title: Viewing 3D TV over two months produces no discernible effects on balance, coordination or eyesight.
abstract: With the rise in stereoscopic 3D media, there has been concern that viewing stereoscopic 3D (S3D) content could have long-term adverse effects, but little data are available. In the first study to address this, 28 households who did not currently own a 3D TV were given a new TV set, either S3D or 2D. The 116 members of these households all underwent tests of balance, coordination and eyesight, both before they received their new TV set, and after they had owned it for 2 months. We did not detect any changes which appeared to be associated with viewing 3D TV. We conclude that viewing 3D TV does not produce detectable effects on balance, coordination or eyesight over the timescale studied. Practitioner Summary: Concern has been expressed over possible long-term effects of stereoscopic 3D (S3D). We looked for any changes in vision, balance and coordination associated with normal home S3D TV viewing in the 2 months after first acquiring a 3D TV. We find no evidence of any changes over this timescale.
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Neuroscience , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Jenny C A
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Read
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Neuroscience , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.|b Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University , Clinical Ageing Research Unit , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Neuroscience , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Iwo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bohr
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Neuroscience , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simonotto
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Neuroscience , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.|b Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University , Clinical Ageing Research Unit , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Brook
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Galna
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Neuroscience , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.
authors.forename: Tom V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Smulders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001248:Asthenopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013690:Television
keywords: 3D television; Stereoscopic displays; binocular vision; stereo vision