A dark mode option (that is in the control of individual users) would be a great benefit. Right now there is a lot of white on the screen which is taxing on the eyes.
Our users agree with voting on this importance. We have some team members that are discussing leveraging the Dark Reader extension on Chrome as an interim workaround
Please seriously consider this. I have a medical eye condition that I get treatments for, and as a result make my eyes more sensitive to bright light. Clean white based backgrounds is a great design principle, until brightness with vision problems.