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Beyond Virtual Reality: HTC Vive VR Headset Helps A Legally Blind Man See Clearly For The First Time (techtimes.com)
submitted by babyrage322
KillerLag 4 points 6y ago
I find those articles frustrating because for people who are uninformed, it seems like a cure for the condition. However, with damage to the retina itself, the eye is just not able to see in some parts. At best, the VR headset can enlarge things so details are larger or enhance contrast, but they can't cure the condition.
Also, RP usually begins in late childhood, so it is highly likely he had clear vision early in his life. :S
Also, RP usually begins in late childhood, so it is highly likely he had clear vision early in his life. :S
satmandu 1 points 6y ago
I wonder if this might help though by brightening the visual field remaining. Imagine a brightened compressed view from a camera being shown in the center of the display, since RP individuals lose vision periphery in.
KillerLag 2 points 6y ago
There is technology that can do something similiar, but it doesn't work as well as it sounds. Imagine for a moment you have a large TV screen, but you can't see all of the TV. So you shrink the TV screen down to the size of a postage stamp. Now the entire screen is in your view, but the detail is so small, you can't effectively use anything you see.
Also, RP affects the peripheral vision first, but it does cause central loss over time as well. Oftentimes, when it is so advanced that you are getting tunnel vision, the central vision has also been effected (depending on severeity and type).
Also, RP affects the peripheral vision first, but it does cause central loss over time as well. Oftentimes, when it is so advanced that you are getting tunnel vision, the central vision has also been effected (depending on severeity and type).
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