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IrisVision has been evaluated in independent, peer-reviewed studies — including work from the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute — reporting gains in reading, visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity.
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Translational Vision Science & Technology 2019 Open access
Preliminary Evaluation of Two Digital Image Processing Strategies for Head-Mounted Magnification for Low Vision Patients
In an at-home clinical outcome study, IrisVision produced large, statistically significant improvements in reading ability (Cohen's d = 1.28) and visual-information tasks (d = 1.11), with participants rating the system 7.1 out of 10.
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; University of California, Berkeley PMID 30834171
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Clinical Optometry 2023 Open access
At-Home Trial of Four Different Head-Mounted Displays in Visual Rehabilitation of People with Stargardt Disease
In people with Stargardt disease, IrisVision Live improved distance and near visual acuity and reading ability after home use.
Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet-Glostrup; University of Copenhagen PMID 38046087
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PLOS ONE 2025 Open access
Comparison of visual function analysis of people with low vision using three different models of augmented reality devices
Across people with low vision, the majority of visual functions improved with IrisVision, including statistically significant gains in distance and near visual acuity and contrast sensitivity — outperforming a comparison device.
Envision Research Institute; SUNY College of Optometry; Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute PMID 41060945