Patent ID: 8714740
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for training and/or testing the peripheral visual abilities of an individual, the system comprising: a central visual display element that presents a central visual indicia to the individual; at least one peripheral visual display element that presents one or more peripheral visual indicia to the individual; at least one input device that receives inputs from the individual, the inputs being made in response to the displayed central visual indicia and the displayed one or more peripheral visual indicia; and a control unit operably connected to the central visual display element, the peripheral display element, and the input device, the control unit operable to control the display of central visual indicia and the display of peripheral visual indicia, the control unit further operable to receive inputs from the at least one input device and determine whether the received inputs indicate a perceived match between a characteristic of a central visual indicia and a characteristic of a displayed peripheral visual indicia.