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    The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset for the PC released in March 2016.

    Usuable For Bifocal Wearers?

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    JasonR86

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    I haven't had a chance to try the Rift yet so I don't have an answer to an issue I might have. I know that the Rift has lenses that are designed for people who wear glasses but what about people like me who wear glasses that have bifocals? I ask because, with the screen so close to my eyes, I would imagine that the lower third or so of the screen would be blurry for me. Has this been addressed by newer versions of the Rift or Morpheus?

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    @jasonr86:

    I don't know for a fact, but my understanding is the OR has a focus distance of infinity, which I take it to mean your distance focus is more important than your reading focus?

    I found this thread on their site that may helpful to you

    https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=9690#p123644

    Also it seems one user there who used bifocals found a way to use the VR without his glasses. What he did was set the OR to his distance prescription and I guess the reading/short stuff was not an issue with the way the Oculus renders

    relevant posts

    https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6589&p=91073&hilit=bifocal#p91073

    https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=8128&p=117587&hilit=bifocal#p117587

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    @slag:

    Oh ok. Cool. Thanks for the reply.

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