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Mark Walker, MD (Neurology), Qi Li, MS Candidate, Honglu Xu, MS Candidate
Individuals who experience vestibular dysfunction will commonly have dizziness and falls, also some individuals with vestibulo-ocular reflex dysfunction will undergo the symptoms such as inability to focus their gaze while turning their head, or inability to see clearly while walking, but objects become clear once they stand still.
Individuals with normal vestibulo-ocular reflex can gaze at a certain point when turning their head around. However, individuals with reduced will lose the target that their are focusing on when their head is rotating.
Normal VOR animation
Reduced VOR animation
There has been a long history in treating VOR dysfunction for rehabilitation purposes. However, many individuals complain they are still not able to conduct normal activities such as driving and biking even after rehabilitation.
Our project aims at using the newest digital technologies such as virtual reality, eye tracking and video games to produce a function-focused rehabilitation system.
