Visual Evoked Potential Using Head-Mounted Display Versus Cathode Ray Tube: A Pilot Study.
10.5535/arm.2016.40.2.334
- Author:
Hyo Seon CHOI
1
;
Sang Hee IM
;
Yong Kyun KIM
;
Sang Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bettertomo@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Visual evoked potentials;
Head-mounted display;
Cathode ray tube
- MeSH:
Cathode Ray Tube*;
Electrodes*;
Evoked Potentials, Visual*;
Outcome Assessment (Health Care);
Pilot Projects*
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2016;40(2):334-340
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To present a new stimulation method based on the use of a head-mounted display (HMD) during pattern reversal visual evoked potential (PR-VEP) testing and to compare variables of HMD to those of conventional cathode ray tube (CRT). METHODS: Twenty-three normal subjects without visual problems were recruited. PR-VEPs were generated using CRT or HMD stimuli. VEP outcome measures included latencies (N75, P100, and N145) and peak-to-peak amplitudes (N75-P100 and P100-N145). Subjective discomfort associated with HMD was determined using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: PR-VEPs generated by HMD stimuli showed typical triphasic waveforms, the components of which were found to be correlated with those obtained using conventional CRT stimuli. Self-administered discomfort questionnaires revealed that HMD was more comfortable in some aspects. It allowed subjects to concentrate better than CRT. CONCLUSION: The described HMD stimulation can be used as an alternative to the standard CRT stimulation for PR-VEPs. PR-VEP testing using HMD has potential applications in clinical practice and visual system research because HMD can be used on a wider range of subjects compared to CRT.
