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Addressing Empty Space Myopia to Enable Deep Space Travel with Extended Reality Auditory Biofeedback

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Empty space myopia is a phenomenon that has been observed in pilots when flying in the open sky. Previous research has been conducted to develop training biofeedback devices to help pilot visual accommodation in empty skies. During future long-duration spaceflight, astronauts may also experience empty space myopia due to prolonged periods of time in vast space. Extended reality is a relatively novel technology that has emerged as a powerful tool for tracking ocular movements. Extended reality with auditory feedback may serve as a low-cost, easily applicable method to improve ciliary muscle control and vision during long-duration spaceflight to combat empty space myopia. In this paper, we review the effects of empty field myopia in space and report on the novel development of extended reality with auditory biofeedback as a potential astronaut training tool.

Source: International Journal of Aviation Aeronautics and Aerospace

DOI: 10.58940/2374-6793.1900

Authors: Ethan Waisberg, Joshua Ong, Nasif Zaman, Phani Paladugu, Sharif Amit Kamran, Bruce Markovitz, Andrew G. Lee, Alireza Tavakkoli

Institutions: University of Cambridge, University of Michigan, University of Nevada, Reno, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Wills Eye Hospital, Houston Methodist

Language: English

Topic: Spaceflight effects on biology

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4393368156

FWCI: 0.235

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