Improvement of myopia using brain vision training with variable focal length VR
Kazuma Shindou, Akira Taguchi, Yue Quan Bao · 2024
There is growing interest in vision improvement methods because poor vision impairs quality of life and causes a variety of problems in daily living and cognitive function. However, many existing vision improvement methods are invasive, expensive, and require large training spaces and long training periods.In this study, we focused on the positive effects of HMD use on visual acuity and devised a noninvasive visual acuity training method using an HMD with variable focal distance and Gabor stimuli to enhance its effectiveness. In this training method, the image formation distance during training is adjusted according to the subject's visual acuity, providing training at the optimal difficulty level for each subject. It also aims to efficiently enhance visual function through perceptual learning using Gabor stimuli.The results of this study showed that this training method improved visual acuity by an average of 35% in 1/8th the training time of the conventional method. This indicates that the proposed method is an effective way to improve visual acuity in a short period of time without the need for expensive equipment or a large training space.