{"id":408211,"date":"2022-02-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes\/"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:00:00","slug":"is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is VR Bad for Your Eyes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a36adbc1d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a36adbc1d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes\/#Motion_Sickness_and_VR\" >Motion Sickness and VR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes\/#Whats_the_Evidence_for_Eye_Problems_From_VR\" >What\u2019s the Evidence for Eye Problems From VR?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes\/#VR_Can_Potentially_Be_a_Problem_for_Children\" >VR Can (Potentially) Be a Problem for Children<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes\/#Calibration_Is_Important\" >Calibration Is Important!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-vr-bad-for-your-eyes\/#What_Should_You_Do\" >What Should You Do?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Is VR Bad for Your Eyes?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-783337\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/woman-touching-head-headache.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/woman-touching-head-headache.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/woman-touching-head-headache.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Woman touching her head in pain after taking off a virtual reality headset.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/woman-feeling-heahache-after-playing-vr-1020480604\">leungchopan\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Does str<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing a screen over your eyes and then blasting photons at them for hours cause damage? Moms always said sitting close to the TV is a bad idea, but is there evidence that VR is bad for your eyes?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Motion_Sickness_and_VR\"><\/span>Motion Sickness and VR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>People do get sick in VR from something known as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/5266\/how-to-avoid-getting-car-sick\/\">motion sickness<\/a>. Individual people have different levels of sensitivity to it, but it usually happens because motion information from your eyes disagrees with those from your other senses. That disorientation can make you feel nausea and unstable on your feet.<\/p>\n<p>A large part of modern VR development has been about making motion sickness a non-issue. Modern VR headsets and the computers that drive them to offer extremely low-latency visuals. Usually less than 20 milliseconds from where you move to where your eyes see that movement in VR. That said, it\u2019s important not to confuse VR-induced motion sickness with eye problems that are purportedly caused by VR.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_Evidence_for_Eye_Problems_From_VR\"><\/span>What\u2019s the Evidence for Eye Problems From VR?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2020, a VR developer named Dani Bittman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaniBittman\/status\/1270402443768184832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1270402443768184832%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftechnology-52992675\">posted a story to Twitter<\/a>\u00a0claiming that extended VR use may have damaged their eyesight. The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftechnology-52992675\">BBC reported on this claim<\/a>, interviewing a representative from the Association of Optometrists who reiterated that there\u2019s currently no evidence that VR headsets cause permanent damage to eyesight. Just the same type of transient eyestrain that all computer screens cause when we focus on them for too long.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not possible. It just means that the right studies haven\u2019t been done yet and not enough time has passed to gather data. In the absence of evidence, it\u2019s important not to fill the blanks with assumptions!<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VR_Can_Potentially_Be_a_Problem_for_Children\"><\/span>VR Can (Potentially) Be a Problem for Children<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-783342\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/child-wearing-vr-headset.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Young child with a surprised expression while wearing a VR headset.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/children-experiencing-virtual-reality-isolated-on-690617215\">atsurkan\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>VR headset makers <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly advise that young children should not use their headsets and you\u2019ll find that most optometrist associations echo that warning. This isn\u2019t because there\u2019s something particularly harmful about VR, but that kids are still developing and that includes the development of their visual systems.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s currently no consensus among experts on what the age limit should be for VR and there\u2019s no evidence that it definitely causes harm. This is for the same reason we don\u2019t really know the long-term effect of VR in adults\u2014there hasn\u2019t been enough time to collect data. When <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/are-virtual-reality-headsets-safe-for-children\/\">Scientific American raised the issue<\/a> of needing data to help understand VR\u2019s potential effects on child eyesight, headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive were brand new.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, six years have passed, barely enough time for a VR-using child to have moved into adolescence. It\u2019s also not ethical to subject children to prolonged VR use for research purposes. That means researchers have to rely on self-reporting from children who choose to use VR for long periods of time and study whether this has a systemic effect on eyesight. Of course, if parents take preemptive warnings to keep VR headsets away from their kids seriously, that data will be hard to come by.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Calibration_Is_Important\"><\/span>Calibration Is Important!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As a rule of thumb, anything that strains your eyes is going to be bad for them. Regular <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/eyestrain\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20372397#:~:text=Eyestrain%20signs%20and%20symptoms%20include,Blurred%20or%20double%20vision\">non-VR screens can lead to eyestrain<\/a> because we blink less, use them at the wrong distances, don\u2019t adjust the contrast properly, or they have glare on them. Eyestrain generally doesn\u2019t have serious consequences if you let your eyes rest, but that doesn\u2019t make it comfortable to experience.<\/p>\n<p>If your VR headset is set up properly, there\u2019s no inherent reason why it should cause general eyestrain. Make sure to measure your IPD (interpupillary distance) and adjust your headset accordingly. You should also adjust your headset so that text and objects in VR are in sharp focus. If you need corrective lenses, either use a headset that allows them or have custom lenses made.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Should_You_Do\"><\/span>What Should You Do?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In general, anything you do to excess is bound to have negative effects on you, whether that\u2019s working too hard, eating too much, or spending eight hours a day playing Beat Saber on your Quest 2. The most practical thing to do is see a medical professional as soon as you realize something is wrong with your vision. The exact cause is less important than getting the problem fixed early. It\u2019s good practice to get annual eye tests anyway, so make your next booking now and keep enjoying your VR headset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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