Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Weakness resulting from excessive use of the eyes, from use of the eyes in a bad light, or from use of them without correcting glasses when muscular imbalance, astigmatism, or other form of ametropia is present. Headache, dyspepsia, and various other reflex disorders are, at times, due to it.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
eyestrain .
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Examples
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Just trying to follow it could result in thousands of cases of eye-strain (not counting the neurological damage from head-spinning).
Aaron Harber: Ballot Bedlam Aaron Harber 2010
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Since authors generally have quite a lot of text on their website, the additional eye-strain isparticularly noticeable.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Website Review: Mike Angley 2009
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Just trying to follow it could result in thousands of cases of eye-strain (not counting the neurological damage from head-spinning).
Aaron Harber: Ballot Bedlam Aaron Harber 2010
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Now you can't do that or if you can, I don't know how and I miss that plain, no-graphics screen that never gave me eye-strain.
Yesterday Was A First--Sort Of fastfwd 2010
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For older gamers, the company recommends taking a break every 30 minutes instead of the recommended break of an hour for the normal DS to prevent eye-strain.
Nintendo warns 3DS is not for younger gamers Hayley Tsukayama 2010
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Not that she could blame him; twelve minutes of slow-motion, freeze-framed zombie sex sounded like a surefire recipe for eye-strain, not to mention a certain loss of appetite.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shock Treatment Greg Cox 2010
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It could be that the iPad is too heavy, that its LCD screen is causing eye-strain or as some researchers have warned insomnia, that the screen is washing out in the sunny locations where people want to read, or that its too large to haul around conveniently, or even that those animated page turns and 3D shadows are getting on people's nerves after the novelty wears off.
Archive 2010-05-01 J. Steven York 2010
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Is it sharp and flicker-free like the Kindle, or will its subtle defects result in eye-strain after long reading sessions?
Archive 2010-03-01 J. Steven York 2010
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It could be that the iPad is too heavy, that its LCD screen is causing eye-strain or as some researchers have warned insomnia, that the screen is washing out in the sunny locations where people want to read, or that its too large to haul around conveniently, or even that those animated page turns and 3D shadows are getting on people's nerves after the novelty wears off.
Do iPad Buyers Read? There's Reason to Doubt J. Steven York 2010
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Now you can't do that or if you can, I don't know how and I miss that plain, no-graphics screen that never gave me eye-strain.
Yesterday Was A First--Sort Of fastfwd 2010
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