WASHINGTON – Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies are being used for training in schools of optometry as well as for treatment of ocular conditions such as amblyopia and strabismus, according to a panel here at Optometry’s Meeting.

Kyle Sandberg, OD, FAAO, an instructor at the Rosenberg School of Optometry, demonstrated how the EyeSi by VR Magic is being used at the school as a binocular indirect ophthalmoscope (BIO) simulator.