Adding/Including Memories
I lost my dad last year (2023) and have been finding ways to include keepsakes/memories in my workstation. I've dabbled here and there with doing small woodworking projects and attempted a wrist rest from a piece of oak I picked up with him from my great uncles wood shop. I milled it to fit a 60% keyboard as I hadn't decided what keyboard I would be using it on and thought that's where most of my wrist would be in contact even typing on a full keyboard. I gave it a torched/burn appearance as I really was lost in what to do. I found an old shell casing from going hunting with my dad in my hunting pack and decided to imbed it into the end of the wrist rest so it would just have a little difference and a small story behind it as well. I have other things around my workstation from family and friends, but it just feels a little more special having worked on it and adding something small that has a memory for me to it. (Purple was my grandmothers favorite color and I have kinda now...
Apr 8, 2024
I get daily pressure headaches though from eye strain...like, really really bad some days, where I want to pop my eye out to relieve the pressure haha. I think its, in part, from not eating/sleeping/drinking water like I should, but I'm still definitely curious about this monitor.
If your display is too bright, then dimming might help, and if you're sensitive to flicker (some get a headache from it), then the flicker-free technology (not an uncommon tech) might help with that.
If you're routinely getting severe eye strain, particularly from just one eye, I'd suggest visiting an vision doctor. You may need some sort of vision correction/adjustment for at least one eye. Or maybe your eyes are just getting dried out and you need to remember to blink more regularly, or use eye drops, etc. You could experiment with moving the monitor closer or further and so on.
Either way, I don't think the "eye care" features of the monitor are likely to directly help you: they amount to an automatic brightness adjustment + F.lux + flicker-free dimming.
Good luck resolving your discomfort!
If you plan to pair this monitor with something else, don't. Pairing monitors in different modes is a recipe for more eye strain. I've done it, and it bites.
You headaches sound like they could be sinus-related than eye-related. Flonase helps with that, along with Azelastine HCl (need a doctor's perscription for this one). Also, painkillers will help on days when you know you can't avoid screens, such as those last push days. Just don't make a habit of them.
Hope this helps!