I think staring at screens is giving me a headache. What now, Guru?
ADrink loads of water then go to an optician? The water is for hydration, and nothing to do with whatever odd examinations might happen at Specsavers, just to be clear. Guru (in an unsurprising turn of events) is no longer allowed to practice optometry, due to learning most of his techniques from that one scene in A Clockwork Orange – better or worse? Better? Or worse? It’s always worse. So, instead, a professional look may offer some proper insights into any ocular maladies that may be causing the pain.
If you’re sure your eyes are in good working order, you could try tweaking the colour temperature of the screen you’re gazing at. More into the warm tends to be friendlier on the peepers. Most modern platforms offer a way to do this automatically at a certain time, or switch it on and off at will; Android and Windows call it Night Light, while iOS and macOS dub it Night
Shift because Apple has to be different. The names of these features should clue you in that the warmening can happen automatically in the evening, though you can do it on demand, too. If you’re using an external screen, poke at the settings and you’ll also find some sort of colour tweaks in there, too.
You might also try some screengawp-specific specs. Guru has enjoyed the specially coated prescription bins he has, which are designed to filter out blue light by themselves, mainly because that coating has an oily finish that makes his eyes look like they’ve succumbed to a nasty petrol spill. There are also a whole host of yellow-tinted non-prescription gamer glasses that use their own coloured filters. They do make you look a bit like Bono, though, so GaGu probably wouldn’t wear them outside, lest people think he’s a steaming pile of pop star.