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Customer stories
Tracking eye movements to diagnose Parkinson’s disease
Karolinska Institute explored the possibility of using eye tracking as a prospective diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s disease, and their quest yielded exciting results.
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Ophthalmology and vision research
Study vision conditions through eye movements
Use eye tracking in ophthalmology, optometry, and vision research to objectively measure eye movements, gaze behavior, and visual function across a range of research questions and vision conditions.
Why eye trackingTurn eye movements into research data
Our eyes are constantly moving as we read, follow objects, explore scenes, and interact with the world around us. Changes in these movements can provide researchers with valuable information about visual function, and how people experience and respond to visual information.
Eye tracking captures these movements objectively and over time, helping researchers quantify patterns that can be difficult to observe consistently with traditional methods alone.
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Features
FeaturesMeasure eye movement and visual function
Use eye tracking to measure and analyze key aspects of eye movement, visual function, and gaze behavior.
Saccades
Measure rapid eye movements between points of interest and investigate characteristics such as latency, amplitude, velocity, accuracy, overshoot, and undershoot.
Fixation stability
Investigate how steadily gaze can be maintained on a visual target and quantify patterns such as drift or instability.
Smooth pursuit
Study how the eyes follow moving targets and investigate the timing and coordination between target and eye movement.
Nystagmus
Quantify involuntary eye movements and investigate characteristics such as frequency, amplitude, velocity, and movement patterns.
Binocular coordination
Explore how the eyes work together during visual tasks and investigate conditions affecting ocular alignment and coordination.
Pupillometry
Measure pupil size and dynamics to investigate pupillary light responses, visual function, and responses under different viewing conditions.
Vision conditionsEye tracking across vision conditions
Research applications include nystagmus, to quantify involuntary eye movements; strabismus, to investigate eye alignment and binocular coordination; amblyopia, to explore visual behavior and binocular function; and glaucoma, to study how changes in vision affect visual exploration and everyday tasks.
Eye tracking can also support research into other visual impairments, helping researchers understand how people adapt their gaze behavior and use available visual information.
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Research areas
Research areasUnderstand vision through eye tracking
Use eye tracking to investigate eye movement, visual function, and how vision changes across conditions, tasks, and interventions.
Oculomotor research
Investigate saccades, fixations, smooth pursuit, binocular coordination, and other aspects of eye movement control.
Visual function
Study how people use their vision during tasks such as reading, searching, tracking, and exploring visual environments.
Vision disorders
Investigate gaze and eye-movement patterns associated with conditions affecting vision or ocular motor control.
Visual impairment
Explore how people with reduced or altered vision adapt their gaze behavior and use available visual information.
Treatment and intervention research
Compare visual and eye-movement behavior before, during, or after an intervention to investigate changes over time.
Optometry research
Add objective gaze and eye-movement measurements to research into visual function, eye movement control, and optometric assessment.
Setups
ConfigurationsResearch setups for ophthalmology and vision research
Choose from screen-based and eye tracking glasses setups depending on your research environment, study design, and measurement needs.
Screen-based for detailed eye-movement research
Present controlled visual stimuli while capturing precise gaze and eye-movement data. Ideal for research requiring repeatable tasks and detailed analysis of visual behavior.
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Portable screen-based research
Take controlled vision studies to clinics, universities, and other research settings with a compact screen-based setup. Capture detailed gaze and eye-movement data while adapting to different participants and study designs.
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Eye tracking glasses for real-world studies
Study how people use their vision while moving through and interacting with real-world environments. Wearable eye tracking captures gaze behavior during natural tasks, helping researchers explore visual attention and behavior beyond controlled laboratory settings.
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Software for study design and analysis
Combine Tobii eye trackers with Tobii Pro Lab to design experiments, record gaze data, inspect recordings, analyze eye movements and areas of interest, and export data for further analysis.
For custom research applications, Tobii Pro SDK provides programmatic access to eye tracking data and device functionality.
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Use cases
Use casesSee how researchers use eye tracking in vision science
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Customer stories
Eye tracking in visual perception analysis for Alzheimer's disease patients
Researchers from the National University of Colombia (UNAL) analyzed eye movement in seven patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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Customer stories
Eye tracking as a diagnosis tool for eye movement disorders—a look at nystagmus
This study focuses on eye movement disorders, in particular nystagmus, and the possibility of using eye tracking as an established form of diagnosis tool.
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Customer stories
Eye tracking for vision research
Cardiff University's School of Optometry and Vision Sciences used eye tracking from Tobii to explore eye movement in people with sight issues. The researchers looked at how environmental factors affected vision deficits.
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Customer stories
Revolutionizing optometric tests with eye tracking
The University of Zaragoza latest research focuses on eye tracking applications in the field of optometry and ophthalmology. Using Tobii Pro Fusion, the team validated two eye tracking-based optometric tests.
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Scientific publication
Pupillary contagion in Williams syndrome: a missing link in social interactions
A group of scientists examined pupil contagion in individuals with WS and compared it with that of typically developing infants, children, and adults.
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Webinars
Measuring pupil size with eye tracking
Experts in measuring pupil size with eye tracking will provide a methodological walk-through of best practices for data collection and analysis.
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White paper
Eye tracking for pupillometry insights
Download this whitepaper to explore why eye tracking is a powerful tool for pupillometry studies and get an overview of the research disciplines that benefit from pupil size measurement.
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Webinars
Power of the pupil
Eye tracking is a tool that uses eye movements to help researchers understand visual, perceptual, and cognitive processes. But there are some phenomena that are not definitively investigated by gaze behavior alone.
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Learn article
Eye Movement: Types and functions explained
Saccades, fixations, and other types of eye movements can be captured with eye tracking technology. Read about various types of eye movements and their function.
Find the right approach for your vision research
Talk to our team about your research question, study design, and requirements. We can help you find the eye tracking setup that fits your ophthalmology or vision research.
FAQs
Quick answersDiscover more about eye tracking in vision research
Find answers to common questions about using eye tracking to study eye movements, visual function, and gaze behavior across different research settings and study designs.
Resources & community
Resources & communityEverything you need to get started
Free training, open-source tools, and direct support, designed to get you from unboxing to publishable results as fast as possible.
Tobii Academy
Free online learning platform with structured courses covering every stage of eye tracking research, from fundamental concepts to advanced analysis techniques.
→ Eye tracking fundamentals and methodology
→ Experiment design best practices
→ Tobii Pro Lab software training
→ Data analysis and interpretation
→ Certification tracks
Open-source research tools
50+ community-curated tools, experiment scripts, and integration libraries across the full eye tracking workflow. PsychoPy, MATLAB, Python, LSL, and more.
Tobii Connect support portal
Knowledge base, firmware updates, troubleshooting guides, and direct support from Tobii's technical team. Your first stop for any hardware or software question.
→ Product setup and troubleshooting guides
→ Firmware and software downloads
→ Data quality methodology documentation
→ Direct ticket support for registered products
→ Sample projects and demo recordings