I have this as well! As a kid, I was always teased for having a lazy eye, wore an eye patch for a while, didn't understand the point of 3d movies and could never get the hang of sports that required depth perception. My dominant eye is my right eye though I am nearsighted there, and I mainly switch over to my left eye when I need to see distances as I am farsighted in that eye.
In college my optometrist officially confirmed my lack of stereovision, and then I realized suddenly it all made sense! I have tried the online tests and I can get stereovision for a second or two with that but with a slight headache after. The pencil push-ups also work for a few seconds as well, really neat. I would love to see the world in 3D constantly, though. Everything pops out!
What is the surgery called? Is it meant for everyone with this condition? I heard that there is a cosmetic surgery to align the eyes together, but I never heard if that one helps bring back stereovision.
Here is another link I found about stereoblindness, this one is about the advantage of translating what we see into art. Helps you understand a little more about the way we see the world, since everything we see is basically a photograph, already flattened. NY times link
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I have this as well! As a kid, I was always teased for having a lazy eye, wore an eye patch for a while, didn't understand the point of 3d movies and could never get the hang of sports that required depth perception. My dominant eye is my right eye though I am nearsighted there, and I mainly switch over to my left eye when I need to see distances as I am farsighted in that eye.
In college my optometrist officially confirmed my lack of stereovision, and then I realized suddenly it all made sense! I have tried the online tests and I can get stereovision for a second or two with that but with a slight headache after. The pencil push-ups also work for a few seconds as well, really neat. I would love to see the world in 3D constantly, though. Everything pops out!
What is the surgery called? Is it meant for everyone with this condition? I heard that there is a cosmetic surgery to align the eyes together, but I never heard if that one helps bring back stereovision.
Here is another link I found about stereoblindness, this one is about the advantage of translating what we see into art. Helps you understand a little more about the way we see the world, since everything we see is basically a photograph, already flattened. NY times link
edit: formatting, art link.
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