an active eyewear method and system for viewing stereoscopic images is provided . the eyewear comprises polarization altering elements , such as twisted nematics or super twisted nematics , configured to receive light energy and rotate the polarization of light energy passing therethrough , and linear polarizers having polarization axes oriented in substantially identical orientations orthogonal to the first axis of polarization . the linear polarizers receive light energy from the polarization altering elements . the method comprises transmitting light energy through a sheet polarizer having an first axis of polarization , receiving the light energy with two polarization altering elements , each polarization altering operating out of phase with the other and in synchrony with a video field rate associated with the transmitting , and passing the light energy through two linear polarizers having substantially identical axes of polarization orthogonal to the first axis of polarization .