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NJIT Biomedical Engineer Receives Innovation Grant

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New Jersey Health Foundation has awarded a $50,000 Innovation Grant to Tara Alvarez, Ph.D., to help create a 3D virtual reality therapy game for children suffering with binocular vision dysfunction (BVD). Alvarez is a professor of biomedical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Alvarez is seeking to advance the development of a device and protocol that is therapeutically effective for patients ages eight to 18, and is less expensive than currently available treatments. The game format will encourage compliance by making participation fun for children affected by BVD, increasing the effectiveness of the treatment.

"After meeting with Dr. Alvarez, we began to understand that the binocular vision dysfunction she is addressing can have far-reaching learning repercussions for children with this disorder," said George F. Heinrich, M.D., vice chair and CEO of New Jersey Health Foundation. "We were drawn to the idea that Dr. Alvarez is employing a novel way for a child to participate in his or her own treatment, which could prove to be very effective when treating BVD."
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Published: October 2016
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Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional environment or experience that can be interacted with and explored by an individual using electronic devices, such as a headset with a display. VR aims to create a sense of presence, immersing users in a computer-generated world that can be entirely fictional or a replication of the real world. It often involves the use of specialized hardware and software to provide a fully immersive and interactive experience. ...
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