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http://dx.doi.org/10.5573/ieie.2016.53.12.161

A Study on Technical Elements for Vision Therapy based on VR HMD  

Choi, Sangmi (Dept. of Holography 3D Contents, Kwangwoon Univ.)
Kim, Jungho (Dept. of Plasma Bio Display, Kwangwoon Univ.)
Kwon, Soonchul (Dept. of Holography 3D Contents, Kwangwoon Univ.)
Lee, Seunghyun (Dept. of Holography 3D Contents, Kwangwoon Univ.)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers / v.53, no.12, 2016 , pp. 161-168 More about this Journal
Abstract
Thanks to mass production and provision of smartphones and the HMD (head mounted display), VR (virtual reality) is now being applied to various areas. The VR HMD is the interface equipment which allows users to have realistic experiences through human sensory organs such as vision and auditory sense. Since the majority of VR equipment is operated by the display for both eyes, 360-degree video content and the depth information, the VR mechanism is closely related to human senses, especially vision. Previous studies have focused on how to minimize negative impact such as motion sickness or visual fatigue. Little attention has been paid on research about the visual treatment. Therefore, the focus of this study is to develop technical elements for utilization of vision therapy with the VR HMD and explore possible areas to apply it. To this end, we analyzed the past case studies and technical elements to identify 16 areas for vision therapy. We also developed the optical parameters for utilization of the VR HMD visual targets. The result of this study is expected to be utilized for development of visual targets for vision therapy based on the VR HMD.
Keywords
Virtual reality; Head mounted display; Vision therapy;
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