👉Are you getting the Quest 3? Here are some tips to help with the blur! kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGef1Jp_fZWTeLw.html

UPDATE: I never fully mentioned what the 20/20/20 rule is in the video: Every 20 minutes, take a 20 second break while looking 20 feet away. Make sure you relax and blink your eyes during the break, and consider using an artificial tear.

@markusaurelius4015

2 жыл бұрын

My father’s an eye doctor and uses the same rule.

@skepticofdoom7486

2 жыл бұрын

Wow i have been doing this for years by accident. Sure it was just going outside to smoke a bong but it's the same thing right? At least for the eyes lol.

@RusticRaver

2 жыл бұрын

What about lense mod, some people use glass part of gear VR on htc vive, creates pupil swim, what is you opinion about that? htc does not recommend.

@DFX2KX

2 жыл бұрын

It's also not just the screens or lenses that can be hard on your eyes (hence breaks). The Quest's heat vent is right by the top strap, and some of that hot air gets under the facial interface. If the game is demanding for the Quest itself, you might want to double the breaks just to get some cooler air on your eyeballs. If you're a contact (singular in my case, lefty's just there for symmetry :\) wearer, it'll dry them out super fast (at least it does with my disposables). The 20/20/20 rule is great. Given the aforementioned blind eye, some old Cardboard apps let you feed both eyes into one eye (no Quest 2 apps that I know of, sadly) and it was neat to get a tiny sense of what it's like for the rest of y'all. Also seems to have helped with my related Nystagmus to some extent, and I've got no idea why that is. Glasses-users should also be aware that the lenses can get scratched by (or scratch) your glasses if you're not careful. That's what the spacer on the Quest is for but it's not perfect. They DO make proscription lens protectors, though! Expensive, but might be worth it. (yours truly is tempted)

@takeyourheart114

2 жыл бұрын

Artificial tear? Fake cry?

I've been using VR since 2016, I am near sighted and my eye sight is improving. I have had no bad side affects, as I blink and take breaks.

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

You are doing it right... nice job.

@__.....

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy Just out of coursity can can a Quest 2 damage eyesight?

@__.....

3 жыл бұрын

As in permanently

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@__..... That is the big question right now. Same questions are asked for phone and computer use.... and they are still studying the full effects of those on our eyes. I feel like we won't know this answer for a while.

@__.....

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy Fair for me there is no Effect but I guess it is still a subject being studied

He doesn’t say “using it too much will ruin your sight in the future” like most parents. He goes into detail. He’s a good man.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying that... I appreciate it.

1:30 Me: *starts blinking pretty fast*

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! That's good.

@realm7569

3 ай бұрын

True tho LOL

"Try not to play too close to bedtime" Me playing at 2:00AM: Oh yeah! I would never!

Of all the VR channels on KZread, this is probably one of the most important for people to watch, specially those who are getting into VR for the first time. Thank you so much for your professional inputs on this field.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for the awesome comment. I really do appreciate it.

Thank you for this video, Dr. EyeGuy. I just purchased a VR for the first time and was worried about the effects it can have on my eyes. Your video made me feel better about it, not like some other videos out there, just straight scaring people off.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I seriously appreciate this comment a lot. I was hoping to find that balance of possible dangers, but also can be ok to play VR. I play VR and love it.

I've watched 2 videos so far and they are soooo helpful! Another key point is that you jump right to the point of the video - you get right to it and don't waste time - I appreciate that! Thanks for creating these videos...

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment. I'm trying to get better and better and getting to the point... it's tricky sometimes.

As an artist and someone getting into VR for the first time, this was a really helpful and educational watch! I really like that you go over the benefits as well so it isn't nothing but doomsaying and "technology bad" like I tend to hear in some other places. That note about widespread nearsightedness was pretty interesting! Thank you so much for making this video!

@DrEyeGuy

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for such a thoughtful comment. I really do appreciate it.

genuinely one of the most helpful vr vids I've watched thank you for your advice.

You mentioned how we tend not to blink as much with screens, thats something I never really noticed and thought about, but now that I am thinking about it, I am realizing that I rarely blink at all when im looking at a screen. Maybe something that could help with that is breaks, and maybe trying to blink more often while your looking at a screen. Good info I use the Quest 2 a LOT and I've been noticing that my eyes seem to be more painful after I use it. I play this shooter game called Pavlov, and I usually have to close my right eye a lot to aim. During the days I don't use VR, I don't really notice problems with my eyes. But the days I do, I can almost always remember having a small period of time where they hurt.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah.. timed breaks will be your best friend.

@DFX2KX

2 жыл бұрын

eyedrops are your friends with the Quest, even with taking regular breaks. I just have to make a conscious effort myself. Blink a few times, close the eyes for half a second and wiggle the eyes around under the lids, then blink a few more times...

Glad to have the opinion of a professional on this matter. I'll keep an eye out for your takes on any new research. I think VR has a huge potential to help certain parts of humanity and i would like to know any risks associated with my hobby.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I'll update as soon as I hear something for sure. Thanks for watching.

@origin5866

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy my friend uses glasses while using vr, and they have screen protectors. is that good or bad?

I just got a oculus quest 2 2 days ago and this will help me keep track. I do notice that I don't blink as much when playing a horror VR game. My brain just thinks,if u blink,you're gonna get killed. But for some reason with subnautica VR,I blink normally. I think seeing a bunch of water is making my brain think to blink more.

This is gonna be useful, thank you very much for loosening everyones worries.

Really great video thanks so much!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching it. 😀

Dude these vids are amazing, it’s cool how you go in depth and we can still understand, hope you grow fast, Keep up the good work! 😊

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome comment! I'm having fun making them.

This video is awesome. You brought up key points about VR users with eye issues in a way that was totally off my radar. I will definitely keep this in mind for any of my future projects. Also, I've tried shifting towards listening to most videos more than actually watching them to reduce eye strain as well. In a way I'm helping out the content creators because I'm maintaining a fully watched view retention which is good for the channel.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! thank you for helping out my channel. 🙂

@Visethelegend

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah totally I try to do that as well while doing home tasks. if I’m being honest most channels can just be podcasts.

Your videos are the best, thank you.

Very helpful thanks!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Fantastic vids on VR use! I have Graves and had orbital decompressions, eye muscles surgeries (many!), due to diplopia and torsion, dry eyes (forever due to GD) eyelid retraction surgeries and already had glasses before. Had to wear fresnel lenses/prisms and finally the University of MN was able to fix these dang eyeballs and get them as close to 100 as possible. Long story for short point - after all these surgeries I am able to do VR quite well and absolutely love it!!!! I was concerned about possibility of undoing the surgeries. You have allayed the concerns as I do take breaks and already use eye drops. Just would add pro tip of making sure you are hydrated. Odd affect of being dehydrated (which most people don’t drink enough fluids) is dry eyes. Eye drops can only do so much for surface dryness if you are dehydrated. Anyway, great videos and you have a new sub here!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the amazing comment, and wow 😯, what an eye history! Thanks for the pro tip as well!

I know this is a late comment but this video helped me decide to get a quest 2 and I am now loving it. Very much appreciate everything I've learned from your channel so far!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad you doing well with it. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks for the informative video!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

and thank you for commenting on it! 😀

That dead gaze and look up front to the camera at 0:56 made a point.😂

Well weird thing is my dad in his 70's says if he uses a phone for 2 minutes his eyes go blurry and double vision but he can use VR for hours with no problems. He loves it actually, me too!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That's great, I'm guessing it's because the focal point for VR is set for distance, and not up close.

When you realize you have been on computer/phone for 5 years and this guy says in the future you will have eye problems... **its just a burning memory plays**

Definitely a very informative video. Based on how you describe it it feels like VR isn't going to be what I feared it to be where it's just a really close screen to your face. Can't wait to get my first VR device so I can see exactly how they design the optics so it doesn't feel like you have a screen right up to your eyeball. I also had a question about a condition of one of my eyes. Until recently I couldn't figure out the best way to describe it but my right eye doesn't seem to focus, I could basically compare it to peripheral vision. You know how you look at an object and everything around it gets blurry sort of, well my right eye has this everywhere. Can't read out of it or anything.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting about your right eye. Has it been like that your whole life, or did it just start doing this? Have you had an eye exam to check it out?

@raventhorX

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy it's been like that my whole life. Still nit sure I'm describing the issue properly however, it's the best form of analogy I could think of to fit the issue. Eye exams in the past just seem to chalk it up to a severe stigmatism or astigmatism, I'm not sure the right word but the curvature of the pupil i think is what it refers to.

the reason we have IPD adjustment is to help use naturally get a clear view with out hurting our eyes i use a VR every day for multiple hours at a time and i can say i have not seen any changes to my eye sight

My Quest 2 has helped my vision. After a few months of ownership my lazy eye went away. At first I had a hard time focusing in VR, once I trained myself how to focus on VR it carried over to real life too.

My right eye used to be a little blurry. I always used to think my left was just sharp because of the sports i played and how much i used my left eye, but as i've gotten older, my right eye has definitely become somewhat blurry unless i try really hard to focus it while my left eye is closed. Got my quest 2 around christmas time and have logged a couple dozen hours in and i've noticed that my right ey is starting to see clearer without having to work as hard to focus. Interesting to know that there could be something going on behind it. As a side note for if it's related, it seems like my ipd is within a fraction of a mm of perfect for one of the settings.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That is amazing. Does your right see better in all distances?

@patrickng6297

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy didn't pay enough attention to it before to notice for sure if it was worse at close, mid, or long range, but if I had to guess I'd say yes - all of the above. Whenever I close my left eye, it feels noticeably easier to resolve the image with my right regardless of what I'm looking at. Not sure if i had issues with far objects before but definitely had small issues with the right eye for things inside 15 ish feet. I could resolve the image, but it took about as much effort as it takes to actively blur your vision. Feels like it takes 90% less effort to resolve the image perfectly. Sometimes the image is already resolved as soon as I open my right eye

thanks for the info, im looking at getting into VR and this was one of my worries

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

It's good that you are looking into it and doing the research.

Great info

Informative and useful. Thank you for making this video!

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it.

Hey great video, very informative! I've got a question, could VR help fix/strengthen double vision? You talked about kids having lazy eyes and them being able to fix it with different lenses, not sure if that's along the same subject

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Great question. It would depend on what was causing the double vision. If it's a muscle imbalance that can be improved through vision therapy... then in theory VR could be used to help with that. VR and vision therapy is still in it's early stages though... still a lot more work to be done.

Extremely helpful! I recently got astigmatism and am happy to hear that it has nothing to do with VR :)

@MegaJimbob125

2 жыл бұрын

Are you sure though?

@user-fg2hh5zl5z

Жыл бұрын

vr can cause stigma

Thanks doc very cool 👍

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I personally play vr a lot longer than I should because of the colorblind filter I have on it, so it makes everything so cool and I see colors and I never want to take it off

@Jay-Ryan

2 жыл бұрын

I think there are glasses for that now, isn't there?

@arcanez2763

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jay-Ryan glasses help differentiate you cant see more colors... sadly

@Jay-Ryan

2 жыл бұрын

@@arcanez2763 😥

@darkshadow-1613

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jay-Ryan yes, but they are pretty expensive and it usually takes a while to put perscriptions in, and I’m trying to be careful not to waste any money

starts blinking way more

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta keep that blink rate up! 😉

I was thinking about getting rid of my headset, but now I’m having second thoughts. Thank you for the information.

I am a starter for using vr. So this is gonna be useful

1980s Son, don't sit so close to THE tv IT'LL hurt your yes. 2021 - **tv 1inch from eyes**

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

2031 (or sooner) - vr/tv ON your eye with a contact lens 2041 - vr implant in your eye

@islandvibez

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy with neuralinl, push that date to 2030s* ish for an implant 😂

@islandvibez

3 жыл бұрын

Neuralinl*

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@islandvibez True! Then - Skynet 2035

@musashidanmcgrath

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, a 4k TV 1 inch from EACH eye.😂

I have a quest 2 and it’s my first headset ever, I also have a negative prescription. I’m not sure how to describe how bad it is but my eye doctor says I’m legally blind once I’m 22. I haven’t seen any noticeable difference when I got the headset, my eyesight is still just getting worse to the second as usual. Apparently it’s because of my mother’s terrible prescription, so I guess my eyes are still slightly adjusting to hers. My glasses also have a blue light filter, so I use them a lot. Eventually I will have to wear my glasses all the time except sleeping (or contacts)

Just bought a quest 2 for my daughters birthday. Thank you for the information.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. I hope they enjoy it.

I have nystagmus, optic nerve hypoplasia and astigmatism and was worried that I wouldn't be able to use vr. I was pleasantly surprised that I can use it without much issues. I love your channel btw, keep up good work.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear that it's working well for you. Thank you for the nice comment too!

4:10 let's be honest the addictive nature of gamers (which will increase with VR) people play constantly for hours and hours without break forget breaks 20-30 min

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely... it's a challenge right now.. and will just get more difficult.

Great video! Two questions. #1, what is your take on eye floaters? could VR worsen them? #2, do you have a suggestion for blocking blue light for windows mixed reality headsets? or a solution in steam vr? using a reverb G2.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen any link with VR and Floaters... at least not yet. Reducing blight light in those other situations might have to be software based.

I use reading glasses and since I started vr now I need them more then ever.

Nice thank you I just got a vr headset for Christmas a few days ago 😀

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

Remember when our parents used to say, don't sit so close to the TV and now we have vr

@_nom_

2 жыл бұрын

Now they say "sit closer to keep your eyes good"

Excellent info. Do you trim you stubble around your VR cover? 😉

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

It naturally grows like that, I was born to play VR. 😄

Thank you I need this I'm gonna set a timer for 20 mins or should I do less

Awesome video, thanks for explaining this. Now I just gotta remember to do the 20/20/20 rule.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting! the 20/20/20 rule will be good to do.

I’ve had very bad eyesight since first started using my quest 2, I could see crystally for miles and miles. Now I can’t see 25 inches in front of me. I guess this is because i have a close range focusing problem, and VR stimulated something with it. Weirdly I only started to notice it a month ish later.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Are you saying your close up vision has gotten worse?

@isaacsrandomvideos667

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy I have always had a weird problem with my eyes, they go lazy when I look at things really close, and I think this might have made my long range vision worse? Honestly all I want now is answers for the problem, cause it’s awful.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@isaacsrandomvideos667 Yeah, that sounds tricky. Have you had an eye exam, or do you need to wear glasses?

@isaacsrandomvideos667

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy yep, 3 years ago, and I didn’t need any glasses. After a bit more “searching” it’s probably not actually the oculus at all, I bet it’s the increased use of technology since lockdown... ignore the first 2 comments, I was just making random assumptions I think. (By the way, what I meant by close range focusing problems is, if you focus on your finger while you slowly move it to your nose, my left eye veers off and I start to lose focus. This is only when it’s really really close though.) Sorry about all that, I’m not very good at explaining things 😂

I actually keep a bottle of eye drops in the case with my Quest 2, and always keep the brightness low with blue light filter on on pretty much all my devices, and my vision is gucci 👍 Something I would warn is looking down the bottom of the Quest 2, if you use one you know what I mean, that little gap around your nose; I realized looking down there so much was giving me eye strain pretty bad, so if you've gotta look outside of the headset just lift it up and save yourself some pain

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip! That's awesome that you keep eye drops in the case. That is smart.

Excellent! Thanks for sharing your expertise. (I'm getting a Meta Quest 2 for exercise.) Is there VR treatment available yet for a three-year-old with lazy eye? First eye dr. was all into surgery; the next dr. went with eye patch and now looking at glasses.

awesome video :)

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad I could help!

@ePreneurs

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy

Listening to an eye doctor talk about VR is amazing. I'm really glad I stumbled upon your channel.

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you stumbled on this channel as well. 😄 Thanks for the awesome comment.

the fact how nobody is talking about him having the rarest eye color

Good job bro!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Watching this on vr hits different. *Blinking intensifies*

Thanks for the video about VR and our eyes. I always wondered what a Doctor thinks of VR devices. I always use mine for short periods of time and use it for SIM racing. These racing games are fun in VR but do put some strain on your eyes with the fast paced VR action racing around the tracks. I know some of my friend racers do this hours on end, so dont know how it will affect their eyes later down the line. take care.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and the nice words.

6:57 pople will forget this rule while using metaverse and eventually hurt thier eyes... and also become unsocial creatures......

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That's the worry

this told me why my eye s would burn while playing gorilla tag because the sweat will get into my eyes so i try my best to limit myself when it come to playing that game and to take breaks often.

What an awesome channel the perspective of an eye Dr. and the impact this new tech has on all of us. Lets get this channel to 250,000 subscribers. Thank you and God bless.

@DrEyeGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I feel like I get just as much out of making these videos. I hope I can keep them coming and helping out as many people as possible.

I just got an occulus quest 2 but I'm not sure if it being blury when I look through it probably cuz I don't know where to adjust the lenses sense I don't have a ruler with ne

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It can be tricky. If you haven't already, check out my other video about the oculus quest 2 being blurry. Also you can try the "glasseson" app to measure your IPD.

@busterbrown17

3 жыл бұрын

Okie

@2x_Rey

2 жыл бұрын

I know this is 3 months ago but all you need to do is grab the lens and push it to the side

Super weird and random question that I'm curious about. I am super far sighted (+4.5 in both eyes) and I have noticed that I can actually take my glasses off and see just fine in VR. This might not seem like a big deal to people whose glasses come off and on all the time, but with my vision, I cannot function in life without some kind of correction -- so being able to take my glasses off and not even notice in VR is absolutely fascinating. I did some googling, but I am not sure how common that is, or really why its so easy for me to see in VR, but maybe you know!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

It must help that VR is set for more distance, so you don't need to try and focus on something really close like in real life. Do you get headaches though? After playing for a while. I would think you would still have to have to focus while playing without glasses.

my vr quest 2 has a gap opening at the bottom like half an inch so if air goes in through there (nose part of the vr) am i good? its not completely closed as i was trying to install the extra piece and somehow i was not able to close the vr as much as i wanted to .

I have mine set so I can wear my gaming glasses while playing. It definitely helps.

Love these VR topics as I work in this industry []-) thank you!

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

That's fun! What do you do for work?

@szyslay

3 жыл бұрын

Currently WE do a VR multi user collabiration platform for health, business and education :D I also made an early acces game DracoDux ^_^ but still needs a lot f work. Thanks for asking :)

@szyslay

3 жыл бұрын

+ I have a lazy eye. Back in the DK2 ocukus days I was using an app called Diplopia and was stunned, that it actually was able to redirect my eye pupils during callibration in different directions! So your channel is realky really educative and glad to be here :D

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Woah! Is that app still around? That is awesome!

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

This sounds so interesting! How does someone even get into this field of work?

I’m over here playing VR for five hours like it’s five minutes…yea my eyes are toast

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

It's tricky. Luckily the eyes are pretty resilient.

Great quest video again, thanks for keeping us informed

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support

Hey doc. How long should toddle watch TV, phone tablet at what intervals ? Thx .

What other VR and Eye topics do you want me to cover?

@Palosiam124

3 жыл бұрын

How about a video about what vitamins/foods/fruits and what not are beneficial to eye health if one hasn't been made yet

@sarahsandiford4668

3 жыл бұрын

Okay but what if you do not have flashes or floater but your vision frequently but not too often goes black for a split second like you are switching off a light. Note: i wear glasses and both my optomotrist and optamologist have said that I have healthy eyes. Plus one told me they did not know what that means and to just keep track of it . Google also was useless to me . I once saw an article that a lady experience it once in her life but i get a couple times throughout a year. Like for a couple months i will not experience it then in 1 day or week i'll experience it alot. Any else experience this?! If so, do you know what it means

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Palosiam124 This is actually on my list to make, glad to see someone suggest this. Thank you so much!

@rox9570

3 жыл бұрын

Something I've wondered about for a while is the effect of chlorine in swimming pools on vision. I was a swimmer growing up and my high school swim coach had really red corneas and never acted like he was high, so we all used to joke that it was because he played too much water polo and didn't wear goggles, so the chlorine had done it. I don't know if it's true, but it makes sense that a lot of chlorine exposure could hurt the eyes, maybe. I'd love to hear your input on it, and maybe also on the effect of swimming goggles on the eyes, because they can really suction cup right on that sensitive skin. Maybe it's a very specific subject, but I think it'd be interesting. Thanks for the videos, they're all very informative!

@TomLostWave

3 жыл бұрын

Vr after lasic surgery

Don't Understand how you're still under 100k subs, keep up the good work :)

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm working on it.

Thank u so much

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

hey, do you think if i put in the glasses spacer and use my blue light glasses that will solve my blue light problem

My eyes were bad to begin with but since using it I've noticed them growing noticeably stronger

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

as in, it feels like your eyes are getting better?

@rev.jonathanwint6038

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy since I'm being about 13 years old the focus of my eye constantly seem to not lock onto anything focusing officially my visions 250 but 250 and suffer light sensitivity. Glasses only ever gave me headaches and it's like the focus was never stable. Since I started using the Oculus I noticed that the light sensitivity start to go away and I didn't have to squint when I looked at things across the room. I mean my eyesight isn't normal by any means but it's a h**l of a lot better than it used to be. I mean I love them at first and they seem to strain my eyes but afterwards my eyesight's just better than it's been in like 10 years. It's almost like I have the condition you described normally and it seems to go away after I use the oculus a couple of hours. I feel like I'm weight lifting with my eyes.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is awesome, I don't think I've ever heard of that before.

@rev.jonathanwint6038

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy I really wonder if you or someone else who's a doctor and a programming could actually design like eye exercises app or something with the thing. Now that would be awesome!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@rev.jonathanwint6038 There are actually some VR devices designed to help strengthen lazy eyes right now.

Very good video! I have a question, will vr affect my vision if i had a lasic surgery? I had it around 3 months ago

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Good question. I think the biggest battle you will have is with the dryness. A lot of times your eyes will be more dry after having Lasik. With staring at VR, it could dry your eyes out even more, which could cause irritation and blurry vision. Remember to blink, take breaks, use your drops. Thanks for the good question.

@TomLostWave

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy thanks!

If your using ar, could you set the ar screen so that your eye movement to focus the screen and the distance focus of your eyes are still the same. Is this an option on something like the xreal air 2

Oculus is the dopest! I noticed after using it that my vision improved while having the headphones off but I only used it for a couple of weeks. I can definitely see living a big portion of my life behind the lenses so I hope it’s not damaging.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I'll keep my eyes open for any new research that comes out for sure.

Well, now I get why I developed dry eyes disease. (When I consulted for getting my eyes fixed by laser, my dry eyes was discovered. My rating was at 0.5 while a normal person is supposed to be around 4.0. It was 1 of the 2 issues with my eyes that made clinic refuse to operate on my eyes.) Ever since I was little, I always been someone who barely blinks. Especially where I was drawing or writing or reading, my instinct was telling "don't blink, that's a wasted stroke/word" and though that just taking breaks now and then would do it. Guess it did not.

@DrEyeGuy

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. How do your eyes feel now? Are they dry often?

@creationsmaxo

Жыл бұрын

​@@DrEyeGuy They get dry relatively often and especially more often during winter. The fact that I'm a freelance graphic designer and video game developer doesn't help either. I got to use drops every day I works or play on a screen. With VR, it's an hourly process where I got a bottle of lubricating artificial tears close by so that I don't forget to put some on while taking breaks. I'm using 2 kinds of drops at the moment. Some relatively cheap artificial tears that cost about $4 per 15 ml bottle on a daily basic and, on the days where it actually burn a little (like a cold and dry day during winter), I got a special small bottle (cost like $35 per 8 ml bottle) with a blend that really helps out.

Dammit! My eye strain is definitely from Vergence Accomadation Conflict. Which im guessing is also causing the other symptoms. This always happened during 3D movies as well. Things always looked blurry and i think my eyes are auto squinting not with my lids but with my actual eye it like tenses up trying to focus on the objects or screen . I notice i do that when my glasses are off and im trying to just use my phone real quick it feels like im poppin my eye out more. The only thing that we can do is take breaks ?... hoping they come out with those better lenses soon haha

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I've been researching this..at least if there is a way to help the eyes. There is vision therapy that can help, but that is usually done at an eye doctors office and can sometimes be costly. You could try completely relaxing your eyes as best your can, almost as if you are zoning out for the first minute or 2 in VR and see if that helps. I'll keep researching and see if something else comes up.

@elibeeblebrox1084

2 жыл бұрын

They are absolutely working on this! There are patents from almost every major VR hardware company that explain some advanced optics that match convergence and accomodation using active lenses and eye tracking.

I wonder is it more effective that looking at more farther site than looking at the exactly 20 feet site? or have same effect ?

Now I'm consciously blinking.

Dude thank you for doing gaming related eye health videos!! I have MGD and it's hell. I've seen a few other eye doctors do reviews of the TearRestore eye mask on KZread. Would like to hear your unpaid unbiased review of it if possible.

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I actually am planning on doing a video on TearRestore. I have one that I have been using consistently for about a month. Overall I like it. Thanks for the comment.

@desiderata

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy I've used mine for about a month too! Did you also find that the heat packs don't stay warm for 10 mins? Mine is probably warm for 5-6 mins tops and I'm not sure if that's enough. I only use mine once a day. My optometrist has also voiced concerns about heat being delivered to the upper eyelids, what do you think??

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@desiderata Same thing.. except for me I thought it was a little too hot at first, and so it cooling down kind of helped me. I could get 10 minutes out of mine pretty easily. I guess I'm curious why your doctor is worried about the heat on the upper eyelids?

@desiderata

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy Yes same, and the skin around my eyes turns pink! But I now just sort of put up with it lol. My optometrist is skeptical about heat being delivered to the glands on the upper eyelids when you open your eyes as opposed to say, a wheatbag on closed eyelids directly where the glands are. How many times a day do you use yours?

me through out this whole video: *Blinking every 2 seconds as hard as i can* and i dont even have a vr.. yet🤤

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

haha!

very nice video so interesting and helpful! like

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I guess this is why my astigmatism isn’t a problem in VR? My up close vision is blurred now, but in VR, everything is clear.

Ive been using VR for a while now, and sometimes it feels like it improves my vision...and sometimes it seems to do the opposite. I think it may improve vision because its forcing the brain to render the world in 3D....where as looking and a phone is not engaging the brains 3D vision. I have noticed that VR quite often creates odd optical illusions that can last for hours.

@Nova-pb3sq

2 жыл бұрын

"Render the world" XD

Great video man. Add Oculus Quest 2 to the title. Change ‘Eye Doc Explains’ to ‘Oculus Quest 2’ might be too late but the algorithm could help you

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, might be worth a shot.

@GAMERTAGVR

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy nothing to lose. I’m not a successful KZreadr but remember to play to algorithm. Try to be natural with titles but info and tags are critical and need to be first. Big channels get away with inventive titles.

@GAMERTAGVR

3 жыл бұрын

To be even more bad ass. ‘Oculus Quest 2 - Will VR Damage your eyes? 4 Dangers You NEED to know!

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@GAMERTAGVR I like it! I'm going to do it. I like to experiment with stuff like this.

Is there a way to stimulates those glands back to how it was if it's not fully gone yet?

Just subscribed! Thank you for the efforts it’s really helpful!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It really means a lot to me!

Vr are made me not see dark when I closed my eyes, took me like over a year of non use for my eyes to slightly recover.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

This has me curious... did you constantly see an after image when you closed your eyes?

@MysTicBiGz

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy no, when I close my eyes, it's not that dark, black, darkness , even when I cover my eyes with a pillow when it's closes.

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@MysTicBiGz would it still be bright when you closed your eyes?

@jnewgot

2 жыл бұрын

@@MysTicBiGz Dude, you make it sound like you levelled up & acquired Darkvision.

@MysTicBiGz

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrEyeGuy it has gotten better, not as bright as before. I havent used VR ever since.

Is Facebook and Oculus spying on your gaming, then pushing advertisement in games bad for VR? You bet it is. Why do you feature the Oculus headset, when it is from such an evil company?

@DrEyeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Have they started showing ads already in the games? I thought that was still up in the air and not official yet.

Hi Dr. EyeGuy. Would you happen to know some papers around people's blinking frequency in VR? Thank you!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

There are a couple of main ones that go over VR and Blink rate. More studies are needed in my opinion. I'm actually curious how the blink rate in VR compares to the blink rate when looking at a computer screen or phone. Here a couple of studies though. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34045106/ www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/10/9/400/pdf

My Dad n I use VR no problem for either of us. I have good eye Gene's I suspect. I do a couple of extreme sports. One requires I see very far away aswell as at about 10 meters when downhilling.

one thing that trips me out in VR is in DCS flight sim when i look into a mirror my left eye is weaker and has trouble focusing on it but when i look to the right my left eye has no trouble focusing on that mirror lol wack on a side note when I was a kid I went to this reading doctor yes that's a thing bc my eyes would go back to the same line i just read not the one below it and id have to consciously move my eyes down almost like fighting myself lol so he taught me how to cross my eyes and stuff and that actually helped so in reality being able to manipulate your eyes individually is a good thing. nothing to worry about.

I use the lowest brightness and the night time mode that uses warmer colors 24/7 and despite having 2-3 3 hour long sessions a day on a vr headset.

Talking of accomidation and vergence, I use to notice when viewing magic eye images for any length of time would really screw my vision up. I should probably test to see if it is worse for divergent types (most commonly found) vs cross-eyed, but assuming it more about the close distance and asking your eyes to combine this with very strange vergence this is more likely, I seem to be ok with VR!

@DrEyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear you are good with VR. Thanks for the comment.

at 1:35 I started blinking furiously