Apple’s newest product addition, Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset that utilizes an eye-tracking system, is making waves in the technology community.
The new device, “seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world,” the tech giant says of its new high-tech goggles that are on track to release to the public next year.
“The breakthrough design of Vision Pro features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays, and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design to ensure every experience feels like it’s taking place in front of the user’s eyes in real time,” Apple says.
The product may mark the beginning of an era of “spatial computing,” but what does the new frontier of augmented reality mean for users and their vision?
University of Colorado Department of Ophthalmology professor and Slater Family Endowed Chair Malik Kahook, MD, who studies the intersection of artificial intelligence and vision, explains how the goggles use the eyes to execute commands, how users can protect their eyes, and what this technology, paired with other artificial intelligence methods, could mean for the future of medicine, research, and patient care at the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center.
This is what Apple Vision Pro will look like to users of the virtual reality headset, which is set to release in 2024. Vision Pro photos courtesy of Apple.