Is it wierd that I can't read with bad lighting?

[fastfingers]

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I'm not sure what it is, but whenever it's too dim or there's too much light reflecting off my boring MCAT book, I feel like every word just zones out and I can't read without feeling the words are like shaking around. Is this normal? It's bugging me so much that I'm beginning to think I have a disorder or something.

Anybody know whats up?

 

[PreMedder]

hmm, seems like you can't spell either..

 

[biodreamer]

Your brain is finding ways to get out of studying. Go to a doctor. But only after you find a lamp and finish that study session!

 

[StudyShy]

A lot of people find it difficult to read in poor lighting.

I see double when I'm tired. Reading glasses (cheapo kind from a regular store) work for me to keep the text from becoming garbled.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

Are you using a desk lamp that is shining down right on the text? Or do you have a light source that is close to the text? I point my lamp in the up direction which helps create a more ambient lighting atmosphere.

 

[StudyShy]

Are you using a desk lamp that is shining down right on the text? Or do you have a light source that is close to the text? I point my lamp in the up direction which helps create a more ambient lighting atmosphere.

I get this nasty glare off my books when the lamp is pointed straight down. Good lighting is half the battle for successful studying.

 

[deleted357625]

insomnia from studying too long? ;p

 

[fastfingers]

yeah ceiling light definitely works better, but glare makes it so bad that I can't even study.

do reading glasses have prescription to them? I already wear glasses so I dunno how that would work to help.

 

[Dianyla]

1. Make sure that you have another light source in the room in addition to what you're reading. Bright screen or brightly lit page in a dark room is serious eyestrain.

2. Get your dark adaptation and vitamin A (serum retinol) levels checked. Lots of people seem to think that vitamin A deficiency doesn't exist in the first world, but it does. Usually mild, but night vision is one of the more sensitive systems to show a symptom of a subclinical deficiency.

 

[WuMedic]

Are you using a desk lamp that is shining down right on the text? Or do you have a light source that is close to the text? I point my lamp in the up direction which helps create a more ambient lighting atmosphere.

This often helps with glare.

yeah ceiling light definitely works better, but glare makes it so bad that I can't even study.

do reading glasses have prescription to them? I already wear glasses so I dunno how that would work to help.

If it's a glare issue, then usually repositioning your studying material just a little bit (i'm talking moving a foot to the right, not relocating your desk) can help.

I used to have a lot of trouble reading in low light conditions as well, but as I was forced to do it for a few years (I work on an ambulance and during the dark hours we keep lighting on the interior to a minimum so we can see out) I got better at it. I don't think I see better, but rather I've gotten better at making out letters and guessing. I'll also cheat when I'm in the back and use a head light strapped to my forehead (like a miner's light but dimmer) which helps with low light reading.

 

[Ansar]

Your eyes strain more under poor lighting.

 

[fastfingers]

one more thing, I study a whole lot better at night. Is that wierd?

 

[rhesuspieces]

does your spell check stop working in poor lighting?

 

[JonnyL]

I suggest getting a brighter lamp.