Background

Computer perimetry is expensive, stationary, has to be conducted in a controlled environment, and patients must be seated to perform the test. Ophthalmologists and neurologists frequently and repeatedly rely on this test. Patients tied to a bed cannot be examined objectively. Ocular motility and pupillary function are assessed by specialized personnel, which carries the potential of measurement errors, low reproducibility, and the lack of objective documentation. Ophthalmologists, neurologists and otonasolarynghologists frequently and repeatedly rely on these tests.

Technology Overview

Spectas is an ultra-mobile, lightweight diagnostic platform consisting of a consumer-level head-mounted-display (VR goggles) with eye-tracking, a gaming-level notebook and a custom software environment ().

Spectas provides various objective standard oculomotor tests assessing smooth pursuit, saccadic motion, oculokinetic nystagm, fixation, duction, and vergence. spectas measures pupillary motor function objectively.

Spectas includes a computer perimetry system with customizable test patterns and routines.

Spectas can be used anywhere, patients may stay in their beds during examination

Stage of Development

Two prototypes are in use in an ongoing clinical trial (prototype evaluation) at the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry of the Medical University of Vienna.
Software development ongoing.

Benefits

Objectivity is key. The project allows ophthalmologists and optometrists to asses objective data on ocular movements, pupillary function, perimetry.
Spectas will be the Swiss Army knife for optometrists and orthoptists.
Spectas is useful in other areas: i.e. neurology and otalarynghology.
Spectas may be used by patients themselves, without specifically trained personnel.
Spectas is future-proof: hardware-independent software platform.
The VR market is growing. Future applications of VR in medicine can be integrated into our flexible frameworks.

Applications

Spectas facilitates further implementation of tele-medicine in ophthalmology and optometry.
Functional diagnostics in ophthalmology, neurology, otolarynghology

Opportunity

Industrial partners who share the University’s enthusiasm
Financial funding for further research and development
Experience with certification and commercialization of medical products

SPECTAS

Patents

IP Status

Seeking