ArticleOptometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry2014
An augmented-reality edge enhancement application for Google Glass.
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- Augmented Reality in Ophthalmology: Applications and Challenges.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Expansion of Peripheral Visual Field with Novel Virtual Reality Digital Spectacles.American journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Toward Improving the Mobility of Patients with Peripheral Visual Field Defects with Novel Digital Spectacles.American journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Mobility improvement of patients with peripheral visual field losses using novel see-through digital spectacles.PloS one · 2020Article
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- The Effect of a Head-mounted Low Vision Device on Visual Function.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2018Article
- Using an Augmented Reality Device as a Distance-based Vision Aid-Promise and Limitations.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2018Article
- Augmented Reality Farm MAPPER Development: Lessons Learned from an App Designed to Improve Rural Emergency Response.Journal of agromedicine · 2018Article
- Using Google Glass in Nonsurgical Medical Settings: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- Head-Mounted Display Technology for Low-Vision Rehabilitation and Vision Enhancement.American journal of ophthalmology · 2017Review
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purposeGoogle Glass provides a platform that can be easily extended to include a vision enhancement tool. We have implemented an augmented vision system on Glass, which overlays enhanced edge information over the wearer's real-world view, to provide contrast-improved central vision to the Glass wearers. The enhanced central vision can be naturally integrated with scanning.
methodsGoogle Glass' camera lens distortions were corrected by using an image warping. Because the camera and virtual display are horizontally separated by 16 mm, and the camera aiming and virtual display projection angle are off by 10°, the warped camera image had to go through a series of three-dimensional transformations to minimize parallax errors before the final projection to the Glass' see-through virtual display. All image processes were implemented to achieve near real-time performance. The impacts of the contrast enhancements were measured for three normal-vision subjects, with and without a diffuser film to simulate vision loss.
resultsFor all three subjects, significantly improved contrast sensitivity was achieved when the subjects used the edge enhancements with a diffuser film. The performance boost is limited by the Glass camera's performance. The authors assume that this accounts for why performance improvements were observed only with the diffuser filter condition (simulating low vision).
conclusionsImprovements were measured with simulated visual impairments. With the benefit of see-through augmented reality edge enhancement, natural visual scanning process is possible and suggests that the device may provide better visual function in a cosmetically and ergonomically attractive format for patients with macular degeneration.
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