ORLANDO — Virtual reality headsets for visual field testing in glaucoma offer a variety of benefits for the patient, the practice and the ophthalmologist, according to a speaker.
“The quality of these new software programs is phenomenal,” Jason Bacharach, MD, said at Telling It Like It Is. “They are engaging when the patient is in them, they are immersive, and they are super comfortable.”
Compared with conventional bowl-based perimetry, virtual reality (VR) headsets for visual field testing allow practices to perform a higher volume of tests while requiring fewer