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Usability of Augmented Reality Head Mounted Displays (AR HMD) for Reading Studies
Kanella Georgia Minakaki1, Ying-Yu Melody Hedinger2, Marino Menozzi2
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Lucerne, Switzerland.
Klinische Monatsblatter Fur Augenheilkunde
|February 5, 2026
Summary
This study assessed the usability of augmented reality Head-Mounted Displays (AR-HMD) for reading research. While participants experienced some discomfort, the AR-HMD showed potential for future ophthalmologic studies.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Reading is a complex visual task impacted by visual impairments.
- Augmented reality (AR) Head-Mounted Displays (HMD) are emerging in ophthalmology but their use in research is underexplored.
- Previous AR-HMD applications include vision enhancement for drivers and metamorphopsia compensation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the usability of an AR-HMD for conducting reading studies.
- To compare reading performance between a PC monitor and an AR-HMD.
- To gather user feedback on comfort and experience with the AR-HMD.
Main Methods:
- Participants (n=31) were randomly assigned to read texts on a PC monitor or an AR-HMD.
- Reading speed (words/min) was recorded for both display types.
- Eye movements were tracked during reading on the PC monitor.
Main Results:
- No significant difference in pilot reading speed between devices.
- A significant difference in reading speed was found between the PC monitor and the AR-HMD (p=0.003).
- Participants reported AR-HMD weight, tightness, and an unnatural visual experience as common complaints.
Conclusions:
- AR-HMD devices demonstrate potential usability for reading experiments in ophthalmology.
- Future applications could utilize AR-HMDs for advanced visual behavioral studies and disease simulation.
- AR-HMDs may offer objective assessment capabilities for real-world scenarios like driving.
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