Can Participants Wear Prescription Glasses or Contact Lenses While Using Tobii Pro Spectrum?
Yes, a wide variety of participants, including those who use contact lenses and prescription glasses, can use the Tobii Pro Spectrum. The tracker maintains dependable eye tracking performance across various eye features and participant populations because to its dual-camera architecture, adjustable illumination, and unique 3D eye model.
Compatibility with Prescription Glasses & Contact Lenses
Tobii Pro Spectrum is designed to support participants who wear:
Prescription glasses
Contact lenses
Its:
Dual-camera architecture
Adaptive illumination
Patented 3D eye model
help maintain reliable eye tracking performance across different eye characteristics and participant populations.
Adaptive Illumination
The system automatically selects between:
Bright-pupil illumination mode
Dark-pupil illumination mode
This helps optimize eye image quality under varying participant characteristics and environmental conditions.
The adaptive approach improves robustness when tracking participants with:
Different iris colors
Different pupil sizes
Corrective eyewear
Combined with Tobii's binocular tracking technology, it enables consistent gaze estimation while minimizing participant burden during setup.
Factors That May Affect Tracking Quality
As with any infrared eye tracker, certain conditions may reduce tracking quality, including:
Highly reflective lenses
Mirrored lenses
Researchers are therefore encouraged to:
Verify calibration quality before beginning data collection
Reliable Performance Across Diverse Populations
Under normal conditions, Tobii Pro Spectrum provides reliable tracking for the vast majority of participants.
This makes the system suitable for:
Clinical studies
Developmental research
Experiments involving diverse participant populations
Summary
The Tobii Pro Spectrum is made to assist users who wear contact lenses or prescription glasses. Researchers are encouraged to confirm calibration quality when working with highly reflective or mirrored lenses, but its dual-camera architecture, adaptive bright-pupil and dark-pupil illumination, patented 3D eye model, and binocular tracking technology help maintain dependable eye tracking performance across diverse participant populations.
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