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by intrasight 1693 days ago
For me it would solve the problem of not being able to read my phone on handlebars without reading glasses.
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Correct: the technology I know (Epson) has the "augmentational" displays work as a "distant focus screen" (as opposed to a "near the eyes" object - beyond that threshold of proximity that has the eyes radically change focus for, say, reading an handheld). So, while you will as usual change the eye focus according to distance (one arm distant, three, ten, thirty etc.) within the distant objects, the virtual screen will be a closer distant object (say, one arm distant).

The environment is distant, the virtual screen (the "augmentational" information) is still distant - no "reading glasses" involved. If one requires lenses for sharp vision of distant objects (for myopia), they will be equally required for reading data in the virtual screen.