Virtual retinal display (VRD) is expected to gain traction in the market. VRDs are increasingly used in head mounted displays (HMDs). The display is projected directly into the users' eyes. It has high potential to replace other display technologies such as liquid crystal display (LCD), light-emitting diode (LED), and active matrix organic LED (AMOLED) as it consumes less power and has high clarity.Virtual reality (VR)-based gaming is gaining high popularity in the market. Hence,VR device manufacturers such as Oculus, Samsung, and Sony might adopt VRD instead of display with screens. However, start-ups such as Avegant might find it difficult to make a noticeable presence in the market as its product Avegant Glyph is expensive and does not have head-tracking or eye-tracking option.The military is expected to be the major end-user segment after individual consumers, as VRD technology is increasingly used in drones.

PART 01: Executive summary 5

Highlights 5

PART 02: Scope of the report 6

Market overview 6

Top-vendor offerings 8

PART 03: Market research methodology 9

Research methodology 9

Economic indicators 9

PART 04: Introduction 10

Key market highlights 10

Display with screen 10

Screenless display 13

PART 05: VR, AR, and VRD 17

VR 17

AR 23

VRD 27

PART 06: Market landscape 29

Market overview 29

Market size and forecast 29

Five forces analysis 32

PART 07: Geographical segmentation 33

Geographical segmentation 33

Americas 34

EMEA 35

APAC 36

PART 08: Market drivers 37

Advantages over other display technologies 37

Wide range of applications 38

Connectable to all devices with HDMI ports 40

PART 09: Impact of drivers 43

PART 10: Market challenges 44

Lack of awareness of VRD 44

Increased popularity of VR and AR devices with

screen 44

High chances of causing motion sickness 45

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 46

PART 12: Market trends 47

Increase in crowdfunding 47

Emerging applications 48

High scope in AR devices 49

PART 13: Vendor landscape 50

Competitive scenario 50

Avegant 50

MicroVision 50

PART 14: Will VRD be useful? 51

Optimistic scenario 52

Pessimistic scenario 52

PART 15: Appendix 54

List of abbreviations 54

PART 16: Explore Technavio 56