Alex wrote
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If you are crossing you eyes you're not in Photofocus. Aside from the fact that this is uncomfortable and can cause headaches you're not using your peripheral vision.When you view 3D images the image will come off the page when you use parallel focus. That is also the correct focus for PhotoReading.
While Alex is the one with experience and I agree that parallel vision is the "right" one for PR, I disagree that it's "not using your peripheral vision."
By definition anything that's not in your foveal vision is in your peripheral vision. If you're converging your eyes on a point close to you *and* become aware of the page beyond that, that page is in your peripheral vision. You will get the cutout effect on 3-D pictures that Alex describes above.
Semi-related comment
There may be other uses for the convergent (crosseyed) method if only to distinguish it from the "right" way to photoread.
One reason may be as an eye exercise, alternating between convergent and divergent on a MagicEye (3-D) picture to strengthen the eye muscles. Another reason may be re-learning how to relax them (as some of us--like me--forgot how to do). I played with this alternation and just viewing MagicEye pictures for awhile last weekend and was able (once again) to read an acadmic journal without glasses.
Afterwards, I've had a much easier time this past week maintaining the right photofocus.
[This message has been edited by jburik (edited March 20, 2005).]
