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Applications of augmented‐vision head‐mounted systems in vision rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Peli Eli,
Luo Gang,
Bowers Alex,
Rensing Noa
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1889/1.2825088
Subject(s) - peripheral vision , computer vision , computer science , artificial intelligence , visibility , vision rehabilitation , field of view , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , machine vision , obstacle avoidance , optical head mounted display , obstacle , augmented reality , low vision , optometry , medicine , optics , physics , robot , law , political science , mobile robot
— Vision loss typically affects either the wide peripheral vision (important for mobility) or central vision (important for seeing details). Conventional optical visual aids usually recover the lost visual function, but at a high cost for the remaining visual function. A novel concept of vision‐multiplexing using augmented‐vision head‐mounted display systems to address vision loss has been developed. Two applications are discussed in this paper. In the first, minified edge images from a head‐mounted video camera are presented on a see‐through display providing visual field expansion for those with peripheral vision loss, while still enabling the full resolution of the residual central vision to be maintained. The concept has been applied in daytime and nighttime devices. A series of studies suggested that the system could help with visual search, obstacle avoidance, and nighttime mobility. Subjects were positive in their ratings of device cosmetics and ergonomics. The second application is for those with central‐vision loss. Using an on‐axis aligned camera and display system, central visibility is enhanced with 1:1 scale edge images, while still enabling the wide field of the unimpaired peripheral vision to be maintained. The registration error of the system was found to be low in laboratory testing.