Hey, fellow bed rotters!
I spend most of my time lying on my back, watching videos on my laptop which is about 30 cm above my belly. My head rests on a pillow which also supports my neck a bit. It is propped up so that I can watch the screen properly.
After a few months my eyes started to go bad. I have a hard time focusing on things. I chalked that up to staring at close screens all the time. But sometimes my vision would go back to normal.
It goes back to normal when I lie on my stomach for a while. I think it’s because I straighten my neck and maybe because I relief pressure on my skull. I was also able to achieve that when lying on my side and straightening my neck.
Unfortunately I can’t hold the “good” positions for too long.
Does anyone else have a similar experience?
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Neck has very little to do with vision. It is probably just fluids settling down in your eyes due to a fixed position for a long time.
The strange thing is that it only gets better when I fix my posture. Just changing the head rotation does nothing.
Rotating might not be enough to move the denser particles.
Do you see hazy floating particles sometimes?
Aye floaters gang, was quite concerning the first time I noticed, then annoying, now I don’t notice them most of the time thankfully.
No particles or stars or anything like that. Just blurry vision and the inability to focus.
Have you considered not doing the thing that causes this?
The same way I considered suicide.
What???
Meaning I thought about the abstract concept but have naturally dismissed them as ridiculous notions.
Or if you want to read it differently, if I take away the only form of entertainment left to me I might as well kill myself.
Yes, I also have eye problems when I lie on my back watching my iPad (with stand).
Usually they pass after getting up, but Im pretty sure its gradually causing damage.
I already thought of trying to prop up a projector to shine on the ceiling. But that’s too much effort and would probably just annoy me because of the noise.
Maybe some special pillow could help.
Have you heard of prism glasses? I haven’t gotten a pair yet but they might enable you to change your posture.
My glasses just arrived. I’m currently testing them. Typing when your fingers aren’t where you see them is really weird. Everything feels weird. I’ll need a few days to adjust. But thanks for the suggestion!
I totally forgot those things exist. And they’re cheap enough to just try out.
There are plenty of smaller projectors now that don’t make heaps of noise. Something like a Philips PicoPix Micro would probably be really good!
