Vestibular Rehabilitation Using Visual Displays: Preliminary Study

Objectives/Hypothesis Interactive computer displays can alter vestibular function. We hypothesized that by placing a vestibulopathic subject with chronic vertigo in a computer scene, slowing the visual scene motion to a rate slightly higher than their vestibulo‐ocular reflex (VOR) gain, and gradually speeding up the scene, we could cause VOR improvement and symptom reduction.

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