Install and use one or more of the following extensions:Ĭare your Eyes - This user-friendly extension makes it easy to adjust the background image/color and font color of any page with the click of a button.

Here are several ways you can change the background color of any web page in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer using a few useful extensions, plugins, and settings adjustments: For Chrome Users Having the ability to choose within your web browser is a nice feature. With that said, it's largely as matter of personal preference, as some people can tolerate pages with black backgrounds while others prefer white backgrounds.

Thus, one of the best ways to reduce computer-related eye strain is to change the background of the pages to produce less contrast, or to select a color that your eyes are more comfortable looking at for long periods of time. In fact, studies have proven that reading on a bright screen in a dark room can cause difficulties falling asleep and getting good quality REM.Ĭomputers and mobile devices display thousands of tiny pixels that are far brighter than the colors we've become accustomed to looking at in the real world. One of the main reasons your eyes are strained from long hours of reading on an electronic device, even more than they would be had you read the same text from a book, is due to the contrast of the text you're reading versus the blander, darker background of the wall or your desk. Anyone that does a lot of online reading knows that computer-related eye strain can be a real annoyance, especially if you already have other vision problems or difficulty seeing in low lighting conditions.

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