Degraded Reality: Using VR/AR to simulate visual impairments

The effects of eye disease cannot be depicted accurately using traditional media. Consequently, public understanding of eye disease is often poor. We present a VR/AR system for simulating common visual impairments, including disability glare, spatial distortions (Metamorphopsia), the selective blurr...

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Published in:	2018 IEEE Workshop on Augmented and Virtual Realities for Good (VAR4Good) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors:	Jones, Pete R., Ometto, Giovanni
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01.03.2018
Subjects:	Augmented reality Computing methodologies- Computer graphics-Image manipulation-Image processing Computing methodologies-Graphics systems and interfaces-Mixed / augmented reality Diseases Distortion Image color analysis Kernel Modeling and simulation-Simulation types and techniques-Real-time simulation Retina Visualization
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Summary:	The effects of eye disease cannot be depicted accurately using traditional media. Consequently, public understanding of eye disease is often poor. We present a VR/AR system for simulating common visual impairments, including disability glare, spatial distortions (Metamorphopsia), the selective blurring and filling-in of information across the visual field, and color vision deficits. Unlike most existing simulators, the simulations are informed by patients' self-reported symptoms, can be quantitatively manipulated to provide custom disease profiles, and support gaze-contingent presentation (i.e., when using a VR/AR headset that contains eye-tracking technology, such as the Fove0). Such a simulator could be used as a teaching/empathy aid, or as a tool for evaluating the accessibility of new products and environments.
DOI:	10.1109/VAR4GOOD.2018.8576885