An image display device projects lights emitted from each of two
two-dimensionally light emitting type photoelectric devices onto first
and second light diffusing bodies, and projects and images transmitted
images of the light diffusing bodies onto the retina in the respective
eyeballs of the user. The display device includes one light source, a
first polarization beam splitter dividing light emitted from the light
source into P-polarized light and S-polarized light, and an optical
system which leads each of the P-polarized light and S-polarized lights
respectively to the two photoelectric devices thereby illuminating the
two photoelectric devices. The optical system leads polarized light to
each of the two photoelectric devices via a second polarization beam
splitter and a .lamda./4 plate, and leads reflected lights to the relay
optical system via the .lamda./4 plate and the second polarization beam
splitter.