Improving Adult Vision Through Pathway‐Specific Training in Augmented Reality

• DOI: 10.1002/advs.202415877
• Publication Date: 2025-04-07T15:59:54Z
• Authors: Yige Gao; Yulian Zhou; Qing He; Wen Wen; Peng Zhang
• Keywords: Parvocellular cell; Impaired Vision

Abstract Neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders are often associated with selective deficits in the parallel pathways of human visual system. Effective intervention is crucial for improving treatment outcomes prognosis. In this study, a novel altered reality (AR) method developed to improve pathway‐specific functions adults normal vision amblyopia, common developmental disorder. To selectively enhance parvocellular pathway, which notably impaired low spatial frequency (SF) components input phase‐scrambled into fast‐flickering noise, while high SF details remained intact. participants, short‐term adaptation naturalistic environment led enhancement sensitivity acuity. Long‐term dichoptically modified produced long‐lasting improvement dominance weaker eye, enhanced neural responses stimuli. After one week training wearable AR glasses at home, amblyopic showed compliance significant gains acuity as well stereopsis. This AR‐based, can be effective both healthy patients disorders.