Virtual Reality Goggles Create An Equal Opportunity Eye Test
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
Visual field tests are widely used by eye doctors and neurologists. By determining the health of the retina, optic nerve and the visual pathway throughout the brain, the test can uncover glaucoma and conditions such as optic neuritis or brain damage. Essential to undergo before one can drive a car or fly a plane, the visual field test is also used to pinpoint neurological damage after an accident or surgery.
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