Doc: 3D Gaming Won't Permanently Damage Your Eyes
If you're over four years old, you shouldn't have to worry about long-term effects.
An L.A.-based ophthalmologist has said that prolonged exposure to 3D images in games consoles will not have any permanent adverse effects for adults and children over four years of age.
Eye scientist Dr. Mark Borchert has refuted claims that upcoming 3D technology for Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's 3DS will prove to be damaging for hardcore games players. "It's not likely to cause any permanent harm to vision," he said to Gamasutra. He should know what he's talking about - the L.A. Times ranked him as one of the best in the profession in the Southern California area last year.
"There are people who get uncomfortable with it, and get eye strain or headaches, or on much rarer occasions, a sense of imbalance or nausea, but there's no evidence it can cause permanent harm to your vision or use of both eyes together or anything like that." Music to Sony and Nintendo's collective ears, then.
Having said that, Borchert wasn't so certain that developing youngsters would be able to cope as well as older kids and adults. "The effect of 3D on young children, we have no idea. For older children, it's not going to hurt them. I can't imagine how this is going to cause any kind of permanent harm to someone who is over four years of age."
Good thing Nintendo of America's president Reggie Fils-Aime suggested that kids of seven years and older should be comfortable using its 3DS device.
Eye scientist Dr. Mark Borchert has refuted claims that upcoming 3D technology for Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's 3DS will prove to be damaging for hardcore games players. "It's not likely to cause any permanent harm to vision," he said to Gamasutra. He should know what he's talking about - the L.A. Times ranked him as one of the best in the profession in the Southern California area last year.
"There are people who get uncomfortable with it, and get eye strain or headaches, or on much rarer occasions, a sense of imbalance or nausea, but there's no evidence it can cause permanent harm to your vision or use of both eyes together or anything like that." Music to Sony and Nintendo's collective ears, then.
Having said that, Borchert wasn't so certain that developing youngsters would be able to cope as well as older kids and adults. "The effect of 3D on young children, we have no idea. For older children, it's not going to hurt them. I can't imagine how this is going to cause any kind of permanent harm to someone who is over four years of age."
Good thing Nintendo of America's president Reggie Fils-Aime suggested that kids of seven years and older should be comfortable using its 3DS device.
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