How my old Quest 2 headset became my daily vision therapy - a personal tech report after Meta's feature freeze...
How my old Quest 2 headset became my daily vision therapy - a personal tech report after Meta's feature freeze for Quest 2 and Pro I was sitting in my home office on a rainy Tuesday evening, the screen flickering, the keyboard clacking, and in the corner was the Quest 2 headset that I had only used for occasional Beat Saber sessions since its release day in 2020. Meta…
A German developer has been using their Meta Quest 2 headset for daily vision therapy to treat amblyopia, or "lazy eye", in their left eye. The developer created a therapy app using Unity 2022 LTS and OpenXR, taking advantage of the headset's stability and Meta's feature freeze for Quest 2 and Pro. The app provides a daily 20-minute therapy session with a high-contrast grid pattern to stimulate the weaker eye.
After four weeks, the developer measured a significant improvement in their left eye's vision, with a gain of about one line on a Snellen test.
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