Pretty much any 1440p IPS will get the job done, especially if you know how to adjust the font-size in the OS larger. You're mostly looking at static content when programming, so an IPS with its 'blacker blacks' and 'truer colours' will generally be better.
You can often grab new 27-28" IPS from china/korea for around $200... and if you watch for specials you can get brand names for comparable prices.
Though when it comes to 'good for eyes' a lot of that is more ergonomics than the display itself. Too many people sit too close. I'm often horrified the way I see people hunched over tiny displays with miniscule text, their faces planted inches from the screen. GET a bigger display, sit back with your face 3 feet or more away from the screen, bump the bloody font sizes instead of sitting closer. Your eyes will thank you.
NOTE, if your programming and development work involves the front-end, where things like colours matter, add a cheap display alongside the fancy IPS. That way you have some clue what normal people are going to see. There's nothing like making a site that's all wonderful shades of tan on your IPS only to find out on a dual scan LCD everything is striped purple and green.
Though if working with CSS sticking to a 12 bit (3 hex digit) colourspace for anything other than greyscale can avoid that particular headache
As I've told many people many times, the ergonomics of your workspace -- a good monitor, a comfortable seating position, a chair that breathes (love mesh backed chairs), a reasonable viewing distance, a quality mechanical keyboard, a thumb trackball instead of a mouse -- are typically far more important for a programmer than the power of the computer itself.
Don't cheap out on those things, it's where you're probably going to spend 7 to 10 hours a day! The quality and durability of these products is important as well, since they all typically will end up carrying you through two to four different computers.