A new study from the University of Cambridge and Meta Reality Labs, published in the scientific journal *Nature*, purports to show that the human eye can perceive more detail than previously thought.
"As large engineering efforts go towards improving the resolution of mobile, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) displays, it is important to know the maximum resolution at which further improvements bring no noticeable benefit," writes the study's authors.

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