Detection of Relative Afferent Pupillary Defects Using Eye Tracking and a VR Headset.

Bruegger, Dominik; Grabe, Hilary M; Vicini, Rino; Dysli, Muriel; Lussi, David; Abegg, Mathias (2023). Detection of Relative Afferent Pupillary Defects Using Eye Tracking and a VR Headset. Translational vision science & technology, 12(6), p. 22. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 10.1167/tvst.12.6.22

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PURPOSE

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of detecting relative afferent pupillary defects (RAPDs) using a commercial virtual reality headset equipped with an eye tracker.

METHODS

This is a cross-sectional study in which we compare the new computerized RAPD test with the traditional clinical standard using the swinging flashlight test. Eighty-two participants including 20 healthy volunteers aged 10 to 88 years were enrolled in this study. We present a bright/dark stimulus alternating between the eyes every 3 seconds using a virtual reality headset, and we simultaneously record changes in pupil size. To determine the presence of an RAPD, we developed an algorithm analyzing the pupil size differences. For the assessment of the performance of the automated and the manual measurement a post hoc impression based on all available data is created. The accuracy of the manual clinical evaluation and the computerized method is compared using confusion matrices and the gold standard of the post hoc impression. The latter is based on all available clinical information.

RESULTS

We found that the computerized method detected RAPD with a sensitivity of 90.2% and an accuracy of 84.4%, as compared to the post hoc impression. This was not significantly different from the clinical evaluation with a sensitivity of 89.1% and an accuracy of 88.3%.

CONCLUSIONS

The presented method offers an accurate, easy to use, and fast method to measure an RAPD. In contrast to today's clinical practice, the measures are quantitative and objective.

TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE

Computerized testing of Relative Afferent Pupillary Defects (RAPD) using a VR-headset and eye-tracking reaches non-inferior performance compared with senior neuro-ophthalmologists.

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