Title :
Studies on vision enhancement with optoelectronical devices
Author :
Zagler, Wolfgang L. ; Edelmayer, Georg ; Mayer, Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Allgemeine Elektrotech. und Elektron., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of functions and tests for the prototype of a vision enhancement system within the TIDE Project 1211-“POVES”. POVES is the acronym for Portable Optoelectronic Vision Enhancement System. It addresses such kinds of visual impairments which cannot or only insufficiently be compensated by conventional means like eye glasses, contact lenses, drugs or surgical intervention. POVES consists of a battery operated portable image processing system and a head-worn spectacle part carrying CCD cameras and LCD displays. The results of the technical and clinical tests with a prototype are discussed. As a first overcome of this project a device called NiViS to tackle night vision problems is expected to be put on the market within 1997
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; infrared imaging; liquid crystal displays; medical image processing; optoelectronic devices; CCD cameras; LCD displays; NiViS; POVES; TIDE Project 1211; contact lenses; drugs; eye glasses; head-worn spectacle; image processing system; night vision problems; optoelectronical devices; portable optoelectronic vision enhancement system; surgical intervention; vision enhancement; Batteries; Drugs; Glass; Image processing; Lenses; Machine vision; Prototypes; Surgery; System testing; Tides;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems., 1997. Proceedings., Tenth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Maribor
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7928-X
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.1997.596404
