I was wrong about glasses and Oculus Rift in ED, my land what a difference.

[caaront]

My left eye is a little blurry beyond about 5 feet, my right one is a little worse.

I figured glasses in Oculus Rift is fro folks who cannot see extremely close, since the lenses are right there.

So, after months of my right eye seeing a little blur around the edges I figured I'd stuff my glasses in them enough to take a look, and although they are too big to use the difference was amazing.

Tuesday I am taking my OR, my scrip for glasses and ordering the cheapest smallest frames and lenses, whomPow!!!

[Darth Invictus]

just don't start wearing contacts , your vision is far too valuable to risk over being able to play in "fad mode"

[caaront]

But I think they will just be too much trouble, I was using my smallest bifocals and could see fine but the discomfort will over rule any benifit, so I am scrapping the plan.

My vision is pretty good, and only minimal blurriness.

[Josey Wales]

Definitely check this out: https://vroptician.com/

I got inserts for my Vive and they're awesome. I used to play with my glasses on, but this is clearer, less god-rays and definitely more convenient. If you're going to have glasses made special anyway, I'd spring for these. They're only around $80 IIRC.

[Josey Wales]

And in VR you only need your main distance prescription, bifocals won't help. I think that's another reason why these lens inserts are better. My glasses are progressive lenses, and I used to have to jerk around trying to get them centered just right in my HMD without scratching the lenses.

[caaront]

Those will work, going to order some for the Rift, thank you a million times over.

[Josey Wales]

Just FYI, there's another company, I think in the US, that does VR lens inserts. But when I got these I did some research and there were a lot of complaints about the other ones. These German lenses got pretty consistently good reviews.

[caaront]

Germans are great at making stuff.

[dnthomps]

Be careful with putting glasses inside the headset. I scratched the lenses doing that. Since then I got a prescription insert for my CV1 and wished I had done so sooner. The focal length is made for normal distance so you do not need your bi-focal prescription. As for the scratch, it is not that bad but if I had of persisted it would have ruined the headset.

https://widmovr.com/product/oculus-rift-prescription-lenses-adapter/

[_mitchlel]

Oprindeligt skrevet af caaront:

Germans are great at making stuff.

Lol, my kitchen knives are German.

[Josey Wales]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Flamenado:

Oprindeligt skrevet af caaront:

Germans are great at making stuff.

Lol, my kitchen knives are German.

I bet they're good stuff!

[funkynutz]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Maltor Sever:

just don't start wearing contacts , your vision is far too valuable to risk over being able to play in "fad mode"

I wear contact lenses in the Oculus. NO problem whatsoever... I also wear them when driving if it's sunny... How am I risking my vision?

Worst case scenario, the heat inside the headset dries them out slightly quicker.

As for "fad mode"? Once you've played Elite in VR, you won't want to play on a regular screen ever again.

[One Eye Jack]

I am not sure what prescription I would need for the Oculus. I wear reading glasses and the Oculus is sitting too close to me eyes to see as clearly as I would like.

When I pull it out about 1/4 of an inch it's perfectly clear. If there was something to adjust the distance from my eyes that would be the perfect solution rather than glasses. I have tried my reading glasses with it. Can't tell if they would work or not because it is literally physically painfull to wear them with the Oculus. It just isn't a glasses friendly device.

I like the idea of the inserts but what prescription would I need? The reading glasses prescription? I have bi focals for mid range and reading...... nothing for distance. So I just don't know.

[Josey Wales]

Oprindeligt skrevet af astroknott58:

I like the idea of the inserts but what prescription would I need? The reading glasses prescription? I have bi focals for mid range and reading...... nothing for distance. So I just don't know.

It should be your distance prescription. I don't know specifics about the Rift, but for Vive the focal length is around 1.5m IIRC.

The Vive has an adjustment for physical distance from eyes. Sounds like that would work for you. Not sure about the Rift.

[One Eye Jack]

Oprindeligt skrevet af JoseyWales:

Oprindeligt skrevet af astroknott58:

I like the idea of the inserts but what prescription would I need? The reading glasses prescription? I have bi focals for mid range and reading...... nothing for distance. So I just don't know.

It should be your distance prescription. I don't know specifics about the Rift, but for Vive the focal length is around 1.5m IIRC.

The Vive has an adjustment for physical distance from eyes. Sounds like that would work for you. Not sure about the Rift.

Getting a Vive Pro next time anyway so problem will be solved.

[Turd Ferguson]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Maltor Sever:

just don't start wearing contacts , your vision is far too valuable to risk over being able to play in "fad mode"

yea, but tinfoil hats are perfectly fine :)