@@DrEyeGuy I'm 27yrs old, and I had a traumatic injury to my eye 6 years ago resulting in a traumatic hyphema and vitreous hemorrhage and needed cataract surgery after they drained it. I had the cataract lens put in almost 5 years ago now and it's been blurry/reflective since I got it. Would it be worth spending the Money on the quest 2 knowing I have this problem? Or should it be fine regardless of botched cataract lenses?
i was generally expecting him to be like "wipe the lens'" "make sure its the right IPD" like the basic info everyone knows lol surprisingly i learnt something haha
Yeah, i never thought about the key hole analogy. Makes so much sense, I was using the spacer even though I'm not wearing glasses cause I thought it would make it better (since i thought my eyes can see more of the lense/screen if it is slightly further away,lol)
Potential bonus Tip: improve your ambient lighting. The lights in my living room were dim but after changing the bulbs and getting bright LEDs it seemed to make a pretty good difference. Maybe a one off but worth a shot
If you wanna play in a dark room without actually turning on bright lights, just get IR Illuminators. They're invisible to our eyes, but they do light up the room for the Quest to see just fine.
@@steelsilence19 yup, IR light (infrared) is as bright a light as any wavelength, but it's invisible to the human eye. However, the Quest 2 can still see it like any other bright light.
Also a easy change is to switch to night mode. As long as the color of night mode doesn’t bother you this can help a lot. Bright white is one of the most blurry/blown out colors on the quest 2. Night mode makes the bright colors a bit more dim and takes away a lot of blur.
@@DrEyeGuy I find a combination of the elite trap and a more customs facial interface helps to automatically align my eyes in the right position, I seem to be able to tighten the strap and never need to fiddle with it now or I'm just better at putting it on after so much practice! I found the really extra thick padding the Vr cover interface comes with is moves around to much, probably Ideal for people with glasses though.
Reason 6: You're drunk or high. You might not think being buzzed is a big deal, but being up close like that only magnifies the effects of your chosen poison. I'm not a Dr. or an expert. I'm just speaking from experience.
There was a smelly smell in the air last time I played vr, I knocked over a full cup of water, headbutt my desk, and stumbled back over my own feet. Vr’ing sober saves lives. 🤦🏻♂️🤣
For me the standard interface brackets are too thick and put the lenses too far away from my eyes. I got some thinner ones off Amazon and it is much improved and gives a better field of view as well. Using the top strap and positioning the side straps slightly lower also helps keep them in the right position vertically (both pitch and vertical position), at least for me
With regards to the issues raised by glasses, a number of third party retailers offer replacement lenses using your prescription. This is the perfect solution for me who really struggles with contacts.
I love your enthusiasm for explaining these things, plus all the 'funny visuals' themselves that you add into your videos too. Thanks for making these! Really nice, down to earth, and enjoyable to watch. Cheers!
As one owning the Quest2 and multifocal eye glasses and trying different things to impruve the view and use comfort I can say in 100% that the best solution is to order glasses that fit on the quest lenses and not using real glasses. This made it much more enjoyable and more easy to put and remove the device. This is the most impotent note for eye glasses users
This was SUPER helpful and let me feel more confident that there's nothing wrong with my device or my eyes, just part of the experience unfortunately. I normally wear readers only when at my computer. I've tried Oculus with and without my readers, and I think I prefer it without. More comfortable for sure and the difference with my readers on was subtle enough that I wasn't even sure if it was better or not, and it seemed to really make edge distortion much more noticeable. Would you think readers-wearing users would be better off with or without their readers?
Thank you! Yes, in fact, the focal point for VR is set more in the distance, so people that just wear reading glasses should do fine without their reading glasses.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm day one on my quest 2 and I was noticing the blur, despite any adjustments to the strap I tried and assumed I was one of those unlucky people with a weird IPD that doesnt match the quest. After watching this, I still have many more things to try to see if I can make it better. My eyes need to still adjust, I'm a smoker (meaning my vision gets a little blurred anyway, so the VR is probably heightening the effects), and i don't have any accessories to give better comfort. It's still playable, but it looks like the kind of blur you get after swimming in a chlorine pool all day. Despite this blurriness, I'm blown away by the quality of the Q2.
The detail in this video is astounding, thanks for the quality content, I use glasses myself and didn't want to use those spacers, so I made custom ones.
Once I find that sweet spot (mainly by finding the correct position of how the unit sits on my head) I relax my eyes and get used to moving my head instead of moving my eyes to look around. It's a new learning experience for sure.
Something really important about glasses and the quest, just a scratch on the lenses of the quest can make it completely unusable, so I’d say the glasses spacers are worth it
You can get lens protectors, and prescription lens inserts that mean you can use the headset without glasses are a thing. However, I manage with glasses and the standard spacer.
For the 3rd one you can get a prescription lenses cover for the oculus quest which can eliminate the possibility of destroying your lenses if you scratch them with glasses also it can help protect them
I’m a manager at an optical clinic (was an optician beforehand) so I know about lenses and such. I recently got a VR headset and right away the nature of the lenses reminded me of progressive lenses! I’m only single vision but you literally have to find that sweet spot for your VR to be clear. Also, stopping at 68 for the PD was the dumbest thing they could’ve done 🤦🏻♀️ your average person is gonna be well under a 68 BUT there’s plenty of people above that
Something that helped me (which now makes a lot of sense knowing about that sweet spot) was trying to remember to only move my head and not move my eyes. Feels weird and a difficult habit to form but definitely makes a difference.
There is also that the quest 2 (and all current VR headsets) are fixed focal distance. 1.5m in the case of the quest. Your eyes are used to focusing on things based on depth cues like the convergence distance of your eyes, so your eyes will actually miss focus for the virtual content when trying to look at something up close especially. Vari-focal headsets like the half-dome 3 prototype from Facebook reality labs use some very complicated technology to track your eyes and refocus the lenses to the correct distance for what you are looking at (and apply a depth of field effect mimicking how light normally falls on your retinas). With headsets like that eye strain should be substantially reduced as there isn't a mismatch between the focal distance and other depth cues.
Best tip I can give for IPD and height adjustment, especially since getting the right IPD with the quest 2 is a guessing game (why oh why is it stepped?) - When it launches, use the color bleed around the dots as it's loading as an indicator of how to adjust it. If both eyes see color bleed to the same side, move the headset left/right. If each eye sees the bleed in it's own direction, then either loosen/tighten IPD, and if the bleed is up/down then obv adjust up/down. ideally try to look straight ahead while you do the adjustments, not at the place where the screen is. I usually have it adjusted before i'm in, it's a fast process, and it helps a lot.When you're in the sweet spot, the center of your vision will have almost no color bleed and if there is any it should be balanced on all sides
see i have the opposite situation in that VR headsets just tend to work on me regardless of shape or inconvenient IPD adjustment, but i gotta get creative for my family members sometimes.
@@Edgard422 Absolutely! But some people might be in the middle - and this trick also works for up-down and left-right alignment. It's just a quick thing I check when I put it on to make sure things are lined up
@@varnull6120 Yes I know it is not fully configurable. Quick trick, you can leave the numbers in the middle and it will stay there, giving you 5 possible IPDs to work on.
I spent a career in film so recognized the fresnel lenses immediately but wanted to thank you SO much for all this data on fitting the Oculus to your eyes, including spacer, head straps and the sweet spot!
Haven’t gotten them yet, but there is a company that is partnered with Oculus that makes prescription lens attachments so you don’t have to wear glasses while playing.
The down side is i would jave to get then done every time i get a new prescription. I have to get glasses every year. It's already $400 aud for new glasses. Sucks
Just wanna say that I have sent this video to so, so many people in the last 6 months since I've gotten my headset. Anytime anyone questions whether it's supposed to be blurry or if something is wrong with their headset I just immediately send them a link to this video because it's *perfect*. You answer every question and make it so easy to understand, so.. thank you, and you're welcome!
@@DrEyeGuy No problem! When I had first gotten it I was worried for close to a week that something was wrong with my headset or that maybe it just wasn't as good as I had hoped, but this video gave me instant relief. Explaining fresnel lenses and using the peephole analogy is what really made me understand what was going on. I took the glasses spacer out, made sure everything was lined up with my eyes, then tightened the strap down good and BOOM. It was amazing, exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks again! You're a big reason why I didn't send my headset back and I'm still loving it. Been playing a ton of Contractors and Green Hell lately!
I have been having problems with my oc2 being blurry. You reminded me that I put in the glasses spacer for a friend to play and forgot to remove the spacer. Many thanks doc, Really nice video. I like the popping contrast and natural colors.
@@dekunohero9822 Field of view. The further the headset is from your eyes, naturally the less space the lenses cover around your eyes. The higher the FOV, the more you can look around without it being pitch black in the edges.
Do you think farsightedness can also be a factor when it comes to blurry vision in VR? I'm farsighted and sometimes if I pull the headset a bit off my face, I can see the image more clearly because it's slightly further away. I haven't seen that much online about farsightedness and VR, so I'd be interested to hear your take on it.
It absolutely can affect VR. Do you wear glasses when playing the VR? People that are farsighted can usually do ok with distance vision without glasses. But without glasses you will have to use your focus muscles than other people would have to. This can for sure mess with the clarity.
@@DrEyeGuy I do wear my glasses when I play VR. I saw online that sometimes farsighted people do okay without their glasses in VR, but I have pretty severe astigmatism so it was all just very very blurry when I tried without my glasses. I did get an extra large glasses spacer to make the distance between my eyes and the screen a bit bigger, and I think it's helped!
@@rox9570 my glasses don’t fit even with the glasses spacer I’m not sure on what to do, I hate having to squint especially because i play Rec room (edit) - they fit, I have huge glasses frames and just had to take my time putting them in my glasses spacer correctly
@@13skp Yeah my last pair of glasses fit perfectly into the quest, but my new pair is way too wide to fit unfortunately. So I'm just going to use my old pair for VR until I can afford to get some prescription lenses for the quest
Not an eye doctor and 5 seconds into using this figured out what you are saying. I am apart of the research group for Meta Quest 2 for people with disabilities. They gave me a Quest 2 to in effect go over all the accessible issues.
Hi Dr Eyeguy I just re-watched this video and I missed the God rays part. Those are the biggest issue I have through 100% of the view. I get the sweet spot to be as clear as I can, and it still has God rays. Unlike the sides that stray off to the left or right. The sweet spot has them as a sort of glow around the words/letters/images almost a soft halo effect. See if you agree out of the box no 3rd party installs or added lenses: This sweet spot is 90% clear. Even the plastic lens you hold in the video will show the same issues with God Rays, and the center being 90% clear. The rest of the view is not exactly fuzzy looking, but those God rays really do effect the view, and the odd way light bends through the ring steps causes an sort of ripple or a record groove effect that is super frustrating. Sorry for the long post here. Would it be possible to show a working model of lenses that use the typical lenses to focus with... How about Pancake lenses? In my head I find it hard to imagine another option doesn't exist that would work better. And not require 3rd party software, or hardware to improve. I mean is it possible to make a manually focusable set of lenses to fit this device if so I would love to see it in action.
In my case blurriness it's definitely caused by low texture resolution due to the quest 2 lack of gpu power: I can actually see the "native" pixels in the screen panel (so I'm sure the image perfectly focused) yet text and other small details are blurry, with the smallest detail being far bigger that the actual screen pixels. Increasing the render texture resolution with sidequest makes the image far sharper and more detailed, but in most games the Quest 2 just can't keep up with the higher resolution and starts dropping frames.
@@butterfly1968 Essentially, the video/movement becomes choppy/jittery when the hardware can't produce animation frames fast enough to keep a consistent rate.
So basically.. wax off eyelashes and superglue lenses directly to eyeball for maximum clarity.💀 😝 Seriously tho.. I think they’re programmed to output incredibly crisp graphics during first-time use, and then resolution is downgraded to avoid overloading servers ..or something?? 🤷🏻♀️ ..I have two Quest 2 devices and that has been my experience on *both* of them. 😐
You can go in between settings too with ipd, always carry a microfiber cloth, never use your shirt to clean lenses. Or yes prescription glasses. And if your fogging up it’s probably bc the temperature isn’t the same in the headset then outside, or your nose is inside and breathing in the headset so I recommend a fan if the room is too hot. Just some tips :)
I don't get motion sickness, but I get bad headaches if I don't configure the headset for good comfort and optics. Luckily, the home environments are quite good for testing before you jump into a game.
well done. I have a stigmatism (left eye) from doing artwork, phone and PC screens for 25 years...... and now an ocular occlusion from an isolated eye stroke last week in the same flipping eye (pre VR use. So "no" folks..wasn't caused by VR). Nice to see other videos addressing prescriptions and such. I will check them out. now say "I utilize an Oculus with an ocular occlusion from an isolated eye stroke" 5 times fast.
Great content. Let's be honest though, the optics on this device have always been a huge compromise due to the desire to reduce the cost of the device as much as possible. i just hope they splash out a little bit more when the Pro version comes along.
@@DrEyeGuy having said that perhaps you could explain this for me. I need glasses for reading and although my long distance is perfect I really struggle to read an iPad or a book at normal reading distance without them. However the strange thing is I do not need to wear glasses in the Quest 2 and apart from the sweet spot issue the focus and sharpness is good. I can’t understand why I do need to wear glasses in the Quest 2!!
This is where the optics of VR is awesome. The lenses in the VR device focus the image close to distance...so if you have good distance vision, then it works out great in VR. It's the people that have really bad distance vision that are needing glasses in VR.
I think this is why I'm waiting for the quest 3, different lenses like in the Pico 4, these are the y way forward, better clarity and thinner on the face
Thanks for this excellent video. I’ve just ordered a Quest 2 and am coming from PSVR. I found some of these issues and fixes from my time with PSVR through trial and error, but your video logically explained what I found and also mentioned a couple of new points I will definitely take into account when my Quest 2 arrives.
I just got one yesterday. I find it pretty crazy how close they are to your eyes yet they can be blurry without wearing my eyeglasses. Another random aspect that blew my mind. It's as if things really are far away in the virtual world lol. Thank you for the video. Was wondering why it was kinda blurry at different angles. The "sweet spot" is 100% true.
Incredibly in-depth video covering tons of nuances🤩 That's the case in point of how professional reviews should be💪😎 Looks like it's something obvious, but it's not👍
Since I take my glasses off to read, despite them being bifocals, I thought it would be best to leave my glasses off in the Oculus. Well, I went ahead and installed the extension piece and tried it with my glasses on. HUUUUUGE improvement!
You are very correct about the reasons, no bs like some other specify. Natural eyesight of a user should be normal or properly corrected with eyeglasses/contact lenses or lens inserts (IMO, the latest variant is the best, as it's the most convenient one and by far) FOR THE RIGHT DISTANCE, which is the distance from the eyes to the virtual surface where image is displayed. I read that for Oculus Go and OQ1 it's either 1.3 or 2 meters, OQ2 should be something about that too or somewhat closer as I noticed coz I do need glasses for it unlike Go (I use +1.5 glasses for middle distance in RL, I almost don't need them for Go), but Rift S f.e. has its virual screen basically at infinite distance AFAIK. So prescription glasses or lens inserts should allow to see clearly at that distance which is different for different headsets. It's strange that makers don't oficially publish the info about effective focal distance as it's critically important for older people who use several glasses for different distances (reading, TV, walking/driving).
I found my headset very blurry at first. The best way to fix it is to make sure u got the right IPD setting on, and it is fit right on your face. I thought I would have to use the IPD setting 1, because my ipd is around 59mm, but that was more blurry for me than the default 2nd setting. So I use the 2nd setting. Guess my IPD measurement app was wrong lol
I've had my Oculus Quest 2 for a couple of months, and I have figured some of this out with trial and error, but I wish I had seen this earlier to save myself a lot of aggravation. Well done!
I wear glasses and hate shoving them in my oculus rift 1st gen while they dont provide the best comfort during use. Any tips, tools, and websites for people who wear glasses?
Not sure if the rift has this. But most, have prescription lenses that snap onto the original one, i have some and they work on the quest 2. Can be kind of expensive though
I ordered the lens inserts. Can't wait to get them. Not only with the bluelight and glare filters, and the minor awkwardness of putting the headset on over my glasses, plus I won't have to worry about scratching the lenses as much... Now from this video I'm learning that taking out the glasses spacer might help me see better, which hopefully I'll be able to do.
Thanks Doc. I just learned more from your few minute video than I have after spending literally hours of searching the internet about how to improve my experience with Oculus 2. I’ve been hooked on video games since Motorola put out Pong. I have Myst loaded on everything I own that will play a game. I’m 70 years old, wear glasses and spend as much time gaming as home chores and my wife let me get away with. I’m going to make sure all my buds know about your informative videos. Thanks again Doc.
Thanks Doc! It’s been my main problem since I got my device two weeks ago. I wear progressive lenses and obviously it’s not ideal for the Quest 2 as I am constrained to the middle/top part of the lenses. I’ve ordered some glasses with only the top part so hopefully it’ll help. Also I’m now using an elite strap and it’s much easier to fine tune the correct position although it’s a little tricky to fit the glasses.
Thanks for commenting! I bet the glasses will help. My next video is a review of the some of the VR prescription lens inserts, and that might be an option for you as well.
@@DrEyeGuy Great! I'm looking forward to the next video. I've considered VR prescription lenses as well but they don't do them here in Australia and I need to order them from the US. So they're quite expensive.
oh wow! Thank you so much for this video doc. I instantly subscribed! As a medical provider that was personally looking into this VR stuff during my off time (just wanting to relax and unwind) I am honestly concerned about the long term risks associated with prolonged VR use. Strange thing to worry about but it's keeping me from pulling the trigger on getting one of these things. So thank you for your time in explaining this ^_^
Thank you so much for this. I thought I was going crazy; that my headset's lenses were damaged. Nope. It's just my astigmatism doing what it's always done.
You can increase the graphics settings outside the sweet spot. There is both a physical and software problem that affects how stuff looks in your peripheral vision. The software problem can be adjusted for much better visuals.
Hi!! I got my Quest 2 a couple weeks ago and your video helped me understand that blurry issue I’ve been trying to adjust! It’s so annoying. Thank you so much for this helpful video 🎉
The fresnel lenses explain why I can still read things without my glasses when wearing the Quest. I still use the peephole trick to read things when my glasses aren't readily available.
Was googling info on why vids are blurry on my Quest 2, & info about needing Readers vs using an oculus, your vids popped up & i loved them, so informative, thank u very much for this information!
0:51 ah yes astigmatism, before when people asked me if i was near sighted or far sighted, i literally had no idea how to respond cuz i forgot the word
I have amblyopia but my eyes have never had that “lazy” eye drifting. Can’t tell if the different in vision between my eyes has anything to do with my vision in the oculus. It seems that things further away in the game get blurry at a distance that is surprisingly short.
@@DrEyeGuy I haven’t worn glasses in years. There was going to be only one prescription lens (over left eye) but before I quit wearing my glasses it was just to slide an eyepatch over it. Most uncomfortable thing to ever wear.
I'd highly recommend getting prescription lens inserts if prescription lenses would be necessary anyway. That way you won't scratch the HMD lenses with your glasses and on top of that, you'd have them protected with the other ones covering them up. It's also possible to insert plain ones just for protection. Hitting the sweet spot is most vital which is why I'm glad still using the original Quest and CV1 that both have IPD sliders instead of just a bunch of settings. The Quest has a much bigger sweet spot though (Quest 2 has the exact same lenses), while the CV1 doesn't have those fresnel-lens rings, at least I can't see them - but much worse god rays.
Finally a detailed version not just some touch-and-go stupid non-comprehensive video that other ppl made about improving clarity on oculus quest 2.... Thanks Mr Doctor Eye Guy, you have just diminished my sense of helplessness about the blurry vision... I will try out what you suggested here and update everyone about it...
Thank you VERY much for this excellent informative video. Its nice to see that more and more people are getting into VR; especially highly skilled doctors like Dr. Eyeguy (I realize that's not your real name). Anyway, being an avid PC gamer since I sat down at my first DOS - C:/ Prompt in 1988 I have been into VR since the original HTC Vive became available in early 2016 and I ONLY play VR games since then. Being mostly retired now I spend about three to four hours a day in VR so this information helps.
Thanks for the awesome comment! I was obviously drawn to VR, and the optics and vision of it all intrigues me. I actually remember the DOS prompt days. 😀
I've got a stigmatism and recently got a prescription. I'll pop on my glasses and see what happens with my quest 2 I know it sounds silly but I never thought I should be wearing my glasses whilst playing VR. Thanks, Dr. EyeGuy!
I could watch @3:00 for ... a long time... *_I want to see!_* i love Holodecks, I mean VR. *_"The Stars like Dust encircle me, in living mists of light, and all of space I see to see in one vast burst of sight!"_*
I have a valve index, but this all tracks. I didn't know why I kept seeing these weird rings and now I've been able to fix it. You're awesome dude thanks!
Well I'm a couple years overdue for an eye exam, and I've been wearing my old old glasses since my last pair broke. So, my VR experience has been a bit... cloudy lol. Definitely didn't consider some of these before, appreciate the video!
It blurry for me, I assume it’s because I didn’t have my eyes right in the center, I had them near it. The games are great! Just need to do that adjustment, I appreciate the explanation!
My Oculus 2 fogging up reminded me of my highschool swim team days and my goggles fogging up. So I went to my nearest sporting goods store in search of the anti-fog serum I used back then to coat the interior of my goggles, instead found an anti-fog spray in the swim section. Applied lens spray with microfiber and skipped its instruction to rinse lens under cold water for obvious reasons. I have found this to dramatically reduce fogging up. Combine this step with warming up the Oculus headset by pre-wearing it (I wear it backwards on my head 5-10 minutes) for even better effectiveness. *Wish I thought of this solution pre-pandemic mask wearing for my eyeglasses 🤔
Can we just appreciate how this man lists pretty much every single possibility that could be the reason it’s blurry? I’ve never even I guess thought that my sweating could be the answer, and just assumed my lashes are smudging the lenses😅 thanks man!
explaining that sweet spot on the lens cleared everything up lol, seriously! I wear glasses and trifocals at that, thinking about all of this together it now makes sense, I would try and look down out of the lower part of my glasses lens like I do to read in real life, trying to adjust the focus. yikes, that won't work, I just need to look straight ahead at all times into that sweet spot, and also being as close to the lens as possible. all makes sense now. Thank you so much.
Another bonus tip would be getting the elite head-strap because while it is expensive, it makes it so much more comfortable to play. With the old flimsy head-strap it’s hard to get a balance between clear vision but trying not to hurt your head and pressure your face too much, but with the elite strap you can get a clear vision without the cost of having red lines all over your face
If you wear glasses, do yourself a favor and get a contacts RX for this, having your eyes half an inch closer to the lenses is super immerssive and much more comfortable for long term play. Also handy to have for things like 3D movies, skiing, or paintball where you're wearing something over your eyes longer term. Just get the jelly ones, I've worn them for over a decade and never once injured my eye by using well washed hands and never sleeping in them.
Hey Dr. EyeGuy - I have a 73mm IPD, and use both a Quest 1 and Quest 2 for work (at Meta Reality Labs). I can "squeeze" into a Quest 1 and comfortably accommodate to it's widest IPD setting of 70mm, but it's a bit more strain adjusting to the 68mm max of the Quest 2. I've been exploring using Prism inserts to try and push the Quest 2's IPD wider, to a range I can accommodate to. Can you share your thoughts on using a Prism insert to modify the 68mm max IPD?
Love how the eye doc ‘loved your comment’ but never actually answered your question 😂 guess that means he’s just loving the comments without actually reading
They could do that, but it wouldn't help. They designed the thing to be used with 3 set distances only there is no way of adjusting the IDP. It is the only VR device that does not let you adjust the IDP to match your eyes. If you like me, are not in their 3 perfect idp catagories we are completely out of luck. I had to return mine and get an used rift s instead because of it.
@@goobermcboogerballs1420 If you are very careful you can actually slide the eye pieces in between the IPD steps. So between 1 and 2, if you slide it really slow it will balance at 1 1/2, same with the 2 and 3. Balance it in between at 2 1/2.
So i've got a very rare condition where my eyes can't move left or right but still up or down. When you use the quest and have to move your head around you're experiencing life the way i do.
When I make a small hole with my one hand and look through the hole I can actually see tiny letters..has anyone else ever did that? I swear I’m not crazy and this really works..I bet I need glasses
That's actually a real thing! It's called the pinhole effect. You should look it up. I actually made a quick shorts video about it on my channel. That's awesome that you figured that out.
@@matthew2182 yeah look at your screen and make a circle with your thumb and index finger around your eyes. focus and you can see small version of the letters over the normal ones
@@DrEyeGuy If I'm not mistaken, is this not because your eyes receive less light, allowing for less visual distraction? the same concept of squinting to read?
@@TheBobist It is the same concept for squinting. With the pinhole, or squinting you eliminate the light rays in the periphery that need to be focused with your eye, just leaving the central light ray that doesn't need to be focused and goes straight through your eye.
So pleased I ran across your channel. I've long wanted to ask an optometrist, is there a mild prescription a normally sighted person could use (via lens inserts) to slightly magnify the picture? You may be aware that with the Quest 2's highest IPD setting you can see the left and right edges of the display panel as very harsh, straight, vertical borders. I find this very distracting and would much prefer the whole image was magnified slightly to fill the circular limits of the lens. Thanks!
Now this is a good question. If you out a magnifying lens in there, it is going to change the focal point of the quest, and potential make it blurry, which would defeat the whole purpose. Right now I can't think of a way optically to get rid the display edge... ill look into further.
@@DrEyeGuy Thank you, there may not be a solution, at least not one that can be readily ordered 'off-the-shelf', but it'd be a great discovery if it turned out there was.
Great job. I have an Oculus Quest 2 and an HTC Vive. I knew about the lenses and the IPD adjustments from the very beginning but not about that center sweet spot circle in the lense. That really makes it easy to understand why they always want you to use the IPD adjustment. Over time I just hoped mine stayed set. On the HTC Vive its easy to turn that knob on accident and I dont have the paper guide to know my measurement anymore.
Crazy how important IPD is to get a good picture with these lenses, and yet they force us to pick between 3 arbitrary distances with no proper way of customizing it to our actual needs.
@@-renoboarder-4820 Yes but it is a tedious crapshoot. If you can set it and forget it then it is not a big problem but if you have multiple people using the same headset and each had a different IPD, you can probably see the problem.
I know I am short sighted and have an astigmatism, I havent been able to play for more than 30 minutes without red strained eyes and a migraine. This videos been really helpful thank you
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never seen someone go so in depth on it. AND this dude is an eye doctor. Epic
Thanks! This was a fun video to make. I like VR, and I like eyes, so it was a good fit. 🙂
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@@DrEyeGuy I'm 27yrs old, and I had a traumatic injury to my eye 6 years ago resulting in a traumatic hyphema and vitreous hemorrhage and needed cataract surgery after they drained it. I had the cataract lens put in almost 5 years ago now and it's been blurry/reflective since I got it. Would it be worth spending the Money on the quest 2 knowing I have this problem? Or should it be fine regardless of botched cataract lenses?
@@kflow1379 Wow, sorry to hear about that crazy eye history. Does wearing glasses help the vision in that eye? How blurry is it?
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i was generally expecting him to be like "wipe the lens'" "make sure its the right IPD" like the basic info everyone knows lol
surprisingly i learnt something haha
Thanks, glad I could bring a little bit more to the table.
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2:59 he did talk about ipd
Yeah, i never thought about the key hole analogy. Makes so much sense, I was using the spacer even though I'm not wearing glasses cause I thought it would make it better (since i thought my eyes can see more of the lense/screen if it is slightly further away,lol)
@@tcrsh8918 I think he’s talking abt most videos just covering ipd and wiping the lens. This video covers more than just that
Potential bonus Tip: improve your ambient lighting. The lights in my living room were dim but after changing the bulbs and getting bright LEDs it seemed to make a pretty good difference. Maybe a one off but worth a shot
Nice tip!
Oculus does require a lit room (i think to locate itself in space). I find in dim lighting I get more positional stuttering.
If you wanna play in a dark room without actually turning on bright lights, just get IR Illuminators. They're invisible to our eyes, but they do light up the room for the Quest to see just fine.
@@brandongonzales3785 did this even make sense
@@steelsilence19 yup, IR light (infrared) is as bright a light as any wavelength, but it's invisible to the human eye. However, the Quest 2 can still see it like any other bright light.
Also a easy change is to switch to night mode. As long as the color of night mode doesn’t bother you this can help a lot. Bright white is one of the most blurry/blown out colors on the quest 2. Night mode makes the bright colors a bit more dim and takes away a lot of blur.
I can’t tell the difference between nightlight and normal until I turn it off after a while
Did you watch the video before commenting?😂 he said that in the end
@@Buriedinasoupcan wtf you are probably little colorblind the difference is huge
@@Endorzan no I get used to it after a few mins
@@jonathanbjrklund8851 He said Nightmode can help with God Rays, mike is saying it can help a lot with blur too
My Quest 2 used to feel super blurry but with time and adjusting the strap i dont have that blurriness effect anymore at all
Same with me, once I got my settings and position correct, it became much easier and clearer to see.
@@DrEyeGuy I find a combination of the elite trap and a more customs facial interface helps to automatically align my eyes in the right position, I seem to be able to tighten the strap and never need to fiddle with it now or I'm just better at putting it on after so much practice!
I found the really extra thick padding the Vr cover interface comes with is moves around to much, probably Ideal for people with glasses though.
After getting the new strap with the turn dial I can see the screen better
Yaaaay
I'm pretty sure I have defective lenses 😢
Reason 6: You're drunk or high. You might not think being buzzed is a big deal, but being up close like that only magnifies the effects of your chosen poison. I'm not a Dr. or an expert. I'm just speaking from experience.
Or drunk AND high 😁
There was a smelly smell in the air last time I played vr, I knocked over a full cup of water, headbutt my desk, and stumbled back over my own feet. Vr’ing sober saves lives. 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Deadass
What? That's playing on Hardcore
Wtf
For me the standard interface brackets are too thick and put the lenses too far away from my eyes. I got some thinner ones off Amazon and it is much improved and gives a better field of view as well. Using the top strap and positioning the side straps slightly lower also helps keep them in the right position vertically (both pitch and vertical position), at least for me
Good to hear that you figured it out.
What where the ones you bought called
This man has quality content and deserves so much more attention, Thank you for this video!
Thanks so much! I'm glad it's helping people out. Thanks for the awesome comment!
Hi
With regards to the issues raised by glasses, a number of third party retailers offer replacement lenses using your prescription. This is the perfect solution for me who really struggles with contacts.
I love your enthusiasm for explaining these things, plus all the 'funny visuals' themselves that you add into your videos too. Thanks for making these! Really nice, down to earth, and enjoyable to watch. Cheers!
Wow, thanks for the awesome comment. You made my day, and I'm not just saying that. Thanks!
As one owning the Quest2 and multifocal eye glasses and trying different things to impruve the view and use comfort I can say in 100% that the best solution is to order glasses that fit on the quest lenses and not using real glasses.
This made it much more enjoyable and more easy to put and remove the device.
This is the most impotent note for eye glasses users
I agree. Thanks for the comment.
Ezra, what kind of glasses/brand are you using? I’m still suffering with this issue
I just use contacts
Post a link my dude.
@@CptCadoodles TH-cam eats links, google it instead dude
This was SUPER helpful and let me feel more confident that there's nothing wrong with my device or my eyes, just part of the experience unfortunately. I normally wear readers only when at my computer. I've tried Oculus with and without my readers, and I think I prefer it without. More comfortable for sure and the difference with my readers on was subtle enough that I wasn't even sure if it was better or not, and it seemed to really make edge distortion much more noticeable. Would you think readers-wearing users would be better off with or without their readers?
Thank you! Yes, in fact, the focal point for VR is set more in the distance, so people that just wear reading glasses should do fine without their reading glasses.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm day one on my quest 2 and I was noticing the blur, despite any adjustments to the strap I tried and assumed I was one of those unlucky people with a weird IPD that doesnt match the quest. After watching this, I still have many more things to try to see if I can make it better. My eyes need to still adjust, I'm a smoker (meaning my vision gets a little blurred anyway, so the VR is probably heightening the effects), and i don't have any accessories to give better comfort. It's still playable, but it looks like the kind of blur you get after swimming in a chlorine pool all day.
Despite this blurriness, I'm blown away by the quality of the Q2.
Hopefully some of the tips can help you out. It really is a blast in VR once you get into it.
The detail in this video is astounding, thanks for the quality content, I use glasses myself and didn't want to use those spacers, so I made custom ones.
Woah? That's awesome... do they work pretty well? Thanks for the comment.!
Once I find that sweet spot (mainly by finding the correct position of how the unit sits on my head) I relax my eyes and get used to moving my head instead of moving my eyes to look around. It's a new learning experience for sure.
Thank you! I always hated the blueness and not being able to see text on the edges.
You're Welcome! Let me know if the tips help!
Something really important about glasses and the quest, just a scratch on the lenses of the quest can make it completely unusable, so I’d say the glasses spacers are worth it
Yes! Thank you for this comment.
if you scratch them you can use polywatch liquid to fix the scratch, look it up
@@gabof92 yeah but it’s still better to just not scratch the lenses in the first place
@@EgansChannel obviously
You can get lens protectors, and prescription lens inserts that mean you can use the headset without glasses are a thing. However, I manage with glasses and the standard spacer.
After watching several of your videos I've been able to get my eye strain down and enjoy my time in VR more. Thanks man, keep it up.
That's so awesome to hear! Comments like this keep me motivated to make more videos.
For the 3rd one you can get a prescription lenses cover for the oculus quest which can eliminate the possibility of destroying your lenses if you scratch them with glasses also it can help protect them
I’m a manager at an optical clinic (was an optician beforehand) so I know about lenses and such. I recently got a VR headset and right away the nature of the lenses reminded me of progressive lenses! I’m only single vision but you literally have to find that sweet spot for your VR to be clear. Also, stopping at 68 for the PD was the dumbest thing they could’ve done 🤦🏻♀️ your average person is gonna be well under a 68 BUT there’s plenty of people above that
I completely agree!
Something that helped me (which now makes a lot of sense knowing about that sweet spot) was trying to remember to only move my head and not move my eyes. Feels weird and a difficult habit to form but definitely makes a difference.
There is also that the quest 2 (and all current VR headsets) are fixed focal distance. 1.5m in the case of the quest. Your eyes are used to focusing on things based on depth cues like the convergence distance of your eyes, so your eyes will actually miss focus for the virtual content when trying to look at something up close especially. Vari-focal headsets like the half-dome 3 prototype from Facebook reality labs use some very complicated technology to track your eyes and refocus the lenses to the correct distance for what you are looking at (and apply a depth of field effect mimicking how light normally falls on your retinas). With headsets like that eye strain should be substantially reduced as there isn't a mismatch between the focal distance and other depth cues.
I'm excited to test out varifocal lenses!
Best tip I can give for IPD and height adjustment, especially since getting the right IPD with the quest 2 is a guessing game (why oh why is it stepped?) - When it launches, use the color bleed around the dots as it's loading as an indicator of how to adjust it. If both eyes see color bleed to the same side, move the headset left/right. If each eye sees the bleed in it's own direction, then either loosen/tighten IPD, and if the bleed is up/down then obv adjust up/down. ideally try to look straight ahead while you do the adjustments, not at the place where the screen is. I usually have it adjusted before i'm in, it's a fast process, and it helps a lot.When you're in the sweet spot, the center of your vision will have almost no color bleed and if there is any it should be balanced on all sides
Thanks for that idea i did see it bleeds a little bit for me one way
see i have the opposite situation in that VR headsets just tend to work on me regardless of shape or inconvenient IPD adjustment, but i gotta get creative for my family members sometimes.
IPD on the quest 2 should not be a guessing game, each number is related to a specific IPD, this video even shows that 1 = 58 mm, and 2 = 63 mm
@@Edgard422 Absolutely! But some people might be in the middle - and this trick also works for up-down and left-right alignment. It's just a quick thing I check when I put it on to make sure things are lined up
@@varnull6120 Yes I know it is not fully configurable. Quick trick, you can leave the numbers in the middle and it will stay there, giving you 5 possible IPDs to work on.
I spent a career in film so recognized the fresnel lenses immediately but wanted to thank you SO much for all this data on fitting the Oculus to your eyes, including spacer, head straps and the sweet spot!
I don't have a quest right now but I'm VERY exited for it, probably because of the caffeine.
Haven’t gotten them yet, but there is a company that is partnered with Oculus that makes prescription lens attachments so you don’t have to wear glasses while playing.
I got these because the quest scratched my glasses badly
Link pleasexx
The down side is i would jave to get then done every time i get a new prescription. I have to get glasses every year. It's already $400 aud for new glasses. Sucks
@@minaryeon9259 it's only like $60 for the lenses, so I don't think that's too bad.
Just wanna say that I have sent this video to so, so many people in the last 6 months since I've gotten my headset. Anytime anyone questions whether it's supposed to be blurry or if something is wrong with their headset I just immediately send them a link to this video because it's *perfect*. You answer every question and make it so easy to understand, so.. thank you, and you're welcome!
Wow! You are awesome! Thank you for doing that, and I'm so glad this video could be that helpful.
@@DrEyeGuy No problem! When I had first gotten it I was worried for close to a week that something was wrong with my headset or that maybe it just wasn't as good as I had hoped, but this video gave me instant relief. Explaining fresnel lenses and using the peephole analogy is what really made me understand what was going on. I took the glasses spacer out, made sure everything was lined up with my eyes, then tightened the strap down good and BOOM. It was amazing, exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks again! You're a big reason why I didn't send my headset back and I'm still loving it. Been playing a ton of Contractors and Green Hell lately!
@@kono8172 That's so awesome! I'll have to see if I'll catch you on Contractors one of these days. Username is Dr. EyeGuy
@@DrEyeGuy I'll definitely keep an eye out now! I'll be very vocal about it if I see your name hahaha
I have been having problems with my oc2 being blurry. You reminded me that I put in the glasses spacer for a friend to play and forgot to remove the spacer. Many thanks doc,
Really nice video. I like the popping contrast and natural colors.
Thanks! So did that fix the issue? Just taking out the spacer?
Weird. The glasses spacer makes it better for me, but I dont use it often since it lowers FOV
@@MrMetropolis FOV?
@@dekunohero9822 Field of view. The further the headset is from your eyes, naturally the less space the lenses cover around your eyes. The higher the FOV, the more you can look around without it being pitch black in the edges.
Do you think farsightedness can also be a factor when it comes to blurry vision in VR? I'm farsighted and sometimes if I pull the headset a bit off my face, I can see the image more clearly because it's slightly further away. I haven't seen that much online about farsightedness and VR, so I'd be interested to hear your take on it.
It absolutely can affect VR. Do you wear glasses when playing the VR? People that are farsighted can usually do ok with distance vision without glasses. But without glasses you will have to use your focus muscles than other people would have to. This can for sure mess with the clarity.
@@DrEyeGuy I do wear my glasses when I play VR. I saw online that sometimes farsighted people do okay without their glasses in VR, but I have pretty severe astigmatism so it was all just very very blurry when I tried without my glasses. I did get an extra large glasses spacer to make the distance between my eyes and the screen a bit bigger, and I think it's helped!
@@rox9570 my glasses don’t fit even with the glasses spacer I’m not sure on what to do, I hate having to squint especially because i play Rec room (edit) - they fit, I have huge glasses frames and just had to take my time putting them in my glasses spacer correctly
@@13skp Do you have big glasses too ?
@@13skp Yeah my last pair of glasses fit perfectly into the quest, but my new pair is way too wide to fit unfortunately. So I'm just going to use my old pair for VR until I can afford to get some prescription lenses for the quest
Not an eye doctor and 5 seconds into using this figured out what you are saying. I am apart of the research group for Meta Quest 2 for people with disabilities. They gave me a Quest 2 to in effect go over all the accessible issues.
Hi Dr Eyeguy I just re-watched this video and I missed the God rays part. Those are the biggest issue I have through 100% of the view. I get the sweet spot to be as clear as I can, and it still has God rays. Unlike the sides that stray off to the left or right. The sweet spot has them as a sort of glow around the words/letters/images almost a soft halo effect. See if you agree out of the box no 3rd party installs or added lenses: This sweet spot is 90% clear. Even the plastic lens you hold in the video will show the same issues with God Rays, and the center being 90% clear. The rest of the view is not exactly fuzzy looking, but those God rays really do effect the view, and the odd way light bends through the ring steps causes an sort of ripple or a record groove effect that is super frustrating. Sorry for the long post here. Would it be possible to show a working model of lenses that use the typical lenses to focus with... How about Pancake lenses? In my head I find it hard to imagine another option doesn't exist that would work better. And not require 3rd party software, or hardware to improve. I mean is it possible to make a manually focusable set of lenses to fit this device if so I would love to see it in action.
In my case blurriness it's definitely caused by low texture resolution due to the quest 2 lack of gpu power: I can actually see the "native" pixels in the screen panel (so I'm sure the image perfectly focused) yet text and other small details are blurry, with the smallest detail being far bigger that the actual screen pixels. Increasing the render texture resolution with sidequest makes the image far sharper and more detailed, but in most games the Quest 2 just can't keep up with the higher resolution and starts dropping frames.
What do you mean by 'starts dropping frames'? Sorry new to gaming
@@butterfly1968 Essentially, the video/movement becomes choppy/jittery when the hardware can't produce animation frames fast enough to keep a consistent rate.
@@PMX Yeah, that's why the Oculus with the link cable is the best option.
@@butterfly1968 It lags.. or skips. (like a scratched DVD.)
So basically.. wax off eyelashes and superglue lenses directly to eyeball for maximum clarity.💀
😝
Seriously tho.. I think they’re programmed to output incredibly crisp graphics during first-time use, and then resolution is downgraded to avoid overloading servers ..or something?? 🤷🏻♀️
..I have two Quest 2 devices and that has been my experience on *both* of them. 😐
You can go in between settings too with ipd, always carry a microfiber cloth, never use your shirt to clean lenses. Or yes prescription glasses. And if your fogging up it’s probably bc the temperature isn’t the same in the headset then outside, or your nose is inside and breathing in the headset so I recommend a fan if the room is too hot. Just some tips :)
Nice! Thank you. I'm thinking about making a part 2 video, and I'll have to add these to the list.
@@DrEyeGuy that’s nice to hear! Thanks for the deed back
I don't get motion sickness, but I get bad headaches if I don't configure the headset for good comfort and optics. Luckily, the home environments are quite good for testing before you jump into a game.
As long as I wear it in the right position it's surprisingly clear. My left eye does go blurry sometimes.
I like to close my right eye, make sure it's clear for my left eye, then open my right eye for finding the horizontal and vertical sweet spots.
I love how you go into the science about it. Most informative video on these topics, so ty!
Thank you! That really does mean a lot to me.
well done. I have a stigmatism (left eye) from doing artwork, phone and PC screens for 25 years...... and now an ocular occlusion from an isolated eye stroke last week in the same flipping eye (pre VR use. So "no" folks..wasn't caused by VR). Nice to see other videos addressing prescriptions and such. I will check them out. now say "I utilize an Oculus with an ocular occlusion from an isolated eye stroke" 5 times fast.
Haha, I actually tried to say that really fast.... that's a mouth full.
Honestly I think it just takes time to learn how to wear the headset propperly. That and make sure you measure your IPD
Totally agree!
@DirtyD56 Yes, I go over how in my other video "Save Your Eyes". But I would try the "glasseson" app. It can do it for you from your phone.
Great content. Let's be honest though, the optics on this device have always been a huge compromise due to the desire to reduce the cost of the device as much as possible. i just hope they splash out a little bit more when the Pro version comes along.
Totally agree!
@@DrEyeGuy having said that perhaps you could explain this for me. I need glasses for reading and although my long distance is perfect I really struggle to read an iPad or a book at normal reading distance without them. However the strange thing is I do not need to wear glasses in the Quest 2 and apart from the sweet spot issue the focus and sharpness is good. I can’t understand why I do need to wear glasses in the Quest 2!!
This is where the optics of VR is awesome. The lenses in the VR device focus the image close to distance...so if you have good distance vision, then it works out great in VR. It's the people that have really bad distance vision that are needing glasses in VR.
@@DrEyeGuy ah ok I didn’t know that. Thanks for explaining.
@@Yewbzee No problem
I think this is why I'm waiting for the quest 3, different lenses like in the Pico 4, these are the y way forward, better clarity and thinner on the face
You had me at... "Let's focus in"... I just subscribed.
Haha! Awesome! Thanks!
Haha same
@@Thee_Noir I'm a sucker for clever Dad puns...
Must be the dad part of me. 🙄
@@mvuto137 relatable 😂😂😂
Thanks for this excellent video. I’ve just ordered a Quest 2 and am coming from PSVR. I found some of these issues and fixes from my time with PSVR through trial and error, but your video logically explained what I found and also mentioned a couple of new points I will definitely take into account when my Quest 2 arrives.
Thank you for the awesome comment. I'm super glad this video ended up being worth while.
I just got one yesterday. I find it pretty crazy how close they are to your eyes yet they can be blurry without wearing my eyeglasses. Another random aspect that blew my mind. It's as if things really are far away in the virtual world lol. Thank you for the video. Was wondering why it was kinda blurry at different angles. The "sweet spot" is 100% true.
Incredibly in-depth video covering tons of nuances🤩 That's the case in point of how professional reviews should be💪😎 Looks like it's something obvious, but it's not👍
Thank you for this comment, it means a lot to me.
Oh and since they added brightness controls reducing brightness reduces his rays a lot for some games.
Since I take my glasses off to read, despite them being bifocals, I thought it would be best to leave my glasses off in the Oculus. Well, I went ahead and installed the extension piece and tried it with my glasses on. HUUUUUGE improvement!
You are very correct about the reasons, no bs like some other specify. Natural eyesight of a user should be normal or properly corrected with eyeglasses/contact lenses or lens inserts (IMO, the latest variant is the best, as it's the most convenient one and by far) FOR THE RIGHT DISTANCE, which is the distance from the eyes to the virtual surface where image is displayed. I read that for Oculus Go and OQ1 it's either 1.3 or 2 meters, OQ2 should be something about that too or somewhat closer as I noticed coz I do need glasses for it unlike Go (I use +1.5 glasses for middle distance in RL, I almost don't need them for Go), but Rift S f.e. has its virual screen basically at infinite distance AFAIK. So prescription glasses or lens inserts should allow to see clearly at that distance which is different for different headsets. It's strange that makers don't oficially publish the info about effective focal distance as it's critically important for older people who use several glasses for different distances (reading, TV, walking/driving).
100% Agree!
I found my headset very blurry at first. The best way to fix it is to make sure u got the right IPD setting on, and it is fit right on your face. I thought I would have to use the IPD setting 1, because my ipd is around 59mm, but that was more blurry for me than the default 2nd setting. So I use the 2nd setting. Guess my IPD measurement app was wrong lol
Glad to hear you got it figured out! 👍
I've had my Oculus Quest 2 for a couple of months, and I have figured some of this out with trial and error, but I wish I had seen this earlier to save myself a lot of aggravation. Well done!
Thanks! How are you like it so far?
Just went to the eye doctor yesterday. I actually asked about VR and PD (IPD).
I wear glasses and hate shoving them in my oculus rift 1st gen while they dont provide the best comfort during use. Any tips, tools, and websites for people who wear glasses?
Not sure if the rift has this.
But most, have prescription lenses that snap onto the original one, i have some and they work on the quest 2. Can be kind of expensive though
I ordered the lens inserts. Can't wait to get them. Not only with the bluelight and glare filters, and the minor awkwardness of putting the headset on over my glasses, plus I won't have to worry about scratching the lenses as much... Now from this video I'm learning that taking out the glasses spacer might help me see better, which hopefully I'll be able to do.
I think you are going to end up loving the lens inserts.
It was my glasses and the included spacer. Thank yoU!!!
I'd like to see timestamps on every reason... just to save my time ;)
Thanks Doc. I just learned more from your few minute video than I have after spending literally hours of searching the internet about how to improve my experience with Oculus 2. I’ve been hooked on video games since Motorola put out Pong. I have Myst loaded on everything I own that will play a game. I’m 70 years old, wear glasses and spend as much time gaming as home chores and my wife let me get away with. I’m going to make sure all my buds know about your informative videos. Thanks again Doc.
Wow! Thank you! I'll try not to let you down with my future videos. It's been fun to help people out.
Thanks Doc! It’s been my main problem since I got my device two weeks ago.
I wear progressive lenses and obviously it’s not ideal for the Quest 2 as I am constrained to the middle/top part of the lenses.
I’ve ordered some glasses with only the top part so hopefully it’ll help.
Also I’m now using an elite strap and it’s much easier to fine tune the correct position although it’s a little tricky to fit the glasses.
Thanks for commenting! I bet the glasses will help. My next video is a review of the some of the VR prescription lens inserts, and that might be an option for you as well.
@@DrEyeGuy Great! I'm looking forward to the next video. I've considered VR prescription lenses as well but they don't do them here in Australia and I need to order them from the US. So they're quite expensive.
oh wow!
Thank you so much for this video doc. I instantly subscribed!
As a medical provider that was personally looking into this VR stuff during my off time (just wanting to relax and unwind) I am honestly concerned about the long term risks associated with prolonged VR use. Strange thing to worry about but it's keeping me from pulling the trigger on getting one of these things.
So thank you for your time in explaining this ^_^
Thanks for the sub. I think a lot of people at least are wondering about this. I'm trying to gather all the info I can to help people with this topic.
No worse than regularly watching tv or being on your phone lol
Thank you so much for this. I thought I was going crazy; that my headset's lenses were damaged. Nope. It's just my astigmatism doing what it's always done.
That stinking astigmatism... 🧐
You can increase the graphics settings outside the sweet spot. There is both a physical and software problem that affects how stuff looks in your peripheral vision. The software problem can be adjusted for much better visuals.
ok...but HOW!!?? thanks
how? why would you say all of this just to not explain in actual detail to help others, cmon bro..
How?
Hey guys, you can also fly with the oculus rift with some tinkering
How????
Im nearly blind in one of my eyes and i think this may affect it.
Hi!! I got my Quest 2 a couple weeks ago and your video helped me understand that blurry issue I’ve been trying to adjust! It’s so annoying. Thank you so much for this helpful video 🎉
Awesome! Glad it could help!
The fresnel lenses explain why I can still read things without my glasses when wearing the Quest. I still use the peephole trick to read things when my glasses aren't readily available.
If you are far sighted you will be able to read in vr. If you're near sighted you'll need inserts
Fresnel.lenses cause the "god/light rays" psvr doesent have this and is way blurrier. The resolution is why it is blurry and foviated rendering.
I don’t have the headset blurry, but I still watch this video
In fact I don’t even have a headset 😂
Thanks for watching anyway!
I hope you can get one someday or perhaps wait for the updated version they are working on
I just got it and its amazing
Was googling info on why vids are blurry on my Quest 2, & info about needing Readers vs using an oculus, your vids popped up & i loved them, so informative, thank u very much for this information!
That's amazing to hear my videos are out there helping people. Glad I could help.
Great vid, but the sound very quiet compared to other videos on TH-cam.
Well shoot. Hope you heard it ok. I lowered the music down in this video so you could hear me better... but maybe I sabotaged myself.. haha
this video was unexpectedly interesting and useful - thanks!
Thanks!
Great video - was always hesitant with VR cause of my eyes but I feel a lot more comfortable after hearing you go over things - TYVM !!
Awesome! Glad I could help.
Another underrated virtual reality channel on TH-cam, you'll be famous mate!
I don't know about famous. Just trying to help out! Thanks!
@@DrEyeGuy Remember me 😉
@@notmr47 Haha! Ok, will do.
0:51 ah yes astigmatism, before when people asked me if i was near sighted or far sighted, i literally had no idea how to respond cuz i forgot the word
The mysterious astigmatism
My 2nd attempt to find help. And dude you did the job. I’m ready to change the lens itself. Thankz
I have amblyopia but my eyes have never had that “lazy” eye drifting. Can’t tell if the different in vision between my eyes has anything to do with my vision in the oculus. It seems that things further away in the game get blurry at a distance that is surprisingly short.
Hard to say without knowing what your prescription is. Do you wear glasses when playing VR?
@@DrEyeGuy I haven’t worn glasses in years. There was going to be only one prescription lens (over left eye) but before I quit wearing my glasses it was just to slide an eyepatch over it. Most uncomfortable thing to ever wear.
Over my right eye*
I'd highly recommend getting prescription lens inserts if prescription lenses would be necessary anyway. That way you won't scratch the HMD lenses with your glasses and on top of that, you'd have them protected with the other ones covering them up. It's also possible to insert plain ones just for protection.
Hitting the sweet spot is most vital which is why I'm glad still using the original Quest and CV1 that both have IPD sliders instead of just a bunch of settings. The Quest has a much bigger sweet spot though (Quest 2 has the exact same lenses), while the CV1 doesn't have those fresnel-lens rings, at least I can't see them - but much worse god rays.
Good Points
Finally a detailed version not just some touch-and-go stupid non-comprehensive video that other ppl made about improving clarity on oculus quest 2.... Thanks Mr Doctor Eye Guy, you have just diminished my sense of helplessness about the blurry vision... I will try out what you suggested here and update everyone about it...
Thank you for the awesome comment! Hopefully it helps!
Thank you VERY much for this excellent informative video. Its nice to see that more and more people are getting into VR; especially highly skilled doctors like Dr. Eyeguy (I realize that's not your real name).
Anyway, being an avid PC gamer since I sat down at my first DOS - C:/ Prompt in 1988 I have been into VR since the original HTC Vive became available in early 2016 and I ONLY play VR games since then. Being mostly retired now I spend about three to four hours a day in VR so this information helps.
Thanks for the awesome comment! I was obviously drawn to VR, and the optics and vision of it all intrigues me. I actually remember the DOS prompt days. 😀
My eyes get blurry at night. Part of getting older.
My contacts tend to get more protein build up at night too.
My eyes get blurrier at night kuz im too high by that time
I've got a stigmatism and recently got a prescription. I'll pop on my glasses and see what happens with my quest 2 I know it sounds silly but I never thought I should be wearing my glasses whilst playing VR. Thanks, Dr. EyeGuy!
You're welcome! Let me know how it goes.
I could watch @3:00 for ... a long time... *_I want to see!_* i love Holodecks, I mean VR. *_"The Stars like Dust encircle me, in living mists of light, and all of space I see to see in one vast burst of sight!"_*
Reason 7 : stop playing gorilla tag
edit : ayo 112 tysm guys
Hell no, your on drugs
NEVER
Bet
Finally, someone who reads my mind
112 likes isn’t that much don’t trip
I have a valve index, but this all tracks. I didn't know why I kept seeing these weird rings and now I've been able to fix it. You're awesome dude thanks!
Well I'm a couple years overdue for an eye exam, and I've been wearing my old old glasses since my last pair broke. So, my VR experience has been a bit... cloudy lol. Definitely didn't consider some of these before, appreciate the video!
Thank you for the nice comment! I hope just getting an updated prescription solves the issue
They should give us a choice to get the glass lenses as apposed to the crappy rigged ones.
I am here learning about the sweet spot, no one on PSVR2 pages could explain this, thank you!
How have you been liking the psvr2?
It blurry for me, I assume it’s because I didn’t have my eyes right in the center, I had them near it. The games are great! Just need to do that adjustment, I appreciate the explanation!
My Oculus 2 fogging up reminded me of my highschool swim team days and my goggles fogging up. So I went to my nearest sporting goods store in search of the anti-fog serum I used back then to coat the interior of my goggles, instead found an anti-fog spray in the swim section. Applied lens spray with microfiber and skipped its instruction to rinse lens under cold water for obvious reasons. I have found this to dramatically reduce fogging up. Combine this step with warming up the Oculus headset by pre-wearing it (I wear it backwards on my head 5-10 minutes) for even better effectiveness. *Wish I thought of this solution pre-pandemic mask wearing for my eyeglasses 🤔
wow, nice tip!
Can we just appreciate how this man lists pretty much every single possibility that could be the reason it’s blurry? I’ve never even I guess thought that my sweating could be the answer, and just assumed my lashes are smudging the lenses😅 thanks man!
Thank you for the kind words. I am really happy this video is helping people out.
explaining that sweet spot on the lens cleared everything up lol, seriously!
I wear glasses and trifocals at that, thinking about all of this together it now makes sense, I would try and look down out of the lower part of my glasses lens like I do to read in real life, trying to adjust the focus. yikes, that won't work, I just need to look straight ahead at all times into that sweet spot, and also being as close to the lens as possible. all makes sense now. Thank you so much.
Another bonus tip would be getting the elite head-strap because while it is expensive, it makes it so much more comfortable to play. With the old flimsy head-strap it’s hard to get a balance between clear vision but trying not to hurt your head and pressure your face too much, but with the elite strap you can get a clear vision without the cost of having red lines all over your face
I agree 💯
No, there are better straps
@@OfficialGOD would you mind suggesting a better head strap then?
@@OfficialGOD like what?
@@senkosirius9730 kiwi elite strap
2:13 OMG that looks amazing
If you wear glasses, do yourself a favor and get a contacts RX for this, having your eyes half an inch closer to the lenses is super immerssive and much more comfortable for long term play. Also handy to have for things like 3D movies, skiing, or paintball where you're wearing something over your eyes longer term. Just get the jelly ones, I've worn them for over a decade and never once injured my eye by using well washed hands and never sleeping in them.
Hey Dr. EyeGuy - I have a 73mm IPD, and use both a Quest 1 and Quest 2 for work (at Meta Reality Labs). I can "squeeze" into a Quest 1 and comfortably accommodate to it's widest IPD setting of 70mm, but it's a bit more strain adjusting to the 68mm max of the Quest 2. I've been exploring using Prism inserts to try and push the Quest 2's IPD wider, to a range I can accommodate to. Can you share your thoughts on using a Prism insert to modify the 68mm max IPD?
Love how the eye doc ‘loved your comment’ but never actually answered your question 😂 guess that means he’s just loving the comments without actually reading
@@kevinconway2965 its a difficult question, he probably had nothing to say without having to do a lot of research himself
Facebook (Oculus) should include an IPD chart/grid in Settings to adjust your lenses to Doc !
They could do that, but it wouldn't help. They designed the thing to be used with 3 set distances only there is no way of adjusting the IDP. It is the only VR device that does not let you adjust the IDP to match your eyes. If you like me, are not in their 3 perfect idp catagories we are completely out of luck. I had to return mine and get an used rift s instead because of it.
@@goobermcboogerballs1420 If you are very careful you can actually slide the eye pieces in between the IPD steps. So between 1 and 2, if you slide it really slow it will balance at 1 1/2, same with the 2 and 3. Balance it in between at 2 1/2.
@@goobermcboogerballs1420 you do know you can slide is 1/2 of the full, dont know if u tried. but u gotta move it gently
Working in cinematography all my career and hearing the way you pronounce "Fresnel" is just funny to me.
So i've got a very rare condition where my eyes can't move left or right but still up or down. When you use the quest and have to move your head around you're experiencing life the way i do.
Wow. Were you born with this condition?
Yup its a palsy
Have you tried doing psychedelic mushrooms? It might help
When I make a small hole with my one hand and look through the hole I can actually see tiny letters..has anyone else ever did that? I swear I’m not crazy and this really works..I bet I need glasses
That's actually a real thing! It's called the pinhole effect. You should look it up. I actually made a quick shorts video about it on my channel. That's awesome that you figured that out.
Tiny letters?
@@matthew2182 yeah look at your screen and make a circle with your thumb and index finger around your eyes. focus and you can see small version of the letters over the normal ones
@@DrEyeGuy If I'm not mistaken, is this not because your eyes receive less light, allowing for less visual distraction? the same concept of squinting to read?
@@TheBobist It is the same concept for squinting. With the pinhole, or squinting you eliminate the light rays in the periphery that need to be focused with your eye, just leaving the central light ray that doesn't need to be focused and goes straight through your eye.
Awesome video! Everyone that owns a VR headset should watch this video!!
Thank you!
- Proceeds to wipe lens
Me: " Ah that's better 🤣"
So pleased I ran across your channel. I've long wanted to ask an optometrist, is there a mild prescription a normally sighted person could use (via lens inserts) to slightly magnify the picture? You may be aware that with the Quest 2's highest IPD setting you can see the left and right edges of the display panel as very harsh, straight, vertical borders. I find this very distracting and would much prefer the whole image was magnified slightly to fill the circular limits of the lens. Thanks!
Now this is a good question. If you out a magnifying lens in there, it is going to change the focal point of the quest, and potential make it blurry, which would defeat the whole purpose. Right now I can't think of a way optically to get rid the display edge... ill look into further.
@@DrEyeGuy Thank you, there may not be a solution, at least not one that can be readily ordered 'off-the-shelf', but it'd be a great discovery if it turned out there was.
Great job. I have an Oculus Quest 2 and an HTC Vive. I knew about the lenses and the IPD adjustments from the very beginning but not about that center sweet spot circle in the lense. That really makes it easy to understand why they always want you to use the IPD adjustment. Over time I just hoped mine stayed set. On the HTC Vive its easy to turn that knob on accident and I dont have the paper guide to know my measurement anymore.
Well explained! This guy deserves more subs! Thanks for the tip.
Thanks for the comment! It means a lot to me.
Crazy how important IPD is to get a good picture with these lenses, and yet they force us to pick between 3 arbitrary distances with no proper way of customizing it to our actual needs.
So true. Quest is a great device but Oculus really messed up when they removed the proper IPD adjustment. Accurate IPD is very important.
Agree 100%
You can actually set the ipd between each of the numbers. My ipd is 61, so I put it right between 1 and 2, and that helped a lot.
@@-renoboarder-4820 Yes but it is a tedious crapshoot. If you can set it and forget it then it is not a big problem but if you have multiple people using the same headset and each had a different IPD, you can probably see the problem.
It's rough when you're out of spec for sure. At 55, it makes adjusting a pain and I just aim for the least blurriness possible. :P
I know I am short sighted and have an astigmatism, I havent been able to play for more than 30 minutes without red strained eyes and a migraine. This videos been really helpful thank you
You're very welcome, glad I could help.