Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

Re:Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 by itishappy on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:45AM (#38912629)

Vision correction is provided by Zeiss branded magnetic inserts.

1. Your optometrist will be providing the prescription. Zeiss will be providing the optics. You can trust them both.

2. They're expensive, but they pop in and out.

https://www.zeiss.com/vision-care/en/highlights/home.html

I share your concern over it's usefulness. I should take my Index back out sometime.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 by jltsiren on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:51AM (#38912719)

Unfortunately the lenses are not expensive, which likely means that they are mass produced. If you have an uncommon prescription, you probably can't get the right lenses.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 by itishappy on Monday January 08, 2024 @09:57AM (#38912826)

Great point.

> Apple says that "not all prescriptions are supported."

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Re:Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 by Miraste on Monday January 08, 2024 @10:45AM (#38913612)

This could mean anything from a limit on physical thickness to not supporting something like prism correction. It'd be nice if they were more specific. There are already some good VR headset prescription lens makers I'm sure are gearing up for the Vision Pro--I wonder if Apple is going to go after third parties making inserts.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 by nottorp on Monday January 08, 2024 @11:19AM (#38914212)

Yay. I have enough astigmatism that the docs told me contacts is a no go and can't use off the shelf lenses. But those are Zeiss!

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