I use my laptop a lot and it gives t seizures but I have been advised to take regular breaks and not to use any electronic devices late at night or within an hour before going to sleep.

Thank you so much everyone for your help. I’ve changed all of the light settings on everything and you’ve all given me a lot to look into. The funny thing is the only person I know with a tablet is my seven year old nephew and last time I asked to borrow it he told me it would cost me $10 an hour 😃 I think he has a future in finances. I think I should’ve mentioned earlier that one component of my issue is that I have a very mild case of zerophthalmia - I don’t blink on my own and while I can cry there’s normally no lubricant in my tear ducts to coat my eyes when I do blink. I have to set an alarm to go off every two minutes to remind me to blink if I’m staring at a computer screen or a book, and I have to wear a mask over my eyes at night to sleep bc my eyes open either partially or fully. I have corneal abrasions on both eyes from objects getting in them and having to get them removed at the hospital. Its gross but sometimes when i seize my eyes stay open for awhile afterwards and whoever’s with me with blink them for me. Ick

its not tablets vs computers, they are all the same screen. you want retina eye display. if you dont have that, the best option is the brightness on your settings. i have 2 settings on my phone. 1 is outside and 1 is inside. outside is 1/2 to 3/4 brightness. inside is 1/4 or lower.

Hi @A MyEpilepsyTeam Member, everyone who uses computers is advised to take a break every 30minutes or so to avoid eye strain. Like @A MyEpilepsyTeam Member mentioned reducing your screen contrast might be very beneficial to you also. I, thankfully am not photosensitive as I can spend over 8-9 hours a day behind a computer screen being a designer. One thing though, although everyone to their own as I say, but try not to refer to yourself as being ‘epileptic’ - you are not epileptic your seizures are. People tend to label others if we allow them to. You are simply a normal person who happens to take the odd seizure. Call yourself all the positive things about yourself before referring to yourself as having epilepsy it helps you focus on all the positivity in your life before focusing on the negativities. Hope adjusting your monitors contrast is of some benefit? Talk2u soon, Loads of hugs, @A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

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I use both iPads and laptops. I noticed a marked difference when when I changed the screen brightness to the lowest possible for my eyes. As my eyes began to adjust, I found that not only did the headaches go away, but the batteries lasted much longer!