Eyes Strain, blurry, sleepiness while using Macbook Pro M1 pro 16 inches display.

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Eyes Strain, blurry, sleepiness while using Macbook Pro M1 pro 16 inches display.

I recently bought a Macbook pro m1 pro 16 inches, and what I noticed is that I am not able to focus on its display, it is making my eyes strain, watery eyes and make me sleepy just by using it for a small amount of duration which is badly ruining my experience. When I use my Windows laptop or even Macbook Air M1 of my friend it's perfectly fine. I have searched this issue on the internet and many other users are also facing the same issue because of some PWM technology used in it. I am feeling stuck now, what's the use of this high-paying device if I am not able to use it? Is anyone facing the same issue and if yes then please tell me how did you solve this problem? Thanks!

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Aug 26, 2024 10:45 AM

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Servant of Cats

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Sep 3, 2024 11:50 PM in response to bhavya_jain

The 14" and 16" Apple Silicon MacBook Pros have mini-LED backlit displays that differ in a couple of respects from the displays on 13" and 15" Apple Silicon MacBook Airs.

IIRC, the PWM flicker rate on the MacBook Pros is lower than the PWM flicker rate on the MacBook Airs. I am not sure whether the rate on the MBPs is low enough to cause issues for most people who are sensitive to PWM. But you may want to look at NoteBookCheck reviews where they disclose the results of their own PWM testing.

The 14" and 16" Apple Silicon MBP displays also have higher PPIs than most Apple Retina displays. So if you have your Displays Settings set to exact 2x Retina scaling, text will be physically smaller on the screens of these models than it would be on the screens of most other Retina Macs running at an exact 2x setting.

If the physical size of the text is causing eye strain, you could try going into Displays Settings and cranking things one notch towards Larger Text.

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muguy

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Aug 26, 2024 10:58 AM in response to bhavya_jain

Consult your ophthalmologist.

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Psalmy

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Sep 8, 2024 10:49 AM in response to bhavya_jain

I used to just use it in shorter time increments. I usually read and do close work without my glasses. Yesterday I tested things out again -with my glasses- and found that when I don’t have my laptop too close to my eyes it doesn’t affect me as much. I don’t know why distance makes the difference but I’m very encouraged.

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Psalmy

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Sep 3, 2024 5:03 PM in response to bhavya_jain

I’ve had a similar issue. What happens with me is my eyes get blurry and when I look away it takes just a bit for my eyes to readjust. I had a previous Macbook Pro and the same thing happened. I have been to the eye Dr multiple times since for checkups and have new glasses, so it’s not an eye issue. It happens whether I wear my glasses or take them off. For me, I have one eye get blurrier than the other. Doesn’t happen with my iPad, iPhone or my Windows desktop computer. Had a Macbook before the two Pros and didn’t notice this issue. Strange… Wish I had a solution for you (us).

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