A display system configured to project light to an eye of a user to display virtual image content, the display system comprising: a frame configured to be supported on a head of the user; a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, the display configured to project light into the user's eye to display virtual image content with different amounts of wavefront divergence to present virtual image content appearing to be located at different depths at different periods of time; one or more eye-tracking cameras configured to image the user's eye; and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more eye-tracking cameras, the processing electronics configured to: determine a display registration volume relative to the display at least in part based on a portion of a field of view utilized for displaying virtual content of an application that is currently running, wherein the display registration volume is a three-dimensional volume of space that is defined with reference to the display such that the virtual image content is received by the user's eye while the user's eye is situated within the display registration volume, and such that the virtual image content is not received by the user's eye, or the virtual image content is dimmed, while the user's eye is not situated within the display registration volume; determine a position of the eye based on images of the eye obtained with the one or more eye-tracking cameras; determine whether the position of the eye is within the display registration volume; and provide a notification based on determining whether the position of the eye is within the display registration volume, where the notification indicates at least that the display and the eye are not properly registered. a frame configured to be supported on a head of the user; a head-mounted display disposed on the frame, the display configured to project light into the user's eye to display virtual image content with different amounts of wavefront divergence to present virtual image content appearing to be located at different depths at different periods of time; one or more eye-tracking cameras configured to image the user's eye; and processing electronics in communication with the display and the one or more eye-tracking cameras, the processing electronics configured to: determine a display registration volume relative to the display at least in part based on a portion of a field of view utilized for displaying virtual content of an application that is currently running, wherein the display registration volume is a three-dimensional volume of space that is defined with reference to the display such that the virtual image content is received by the user's eye while the user's eye is situated within the display registration volume, and such that the virtual image content is not received by the user's eye, or the virtual image content is dimmed, while the user's eye is not situated within the display registration volume; determine a position of the eye based on images of the eye obtained with the one or more eye-tracking cameras; determine whether the position of the eye is within the display registration volume; and provide a notification based on determining whether the position of the eye is within the display registration volume, where the notification indicates at least that the display and the eye are not properly registered. determine a display registration volume relative to the display at least in part based on a portion of a field of view utilized for displaying virtual content of an application that is currently running, wherein the display registration volume is a three-dimensional volume of space that is defined with reference to the display such that the virtual image content is received by the user's eye while the user's eye is situated within the display registration volume, and such that the virtual image content is not received by the user's eye, or the virtual image content is dimmed, while the user's eye is not situated within the display registration volume; determine a position of the eye based on images of the eye obtained with the one or more eye-tracking cameras; determine whether the position of the eye is within the display registration volume; and provide a notification based on determining whether the position of the eye is within the display registration volume, where the notification indicates at least that the display and the eye are not properly registered.