Virtual Reality Assessment of Visual Dependence (2016-2020)

Lead investigator: Ashley Zaleski King

This project focused on identification of individuals who may rely more on visual information relative to other sensory inputs for spatial orientation, and to investigate how heightened sensitivity to visual inputs might relate to visual vertigo symptoms. Using the Oculus Rift we assessed visual and somatosensory parameters that may influence the perception of verticality differently in patients with vestibular weakness relative to normally-functioning individuals.