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It's Important to Quickly Address Any Vision Problems that May Be Caused by 3D Viewing
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(OPEN):
WITH THREE-D VIEWING BECOMING MORE COMMON--IN MOVIE-THEATERS, ON
TELEVISION, AND NOW WITH HANDHELD GAMING-SYSTEMS--THE AMERICAN
OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION IS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT IT
CALLS "THE THREE D'S OF THREE-D VIEWING". DOCTOR JAMES SHEEDY
["SHE-DEE"] EXPLAINS...
(SHEEDY):
"THE THREE D'S
ARE: DISCOMFORT, DIZZINESS, AND LACK-OF-DEPTH. MANY PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE ONE OR MORE OF THESE PROBLEMS, WHEN WATCHING THREE-D
MATERIAL. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS ANY EYE-PROBLEMS
QUICKLY--BECAUSE, LEFT UNTREATED, SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS CAN HAVE
SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES, IN OTHER IMPORTANT AREAS OF OUR LIVES."
(BRIDGE):
HOWEVER, DOCTOR SHEEDY ADDS THAT THREE-D ISN'T NECESSARILY BAD FOR
EITHER ADULTS OR CHILDREN...
(SHEEDY):
"WE BELIEVE THAT, IN FACT, THREE-D VIEWING MAY ACTUALLY HELP
UNCOVER SOME SUBTLE DISORDERS OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM THAT--LEFT
UNCORRECTED--CAN RESULT IN LEARNING-DIFFICULTIES IN KIDS, FOR EXAMPLE."
(CLOSE):
THE ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGES CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO SEE A
DOCTOR-OF-OPTOMETRY--IF THEY EXPERIENCE ANY OF "THE THREE D'S OF THREE-D
VIEWING"; THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE SOLUTION IS AS SIMPLE AS A ROUTINE,
COMPREHENSIVE EYE-EXAM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"3-D-EYE-HEALTH"-DOT-ORG; THAT'S
THE-NUMBER-THREE-"D-E-Y-E-HEALTH"-DOT-ORG.
