Researcher ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-4900-9829
Graduation Year
2022
Date of Submission
4-2022
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Biology
Reader 1
Lars Schmitz
Reader 2
Jay Conger
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© 2022 Kyril van Schendel
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are currently being designed and developed for consumer use. Simultaneously, the rate of myopic development is increasing around the world. Little is known about the connection between the proximity viewing in VR headsets and myopic development. The past three decades of research have indicated a probable relationship between near-work activities and the development of myopia. Based on the current research, VR headsets do not appear to induce a strong myopiagenic stimulus on axial elongation. This paper offers a potential explanation and proposes a set of design recommendations for designing future VR headsets that prevent myopia.
Recommended Citation
van Schendel, Kyril, "Designing Virtual Reality Headsets to Prevent Myopia" (2022). CMC Senior Theses. 2997.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2997
