visual discomfort
Sight-related distress feeling
Visual discomfort is unpleasant sensory experience caused by what you're seeing—eye strain from bright lights, flickering screens, clashing colors, or busy patterns.
The term appears in optometry, workplace ergonomics, and display technology: The fluorescent lighting caused visual discomfort.
It covers everything from mild annoyance to the precursors of migraine.
- eyestrainOverworked vision discomfort
- eye strainTired, aching vision
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- bright lightsIntense urban illumination
- squintingNarrowing eyes to see
headache · tension headache · blurry · flickering · brightness · harsh lighting · harsh · fluorescent · screen · screen time · staring at screens · blue light · fatigue · dazzle · strain · throbbing · watery · dry eyes
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