3D Viewing
School Age Vision
Improvements in the theater 3-D movie experience have sparked a surge of 3-D movie releases, as well as initiating the home 3-D movie experience.
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Though the 3-D movie and television technology has advanced greatly, it does not provide an entirely strain-free viewing experience. Click here to read a scientific article “Measuring Visual Discomfort Associated with 3-D Displays.”
Television will become more immersive or life-like in its experience, as 3-D capability comes to Blu-ray Disc and flat-screen television over the next decade. You or someone you know may already be experiencing some frustration with 3-D viewing, perhaps experiencing headaches, stomach aches, motion sickness, boredom, or simply wondering what everyone is oohing and aahing about when watching 3-D films.
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Unfortunately, some of the recommendations being made to viewers to improve their home theater 3-D viewing experience actually run counter to some behavioral optometrists’ recommendations for good visual hygiene (daily practices for healthy eyes).
If you are having trouble seeing 3-D, this might mean you have problems with your Binocular (two eyes co-ordinating together) Vision or Stereo Vision (3-D vision). Vision Therapy can help you work toward successful 3-D viewing.
DID YOU KNOW ONE OUT OF TEN PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE 3-D VISION?
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TV is now offering programming in a 3-D format. Parts of the picture appear to come right at the viewer, creating an incredible sense of realism. This is the new technology – the “wave of the future.”
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