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[[File:Chromostereopsis.png|thumb|Focal conflict in a [[chromostereogram]]. Look at this image in full screen.]]

[[File:Chromostereopsis.png|thumb|Focal conflict in a [[chromostereogram]]. Look at this image in full screen.]]

A '''vergence-accommodation conflict''', also known as a '''focal conflict''', is when a brain receives mismatching cues between eyes' [[focus]] and angle. It is disorienting and can result in eye and brain pain.

A '''vergence-accommodation conflict''', also known as a '''focal conflict''', is when a brain receives mismatching cues between eyes' [[focus]] and angle. It is disorienting and can result in eye and brain pain. The effect can be unpleasant and cause eye strain.

The effect can be unpleasant and cause eye strain. This can happen with fixed-focus twosight displays, such as VR headsets and AR headsets, for example the [[Meta Quest]], [[Oculus Rift]], and [[Microsoft HoloLens]]. Focal conflict can occur in binocular flat focus autostereoscopic displays.  

This can happen with fixed-focus twosight displays, such as VR headsets and AR headsets, for example the [[Meta Quest]], [[Oculus Rift]], and [[Microsoft HoloLens]]. Focal conflict can occur in binocular flat focus autostereoscopic displays.  

Focal conflict can be encountered when viewing flat-focus [[stereogram]]s, [[3D movie]]s, or [[virtual reality]] (VR). It can cause visual fatigue and headaches after a short period of time; It is one of the main contributors to [[virtual reality sickness]]. The phenomenon can make it impossible to focus on objects close to the eye in VR, limiting the development of VR software.<ref name=facebook>{{Citation |title=Vergence-Accommodation Conflict: Facebook Research Explains Why Varifocal Matters For Future VR |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWA4gVibKJE |language=en |access-date=2022-09-26| others=This sequence of clips is taken from Douglas Lanman's talk 'Quality Screen Time: Leveraging Computational Displays for Spatial Computing' at the 33d annual Electronic Imaging Symposium (26-30 January 2020)}}</ref>

Focal conflict can be encountered when viewing flat-focus [[stereogram]]s, [[3D movie]]s, or [[virtual reality]] (VR). It can cause visual fatigue and headaches after a short period of time; It is one of the main contributors to [[virtual reality sickness]]. The phenomenon can make it impossible to focus on objects close to the eye in VR, limiting the development of VR software.<ref name=facebook>{{Citation |title=Vergence-Accommodation Conflict: Facebook Research Explains Why Varifocal Matters For Future VR |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWA4gVibKJE |language=en |access-date=2022-09-26| others=This sequence of clips is taken from Douglas Lanman's talk 'Quality Screen Time: Leveraging Computational Displays for Spatial Computing' at the 33d annual Electronic Imaging Symposium (26-30 January 2020)}}</ref>