I've been spending more and more time on the Meta Quest 3. Maybe it's me having some downtime during the holiday season, maybe it's the headset just being a fantastic vessel for immersive entertainment, or maybe it's the fact that since installing a pair of prescription lenses, I've finally been able to comfortably wear a VR headset without my glasses getting in the way.
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It's probably a bit of everything, but I'm going to give the Zenni prescription lenses its flowers. Because even if they didn't cost just$50, these glasses-replacements are easily my new "must-have" accessory for the Quest 3; that's how revolutionary they are for me. And if there really are more than 166 million people in the US who wear prescriptions of some sort, then I would be remiss not to share this piece of product recommendation with the rest of the world.
Affordable lens attachments that make all the difference in VR for glasses-wearers.
You can think of VR prescription lenses as built-in glasses, corrective lenses that give you a clearer view of the virtual world. They've been around for years, but only the most enthusiastic of VR users saw value in investing in a pair (and actually knew they existed.) In 2023, headsets like the Meta Quest 2 and Quest 3 are more popular and widely accepted. That was clear during this holiday shopping season when both headsets outsold Apple's AirPods, the previous e-commerce champion.
So, why Zenni prescription lenses? For one, they're certified to fit with the Meta Quest 3. Installation is as simple as snapping on the frames to the outer rim of the headset's pancake lenses, almost like stacking a Lego brick. The box comes with a carrying case, which came in handy when I hosted this year's holiday gathering and passed the headset around for friends and relatives to try, and a microfiber cloth for cleaning.