AR stereoscopic 3D Human Eye Examination App

The fundus eye exam, an important ophthalmologic assessment procedure that allows examining the eye's health, is taught by demonstration and guided practices whereby the trainees practice on each other and expertise is gained through experience using an ophthalmoscope. However, in addition to the issues associated with such an apprenticeship model, the anatomy of the eye's intricate oculomotor system is conceptually difficult for novice trainees to grasp. The examination is based on 2D eye fundus images that without proper training and skills abnormalities in the eye can be overlooked. Although virtual anatomy and simulators are available to alleviate some of these issues, these still require an elevated investment and infrastructure and are typically limited to one user at a time. Our ongoing work is seeing the development of an engaging and interactive stereoscopic augmented reality app. The app allows a student to navigate, in an immersive stereoscopic 3D environment, the inner volumetric shape of the eye important to detect features and pathologies.