A wearable display device (100, 1200), comprising: a first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209); a second tunable lens (256, 310, 502, 1209); a first optical steering device; a second optical steering device; a waveguide (258, 302, 1206) positioned between the first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209) and the second tunable lens (256, 310, 502, 1209) and between the first optical steering device and the second optical steering device, wherein said first and second optical steering devices have a complimentary configuration, the waveguide (258, 302, 1206) being configured to direct light representing virtual content through the first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209) and the first optical steering device and towards a user of the wearable display device (100, 1200); a light source (202, 252, 306, 702) configured to emit the light representing the virtual content in accordance with a scan pattern, wherein the scan pattern results in the light being emitted through different regions of the first optical steering device; and a processor configured to: direct the first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209) to change shape to alter an apparent distance between the virtual content and the user of the wearable display device, and direct the second tunable lens (256, 310, 502, 1209) to change shape to maintain apparent distances between real world objects and the user of the wearable display device, the processor being further configured to shape the first optical steering device to shift at least a portion of the light received from the light source and exiting the waveguide through one or more peripheral regions of the first optical steering device towards a central region, so as to shift light emitted along the periphery of the device towards an eye of the user. a first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209); a second tunable lens (256, 310, 502, 1209); a first optical steering device; a second optical steering device; a waveguide (258, 302, 1206) positioned between the first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209) and the second tunable lens (256, 310, 502, 1209) and between the first optical steering device and the second optical steering device, wherein said first and second optical steering devices have a complimentary configuration, the waveguide (258, 302, 1206) being configured to direct light representing virtual content through the first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209) and the first optical steering device and towards a user of the wearable display device (100, 1200); a light source (202, 252, 306, 702) configured to emit the light representing the virtual content in accordance with a scan pattern, wherein the scan pattern results in the light being emitted through different regions of the first optical steering device; and a processor configured to: direct the first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209) to change shape to alter an apparent distance between the virtual content and the user of the wearable display device, and direct the second tunable lens (256, 310, 502, 1209) to change shape to maintain apparent distances between real world objects and the user of the wearable display device, the processor being further configured to shape the first optical steering device to shift at least a portion of the light received from the light source and exiting the waveguide through one or more peripheral regions of the first optical steering device towards a central region, so as to shift light emitted along the periphery of the device towards an eye of the user. direct the first tunable lens (254, 308, 502, 1209) to change shape to alter an apparent distance between the virtual content and the user of the wearable display device, and direct the second tunable lens (256, 310, 502, 1209) to change shape to maintain apparent distances between real world objects and the user of the wearable display device, the processor being further configured to shape the first optical steering device to shift at least a portion of the light received from the light source and exiting the waveguide through one or more peripheral regions of the first optical steering device towards a central region, so as to shift light emitted along the periphery of the device towards an eye of the user.