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Nancy wrote:
We recently purchased an LED TV. When I first watched it, after about an hour or two I developed what felt like the beginning of a migraine headache. Every time I try to watch it since, this happens again but more quickly. Now if I watch it for 5 mins. it happens. The bones below my eyes continue to ache from eyestrain but a full migraine does not develop. Have you heard of such eyestrain from LED TV's and is there anything I can do other than replace the tv?
Dr. Sally Aldayeh's response:
Hello Nancy, Very good question, as it is a very common problem… Few things to consider, if you notice consistent eye strain with new TV’s. 1) Check your distance vision, make sure your distance vision is optimum 2) Reduce TV watch time and try to slowly build that up till you can handle it 3) Try backlight (if you have backlight, try adjusting it), adjust brightness and/or vibrant settings on your TV, and over time slowly bring it back to what it was initially. 4) Try adjusting ambient light, again depending on what is comfortable. Hopefully after all that with a little patience, you will start to enjoy your new TV.
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