u/JetVance

Hey. So I’m a first year Architecture student and we are doing a lot of manual drafting this week. Normally I put in about 8 hours of drafting with rest of course in between. But I find that by the fourth hour, my eyes would start to strain and lose focus so I rest it, but it takes hours of rest before I could recover focus. Another factor I think is also the imbalance and inconsistency of light use when I work, there’s constantly a light under my glass table and sometimes I turn off the room light to trace.

Then I’ve noticed that my eyes easily strain and struggles with smaller and thinner details especially when I’m a few hours in. So I’ve been using a magnifying glass which helps with the accuracy, but I’m concerned with being too reliant on it as well as the negative effects it might have on my eyes over time. I’m looking into buying magnified glasses so that my sight is at least balanced.

I was wondering if anyone would have tips on how to protect my eyes when Imm drafting and if using magnified glasses is safe to sustain long term?

Hey. So I’m a first year Architecture student and we are doing a lot of manual drafting this week. I’ve noticed that my eyes easily strain and struggles with smaller and thinner details especially when I’m a few hours in.

So I’ve been using a magnifying glass which helps with the accuracy, but I’m concerned with being too reliant on it as well as the negative effects it might have on my eyes over time.

I’m looking into buying magnified glasses so that my sight is at least balanced. I was wondering if anyone might know if this is safe to sustain long term?