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3D Movies Now Have an Added Dimension: Protecting Eye Health


Experts clear up the confusion about 3D viewing and vision health. It is not harmful, and it may help identify otherwise undetected vision problems.


As 3D viewing becomes more commonplace in movie theatres, on television and even in handheld gaming systems, American Optometric Association (AOA) doctors of optometry, together with industry experts from the 3D@Home Consortium, reinforce that 3D viewing is not harmful and actually has a distinct benefit of alerting individuals and parents to undetected vision disorders and eye diseases that, if caught early, are fully amenable to treatment.


This includes eye diseases like amblyopia. If amblyopia is not detected early and treated, it often causes not only a loss of 3D viewing but lifelong vision impairment and disability.


According to the AOA, there are 3 million to 9 million people with binocular vision problems. Viewing 3D TV and movies can help detect problems and open the door to treatments.

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