A system for testing the vision of a subject is disclosed herein. The system includes a motion sensing device, the motion sensing device configured to measure a velocity of a head of a subject； a visual display device having an output screen, the visual display device configured to display one or more visual objects on the output screen so that the one or more visual objects are visible to the subject； and a data processing device, the data processing device operatively coupled to the motion sensing device and the visual display device, the data processing device being specially programmed to carry out the steps of the vision tests during which the subject's head undergoes an impulse displacement. A method for the testing the vision of a subject is also disclosed herein.
