Science Believes that 3D movies hurt your eyes

[Lord_Stewie]

Hey,

Interesting article thought I should share with you guys.

Now we know about the 3D fever that Hollywood created recently with the Box office titan "Avatar". With the huge success at the Box Office both Domestically and Internationally racking up:

Domestic: $696,005,000 28.2%
+ Foreign: $1,775,000,000 71.8%
= Worldwide: $2,471,005,000

Thanks to the massive numbers other studios are calling audibles to get in the game.

However, science got involved in the game and this is what they had to say about 3D movies.

We knew it: 3-D films are trying to kill you with migraines and crappy vision. A new study proves the relationship between 3-D and headaches. But will this stop Hollywood's slate of 32 (and counting) upcoming 3-D films?

A study at the University of California Berkeley found that 3-D movies can cause eyestrain along with headaches. Apparently, 3-D doesn't allow our eyes to "follow the rules" because we're busy focusing on things both far and near at the same time, hence the headaches and blurred vision. Professor Martin Banks explained this to VOA Health.

"You're taking that normal relationship which has been coupled in the brain for years and you're changing it. And what we showed is that can cause fatigue."

Not only that, 3-D is worse for your children and the youth of tomorrow, because younger viewers are far more susceptible to the ill effects of 3-D:

"When you hit your 50s and 60s, we think that concern is going to be reduced...So that is probably more problematic for young adults, teenagers, et cetera."

I myself am a long-term sufferer of 3-D fatigue, and while it's fun to slap on the old glasses now and again, my heart is filled with dread by the band-wagoning approach Hollywood has had with 3-D since Avatar hit big.

What is your take on this? Is it going to slow the 3D fever that swept the world with Avatar?.

Enjoy.