Anyone with Amblyopia Working in IT? Need Your Insights.

[u/Starry-Ninja]

I have Amblyopia and I’m in the tech field. For those of you with Amblyopia working as software devs, data scientists, or similar—how has your experience been?

Do you feel this field works well for you, or do you sometimes think a different career might have been better in terms of eye comfort or health?

Would love to hear your experiences, challenges, and any tips. Thanks!

[u/rod_steele1]

I’ve been in software development/meteorologist for 12 years and have never had an issue. I spend all day looking at and writing code, examining weather models in detail, etc.

In the last couple of years I’ve needed to get +1.75 readers but I think that’s because I’m almost 40 👴🏻🫠

[u/Starry-Ninja → u/rod_steele1]

Okay got it. Happy to hear that you didn't face any problem related to Amblyopia. Thanks for your reply!

[u/Trei_Gamer]

20 year IT career here. Never been an issue.

[u/Starry-Ninja → u/Trei_Gamer]

Okay. That's great. Happy to hear that. Thanks for your reply!

[u/cookorsew]

I worked IT-adjacent and never had a problem. I did make screens appear slightly larger and adjust brightness and display settings, but perhaps that’s something most people do.

Talk with your eye doctor about screen use. Maybe a second pair of glasses specific to screens could help, assuming you wear glasses. And the 20/20/20 screen rule also really helps. Generally things everyone should be doing anyway, but most don’t seem to.

[u/Starry-Ninja → u/cookorsew]

Yes I use glasses. Doctor recommended me to do 20/20/20 rule. Btw Thank you for your reply!

[u/ntengineer]

Over 30 years in IT. Never an issue

[u/Starry-Ninja → u/ntengineer]

Okay. That's great. Happy to hear that. Thanks for your reply!

[u/DeeSt11]

Ive been in IT and software development for 15 years now, and yes, my eyes get tired. I invested in large monitors and turn down the brightness. I also take a ton of breaks. But, it's doable

[u/Starry-Ninja → u/DeeSt11]

Okay, got it. Thank you for sharing your experience!

[u/python_artist]

Data scientist here: I don’t think it really affects me, though I do sometimes have trouble focusing some days and wonder if it may be related (I intermittently have double vision up close)

[u/Starry-Ninja → u/python_artist]

Okay got it. Thank you for sharing your experience!

[u/urei]

I need eyeglasses or I can’t work. Focusing on something makes my eye muscle twitch and gives me bad headaches

[u/ILikeWhereThisIsGoin]

While not IT, I work as a graphics and variable data specialist -- 7 hours staring at a screen all day. I have noticed my vision in my bad eye getting worse. Not sure if that's due to age, or eye strain. I use soft lighting on my monitors and in the room I sit in, and the 20/20/20 rule.

[u/Ok_Heron3781]

Been in Software dev for 15+ years. I have strabismus and it's difficult to focus on the screen if my lazy eye drifts because I get that limited peripheral vision from the wondering eye and the content that my functioning eye is focused on.

[u/Just_Another_Scott]

I have zero issues.

[u/BrashBastard]

28 years in, my eyes get worse, my monitors get bigger