Color contrast enhancement for visually impaired people

We propose an automatic color contrast enhancement algorithm that improves the visual quality of static images for both normally sighted people and for low-vision patients. Existing methods have been shown to work on people either with normal vision or with low vision. Due to the framework of this approach, an enhanced visual experience can be simultaneously provided to normally sighted people and low vision patients.

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