Varifocal glasses

[Bobstar]

Very newby to VR question. I have just taken the plunge into VR and at the moment I'm very impressed. Although, one thing is bugging me. I play with my varifocal glasses on and depending on the angle I look at a switch will determine whether it's out of focus or not. The HUD is crystal clear but other items are out of focus until I move my head to compensate. I've heard that I should play with a distance prescription only, which would back up the fact that the HUD is crystal. What do you guys think, or is what I've just written a load of old tosh! Look forward to your views either way....

[speed-of-heat]

get some prescription lenses VR Optician - Prescription Glasses for Virtual Reality Headsets you just need your distance prescription 

[Bobstar]

Nice one!

[Svsmokey]

VR Optician lenses are absolutely worth the money if only for the additional comfort , and not worrying about scratching your headset or glasses lenses . They may well solve your problem as well .

However , all headsets have a "sweet spot" , a smaller area within the viewing field that is well-focused . This sweet spot is sized differently on different headsets , areas outside it are more blurry , and this may well be what you are experiencing . In short , get used to moving your head .

[bomber]

I have varifocal glasses. ( for reading). 

I do not have to wear my glasses in VR. How wonderful is that ( vr better than life?). I believe if your farsighted then your ok without.

[Bobstar]

Thanks all.

[AlpineGTA]

I also have varifocals but I only really need them for reading. I have varifocal only because my left eye is slightly weak for distance, but my right eye is fine so it compensates, everything looks perfectly clear for distance when using both eyes. In VR I'm able to fly without my glasses and see everything fine because, I believe, VR is set for a certain distance. So I can even read the small text on gauges, which in real life would probably be blurred to me. I'm not sure of the technical reasons how that works but it's like magic!  

[Tshark]

I too was wearing progressive eyeglasses with my Reverb G2 and had the same issue.  Just got my lenses from VR WAVE and they are great.  More comfortable in VR without wearing glasses and full use of the "sweet spot".  VR WAVE provided nice quality lenses with a hard case, good prices, excellent customer communication, and it took just 17 days to get them.

[some1]

Headset optics are all focused at a single distance, no matter if they show you something close or far away. The focus distance is a few meters, so you need to wear glasses or insert lenses only if you're short sighted. 

Edited March 22, 2021 by some1