Board:   [fsxNet] fsx General
Subject: My eyes
From:    Ogg(21:3/110.10)
Date:    Fri Oct 09, 2026 20:36

Hello Nightfox!

 Og>> Try the Magic-Eye 3D type exercises.  They actually improve eyesight..

 N> I've never been able to see the 3D effect on those.  I remember trying to
 N> see those around 1993 when they were new but was never able to.

I recently watched a teenager trying to "figure it out" with the
encouragement of their parent.  The parent said "cross your eyes".  But
technically, that's the opposite of what you want to do.  Instead, I
interjected and suggested that the whole idea is to achieve "parallax view" -
meaning, to un-cross and relax your eyes.  Hold the image in front of you but
look into the distance as if you were to look far BEHIND the image.  Then,
let the brain "focus" on the image.

And THAT worked!  It was fun to see the teenager witness the "magic" reveal
based on the emerging smile and "Wow!".

The instructions on the Magic Eye pages is good too.

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