Cogan Lecture looks at potential of virtual reality for testing visual fields

HONOLULU — There is potential for early detection of glaucomatous disease with use of virtual reality in-home-based testing of visual fields, Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD, said here in his delivery of the Cogan Lecture at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting.
Citing a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology, Medeiros described the use of the nGoggle, a wearable brain-computer interface, to objectively assess visual function and distinguish glaucomatous eyes from healthy ones. The nGoggle integrates dry electroencephalogram and electro-oculogram systems to

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