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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Solution for combating eye-strain?

On Friday I read over 100 abstracts and just about killed myself. What would you suggest to help combat eye-strain?

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I'm trying to work in eye-breaks, but it's tough when I'm "in the groove". A friend suggested LASIK to keep me from being dependent on my glasses. I also thought a new laptop with a higher resolution screen might be better. Do you have any tips that you would like to share?

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Thanks.

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Edit: wow, A lot more responses than I thought there would be! Thank you!

Edit2: Since there's been some disagreement about blue light contributing to eye strain, I found some research:

Rosenfield, M. (2016). Computer vision syndrome (aka digital eye strain). Optometry in Practice, 17(1), 1-10.

>"It has recently been suggested that the blue light emitted  
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>from digital displays may be a cause of DES, although there  
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>is no published evidence to support this claim. " (pp. 5)

(Though to be fair they cite a recent study with positive reported effects for a "blue filter" as they call it, but the study has no control; so it's not conclusive)
gpt
Let me suggest to you: 

- Install F.lux 
- Every 30 min make a brake, move you body and look at distance 
- have small external source of light thats not your monitor. Buy lamp with option to dim the light, have light in different colors 
- put antiglare coating on your glasses  
- put cotton wool soaked in tea from chamomile on your eyes 
- If you plan reading and writing a lot, buy big monitor 27-32 inch mat finish, noflicker, IPS and 2k resolution. 
- If you plan reading a lot lot more then buy big eink reader 10 inch or more. KindleDX or Onyx.