A display assembly displays a virtual object in a select location wherein an eye viewing the virtual object has an expected gaze direction. Deformation of the display assembly is detected. The deformation causes the virtual object to be viewable in an altered location wherein the eye has altered gaze direction. The virtual object may be displayed in a corrected location wherein the eye viewing the virtual object in the correct location has a corrected gaze direction that is moved closer to the expected gaze direction than the altered gaze direction.