Simulating prosthetic vision: Optimizing the information content of a limited visual display

Journal of Vision

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1-14

  van Rheede, Joram J ^a   Kennard, Christopher ^a   Hicks, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye movements; Low vision; Navigation; Space and scene perception; Visual acuity; Visual prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHENES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SOFTWARE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EID: 79251570882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/10.14.1     Document Type: Article

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