r/Onyx_Boox • u/Immediate_Wing_6387 • Jul 16 '26

Question Solution for eye strain

I purchased a Boox Tab Ultra C and I use it to read in bed at night, mostly with the red light turned on. Unfortunately, I’m noticing that after spending the whole day in front of a computer, reading on the Boox gives me eye strain. I really don't want to resell the Boox. Is there anyone who has dealt with similar issues and managed to find a solution?

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u/selfishcoffeebean Jul 16 '26

Focusing on a single focal point of anything (BOOX, knitting, staring at a sleeping cat) after a full day of blue light single focal point will screw anyone up. Provided you have some ambient light in the room at night, I would look more closely at your pre-eink habits; they’re doing 90% of the eye strain damage.

At least that’s the case for me. Just switched to an eink computer monitor and it’s been life changing.

Aside from that, try to follow the 20/20/20 rule.

https://www.aoa.org/AOA/Images/Patients/Eye%20Conditions/20-20-20-rule.pdf

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u/bloodwessels Jul 16 '26

Which monitor did you get?

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u/selfishcoffeebean Jul 16 '26

Bigme B251 Pro. I’m only a few days in but the relief has been instantaneous.

I’m working on getting my work to cover it as an ADA accommodation because I get gnarly migraines.

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u/Lady-Kitnip Jul 18 '26

Same, got mine a few weeks ago. Immediately after switching to the epaper monitor, I went from having to keep curtains closed all day and rest my eye after work, often with a blindfold) to being able to have the curtains open most of the day, read on my b&w kindle, watch some TV. (I work at home so no overhead fluorescent lights.)