Flicker and frequency doubling in virtual reality
First Claim
1. A visual function testing apparatus, comprising:
- a light source, said light source being modulated to create a flickering image;
a scanning system, said scanning system being adapted to scan said flickering image from said light source for display to an eye of a patient;
a gaze sensing device adapted to sense the orientation of an eye of a patient and to generate a gaze orientation signal;
a response sensing device adapted to sense a patient'"'"'s response to said flickering image and to generate a response signal; and
a computer, said computer being connected to said light source to modulate said light source to create said flickering image, said computer being connected to said gaze sensing device to receive said gaze orientation signal, said computer being connected to said response sensing device to receive said response signal, and said computer being programmed to interpret said gaze orientation signal and said response signal to evaluate at least one visual function of the patient.
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Abstract
A system for testing and quantifying visual field and other visual function information in a head-mounted virtual reality environment, utilizing a directed image formation device for scanning of a flickering image for display to the test subject. A method and an apparatus are also provided for utilizing a central neural network and a central data bank to perform automatic interpretation of the visual function test parameters obtained in a plurality of visual field testing systems, for a plurality of patients, with control and response signals being transmitted via the Internet. The data produced by the testing systems are automatically analyzed and compared with patterns on which the neural network was previously trained, and clinical diagnoses for pathological conditions are thereby suggested to the respective clinician for each patient.
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18 Claims
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1. A visual function testing apparatus, comprising:
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a light source, said light source being modulated to create a flickering image;
a scanning system, said scanning system being adapted to scan said flickering image from said light source for display to an eye of a patient;
a gaze sensing device adapted to sense the orientation of an eye of a patient and to generate a gaze orientation signal;
a response sensing device adapted to sense a patient'"'"'s response to said flickering image and to generate a response signal; and
a computer, said computer being connected to said light source to modulate said light source to create said flickering image, said computer being connected to said gaze sensing device to receive said gaze orientation signal, said computer being connected to said response sensing device to receive said response signal, and said computer being programmed to interpret said gaze orientation signal and said response signal to evaluate at least one visual function of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for analyzing at least one visual function of a patient, said method comprising:
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providing a light source connected to a computer;
mounting a display device to the head of a patient, said display device including an image scanning system and a gaze sensing device, said display device being connected to said computer;
modulating said light source with said computer to generate a flickering image;
scanning said flickering image from said light source for display to an eye of the patient, with said scanning system;
sensing the orientation of the eye of the patient and generating a gaze orientation signal;
sensing the patient'"'"'s response to said flickering image and generating a response signal; and
interpreting said gaze orientation signal and said response signal with said computer to evaluate at least one visual function of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 18)
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14. A multiple site visual field testing system, comprising:
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a plurality of image display devices, each said display device being constructed and positioned to display a flickering image for at least one eye of the respective patient;
a plurality of response sensing devices, each said response sensing device being adapted to sense a respective patient'"'"'s response to a visual stimulus and to generate a response signal;
a plurality of local signal processing systems, each said local processing system being connected to a respective said display device to generate said flickering image, each said local processing system being connected to a respective said response sensing device to receive said response signal;
a central processing system connectable to said plurality of local signal processing systems for controlling generation of said flickering images, and for receipt of said response signals from said plurality of local processing systems;
a neural network for automatic interpretation of said response signals; and
a central data repository for collection of data from said response signals, and for repetitive training of said neural network.
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17. A method for automatically analyzing the visual fields of a plurality of patients, comprising:
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providing an image display device, a response sensing device, and a local signal processing device for each of a plurality of patients;
displaying a flickering image for at least one eye of each patient;
sensing each patient'"'"'s response to said flickering image and generating a response signal for each patient;
controlling generation of each said flickering image and receiving each said response signal with a central processing system; and
analyzing at least one characteristic of the visual field of each patient with a central neural network.
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