Virtual Reality Goggles create a more authentic Eye Test

The visual field test in the Optician’s clinic is such a pain as they tend to strain someone who needs glasses and has a splitting headache rather than aid him. It is almost as if someone wants to get it done with just have some pair on as sitting there with your chin on a ledge as if you were on death rod in Medieval times waiting for the final axe to hit your throat. Today’s visual field test is hard to pass, especially among those who need it the most. The test is uncomfortable, not entirely accurate, and difficult for the elderly, children and people with disabilities.

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As an eye research doctor, Dr. Arieh S. Solomon thought there could be a better solution and has recently developed a breakthrough technology - a visual field test that comes in a compact device worn over the eyes as goggles, and which solves the limitations of the current standard test. The new Tel Aviv University-developed device ¬- the VIP Virtual Perimetry - removes the physical limitations of the traditional bulky machine used today. The new device is able to instantly study and measure a patient’s reflex, when presented with a visual stimulus.

Equally exciting, the new device removes previously high rates of false negatives and positives answers, says Dr. Solomon, who integrated three technologies to develop the VIP goggles. Past the age of 60, every person has to go for this test every two years before renewing their driver’s license. Sometimes reports can be wrong because of the current system of testing that creates problems for the old. Now that we have the new Goggles, it is time to try them on in more clinics across the globe!

Via: sciencedaily