Depth Perception Problems & How to Fix Them | Felix Gray Blog

Depth perception is when you can see in three dimensions and also have the ability to judge how far away people or objects are from you. UnderstandingDepthPerception July3,2019117.4Kviews 6shares 6 0 0 Haveyoueverbeenonthesportsfieldandnotbeenabletofullyjudgehowfarawayyourteammateis?Orhaveyoueverfeltnervouswhiledrivingyourcarhomebecauseitseemslikethatcarisreallyfaraway,butit’sactuallyrightinfrontofyou?Ifeitherofthesesituationsseemfamiliartoyou,thenyoumightbeexperiencingcommonproblemswithwhatiscalleddepthperception.  Whatisdepthperception? Depthperceptioniswhenyoucanseeinthreedimensionsandalsohavetheabilitytojudgehowfarawaypeopleorobjectsarefromyou.It’salsoreferredtoasstereopsis.Depthperceptionallowsyoutoaccuratelyguessthedistancebetweenyouandsomething(orsomeone)else.Inordertohavedepthperception,youneedtohavebinocularvision,whichmeansyouhavevisioninbothofyoureyes.Thosewithmonocularvision(visiononlyinoneeye)lackstrongeyedepthperception. Manypeopleaskhowdoesdepthperceptionwork?Depthperceptionworksbyyourtwoeyesviewingdifferentimagesandyourbrainbringingthemtogethertoformonesingleimage.Thisprocessisreferredtoasconvergence.Thisexplainswhythosewithvisioninonlyoneeyedonothavegreatdepthperception.Anexampleofdepthperceptioninnormallifewouldbeifsomeoneiswalkingtowardsyou,apersonwithaccuratedepthperceptionisabletotellwhenthepersonisaboutfivefeetawayfromthem.However,someonewithlackingdepthperceptionisnotabletoaccuratelyperceivehowfarawaythepersonis. Howtotestdepthperception? Somepeoplesufferfromdepthperceptionissuesforyearswithoutknowing.Manypeopledon’tknowiftheyhavegooddepthperceptionorhowtocheckdepthperception.Avisualdepthperceptiontestcanseemcomplicatedatfirst,butinfact,itisactuallyquitesimple.Belowyoucanfindaneasy,convenientwaytotestyourdepthperceptiononline. Holdyourfingerinfrontofthedepthperceptioneyetestcircleonthescreen.Focusyourgazeprimarilyonthecircleandyoushouldseetwoimagesofyourfingeroneithersideofthecircle.Note:Itmightbeslightlytransparentorblurry,butthat’stobeexpected.Ifyouseethetwofingers,it’sasignofstrongdepthperception. Switchyourfocusfromthedottoyourfinger.Thisshouldresultinthetwoimagesmergingintoonewhile,simultaneously,thecirclebecomestwopieces. Itmaysignalpoordepthperceptionifanyoftheseoccurduringthetest: YourfingerislargerononesidethanontheotherYouseeyourfingerbetterononesideYouonlyseeonereflectionofyourfinger,nottwoWhenyoucloseoneeyeatatimeandyourfingerstartsinthecenterofthecircle,butmovesfartoonesidewhenyouopentheothereye It’simportanttonotethatthisdepthperceptiontestonlinemaybeeasyforsomeanddifficultforothers,sodon’tgetfrustratedifyoudon’tgetthedesiredresultswiththedepthperceptioneyetestcircles.Asyoucanprobablyguess,theseonlinedepthperceptiontestsaren’t100%accurate,butifyounoticeanythingoutoftheordinaryit’sbesttoseeadoctor.Thebestdepthperceptioneyetestisdonebyyoureyedoctor,soifyouhaveconcernsmakeanappointmenttodiscussyourconcernsandtakeavisiondepthperceptiontest. Whatcausesdepthperceptionproblems? Thereisnooneanswer,butinfactseveralconditionsthatcancontributetopoordepthperception: Strabismus–Thisisaconditionwherebothoftheeyescannotbealignedsimultaneously.Oneorbotheyesmayturnoutwards,inwards,downwards,orupwards.Thisiscommonlyreferredtoasbeingcross-eyed.Blurredvision–Thisiswhenone’svisionisnotassharpasnormalanditmakesitincrediblydifficulttospotdetail.Amblyopia–Thisisaconditionwhereoneeyecannotfocusaswellastheotherandisoftencalleda“lazyeye.”Eyetrauma–Eyetraumaisanythingthatdisturbsorharmstheeye.Thispreventstheeyeoreyesfromworkingaswellastheyshouldandcanharmone’svision. Thesecommonconditionscanallcontributetodepthperceptionproblems,orsometimesevenatotallackofdepthperception.Peopleoftenwonderwhatdoesnodepthperceptionlooklike? Itcanbehardtoimaginehowhavingnodepthperceptionwouldaffectdailylife.Alackofdepthperceptioncanmakesports,driving,andothereverydayactivitiesverychallenging.Somestudiessuggestthatinchildren,itcanlimittheirabilitytolearnproperly.Here’sonedepthperceptionexample:picturethis,yougouptokickasoccerballbutcompletelymissbecauseyoucan’tsensehowfarawayyouarefromtheball.Thiscouldhappenbecauseyourfaultydepthperceptiontoldyoutheballwasoneplacewhileitwasactuallyplacedafewinchesorafootawayfromwhereyouthought. Ifyoufeelyouhaveanyoftheseconditionsoryourdepthperceptionisoff,makesuretoconsultyoureyedoctorrightaway.Depthperceptioncansometimesbeconnectedtoalargerissue,soifyoustrugglewithdepthperceptionorfeelyoumaysufferfromoneofthemoreseriousconditions,it’salwaysbesttolookintoitassoonaspossible. SHOPBLUELIGHTGLASSES Howtoimprovedepthperception? Ifyoufeellikeyouneedtotakestepstoimproveyourdepthperception,werecommenddiscussingoptionswithyourdoctorandfindingwhatworksbestforyouandyourhealth.Manyconditionsthatleadtopoordepthperceptioncanbeimprovedbywearingprescriptionglassesordepthprescriptionglasses. 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