InterScience is developing a Digital Glare Testing Device for the assessment of
the effects of glare on a patient’s visual acuity. Glare disability is a common side
effect of refractive surgery and cataracts and occurs in such common instances
as night time driving. Current
subjective methods of glare disability assessment do not accurately recreate the
physiology of glare, often contributing to ineffective testing and inconclusive
results. The InterScience Digital
Glare Testing Device produces a physiologically identical effect as standard
glare sources and provides digital control over the testing scenario including
dynamic glare sources and size, intensity and contrast variables. The Digital Glare Testing Device is
being developed as a screening tool for ophthalmologists to assess and study
glare disability.