Why 3D tech may trigger an epidemic

Prolonged viewing of 3D movies, games and other media by children 7 and under can permanently damage vision. A disorder called strabismus, or "lazy eye," can develop after a lot of 3D. 

Makers of 3D equipment are starting to put ass-saving liability warnings on their devices, which are designed to protect the manufacturer in court, but probably won't do much to keep kids away from 3D. They're walking a fine line. On the one hand, warnings are the right thing to do from both liability and responsibility standpoints. On the other hand, a 3D scare could erupt that might strangle the nascent 3D industry in its cradle. 

What's interesting (and scary) about all this is that with 3D TV sets selling in respectable numbers, and 3D video gaming systems coming online -- not to mention that it seems every blockbuster movie aimed at kids these days is 3D -- we're about to conduct an experiment to see what happens if kids are watching 3D all the time. Are we risking a strabismus epidemic? 

• 28 June 2010
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