3D Movie Fixes Man's Vision

All People with Bad Vision Should Go See 3D Films

The words above this sentence are not to be taken seriously. Thank you.

So there's this guy, Bruce Bridgeman, who has significant stereoblindness. Hit the link to read a Wikipedia article about it, or you can read my version: the man can barely perceive depth. There's more information about what caused his condition in this BBC article.

 Their reactions are priceless

 

Well, in February back in 2012, Bruce walked into a movie theatre with his wife. His wife wanted to see Hugo in 3D, and Bruce, a spring chicken of 70-something years, decided to go along with it. (Because let's face it, he probably didn't want to see the movie, and he was probably just going to sleep through the film assuming that the fancy-schmancy 3D wouldn't  work for him.) He bought the silly glasses so he wouldn't feel left out, and low and behold, a strange thing happened.

Bruce began to see depth for the first time ever.

 So what? It was fake-depth provided by the movie and the glasses.

WRONG-O!

When he took off the glasses, he could see in 3D. And he's been able to see in 3D ever since.

The man was cured of his condition - why? Well, I'm not really sure, and neither are lots of doctors. To read about theories and possible explanations, head to the BBC link above to read more.