Laptop- morning glare- just me?

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For the first couple of hours after getting up I squint a lot to try and cope with the glare. It's very hard to focus on my laptop screen. I'm wondering whether anyone else on WP experiences the same thing.

You could try wearing sunglasses for the first hour or two if you have a pair laying around or try a cheap pair of anti glare tinted glasses like this cheap pair on amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rnow-Computer- ... B01NATMJ9H

^Excellent. Thank you very much.

In my case, it's just screens in general.

Usually I turn down the screen light setting to dim and warm, or do not use and look at any screens for a while.

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^Good advice.

Might be a stupid suggestion but if you haven't already have you tried turning the brightness down all the way? A lot of laptop screens can get very dim if you do so.

Do you use a dark screen extension?

My WP looks like this, and it helps a lot:



I also keep the brightness setting very low. Right now I'm on the third dot.

Unless you are using your laptop in the dark, glare probably means your pupils are too dilated. First of all I would check how my pupils react to light when I have this glare and when I don't anymore.

If that's the case, It could be caused my some medications, low blood glucose, dehydration, poor sleep quality, high blood pressure etc. I would start with measuring my pulse, blood pressure and blood sugar if you have something to do so. Drinking more water if you feel like you don't drink enough might be a good start too.

Adjusting brightness and stuff would only address the symptom, but there is some actual issue you should deal with.

^^ I don't use a dark extension.

I also am dealing with sensitivity to light and dehydration (dry mouth, lips, eyes). I put the lighting to the minimum and often use "dark" mode for many apps or websites that I use. I once tried putting a kind of semi-transparent binder divider, in between the monitor and frame, to get the monitor to show a bit darker. It worked a bit but it was not fitting right.