Systems, methods, and computer program products for vision assessments using a virtual reality platform

A method of evaluating visual impairment of a user comprising:

• generating, using a processor, a virtual reality environment including a virtual object having a directionality;
• displaying the virtual reality environment including the virtual object on a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display being communicatively coupled to the processor;
• increasing, using the processor, the size of the virtual object displayed on the head-mounted display;
• and
• measuring at least one performance metric when the processor receives an input that a user has indicated the directionality of the virtual object.

A method of evaluating visual impairment of a user comprising:

• generating, using a processor, a virtual reality environment including a virtual eye chart located on a virtual wall, the virtual eye chart having a plurality of lines each of which include at least one alphanumeric character, the at-least-one alphanumeric character in a first line of the eye chart being a different size than the at-least-one alphanumeric character in a second line of the eye chart;
• displaying the virtual reality environment including the virtual eye chart and virtual wall on a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display being communicatively coupled to the processor;
• displaying, on a head-mounted display, an indication in the virtual reality environment to instruct a user to read one line of the eye chart;
• and
• measuring the progress of the user as user reads the at least one alphanumeric character of the line of the eye chart using at least one performance metric.

A method of evaluating visual impairment of a user comprising:

• generating, using a processor, a virtual reality environment including a target;
• displaying the virtual reality environment including the target on a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display being communicatively coupled to the processor and including eye-tracking sensors;
• tracking the center of the pupil with the eye-tracking sensors to generate eye tracking data as the user stares at the target;
• and
• measuring the visual impairment of the user based on the eye tracking data.

A method of evaluating visual impairment of a user comprising:

• generating, using a processor, a virtual reality environment including a virtual scene having a plurality of virtual objects arranged therein;
• displaying the virtual reality environment including the virtual scene and the plurality of virtual objects on a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display being communicatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• measuring the performance of the user using at least one performance metric when the processor receives an input that a user has selected an object of the plurality of virtual objects.

A method of evaluating visual impairment of a user comprising:

• generating, using a processor, a virtual driving course for the user to navigate;
• displaying portions of the virtual driving course on a head-mounted display as the user navigates the virtual navigation course, the head-mounted display being communicatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• measuring the progress of the user as user navigates the virtual navigation course using at least one performance metric.