{"id":15144,"date":"2021-07-11T08:38:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T08:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=15144"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:19:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T09:19:50","slug":"stereopsis-more-than-3d-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/vision-therapy-for-lazy-eye\/7-signs-your-child-might-have-a-lazy-eye\/stereopsis-more-than-3d-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Vision Is More Important than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to i-Perception Magazine, 32% of the population has difficulties with 3D vision.<\/b><\/h2>\n

Do you have difficulties with judging distances or depth?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Does your car have a few too many bumps and dents?<\/i><\/p>\n

Difficulties with 3D vision and depth perception could be due to an undiagnosed lazy eye<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Stereopsis, more commonly known as 3D depth perception, occurs when your brain combines the two images received from each eye and creates one single 3D image. This allows you to easily engage and interact with the world around you.<\/p>\n

What is stereopsis?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Stereopsis is the visual ability to see your surroundings in three dimensions (3D), allowing a person to judge the distance between themselves and objects around them. Poor stereopsis could indicate a serious eye condition, known as Amblyopia (lazy eye)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Stereopsis and 3D vision are essential for driving, playing sports and contribute to a high quality of life.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Depth perception arises from a variety of visual stimuli known as depth cues. They fall into two categories: monocular cues (single-eye) and binocular (two-eye) cues.<\/p>\n

Monocular cues include:<\/p>\n