I had this issue when I was first considering Ps CC and was able to correct it by going into Preferences or View (don't remember which) and making a correction for Chrome browsers I believe. However I now am using Ps Elements 12 and having the same difficulty reading the small characters on the display. I was thinking what worked initially with Ps CC would likewise work with Elements. I just don't remember the details of the procedure I used suggested by someone here in the forum...
Well, this would be the wrong forum for both of the applications you mention. This is the proper Photoshop forum; we don't do the cheapo Elements version here. Try the Elements forum:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements?view=discussions
Chrome is not an Adobe application.