Optical Mapping Near-eye Three-dimensional Display with Correct Focus Cues

TL;DR

This paper introduces an optical mapping near-eye 3D display that creates multiplane images with correct focus cues, reducing eye fatigue by aligning accommodation with binocular stereopsis, and offers improved adaptability and performance.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel OMNI display method that optically maps sub-panels to different depths, providing accurate focus cues and addressing vergence-accommodation conflict in wearable 3D displays.

Findings

Creates multiplane volumetric images with correct focus cues

Reduces vergence-accommodation conflict and eye fatigue

Offers enhanced adaptability, dynamic range, and refresh rate

Abstract

We present an optical mapping near-eye (OMNI) three-dimensional display method for wearable devices. By dividing a display screen into different sub-panels and optically mapping them to various depths, we create a multiplane volumetric image with correct focus cues for depth perception. The resultant system can drive the eye's accommodation to the distance that is consistent with binocular stereopsis, thereby alleviating the vergence-accommodation conflict, the primary cause for eye fatigue and discomfort. Compared with the previous methods, the OMNI display offers prominent advantages in adaptability, image dynamic range, and refresh rate.