My Perspective on Vision and Vision Rehabilitation
"Vision is the most important sense for guiding our interaction with the environment." In my career, I have been involved in clinical ophthalmology, in visual science and in vision rehabilitation…
August Colenbrander Recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award
At its recent conference (held once every 3 years) in Denver CO, the International Society for Low Vision Rehabilitation Research (ISLRR) recognized Smith-Kettlewell's August Colenbrander, M.D. with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Residual stereopsis in anisometropia and small-angle strabismus
We have developed a custom test to measure stereopsis at locations across the visual field to yield a “stereo map”— visual field locations that are capable of stereopsis. Our study shows that for…
Spero Nicholas
Brain-Based Visual Dysfunction (Cerebral Visual Impairment)
CVI is now the commonest cause of bilateral visual functional loss in children with a visual impairment and the prevalence is increasing worldwide. CVI is a brain-based condition resulting usually…
CVIers Discussion Group for Parents and Older Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment
A discussion group for parents of children and parents and older children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) supported by clinicians, researchers and teachers of the visually impaired.
Next Meeting: Monday 15 April , 2024. 12pm to 1.30pm Pacific Time
Hybrid Brown Bag: Insights into Binocular Fixational Eye Movements - a study of both eyes and a model. Chandna and Heinen Lab
We show results from our experiments with fixation to an accommodative target in neurotypicals under binocular and monocular viewing conditions while recording from both eyes. The results reveal…