Visual performance evaluation and training system
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1. A method of self-directed assessing and training a user'"'"'s visual skills, comprising the acts of:
- (a) using a computer program for use with a computer and a monitor, the computer program having a visual tracking computer routine, said visual tracking routine showing a directional indicator on the monitor pointing in a direction selected from the group of;
up, down, left and right;
said directional indicator appearing and thereafter disappearing on said monitor a series of times;
said visual tracking routine further having said directional indicator appear at random locations on said monitor and pointing in a variety of directions in said series;
(b) the user interacting with said computer with a response control comprising arrows up, down, left and right on a keyboard, joystick and/or a game controller;
(c) the user selecting one of said arrows on said control following each appearance of said directional indicator;
(d) said visual tracking routine timing the reaction times from an appearance and/or disappearance of said first directional indicator until the user'"'"'s subsequent response with said response control, said visual tracking routine data storing both said reaction times and the response accuracy of selecting directional indicators that correspond to said up, down, left and right series of directional indicators; and
(e) showing feedback on the monitor to said self-directed user based on said reaction times and said accuracy of the user'"'"'s having selected directional indicators.
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Abstract
A program for self-evaluating and training a user'"'"'s visual skills. The program including a plurality of evaluation and training exercises. The program being designed to run on a computer having a color monitor.
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1. A method of self-directed assessing and training a user'"'"'s visual skills, comprising the acts of:
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(a) using a computer program for use with a computer and a monitor, the computer program having a visual tracking computer routine, said visual tracking routine showing a directional indicator on the monitor pointing in a direction selected from the group of;
up, down, left and right;said directional indicator appearing and thereafter disappearing on said monitor a series of times; said visual tracking routine further having said directional indicator appear at random locations on said monitor and pointing in a variety of directions in said series; (b) the user interacting with said computer with a response control comprising arrows up, down, left and right on a keyboard, joystick and/or a game controller; (c) the user selecting one of said arrows on said control following each appearance of said directional indicator; (d) said visual tracking routine timing the reaction times from an appearance and/or disappearance of said first directional indicator until the user'"'"'s subsequent response with said response control, said visual tracking routine data storing both said reaction times and the response accuracy of selecting directional indicators that correspond to said up, down, left and right series of directional indicators; and (e) showing feedback on the monitor to said self-directed user based on said reaction times and said accuracy of the user'"'"'s having selected directional indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of self-directed assessing and training a users s visual skills, comprising the acts of:
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(a) using a computer program for use with a computer and a monitor; (b) covering a user'"'"'s left eye with a lens having a first color, and covering the user'"'"'s right eye with a lens having a second, different color; (c) using said computer program, the computer program having a visual alignment routine, said visual alignment routine simultaneously displaying on said monitor a first object in said first color and a second object in said second color; (d) user activating a controller to have said visual alignment routine to move said first object and said second object until the user perceives that they are aligned and thereafter, the user submitting an indication to said alignment routine said perception of alignment; and
,(e) displaying on said monitor a graphic image ( FIG. 7 ) illustrating the alignment of the user'"'"'s eyes. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method of self-directed assessing and training a user'"'"'s visual skills, comprising the acts of:
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(a) covering a user'"'"'s left eye with a lens having a first color, and covering the user'"'"'s right eye with a lens having a second, different color; (b) using a computer program, the computer program having a visual flexibility computer routine, said visual flexibility routine measuring both accuracy and amount of separation achieved by the user; (c) using said computer program, the computer program having a visual alignment routine, said visual alignment routine displaying a visual alignment series on said monitor, said series displaying simultaneously a first object in said first color and a second object in said second color moving slightly to the left and/or right with respect to each other during said series, an overlap of said first object and said second object allowing the user to perceive a three dimensional shape by keeping said first and second objected superimposed; (d) the user interacting with said computer with a response control comprising arrows up, down, left and right on a keyboard, joystick andlor a game controller corresponding to an up, down, left or right position of said three dimensional shape; (e) the user selecting one of said arrows on said control following each appearance of said three dimensional shape from said first and second objects being moved left or right with respect to each other; (f) said visual tracking routine keeping the amount of separation, left to right, of the user and accuracy of selecting directional indicators that correspond to said up, down, left and right series of said three dimensional shapes; and (g) showing feedback on the monitor to said self-directed user based on said amount of separation and said accuracy of the user'"'"'s having selected directional indicators. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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