The present invention provides a head-mounted display system that is compact and provides a wide field of view yet reduces or eliminates eyestrain. The system includes a binocular on-axis objective lens assembly that relays an image from a display device through a split-field exit aperture onto binocular optical paths. Intermediate image planes are formed within each optical path with each intermediate image plane having an associated microstructure that enhances the exit pupil of each left and right optical path.
Head-mounted viewing system for single electronic displays using biocular lens with binocular folding mirrors