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Detecting colour vision deficiencies via Webcam-based Eye-tracking: A case study

Published: 30 May 2023 Publication History

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Webcam-based eye-tracking platforms have recently re-emerged due to improvements in machine learning-supported calibration processes and offer a scalable option for conducting eye movement studies. Although not yet comparable to the infrared-based ones regarding accuracy and frequency, some compelling performances have been observed, especially in those scenarios with medium-sized AOI (Areas of Interest) in images. In this study, we test the reliability of webcam-based eye-tracking on a specific task: Eye movement distribution analysis for CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency) detection. We introduce a new publicly available eye movement dataset based on a pilot study (n=12) on images with dominant red colour (previously shown to be difficult with dichromatic AOI to investigate CVD by comparing attention patterns obtained in webcam eye-tracking sessions). We hypothesized that webcam eye tracking without infrared support could detect differing attention patterns between CVD and non-CVD participants and observed statistically significant differences, allowing the retention of our hypothesis.

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Attached is WECVD - Webcam-based eye-tracking dataset from CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency) subjects. 12 subjects volunteered to participate in a webcam-based eye-tracking session. Half of the participants are individuals with CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency), while the other half are non-CVD subjects. Fourteen images were prompted to the screen for a time range of 5 seconds each. A one-second transition frame was shown to refresh viewers' retinas and move to the following images. On-screen eye movements of each participant were recorded. All images contain regions having red as the dominant colour. That is because red is a colour dichromatic vision systems such as protanopic and deuteranopic ones struggle to perceive. Those regions are inscribed into rectangular masks and defined as AOI (areas of interest). Differences between CVD and normal vision systems are sought by looking at percentages of fixation points in AOIs for each image within the same group. Intergroup comparison gave the overall description of the case study. The hypothesis of CVD and normal vision system groups showing different paths over the first 3 seconds of observation was tested using one-way ANOVA. Results proved the statistical significance of the test with a p-value < 0.05 Images folder contains 14 RGB images; Heatmaps folder includes CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency) and NVS (Normal Vision System) eye-movement distribution as heatmaps Experiments_GitHub.xlsx is a spreadsheet file with all details about the fixation point number for each image, stats and percentage of AOI (Areas of Interest) points.

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Alessandro Bruno, Francesco Gugliuzza, Edoardo Ardizzone, Calogero Carlo Giunta, and Roberto Pirrone. 2019. Image content enhancement through salient regions segmentation for people with color vision deficiencies. i-Perception 10, 3 (2019), 2041669519841073.
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Madhumitha Murali and Arzu Çöltekin. 2021. Conducting eye tracking studies online. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Adaptable Research Methods for Empirical Research with Map Users, Virtual Workshop, Vol. 6.
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Kilian Semmelmann and Sarah Weigelt. 2018. Online webcam-based eye tracking in cognitive science: A first look. Behavior Research Methods 50 (2018), 451–465.

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ETRA '23: Proceedings of the 2023 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications
May 2023
441 pages
ISBN:9798400701504
DOI:10.1145/3588015
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Attached is WECVD - Webcam-based eye-tracking dataset from CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency) subjects. 12 subjects volunteered to participate in a webcam-based eye-tracking session. Half of the participants are individuals with CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency), while the other half are non-CVD subjects. Fourteen images were prompted to the screen for a time range of 5 seconds each. A one-second transition frame was shown to refresh viewers' retinas and move to the following images. On-screen eye movements of each participant were recorded. All images contain regions having red as the dominant colour. That is because red is a colour dichromatic vision systems such as protanopic and deuteranopic ones struggle to perceive. Those regions are inscribed into rectangular masks and defined as AOI (areas of interest). Differences between CVD and normal vision systems are sought by looking at percentages of fixation points in AOIs for each image within the same group. Intergroup comparison gave the overall description of the case study. The hypothesis of CVD and normal vision system groups showing different paths over the first 3 seconds of observation was tested using one-way ANOVA. Results proved the statistical significance of the test with a p-value < 0.05 Images folder contains 14 RGB images; Heatmaps folder includes CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency) and NVS (Normal Vision System) eye-movement distribution as heatmaps Experiments_GitHub.xlsx is a spreadsheet file with all details about the fixation point number for each image, stats and percentage of AOI (Areas of Interest) points. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3588015.3590133#WECVD-main.zip

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