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Doesn’t look very comfortable to wear for people that use glasses (50% of the population)

I would expect that glasses won't be necessary for most nearsighted users and farsighted users would probably have some kind of internal diopter adjustment.

There are other issues like astigmatism for example.

They just showed inserts for vision correction. They didn't specifically mention astigmatism correction, so not sure if that will be an option.

Yep. Just like how microscopes work where you don't need glasses and can just adjust the focus.

That is not the case with existing VR headsets. I'd be very surprised if apple has changed something to make that no longer the case.

Without glasses, i can only really make out text if its inches from my face. With my quest 2 though, i cannot see anything in the headset without my glasses. The objects in the headset act as if they are several feet away. I cant see objects several feet away without my glasses.

edit: later in the presentation they announce they are partnering with a company that makes corrective lens inserts. Similar solutions exist for other existing VR headsets already.

They just said there will be inserts for vision correction. No real detail about ranges of power yet.

I think the misunderstanding comes from the fact that the display is physically close to the face, despite them "focused at infinity" and users having to focus give or take ~10m/30ft out.

It may not be the case, but it could be the case-- AFAIK this is a solved problem for other use cases.

They announced additional corrective lenses you can attach, which is the approach I use with my Index headset to supply my -5.5 and -6 prescription. The ones for the Index and other headsets are aftermarket though.

I've seen reports they are going to allow for prescription lenses in the headset since it's too thin for glasses.

I have prescription lenses for my Oculus Quest 2. I'm sure something similar will be available for this. Ya, its another $60-90, but at $3k, it would be dumb not to invest in those.

I know that the PSVR2 can have prescription lenses so it is possible for headsets to deal with this.

Looks like they’re using magnetically attached prescription lenses.

Welp, they require magnetic glasses that clip onto the screens.

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