Long-term damage to eyes with tiny font???

[SilliSquid]

I love to read books on my NR-70 with iSilo on the smallest font. I have good eyes and have no problems reading the tiny font. However, I was curious if any of you have any information about potential long term damage to eyes when reading such a small type font. Also, if staring at a Clie for hours on end is possibly bad for my little eyeballs. And to top it off, if the combination of the two is bad.

I know that I should take breaks every 15-20 minutes, but what do you folks think? (Not expecting any expert medical advice ;) )

Thanks!

[*L*F*C*M*]

Wow. Sounds like you've got great eyes . . . I can stand reading with much less than a 24 pt font in PalmReader . . .

whew!

[Willber-Force]

Only if you bring your PDA so close that you poke yourself in the eye.

[stevec_ny]

I use Gill Sans MT 18 in PalmReader Pro. I'm playing around with iSilo now, & I find the small font borderline tolerable. I wish it would support screen inversion like PalmReader though.

[wnm]

I don't think you need to worry about it.

[rollcage]

Originally posted by SilliSquid
I was curious if any of you have any information about potential long term damage to eyes when reading such a small type font.
Now how in the world do you expect to get any information on that! ..at least I havent hadd anm proplewms withj my eyws lateelyx - jusst thoigjt youd likr to lnow! :)

[*L*F*C*M*]

Originally posted by stevec_ny
I use Gill Sans MT 18 in PalmReader Pro. I'm playing around with iSilo now, & I find the small font borderline tolerable. I wish it would support screen inversion like PalmReader though. I agree!! If it did, I could dump PalmReader completely! I just like a black screen with grey writing (for reading in the dark) too much to 'part with' PalmReader.

[*L*F*C*M*]

Originally posted by rollcage
..at least I havent hadd anm proplewms withj my eyws lateelyx - jusst thoigjt youd likr to lnow! :) xecatly!

Seriously, you may want to discuss it with your eyecare professional. Them's that knows ya' (an' has tha hier larnin) is bess to ax.

[eyesee]

Originally posted by SilliSquid
I love to read books on my NR-70 with iSilo on the smallest font. I have good eyes and have no problems reading the tiny font. However, I was curious if any of you have any information about potential long term damage to eyes when reading such a small type font. Also, if staring at a Clie for hours on end is possibly bad for my little eyeballs. And to top it off, if the combination of the two is bad.

I know that I should take breaks every 15-20 minutes, but what do you folks think? (Not expecting any expert medical advice ;) )

Thanks!

"Not expecting any expert medical advice"??? :(

Ha!... anyway, rest assured that you will not cause any long-term damage to your eyes from reading your small iSilo fonts:D  That's not to say that you won't experience short-term asthenopia after long periods of reading, especially if you are a low-grade hyperope or emerging presbyope (layman's terms far-sighted and 40-something respectively).  Even normal eyes can experience accommodative spasm after prolonged near work, which manifests itself in temporary distance blur immediately following reading.  Remember, though, good light and proper posture are very important in reducing these problems:)

Hope this eases your mind!!!

[slinky]

iSilo unfortunately doesn't read as many types of docs as the palm. makes a big difference to me, especially pml, etc. The font issues is yet another which separates palm reader as the one to have though.

[turcic.com]

Originally posted by slinky
iSilo unfortunately doesn't read as many types of docs as the palm. makes a big difference to me, especially pml, etc. The font issues is yet another which separates palm reader as the one to have though.

True. But note that if you own PalmReader with its fontpacks, you can use the fonts from the fontpacks also for iSilo (if you are using a OS4.x machine). You only need to install Fonthack and adjust the settings for iSilo.

[tanker_bob]

Originally posted by eyesee


"Not expecting any expert medical advice"??? :(

Ha!... anyway, rest assured that you will not cause any long-term damage to your eyes from reading your small iSilo fonts:D  That's not to say that you won't experience short-term asthenopia after long periods of reading, especially if you are a low-grade hyperope or emerging presbyope (layman's terms far-sighted and 40-something respectively).  Even normal eyes can experience accommodative spasm after prolonged near work, which manifests itself in temporary distance blur immediately following reading.  Remember, though, good light and proper posture are very important in reducing these problems:)

Hope this eases your mind!!!
Wow, great post!

[parmesian]

Ha!... anyway, rest assured that you will not cause any long-term damage to your eyes from reading your small iSilo fonts_ That's not to say that you won't experience short-term asthenopia after long periods of reading, especially if you are a low-grade hyperope or emerging presbyope (layman's terms far-sighted and 40-something respectively)._ Even normal eyes can experience accommodative spasm after prolonged near work, which manifests itself in temporary distance blur immediately following reading._ Remember, though, good light and proper posture are very important in reducing these problems


*he beckons for the translator* "What's that mean in English?"

[Thyraz]

Hm.. long reading on PDA doesn't damage your eyeballs :P

Clies are not Monitors with a refreshrate (Hz) that flickers around. So there should be no difference reading a book on paper, only too little fonts could be bad, but i dont know.

[sherylking]

What a wonderful thread! I laughed out loud at wnm's post -- then lauged even more at the post by rollcage. Eyesee put the topper on it! You all have definitely cheered up my morning!

[Griff]

Originally posted by turcic.com


True. But note that if you own PalmReader with its fontpacks, you can use the fonts from the fontpacks also for iSilo (if you are using a OS4.x machine). You only need to install Fonthack and adjust the settings for iSilo.


Wait...the agfa fonts word with FontHack? So I'd be able to use them in ShadowPlan and Datebk5?

[T1000X]

I was able to fix my thin font problem. I used X-Master with FontHack123 and Lubak's OS5 fonts. My SJ30 looks like it has the OS5 fonts, and is a lot more readable and easier on the eyes.