Viewing 3D TV over two months produces no discernible effects on balance, coordination or eyesight

Read, Jenny, Godfrey, Alan, Bohr, Iwo, Simonotto, Jennifer, Galna, Brook and Smulders, Tom (2016) Viewing 3D TV over two months produces no discernible effects on balance, coordination or eyesight. Ergonomics, 59 (8). pp. 1073-1088. ISSN 0014-0139

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2015.1114682

Abstract

With the rise in stereoscopic 3D media, there has been concern that viewing stereoscopic 3D (S3D) content could have long-term adverse effects, but little data are available. In the first study to address this, 28 households who did not currently own a 3D TV were given a new TV set, either S3D or 2D. The 116 members of these households all underwent tests of balance, coordination and eyesight, both before they received their new TV set, and after they had owned it for 2 months. We did not detect any changes which appeared to be associated with viewing 3D TV. We conclude that viewing 3D TV does not produce detectable effects on balance, coordination or eyesight over the timescale studied.

Practitioner Summary: Concern has been expressed over possible long-term effects of stereoscopic 3D (S3D). We looked for any changes in vision, balance and coordination associated with normal home S3D TV viewing in the 2 months after first acquiring a 3D TV. We find no evidence of any changes over this timescale.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Stereoscopic displays, 3D television, stereo vision, binocular vision
Subjects: B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Computer and Information Sciences
Depositing User: Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2018 14:01
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2021 08:47
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/34054

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