Strategies for effective work spaces
Those most sensitive must take every opportunity to recognize and avoid stressors that cause or contribute to symptoms. That includes evaluating not just the electronic displays you spend time...
Polarized Glasses and Electronic Displays: A Brief Tutorial
For those sensitive to light few accessories are more valuable than polarized sunglasses. Polarized lenses work by filtering out photons (light) oscillating horizontally. While natural light from the sun...
Extreme pressure change in commercial aircraft responsible for headaches, migraine
Do you suffer headaches or migraines while flying on commercial aircraft? The cause may surprise you.
Ever since the 1950s commercial aircraft have featured pressurized cabins. During flight, these pressurized...
Computer displays: finding a display compatible with you
Computer use is necessary in most professions. Consequently, managing your symptoms in front of a computer display is often required before you can return to meaningful productivity.
Headaches, deficits in visual...
LED vs incandescent bulbs: why quality now matters
For decades the better light bulbs were the cheaper light bulbs because they all had similar durability, appearance and performance.  These old-school bulbs worked on a simple premise: connect electricity from...
CRI: understanding the Color Rendering Index
Occasionally we cover topics incidental to lighting, but not directly related to light sensitivity. Â This is one of those topics.
If you've shopped for LED bulbs you might have seen...
Detecting flicker with cameras
You may have noticed instances on TechSensitive.com that flicker has been reportedly detected when referencing only a photo or video. Â This is because in many cases flicker can be...
Intro to visual stressors
Getting headaches looking at screens?  While everyone is different, there are four primary factors that could be contributing to this.
Brightness
Color
Flicker
Visual Gymnastics
Brightness acts as a multiplier of symptoms caused by...