Thread: sight training

Hello,
I wonder if there is any one who can help? Recently went into hospital with heart problem and had a stroke while there

damaging vision field. Asked for help from NHS and there is no software available to help restore brain/sight

function...unless you have over 1000.00.
So having programmed in basic many years ago thought it would be possible to create a simple program to stimulate the field

of vision.

This is what is needed:
a full screen field of a light or white background;

A dot or cross in centre of screen;

a graphic around the size of 5-10mm on a 17 inch screen;

the graphic to be displayed waiting for a mouse pointer to move over graphic and user to click left button, maybe with a

sound [beep];

if graphic displayed and no response received after a specific time [mouse not moved to graphic]audio query used to indicate 'did you see it Y/N'
If No then program to 'remember' location;

User clicks on all good locations training program to learn where field is missing;

Once fully trained program goes into stimulate mode firstly presenting light grey graphic at edge of field of vision loss

border at each location on the border;

Program carries out same routine on border but with a half grey graphic;

Programs carries out same routine on border but with black graphic;

Program places graphic randomly at all locations where user cannot see field alternating shading from light grey through

half grey then black;

As user cannot see in the field loss area program gives audible indication of where the program is and reminds user to

stare at the centre marker cross or dot;

Once grey/black stimulation complete program goes into colour mode carrying out same random routine but with random colours;

Program should last for 30 minutes from start of stimulation;

Field of vision loss area to be 'remembered' and next time program run this area border will go through grey/black routine

and ask the question 'can you see any graphic?;

An extra to the program would be to produce the graphic either side of the loss of vision field border so testing the user

to see if border has changed;

If border has changed user can re-train program for new field loss border.

This is the basis for the program which should be able to run in a browser. Once created a website will be made available

so anyone can go to the site and 'train'.

Anyone have any suggestions?