@Brazbit

Dark mode is a wonderful thing. My various eye conditions make my eyes unusually sensitive to light and switching from light to dark mode is like jumping into a pool on a hot summer's day. It instantly makes using a computer, tablet, phone a much easier task which is important considering my profession requires constant use of all of these devices.

@JohnRitson78

I use dark mode all the time on my phone and my PC, I find it much better to read text and I like it.

@Sanutep

I use light mode. It is easier for me to read personally. If i use dark mode, i find text too difficult to see contrast in, the dark background bleeds into the text / font for me.

@luuorallemn9921

I love Dark Mode!! I use it on all of my devices  (PC and phone). I find it much easier to read and less strain on my eyes. I have Thyroid Eye Disease from Grave's Disease, so I have blurry and doubled vision in both eyes due to excessive eye pressure. It also helps that I am awake at night, when the ambient light is naturally lower and I can turn on as few lights as needed throught the night. I find that my vision is much poorer when I am awake during the day and the ambient light is much brighter or I'm indoors in a brightly lit area, like an office building. 
Hooray for Dark Mode! 🎉😊❤

@MissPersia8

I use dark mode + reading mode. I also take a short break every 20 to 30 minutes. I try to walk around and look at objects that are further away from me. I also follow the 20-20-20 rule and I have noticed the difference. At 38 I think I still have a good eyesight.

@nandkuj

I use dark mode wherever possible as I do feel less strain on my eyes when I do, the same for the blue light coating on my glasses. Whether or it's just a placebo, I don't know but I do feel that both of these help me.

@lawrence-k7v

Thanks for the video, I use dark mode all the time. It has really made life so much easier.

@gkcadadr

The major problem with dark mode is the weird hype and toxicity around it, from people mocking and shit talking light mode users to developers not supporting light modes or light background themes. For some people dark modes/themes are unusable, and they get some completely unnecessary and extremely weird hate and artificial obstacles. I've heard from low vision and blind folk that they're having a lot of trouble because increasingly apps default to dark modes or even just leave out light modes.

Dark and light "modes" are new-ish features in most operating systems, true, but they existed in the form of themes for decades. Can't but miss the good old days of easily tweaking these things to your liking and needs, and having nice high contrast themes to go with them.

Another problem is, light themes seem to have come to default to very bright, almost-white backgrounds. I find it more comfortable to use off-white or grey backgrounds.

Ultimately I find that dark modes/themes are more strain inducing for me compared to light themes, and I connect that to my having a rather high degree of astigmatism (5 and 3 degrees). But sometimes dark modes/themes feel more comfortable and I use them for a few days. So I don't have that strong of a preference for either, but I default to light modes and themes also because they work fine outside. Unless you have a high end screen, dark themes are much harder to see under sunlight. So instead of switching back and forth, i leave it in light mode.

@windsonma8209

I like to set it to Dark Mode as I found that if I left it on Light Mode I would start to get this Flare Vison as I like to call. And I think the name pretty much says it all, and it always scares me half to death, as I always think that I have finally lost all of my vision after temporary used that bright screen. just before going up to bed or whatever. And another advantage that I like to use Dark Mode is that some times I just need to use my phone or iPad with out the lights on as it is pointless to turn the lights on when using it, as I might only need to use it for maybe ten or less minutes. And the last reason why I like to use Dark Mode is that it just simply makes feel that I'm conserving my phone's battery power.

@thisnthat3530

Interesting.  I distinctly remember back in the late '80s/early '90s when computers went from white text on a black background with character displays (e.g. MS-DOS) to black text on a white background with GUIs (e.g. Windows) that the exact opposite was claimed - the white background reduced eye strain.  Something to do with the iris opening too far with the black background and the white text being too bright because of this, or something like that anyway...

@k241.-

There are multiple studies that supports that reading is way better for eye strain if you do it in light mode.

@fraizie6815

Dark mode for artificial lights from screens, light mode for e-ink and books

@Term-0

I use dark mode paired with green weak deuteranopia color filter. I am color blind and it allows me to be able to tell between colors such as purples and blues, and greens and reds and brown when I normally wouldn't. Something else interesting that I notice is that reading books strains my eyes more than using a screen.

@SteviePaints

I thought that dark mode was bad for my eyes, but now I will change my screens to dark mode and give it a try. Thank you!

@yungluke

I have visual snow and photophobia so using dark mode definitely helps a lot with my sensitivity to light and preventing migraines. I'm already near sighted and have astigmatism in both eyes so I cant really see anything further than 10 feet away. I only use screen devices for 4-5 hours a day and I work as a delivery driver so I'm outside quite often. I just wish there was a cure for my visual snow tbh, that probably bothers me the most seeing static everywhere and getting migraines 2-3 times a week.

@tickledtoffee

I love dark mode, it's much more comfortable for me than light mode.

@Jaylord0826

What’s the final verdict on this video? Dark mode is better for the eyes or not? What’s your preference Doc Antonio?

@JustVoylin

I use blue light blocking glasses as it helps me to focus on the screen and text. I have no idea if they work or not, but I do notice a clear difference in that I don't struggle or feel uncomfortable using my pc for over 20 minutes (the mark where I often find it difficult to keep using my pc)

@amzires

The problem is that many Dark Mode implementations do it terribly (yes, Apple, I mean you) - pitch black background and bright, white text. And the eyes just flow out of their sockets from such a contrast.
A good Dark Mode implementation is dark gray background and light gray text - now the eyes really rest.

@illya_ike

I beleive light mode makes less strain to your eyes as pupils get constricted and this increases depth of focus - so your eyes don't need to be very precise to keep things in focus. This is the reason it is much easier to focus during sunny day compared to cloudy evening.