It's difficult for one person to say what works best for another person's eyesight. A lot of it depends on the individual's condition, any secondary conditions, and in many cases the stage of progession.
For instance... I'm legally blind from retinitis pigmentosa (a degenerative retinal disease). At age 23, I've been working with computers for at least 8 yrs. I now work in the industry and my employer has provided me with a 21" CRT. I've tried to run at suggested resolutions but have found that 800x600 is the smallest I can go. I use a 17" CRT at home with the same resolution, but I also sit a little bit closer to it. I also have a laptop with a 14.1" LCD that is very difficult for me to see. I have to run it at 800x600 with many of the disability functions turned on. I hardly ever use it other than watching movies while travelling because it tires my eyes faster than any other means of display.
I have found that CRT's are easier to read than LCD's - at least for people who are light sensitive and need screens to be close-up. It can become quite frustrating never being able to get close enough to the laptop screen to see it clearly.
I would suggest first talking to your opthamologist, getting in contact with disability/rehab services in your area (though they never did me a bit of good), and simply just trying various things. Walk into a store and look at the screens. In some stores they will let you try out the different displays (especially if you let them know of your disability).
The bottom line is what works for some doesn't work for all others. Find out what works best for -you-.
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It's difficult for one person to say what works best for another person's eyesight. A lot of it depends on the individual's condition, any secondary conditions, and in many cases the stage of progession.
For instance... I'm legally blind from retinitis pigmentosa (a degenerative retinal disease). At age 23, I've been working with computers for at least 8 yrs. I now work in the industry and my employer has provided me with a 21" CRT. I've tried to run at suggested resolutions but have found that 800x600 is the smallest I can go. I use a 17" CRT at home with the same resolution, but I also sit a little bit closer to it. I also have a laptop with a 14.1" LCD that is very difficult for me to see. I have to run it at 800x600 with many of the disability functions turned on. I hardly ever use it other than watching movies while travelling because it tires my eyes faster than any other means of display.
I have found that CRT's are easier to read than LCD's - at least for people who are light sensitive and need screens to be close-up. It can become quite frustrating never being able to get close enough to the laptop screen to see it clearly.
I would suggest first talking to your opthamologist, getting in contact with disability/rehab services in your area (though they never did me a bit of good), and simply just trying various things. Walk into a store and look at the screens. In some stores they will let you try out the different displays (especially if you let them know of your disability).
The bottom line is what works for some doesn't work for all others. Find out what works best for -you-.