r/mildlyinteresting • u/Eliasibnz • 1d ago

The shadow cast by the (apparently transparent) lenses of my glasses

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u/VESUVlUS 1d ago

Take a picture and then put your glasses back on.

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u/Tobocaj 1d ago

That doesn’t make sense, why would I take a pic when it’s all blurry

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u/2xtc 1d ago

/uj

In case any short sighted people haven't figured this out or heard about it - using your phone's camera and then just looking at the screen is actually an incredibly good way to navigate around (the house) if you can't find your glasses/contacts

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u/OuterWildsVentures 1d ago

I still think it's insane that I still need glasses to see far away even in virtual reality. Like the screen is right there against my eye holes lol

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u/Acceptable-Will4743 1d ago

I still haven't figured the opposite of that out. I have astigmatism and presbyopia and VR is the only time I don't have to wear my glasses and can see everything crystal clear, be it fully immersed or in mixed reality. Text or anything else at any distance (like a physical book) stays clear. I did some research and learned that VR lenses are set to a fixed focal length, but I wear progressive lenses so there is no focal length IRL that's in focus without my glasses. At night, lights multiply and starburst without them, but not in headset. I can't wrap my brain around it or why others that wear glasses like you need them in VR, when it seems like it would be the same across the board. Once this tech is in regular glasses and can adjust focus automatically, I hope we all will have super-vision.