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by nullserver 1004 days ago
Used to have extreme migraines. Any exposure to Fluorescent light would leave me mentally disabled within 10 minutes. So I could enter any grocery stores. Or go into work. Blue light filter glasses did little to nothing.

I got some FL-41 glasses that covered top and sides. I would be fine for about 2 hours under those lights. Eventually light leakage would get to me. But it made a drastic difference.

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Fascinating, I would have thought it was the flickering of fluorescent that was getting you. I know CGA / EGA monitors with 60hz refresh rates really bothered me and gave me headaches and it was miserable to program at that time for me. It’s interesting that FL-41 glasses help you, I’m glad to hear you’ve found something that helps. That sort of pain awful and functionally frustrating.