Rida Faraz

SightPlus is a device designed by GiveVision to help people who are visually impaired to see the world around them clearly. In the form of a headset, the device works by taking a video of a user’s surrounding area and projecting it clearly onto the user’s retinas. This process is intended to simulate human vision. Using VR and AR, the device uses low latency to reduce nausea, a high frames per second rate to ensure smoothness, and constant processing to monitor any variations. All of these elements come together to ensure a realistic experience for the user, making the headset seem as good as seeing the world in real life.

A study at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital examined the effects of using the headset on a group of 60 visually impaired participants and found that 98% of these patients’ vision improved and around 50% of participants were receptive to using the device in their daily lives.

This technology is advertised as the world’s first wearable vision aid, but despite showing success in clinical trials, half of the patients weren’t willing to use the device daily, so there’s a lot of room for improvement before this device can be adopted by the general public.

This Case Study is part of a larger essay on Simulations Overcoming Disability.

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