I don't think it has anything to do with VR so much as I had no issues what so ever my first year using the Rift. I had other things going on and did not use VR for some months as I took a long break from things. I went to the doctor and was prescribed glasses for the first time in my life, yay. They scanned my eyes with several machines and whatnot and told me the medicine I am taking appears to be helping as the ocular migraines where less frequent. Anyway I was just curious about eye health so the question may be slightly off topic but still relevant enough.
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Current VR technology doesn't allow dynamic changes in focal distance. So using VR for prolonged periods could cause eye strain, just like sitting in front of a monitor.
Oculus is working on a new technology that allows dynamic changes in focal distance based on virtual distance. This should reduce eye strain.
It's still a while away but there are videos from OC6 that talk about this technology on YouTube.
I used my Oculus Quest for a while and noticed an increase in my visual migraines. I moved and had it put away for four months and did not have a single visual migraine. I just took it out and used it and, bingo! - visual migraine. It can't be a coincidence.
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