title: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF VISION MULTIPLEXING DEVICES FOR VISION IMPAIRMENTS.
abstract: We have proposed a novel concept of vision multiplexing for the visually impaired - superimposing contour images over their natural view of a scene or over original images presented on a TV screen. We have implemented the concept using an optical see-through head mounted display to provide either visual field expansion to patients with peripheral field loss or vision enhancement to patients with central vision loss. We have also implemented the concept in a video player with dynamic magnification for patients with central vision loss. Results of initial testing in the lab and on the street are promising.
authors.affiliation: Schepens Eye Research Institute, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, 20 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA,  eli.peli@schepens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peli
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: Noa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rensing