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Soldato Joined 16 Jun 2005 Posts 3,158 Location Back in the UK I've been playing more VR again at the moment but I find my glasses while not impossible an irritation, mainly for pushing onto my eyes or steaming up. I've been looking at online VR prescription lenses for a Rift S. Anybody used them? are they worth the outlay of around £60 for the ones i've looked at.

kevman

Associate Joined 13 Jan 2018 Posts 1,223 Yes I have them for valve index - well worth the purchase imo. I found VR with specs on too uncomfortable and was a pain having to pit contact lenses in just for vr. Only down side for me is everything is a blur when I take the headset off.

I went with the blue tint also which is supposed to protect your eyes but more expensive. Not sure if this is old wives tale or not.

House

Soldato OP Joined 16 Jun 2005 Posts 3,158 Location Back in the UK

kevman said: Yes I have them for valve index - well worth the purchase imo. I found VR with specs on too uncomfortable and was a pain having to pit contact lenses in just for vr. Only down side for me is everything is a blur when I take the headset off. I went with the blue tint also which is supposed to protect your eyes but more expensive. Not sure if this is old wives tale or not. Click to expand...

Which supplier did you go with VR Optician or WidmoVR seem to be the 2 most talked about.

kevman

Associate Joined 13 Jan 2018 Posts 1,223 I went with vr optician in the end can't remember why. One of the lenses is not a great fit but nothing a bit of sellotape could not sort out

Ravenger

Soldato Joined 16 Jul 2010 Posts 5,955 I went with VR Optician for my Quest and Index lenses, and I'm very happy with them.

DrCrabHands

Associate Joined 12 Nov 2015 Posts 321 Location Bath Absolutely worth it. I got widmoVR lenses for my Rift s and can't fault them. Much more comfortable and much easier to put headset on and off.

ANDARIAL

Soldato Joined 19 Oct 2002 Posts 7,306 Location Woolyback Country I got widmoVR lenses for my Rift.Seems to work well,prescription seems bang on.Had them a few years now (not that i do a lot of VR,damn motion sickness

)

krooton

Caporegime Joined 9 May 2004 Posts 28,623 Location Leafy outskirts of London VR Optician for my Quest, stellar stuff as I didn't want to risk glasses scratching the lenses, and contacts were a faff just to play for a bit.

Slinky69

Associate Joined 19 Aug 2016 Posts 477 Location Bristol I've had a good experience with my Vive wearing glasses, seems like I am the lucky one! Will make a mental note of this in case I get another headset and it doesn't work as well

mikeym

Associate Joined 15 Apr 2009 Posts 1,228 Got WidmoVR for my Odyssey+ and very happy with them.

Mendechaus

Associate Joined 12 Sep 2020 Posts 15

Slinky69 said: I've had a good experience with my Vive wearing glasses, seems like I am the lucky one! Will make a mental note of this in case I get another headset and it doesn't work as well Click to expand...

Going to sound odd, but how long are your eyelashes?

Slinky69

Associate Joined 19 Aug 2016 Posts 477 Location Bristol Erm - Short enough that they don't brush against the lenses on my glasses, anyway

Lartyconshayo

Soldato Joined 5 Dec 2010 Posts 3,196 Location deep space nine

House said: I've been playing more VR again at the moment but I find my glasses while not impossible an irritation, mainly for pushing onto my eyes or steaming up. I've been looking at online VR prescription lenses for a Rift S. Anybody used them? are they worth the outlay of around £60 for the ones i've looked at. Click to expand...

I went for them and glad I did because they diagnosed high eyeball pressure and caught early stage glaucoma ! I had them for Oculus CV1 and so much better than glasses. Only hassle then is having to take them off or other folk to use your headset My only gripe is now having sold my CV1 and possibly leaning towards the valve index down the line ( or better yet some new iteration ) they are not adaptable between different headsets so will have to outlay again when getting new VR setup.

Ravenger

Soldato Joined 16 Jul 2010 Posts 5,955

Lartyconshayo said: My only gripe is now having sold my CV1 and possibly leaning towards the valve index down the line ( or better yet some new iteration ) they are not adaptable between different headsets so will have to outlay again when getting new VR setup. Click to expand...

That's the annoying issue - each time I get a new headset I have to shell out £60 for new lenses. Worth it for the convenience though.

Grafter67

Associate Joined 19 Jan 2008 Posts 279 £60 seems like a bargain. My regular glasses are varifocals and while I don't use vr yet, I do use a curved monitor that means the whole screen is the same distance from my eyes/glasses so is perfectly in focus. My glasses are a lot more than £60 and it isn't all frame cost?

ANDARIAL

Soldato Joined 19 Oct 2002 Posts 7,306 Location Woolyback Country

My only gripe is now having sold my CV1 and possibly leaning towards the valve index down the line ( or better yet some new iteration ) they are not adaptable between different headsets so will have to outlay again when getting new VR setup. Click to expand...

There was a company selling glasses that were on a elastic strap and were like swimmers specs,i`ll see if i can find it again Got it it was vr lens lab I suppose you can use these lens with a different headset so long as your presciption does not change too much Last edited: 13 Sep 2020

Ravenger

Soldato Joined 16 Jul 2010 Posts 5,955

Grafter67 said: £60 seems like a bargain. My regular glasses are varifocals and while I don't use vr yet, I do use a curved monitor that means the whole screen is the same distance from my eyes/glasses so is perfectly in focus. My glasses are a lot more than £60 and it isn't all frame cost? Click to expand...

You don't need varifocals for VR. The focal length is set at between 1.5 and 2 metres depending on the headset, so you only need a distance prescription which is much cheaper. One of the cool things about VR is due to that fixed focal distance I can read things close up that I can't read in real life without varifocals or separate reading glasses.

Grafter67

Associate Joined 19 Jan 2008 Posts 279

Ravenger said: You don't need varifocals for VR. The focal length is set at between 1.5 and 2 metres depending on the headset, so you only need a distance prescription which is much cheaper. One of the cool things about VR is due to that fixed focal distance I can read things close up that I can't read in real life without varifocals or separate reading glasses. Click to expand...

Thanks for confirming what I was guessing. I was trying to say that with a large flatscreen monitor I have to move my head to focus, just as I do when driving, but with a curved monitor I don't and with VR I thought I wouldn't.

House

Soldato OP Joined 16 Jun 2005 Posts 3,158 Location Back in the UK Got my yearly eye test booked for the weekend so will order some after that to make sure its my latest perscription, guess they will measure my IPD as well so I can check setting as well. Thanks for the input, no-one else uses my headset really so popping them out every once in a while wont be an issue.

tangey

Associate Joined 30 Mar 2010 Posts 528 I got the VRoptician ones They do make it more convenient, but a couple of things worth considering 1) It's a dead investment if you change headsets. 2) It's only practical if you are the only one that uses the headset.

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