What exactly am I seeing?

Question

I'm not really sure if this is any type of problem at all. I work at a college doing a LOT of techy work (typically on the lower end of it, meaning system installs and putting stuff on networks, as well as writing batch files, nothing to fancy). When I get home I play a lot of an online game called World Of Warcraft, anyway latly I've been seeing things in the montiors I'm working on, blue bars going across the screen (sometimes lots of them, sometimes just huge ones). The bars arent REALLY there, if I close my eyes for a minute and rub them, they go away. I'm not really sure why this is happening now, considering I have less use on a system per day as before. 12 hours per day now, where as before about 20-24.

BTW, the refresh rate on the systems I am working with are typically 60HZ-120+HZ, I never work with anything lower than 60HZ, which has been my setting for years.

Answer 1

read info at http://www.preventblindness.org/TN/TN_LWSL_part2.html and if you see anything at that site which might describe your problem you need to see a vision specialist. Good luck !

Answer 2

Do these bars come up while moving, running or panning the camera? Then you stop close and rub your eyes and they are gone, but you run some more and they come back?

If that's the case, then it could be something they call "screen tearing". There's a setting in the video interface panel that when checked changes the way the game framerate is synced to the refresh of the monitor. That may fix the problem.

If it's not the case and you get those bars in front of your eyes no matter what, I'd take some of the other posters suggestions and see an eye care professional.

Answer 3

Too much time on the computer. Take breaks often and rest you eyes.

Answer 4

It could be lack of sleep or eye strain. I suggest you see your local optician and/or doctor.

Answer 5

its just something u get from concentrating on one bright spot for too long.....

Answer 6

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