Is your astigmatism making VR blurry? Would you like to see videos like this about Nearsightedness or Farsightedness? You can also check out this playlist about vr and eyes: rb.gy/znhg48

I'm so glad I found your channel. I had been looking for good solutions to wearing glasses within VR for a while (I'm both near sighted with astigmatism) and playing VR without my glasses just didn't work for me. I'm so glad you pointed out VR prescription lenses, it really has made such a world of difference in terms of comfort in VR.

I recently started wearing glasses full time for my astigmatism. I'd been dealing with it for a few years without correction, so having it now is a great relief, even with my mild case. The glasses gave me such relief that I decided to get inserts for my Quest 2 as well, and I can see VR much better.

I always love your explanations of eye issues. You are a fantastic teacher.

Thanks. I have been doing all these remedies since June 2022 and was told that the but the twitching is because of the astigmatism. I can now rule out the astigmatism as the cause of my constant twitching eye. Thank you very much 😊

-4/5 left/right eye on shortsight and -2.5 on astigmatism, Lenses are manditory for me. So glad they are available for VR. I'm just praying they don't go the same way as Drone FPV goggles. Used to have slots for lenses, now they just allow you to adjust the lens position for short sight correction but no ability for correct for astigmatism which is a huge nightmare...

Basically a perfect representation! I have -1.75 & -2.00 for my Astigmatism and the -2.00D looks almost EXACTLY what I see in VR, which is why I bought prescription lenses from VROptician. Also used your discount link in the process and only spent like $60!

Great explanation Doc. My Dad always makes out his Quest 2 is very crisp, whereas i've never been able to get that, it's nearly always a soft focus and I have to have the headset held in a very specific position for it to be useable at all. I have a -0.75 astigmatism in my left eye, but I always use corrective contact lenses when on the quest (and basically any every day life thing), I believe my issue is more the IPD, which i'm slightly wider than the highest setting (if I remember right i'm about 72mm when measuring on apps).

I have keratoconus and very irregular astigmatism, especially in my left eye (-4.00 D). Your example of what astigmatism looks like is actually great, one of the best I’ve seen. It’s often hard to explain to others what it’s like. I just got a PSVR2, and with fresnel lenses the effect is magnified. In real life, my right eye has less astigmatism and so I use it automatically to make up for my left eye’s astigmatism. In my VR set, this doesn’t work well in many areas of the screen as things get less clear away from the centre of the lenses. So if I’m looking at an object that requires my right eye to be looking off centre, it can no longer make up for my left eye’s issues. Anyway, love your channel. Just ordered some VR Optician lens inserts based on your reviews and excited to use them, as in VR my eye glasses make an even bigger difference than in real life.

Hey doc I ordered my lenses from your link. Thank you very much. :D

I have a stigma of R -2.00 & L -1.25 Everything looks great, but i get eye fatigue even after turning down the brightness. I'm going to try my glasses, which i never wear 😊

This video makes me very hopeful. I've always dealt with a double image/blurry or feeling like is was looking through a mirage when in VR. I never once thought it could be because of my (-2.25) astigmatism, but now it makes total sense! I get annual eye exams, but I've never filled my prescription even though I should since I basically, "use the force" when I read text. But I thought since the screens were in front of your eyes (in VR), why would you need glasses? Boy, looks like I was very wrong. I ordered a pair of lens via VR Optician (with your code, thank you!) and they should be here next week...maybe? I'll update this comment with how they work for me. Fingers crossed!!!

Great explanation and so interesting to see the affects of the different astigmatism in VR.

Someone who plays normal video games on a tv would notice these symptoms. Something like Psvr2 is just kind of soft/blurry looking lol.

I use my contact lenses in VR, as I have a large head and my fat glasses don't fit inside the quest 2.

cant believe i didnt realize i had astigmatism sooner. need to make an appt with my eye doctor

I have -6.00 D in one eye and -7.50 in another with my astigmatism. I got a special spacer put in my VR headset so I can still enjoy VR. I tried once without my glasses and had a major migraine.. I regret ever even thinking of trying that lol

I have astigmatism -3 its hard to see without my glasses so if i get the quest ive been wanting i will need to wear those corections

I have ocular albinism my stigmatism is so bad they’ve done surgeries, which resulted in minor corrections, but not much more if we keep heading in this direction where we are using our eyes to point to things and activate things, life’s gonna be hell

I just got diagnosed with a slight astigmatism (+0.5OD, +0.25OS) recently and strangely enough, VR helps me with eyestrain. I don't have my prescription yet thanks to issues with my insurance delaying my ability to order my glasses last year, but I do have a set of prescription inserts that should hopefully be here by the end of the week, so I'll see if that clears up the blur that I do see while gaming.

I have -1.25 on my script. Typically I don't wear my corrective lenses regularly outside of gaming (priorities, amirite??) That said, as my usage of VR has gone up in the past few weeks I have noticed an increase in fatigue and eye strain. This actually led me to go ahead and pull the trigger on a set of prescription VR lenses as my frames won't fit well inside of my Quest 2. Looking forward to seeing the difference!

Great video. I’m going to get my eyes checked at opticians. Maybe I have this problem with my eyes. If so, I will buy those prescription lenses and fit them to my psvr2 and all should hopefully be much better.

I have astigmatism and wear varifocals, I want to get the lenses that clip into my VR, but do I need like just reading glasses, or long range, or varifocals?

Hey I want to ask I have -4 spherical with -1 cylindrical at 180° in left -3.75 spherical with 0.50 cylindrical at 180° in right eye . I am from India I consult with many doctors about my night vision but no one able to find any thing I see light streching in circle at far distance but when they come near I se perfectly and I also feel like my eyes is heavy plz suggest me something

I just got a vr and I got type 2 of astigmatism. It’s not the crispest and I lost my glasses. I’ll find them soon and get a clear view hopefully.

I Have Astigmatism -2.00 D And I Can See Text Pretty Clearly In VR With A Little Bit Of Squinting My Eye

Thankyou 👍👍👍👍

Well astigmatism and minus (-2.5) on both eyes, have to use glasses anyway, no matter if using VR-glasses or not :D

@DrEyeGuy Great video. I've just been told I have Astigmatism not to bad bit I had to order prescription inserts for my quest 3. I'm new to glasses in general can I ask what make/model glasses you have on in this video as they look really nice. So hard to find a pair when it's all knew to me and no idea what I like. Cheers. ❤

Tive uma experiência bastante ruim com o quest 3, achei que a imagem era ruim, estava no bonelabs e tudo estava embaçado. Tenho astigmatismo no olho direito 3.5 e no esquerdo 1.5, fui usar sem meus óculos. Ainda bem que vi esse vídeo agora.

I got -3 and I can't play without my glasses in vr

I think I am about a -3.5 D but combined with near or farsightedness I can never recall which it is that I have. And now mix in bifocals since I am of that age. So I've avoided VR since I figured it was pointless for me. To give an example I am at an arm's length from my screen (1920x1200) so about 1m/3feet and without my glasses I can't read anything. With my pair of non-bifocal glasses I can't see anything *closer* than 1m from my face, with bifocal I can see close up.

I have regular astigmatism (or at least no one said that I have irregular one). -1 to be precise. But in really contrast situations (like black letters on white background) or some lights at night - I clearly can identify 2 additional 'ghost images'. So without glasses I tend to see picture close to what was shown on -3 diopters... But if I correct only miopatia and do not correct astigmatism - in real life it is pain in ass to live with it, but in VR - not much of a difference.

I'm farsighted with a slight astigmatism but unexpectedly (and happily) I find that I can use VR without any corrective lenses... except: I have to look at the center of the VR lenses for the best clarity. It's very clear for me looking straight into the center, but moving only my eyes to look in another direction, the "display" is blurry. So I have to move my head rather than my eyes to read text, for example... it's not a deal breaker, but not the ideal. Do you know why this might be? (I have a Quest 2 and had a Samsung GearVR in the past). I just realized I have a similar issue with my laptop and glasses, but the focused area is much larger. I can read text across the laptop screen without moving my head and only at the edges of the screen does the text get a little blurry. I assume this is due to the prescription being centered on the lenses, but doesn't explain the lenses in the VR headset... thoughts?

So this is interesting, I have astigmatism and im near sighted but its different in both eyes, believe ones is -1 and the other is -2 but its interesting you talk about headaches and eye strain because I dont typically wear my glasses (because they make my eyes hurt/strain) and in VR this is especially bad, so for the most part I dont wear my prescription glasses. Have been wanting to try prescription lenses but they just seen so expensive that I've basically dealt with blurry vision inside of VR for the most part

Hi doctor would u pls tell me, Left eye: SPH : -3.50 CYL : -4.00 AXIS : 160 VA : 6/9 Right eye: SPH : -3.50 CYL : -4.00 AXIS : 20 VA : 6/18 Is it severe? And iam 23yrs old. Pls suggest

I have a question, on my Vr things up close are blurry, but things at slight distance are crystal clear. Im using Psvr2, and not sure if its just the head set.

As an optometrist, do you think there are dangers with VR ?

Love your VR videos , Between RELOPTIX and VR OPTICIAN which do you use the most or recommend ?

I am 70 and use reading glasses 2 or 3 magnification ,bought in any store , would ordering reading glass lenses for the oculus affect the clarity?

Yeah i'm pretty sure i have Astigmatism, first had the hunch when red dot gun sights appeared blurry IRL. Then in VR, across different headsets i have rainbow-like color bleed around object edges and text is incredibly hard to read. The other day i tried playing into the radius. You have a bag with a map, quest log and various other stuff in the game. No matter what distance/angle i held it, i could not read the text on it at all.

i know this video is very old but i have my astigmatism at -2.00 D + i see the lines of everything even the sky like if i'm watching a 3D film, that one that u need red and blue glasses to feel the 3D and this is rlly boring cuz with all of this my eyes goes on fire in like 10 seconds or less

Mine is horribly blurry. Can’t find a doctor that takes my insurance yet. Any hacks I can do to try to see what it looks like for a normal person? So frustrating. Yeah. Stretched lights. Double vision. Red and blue around text.

Covid left me with some eye issues, including astigmatism. I like to think it will resolve over time. 🤞

Hello Dr. EyeGuy. Glad to have found your channel. I have strabismus (no prism correction) and when using my glasses in the reverb g2 headset, everything is really blurry and I find it hard to get my eyes in a position where it gets better (plus my frames a bit wide which makes it hard to use with the headset. Having watched your video on VROptician, I ordered lenses from them with my prescription (waiting for them to be produced). Do you think having the lenses on the headset will help me with my problem? Are there any other tips you could offer? Thank you and have a happy new year.

Hi, i have a question I ordered Vroptician lenses 2 years ago with a old prescription and haven't use the headset for a while and i want to play it again. But I just got my new prescription and the value from my last one jumped from R : -2.50 (+2.25) 90° L : -4.25 (+3.50) 85° (2019) to R : -0.50 (-2.50) 180° L : -0.25 (-3.50) 180° (2023) Is that a massive jump ? Would the difference be super obvious ? I'm asking this because I know absolutely nothing about the whole value thing and i wanna be sure I'm not wasting money on ordering new lens for barely any change.

Interesting... i have -3.25 and i play without my glasses with no issues, looks nothing like in the video

Don't remember my grade. But I got different astigmatism in each eye. Different diopter and different angles, almost 90 degrees out of sync. It's like a cross, the right eye smears to the top right and left eye smears to the top left. Meaning I get like 4 copies of everything lol. Up close it does not do much but far away text I need my glasses for

Sorry,but what is VR? Great videos,learning a lot .

Given you can demonstrate what astigmatism looks like in VR. Would it technically be possible for an astigma to be corrected in software within the headset? Just enter what my astigma was for each eye in the settings somewhere and it generates the image on screen with the correction applied?

I’d be curious if you have any videos on strabismus or nystagmus?

I have astigmatism 2, but my vision is nowhere near the distortion as on the simulation, and I use the quest without any glasses.

I have astigmatism but mine is +5 do you have any videos on the+ please make one new subscriber

Doctor i often have dry eyes for my work.. is it still okay to play VR game?😮

Does astigmatism gets worse, or it can occur from computer or phone?

how do you get rid of the cone?

Sir my both eye shaking please how can fix it please

My eye report says under astigmatism '175 degrees'? How does this translate to diopters?

Hi I have watery right eye I put so many kinds of drops in it since 2 years still didn't work out can you please tell me why is that?

Dude you have discord? cuz i wanna talk with you there abt my brother that wants to go to a vr cinema but has -2 astigmatism

Can't have blurriness while playing Pistol Whip! Them bad guys gotta go down!

Is this only for gamers? How can I fix my astigmatism?

Is 0.5 or 0.75 good enough?

Nice bro 😁🇮🇳🙏

I see red leds when there is just One

Dizziness

🙏🇮🇳🙏🇮🇳brother make a video video on heterochromeya eyes i have blue and brown eyes and must watch my video and can use my video for your video thanks

1.5 readers take it all away :)

god my eyes suck, irregular astigmatism, near sightedness and im blind in me left eye due to it getting hit by a shard of glass when my window shattered, fck me

I have astigmatism and VR make my brain hurt