Effectiveness of Visual Acuity Tests in VR vs the Real-World

Virtual Reality (VR) devices have opened a new dimension of merging technology and healthcare in an immersive and exciting way to test eye vision. Visual acuity is a person's capacity to perceive small details. An optometrist or ophthalmologist determines a visual acuity score following a vision examination. In this work, we explored how recent VR devices could be utilized to conduct visual acuity tests. We used two Snellen charts to examine eye vision in VR, similar to testing in a doctor's chamber. We found that VR could be utilized to conduct preliminary eye vision tests.