Apple Vision Pro users report getting black eyes, headaches, and neck pain from their expensive goggles.
Emily Olman, director of marketing for Hopscotch International, a California-based real estate photography company. told MarketWatch After wearing the Vision Pro for the first time, she suffered from two “extremely dark eyes.”
“I couldn’t use it much for the first few weeks because it didn’t fit right,” she said.
Olman said the 22-ounce headset is “obviously [placed] Too much weight on your cheeks. ”
Ian Beecraft, CEO of consulting firm Signal, told the news site that when wearing the device, he felt pain at the base of his skull and upper back after a two-hour session.
Olman and Becraft’s comments echo those of Reddit users who have reported various illnesses as a result of wearing the goggles, which cost as low as $3,500.
“I’ve had a headache ever since I started using it,” wrote one Redditor who said he bought the headset on “release day” on February 2nd.
A Vision Pro user said that an Apple representative “replaced the light sticker.” Light Seal is a piece of fabric attached to the headset that fits around the user’s face and blocks stray light.
The Redditor also wrote that they had tried “both solo and dual bands,” but “none of them seemed to work.”
“Today I decided not to use it for more than 24 hours. My headaches are gone,” the Redditor wrote.
Other commenters on Reddit posted similar experiences, with one saying he was suffering from “headaches and eye strain” on the third day of using the device.
Another Redditor reported an “extreme headache” and “extreme discomfort” after wearing the headset for just 10 minutes. They liken the experience to a “torture session.”
“I feel like I’m about to have a heart attack,” they wrote.
The Post has reached out to Apple for comment.
Apple declined to comment to MarketWatch about the specific user experience, but said official product guidelines recommend that headset wearers take breaks every 20 to 30 minutes during the acclimatization period. .
Users who experience persistent eye strain, headaches, or pain are advised to stop wearing the device altogether.
