RightEye has launched an automated eye-tracking test it says allows optometrists to quickly and objectively identify functional vision issues that affect a host of everyday activities. Once a problem was identified, RightEye said on unveiling the test at SECO in New Orleans, the Functional Vision EyeQ test also automatically recommended computer-based exercises for patients to do at home, under the supervision of their optometrist.

Functional vision is how well the eyes and brain work together to process what is seen. When functional vision issues are left untreated, RightEye said, activities like driving, reading, having good balance and coordination, walking or playing sport were negatively impacted.

“While today’s standard eye exam checks for static visual acuity as well as physical health for diseases such as glaucoma and cataracts, it has not been able to effectively evaluate how the two eyes function together,” it said, adding the American Optometric Association (AOA) recommended its members evaluate for dynamic eye focusing, eye teaming and eye movement, in addition to visual acuity.

The quick, gamified tests are conducted using an eye-tracking system not much bigger than a laptop. RightEye said they could identify issues including eye alignment, eye teaming, depth perception, object tracking, gross visual motor, and visual perception and integration. Once completed, the test generated easy-to-read and quantifiable reports that fostered doctor-patient communication and understanding of identified conditions, it said, as well as a customised home-based treatment plan.

See http://eyeonoptics.co.nz/articles/archive/new-at-home-rehabilitation-tool/ for more about RightEye’s rehabilitation system.