[crazygringo]

> After a few days the eye strain seemed to get worse and worse, until yesterday it give me such a bad headache I decided that was enough.

Curious if you've ever gotten your vision tested?

I don't need glasses in everyday life, but I did go to an optometrist and got a pair anyways after I got annoyed one night that a friend could read a faraway sign and I couldn't quite. They make things a little bit sharper but not that it ever makes a difference for anything I actually need.

But then I discovered that if I wear them, zero eye strain in VR. Without them my eyes hurt after 20 minutes. With them, I can use VR for hours, zero problem.

No idea why. And I can't seem to find much information on it, but I asked my optometrist and they said it's a whole thing -- people who wear glasses sometimes not to see better, but to reduce eye strain and headaches.

[homefree]

Other vision issues can be relevant too. I have a very slight lazy eye - I can still see 3D video but my stereo vision is worse than average. I suspect it affects the eye tracking because for me it feels a little tedious and imperfect, but others don’t seem to feel that way.

[astrange]

You may be able to help this with toric contacts. The inserts don't do prism correction so can't help with that specifically.

[valvar]

Interesting. I'm also nearsighted, so I've always assumed that I don't need glasses when wearing VR headsets. It's easier to just take them off before putting on the headset (MQ3) and I've not noticed a difference in clarity — but I do experience eye strain and visual exhaustion if I wear the headset for too long, so it might be worth comparing longer sessions with and without glasses.

[astrange]

VR headsets work like you're focusing at least a few feet away, so if you're nearsighted you need vision correction.

[barkingcat]

The problem with the vision pro is that you can't wear glasses to use them, and neither does Zeiss make all the prescriptions available.

[astrange]

You can wear contacts for VR as long as they're not colored. (Well, if there's no eye tracking even that's fine.)

[SkyPuncher]

With my Xreal airs, something is just always slightly off with focus. It's fine for movies and games, but it sucks for reading text.