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A computer-based anaglyphic system for the treatment of amblyopia

Authors Rastegarpour A

Published 16 September 2011 Volume 2011:5 Pages 1319—1323

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S25074

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3



Ali Rastegarpour
Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Purpose: Virtual reality (VR)-based treatment has been introduced as a potential option for amblyopia management, presumably without involving the problems of occlusion and penalization, including variable and unsatisfactory outcomes, long duration of treatment, poor compliance, psychological impact, and complications. However, VR-based treatment is costly and not accessible for most children. This paper introduces a method that encompasses the advantages of VR-based treatment at a lower cost.
Methods: The presented system consists of a pair of glasses with two color filters and software for use on a personal computer. The software is designed such that some active graphic components can only be seen by the amblyopic eye and are filtered out for the other eye. Some components would be seen by both to encourage fusion. The result is that the patient must use both eyes, and specifically the amblyopic eye, to play the games.
Results: A prototype of the system, the ABG InSight, was found capable of successfully filtering out elements of a certain color and therefore, could prove to be a viable alternative to VR-based treatment for amblyopia.
Conclusion: The anaglyphic system maintains most of the advantages of VR-based systems, but is less costly and highly accessible. It fulfills the means that VR-based systems are designed to achieve, and warrants further investigation.

Keywords: amblyopia, computer-based, open source, virtual reality, color filters, 3-D

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