3D technology may still cause headaches
The biggest new trend of the 2010 CES event was 3D technology. the creation of new glasses and digital 3D has certainly made the experience a more enjoyable one. But still it can cause headaches, eye Experts say. The people who are planning to invest in 3D HDTVs or other tech should check their eyes before investing in it.
“There are a lot of people walking around with very minor eye problems, for example a minor muscle imbalance, which under normal circumstances, the brain deals with naturally,” says Dr Michael Rosenberg, an ophthalmology professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. 3D “translates into greater mental effort, making it easier to get a headache,” Rosenberg added.
Normally, each eye will see things at a different angle.
“When that gets processed in the brain, that creates the perception of depth,” adds Dr. Deborah Friedman, a professor of ophthalmology and neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. “The illusions that you see in three dimensions in the movies is not exactly calibrated the same way that your eyes and your brain are. If your eyes are a little off to begin with, then it’s really throwing a whole degree of effort that your brain now needs to exert. This disparity for some people will give them a headache.”
Via: afterdawn
