What They Say
AR specialist has been digging around the developments of the Meta Cambria headset. In doing so, he looked at related patents for pancake optics, he found a frame from a Meta Connect 2021 video that led him to an interesting patent that included a ‘variable focus’ LC optical element that sits between two lenses and gives some controllability.
The article digs into how such a variable lens could help with Vergence Accommodation conflict – a significant source of discomfort for some users of VR.
What We Think
If you are interested in pancake optics and the optics of VR in general this article is worth a look. (BR)
The variable LC is between the two lenses. Click for higher resolution.
