me who find eyes RIGHT UP TO THE CAMERA hard to deal with, he does a bit of that at the start of the video)

plain old +1 lenses should do the trick and much cheaper. I don't wear glasses though, so no idea how it would work for someone who does.

no he doesnt need glasses

the gunnar glasses help reduce the glare and somehow help the strain on your eyes in front of screens

From personal experience, I can tell you that a good monitor helps reduce unpleasant sensations a hundred times more than glasses, lenses and similar things.

And, of course, the monitor should be properly adjusted - not too bright (if the color white causes a burning sensation in the eyes, then it is way too bright), with a higher refresh rate (at least 60 MHz). Also, the room shouldn't be completely dark - the eyes accomodate to low-light conditions and thus become more vulnerable to the monitor.

Finally - taking short breaks once in a while and remembering to blink regularly can do miracles

there is a program that I like alot and use on all my computers, it adjusts the color spectrum of the monitor here is the link and it is free. I have notice I don't get as many head aches from the monitor because it reduces the eye strain. I did a test and at night I turned off the program and the screen got bright and hurts my eyes.

http://stereopsis.com/flux/

It adjust the monitor color temp based on the time of day and night. Like at night the monitor gets alittle darker

they have versions for windows, Mac, and Linux.

It's the quality of the LCD that makes a critical difference... most cheap screens use a "TN" panel with poor viewing angles.

A good IPS screen costs a little more but has far, far better viewing angles and more stable picture which tend to be easier on the eyes.

A problem I encountered with flux was that it altered my gamma setting into something that made it very difficult to see some colors as anything but black even when it was at its brightest.

I was on the computer so much I needed reading glasses. I wear them pretty much everywhere inside because of my sensory issues. When am I ever not near a computer, phone, ipod or ipad screen too?

I know for my setups with my LCD screens on my main PC "even with both monitors I use", Laptop, Netbook all have no issues with reseting back to normal.

Yeah, that's how it should work. Not so much for me.

it might be your video drivers, have you tried updating?

Would recommend training himself to blink more (since people typically blink less) and then see an eye doctor guy. I was told to use lubricating eye drops. These do help, however if your doctor recommends them make sure to find out when to stop taking them.

Apart from that, take regularly breaks every hour. 10-15 minutes. Everyone probably knows about but never does it. If the 'headaches' are caused by dry eyes, the breaks will help.