3D films and keratoconus

[moruke22]

Hey.

I just went to see the new avatar film in 3D and was very excited about the new effects and seeing things coming out of the screen at me.

The only problem was that when in the cinema it was just like watching a normal flat screen film even though my friends were telling me it was in 3D and things were jumping out. Obviously the fact that I have sever keratoconus in 1 eye and minor in the other prevented te 3D from working. This must be because you need both eyes for te 3D glasses to work.

I just wanted to see if anybody else had tried to watch a 3D film and failed because of kera?

Thanks

luke

[Andrew MacLean]

Luke

Welcome to the forum. I hope to see Avatar early in the New Year.

I can easily see how someone with monocular vision might not enjoy the full 3D effect of the film, just as the same person might see the 'real world' without the full rich 3D experience of folk with 'normal vision'. Still I think that the film is supposed to be awesome enough to be enjoyed even with wonky eyesight.

All the best

Andrew

[kitty kat]

Going to see the film in a couple of days and can't wait. The problem I have is I have to wear the 3D glassess on top of my own glassess to the amusement of my boys lol. I do however get some effect but not to the extent of others, if you no what I mean

[Andrew MacLean]

Oh well, at least it will be dark in the cinema, so none of us has to worry too much about the fashion statement we are making!

Andrew

[GarethB]

It also comes down to how well the lenses correct you vision. You don't need perfect 6/6 in both eyes for 3D to work, well not from my experience when I transitioned from RGP to soft lenses. I had one eye at 6/6 and the other at 6/12 and could appreciate the 3D effects. Now I get better than 6/6 in both eyes and can't see any difference in the 3D affects, things still leap out from the screen and the detail is superior to a 2D screen.

I hope you can get good correction in your KC eye as I have managed.

[Charlottes mum]

Interesting this one. Charlotte enjoyed watching G-Force in 3D a few weeks ago (before we knew about her diag of KC) she was enthralled by it, it worked for her. As a none KC person myself (specs for mild short sight driving and cinema) I also wore the 3D specs on top of my regular specs for Avatar and Scrooged I thought the special FX were better in Scrooged though! Char never saw Scrooged, too scary she said, ghosties etc

[leonel1213]

yea i have KC in my left eye and when went to see a d3 movie to i dident see 3d just a flat picture but if you put on the 3d glasses you can accusuly see better and the sun doesent hurt your eyes as much

[Andrew MacLean]

leonel1213

Welcome to the forum.

Note to all users: 3D glasses,such as you might buy in the cinema to watch 'Avatar' or other 3D or 3D adapted films are not sunglasses. Wearing them in sunshine can cause damage to your eye.

If you want to wear sunglasses (and most of us do), then buy a good pair of polarized glasses. All opticians sell them, and so do outdoor shops. I rather like the pair of skiing sunglasses that I bought last year.

Andrew

[Lynn White]

Hi Andrew

Excellent point! I would like to add in the reason WHY this is so.

Any tint reduces the overall light level getting through the lens. This in turn causes the pupil to dilate (as it does in the dark, which is why so many of you get horrible flare and glare at night). However, any old tint on the lens does not include UV blocking agents - especially ones that are intended to be used indoors in the dark in a cinema! Therefore, the dilated pupil ends up letting in MORE of the damaging high energy UV light into the eye and onto the delicate retina at the back of your eye.

This is why CE marked sunglasses should only be used, as they have been tested to make sure they do not let this damaging UV through.

As to the rest, these 3D films do flush out those people with eye issues No-one who has significantly reduced vision in one eye from whatever cause will be able to appreciate them.

Lynn

[fatar760]

I remember watching Avatar without my left lens in. The 3D didn't really work at all.

I now tell people I saw it in 1.5 D