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Apple finally revealed its mixed-reality headset—the Apple Reality Pro headset ‘spatial computer’ to the world during its WWDC 2023 keynote. The Vision Pro headset—being the company’s first new product line in years—has dominated news headlines ever since it got announced. Priced at a whopping $3499 (around Rs 2,88,000), it will initially be available only in the US.

Not only does it get advanced features such as a 3D sensing camera, micro-OLED displays with 23 million combined pixels, spatial audio, and the M2 and R1 chipsets, the Vision Pro headset also caters to individuals with weak vision. While wearing glasses along with the headset is not possible, Apple has collaborated with Zeiss to offer vision correction inserts.

Users with limited vision can use Zeiss Optical Inserts customized to their specific vision requirements. By providing a vision prescription, Apple and Zeiss can create a vision corrector insert for the user, although these inserts will be sold separately and not included in the package.

MacRumors notes that not everyone will be able to obtain Optical Inserts based on their specific vision prescriptions. This means that a small number of individuals with extreme prescriptions may not be able to use the headset at all.

With that said, the ability to use the headset without wearing glasses sets the Apple Vision Pro apart from other offerings, theoretically, allowing for a more comfortable viewing. It is worth mentioning that Meta, now Apple’s biggest competitor in the AR-VR space, also offers vision correction inserts in their lineup of headsets, including the Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2.