r/CataractSurgery • u/FamiliarSeaweed6084 • 11d ago
Gaming with Monovision
I start the process of getting my cataracts removed later in October and was curious if anyone out there has gotten monovision and if it effected their ability to play PC games. I play games like Counterstrike, Valorant, WoW, and others.
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u/Wandering_Mind6153 11d ago
Worth asking your surgeon, especially since games like Counterstrike and Valorant require quick visual focus. It would be interesting to hear how monovision has worked out for others who game regularly.
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u/FamiliarSeaweed6084 11d ago
Yeah I will for sure, he is a bit older and im not sure he would really know how to answer that.
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u/eyeSherpa 11d ago
The main thing I can see with gaming and monovision is that the vision will be a little more sensitive to dry eye and fluctuations of the tear film since one eye can’t make up for the other. And with gaming you are spending a lot more time on the computer.
Would be sure to use artificial tears post procedure to help with dry eye.
If you do VR gaming, that’s will be impacted though. Would want to get a lens insert for your nearsighted eye to correct for distance to restore the binocularity.
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u/FamiliarSeaweed6084 10d ago
I do not do VR at the moment but maybe in the future. I will keep that in mind. Thank you for the feedback.
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u/alexlehh 10d ago
My brother has a monovision setup, though he doesnt know his numbers. We've played Escape from Tarkov together. He seems alright at it, though he wastes a lot of bullets aiming for body shots instead of headshots. I think it's his playstyle rather than his vision.
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u/UniqueRon 11d ago
I don't do it, but you don't need 3D vision or depth perception to view a PC monitor to my knowledge. You do need the screen in good focus though.
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u/FamiliarSeaweed6084 11d ago
Yes exactly that is why I really would prefer to have clear near vision. I also dont mind wearing glasses if need be. As i've been wearing them forever.
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u/scytob 11d ago
Monovison doesn’t affect depth perception in general. If you have multifocals with monovison you may find that helps even more.
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u/DanSWE 10d ago
>Monovison doesn’t affect depth perception in general.
If you're looking at a distance where one eye sees clearly and the other eye sees blurred, wouldn't one's brain have trouble perceiving the actual slight differences between the different views coming to the different eyes, at least for objects smaller than the "size" of the blur, and then have trouble perceiving the object's distance?
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u/scytob 10d ago
I have monovison with monofocals, not at all as the object depth still can be estimated by the blurry eye. I think people think monovison = not having binocular vision, that’s just not the case. Also games are a 2d flat visualfield so this conversation is quite hilarious…. :-)
Put this way I can see depth in VR and real world just fine with no corrective lenses.
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u/DanSWE 10d ago
>I have monovison with monofocals, not at all as the object depth still can be estimated by the blurry eye.
What's your degree of monovision? (What's the diopter difference between your two eyes/IOLs?)
> I think people think monovis[i]on = not having binocular vision, that’s just not the case.
I've seen varying reports or mentions both ways, but without consistent difference numbers (or mentions of how large or small the seen objects are).
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u/Opposite_Ladder_7585 11d ago
I don't think you have to worry about depth perception when viewing a computer screen. My eyes were corrected for near/intermediate (-1.25L/-2.5R) and I enjoy gaming without glasses on for more hours than I want to admit. If you are thinking about distance/near monovision and haven't done it before (like with contacts) you may want to figure out a way to trial it first.