Virtual Reality

Self-administered, remote virtual reality visual field testing can reliably monitor ocular disease in individuals with stable visual field defects, according to research published in the Journal of Glaucoma.

NEW ORLEANS — M&S Technologies has incorporated SmarTracker 2 technology into its Smart System VR headset to improve patient fixation during visual field testing, Mike Umali, national sales manager for M&S Technologies, said at Academy ’23.

This year, we looked ahead to the future of contact lenses, with news stories detailing advancements in virtual reality, legislation to ban prescription robocalls and technology that measures IOP almost as well as the Goldmann tonometer.

Ocutrx Technologies has released its OcuLenz augmented reality/extended reality headset, which is designed to enhance visual clarity for people with advanced macular degeneration.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Rupa Wong, MD, discusses the Luminopia binocular therapy headset for children with amblyopia.

Harvard MedTech has leveraged its virtual reality platform and program, Vx Therapy, in a collaborative study with Rothman Orthopaedics, according to a press release.

Virtual reality interventions can serve as acceptable treatments with the potential to improve both physical and psychological consequences of certain long-term illnesses, according to a study published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

NEW ORLEANS — A longer visual field test conducted using at-home virtual reality technology may improve adherence and data accuracy in patients with glaucoma, according to Benjamin T. Backus, PhD, chief science officer at Vivid Vision.

ORLANDO — A group of researchers at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine created a cinematic virtual reality experience that conveys the human element of addiction.

LAS VEGAS — Neurolens announced the release of N3, a virtual reality experience that educates patients on binocular alignment and measures the parameters necessary for creating spectacle lenses to correct misalignments.