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The safest font for eyesight is Verdana in font size 10-12 pins
Last reviewed: 30.06.2025
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The safest font for eyesight is Verdana, 10-12 points. This is the conclusion reached by American scientists after conducting a study financed by the customer of this font.
Experts from the Vision Ergonomics Research Laboratory recommend using a specific computer font - Verdana. The most convenient size for reading is 10-12 font.
During the research, scientists determined that this font is the most "readable", since when working with texts typed in Verdana, the eye muscles experience the least strain. Experts explain this by the absence of "serifs" in the font characters.
Research director Dr. Jim Sheedy notes that if the font size is two to three times smaller than the threshold, the eyes involuntarily strain to read the text. This leads to eye fatigue and even to the development of "computer vision syndrome." Its symptoms are fatigue, pain and a burning sensation in the eyes, frequent headaches, reddening of the whites of the eyes, increased lacrimation, and a feeling of discomfort when wearing contact lenses. According to Sheedy, more than 50% of Americans suffer from CVS.
At the same time, doctors consider any computer monitors, including liquid crystal ones, to be harmful to the eyes. Their harmful effect is manifested in the fact that, while working at a computer, a person blinks less often.
To reduce brightness or to see fine details of an image more clearly, the user usually squints, and the more he squints, the less often he blinks. Scientists have found that at maximum intensity, the blinking frequency is four times less than that required by the eyes. Insufficiently moisturized eyes feel dry or "gritty".
Doctors recommend that when working at a computer, remember to blink more often or use artificial tears.
The Verdana font was developed in 1996 by artist Matthew Carter for Microsoft, which, incidentally, financed the research.