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by Cthulhu_
1966 days ago
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Same; even with 8K screens, I'm sure my mild eye problems (glasses) would cause enough issues for me to prefer a regular screen. I mean I'd love to be proven wrong, put one of these things on and everything being full of stars, but at the moment I'm skeptical. My experience with VR has been limited to an HTC Vive. While a game like Elite Dangerous feels great, I had a lot of trouble reading text on it. Probably the same reason why I can't get along with binoculars, I just can't seem to focus on things with both eyes? |
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This is basically textbook definition of convergence insufficiency, which is underdiagnosed on a population level. You should absolutely see an ophthalmologist about it, preferably one at an academic medical institution, as they will be less likely to miss it. They can also modify your eyeglass prescription to help with this issue. This does warrant seeing an eye doctor over.
Here is some info on convergence insufficiency: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17895-converg...
These tips may help you, but probably not for VR: https://www.bouldervt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/478/2015/...
I personally have severe convergence insufficiency (most middle-aged adults end up with mild convergence insufficiency and have prism/powered lenses) due to a rare immune mediated neurological condition. This requires me to see a neuro-ophtalmologist. I also have astigmatism and nearsightedness. I only wear glasses to read/drive/VR. I have lenses from VR Optician for my VR headsets.
My favorite way to read is using VR. I recommend using Retinopsy Look VR (link: https://www.viveport.com/5445b338-0944-49a8-80ce-7c0f4ea7709...) (which is only available on Viveport, however I have it set up to boot from Steam), which allows you to adjust the distance from screen (focal viewing length), screen size, screen curvature, and screen tilt. This helps tremendously with convergence insufficiency.
Anyways, I personally use Retinopsy Look VR in combination with a screenreader called Kurzweil 3000 (https://www.kurzweiledu.com/k3000-firefly/overview.html) which reads the text aloud to me. When the text is being read aloud, the sentence being read is highlighted in yellow while the word currently being read aloud is highlighted in green. This is done simultaneously, and it helps me better absorb the material.