Brown Bag

Abstract: This is the first of a series of Brown Bag sessions about using the SKERI Website to communicate our science and mission to the outside world. The first session will focus on creating an…

Abstract: The two eyes are yoked, and yet the visual inputs are disparate in space and time. How the brain works on these disparities to achieve unitary perception is one of the fundamental questions…

Abstract: Accessing scientific content within digital documents is often challenging for people with visual impairments. Text information can be easily accessed by the means of assistive tools such as…

Abstract: Infants’ and children’s brains undergo a large amount of change throughout development. These changes lead to improvements in visual and cognitive abilities – such as visual functions and…

IT Brown Bag

Abstract: One of the classic papers in the field of vision research is ‘Energy, Quanta and Vision’ (1942) by Hecht, Shlaer & Pirenne. I take this as a jumping-off point for a 21st century…

Abstract: Behavior in the visually oriented world often goes along with scanning eye movements that have a tight relationship with attention. Movements of the eyes generally follow movements of…

Abstract: Adaptive optical elements, including lenses, prisms, occluders, and color filters, may create new opportunities for correction of presbyopia, treatment of amblyopia, strabismus, and color…

Abstract: This informal discussion will provide a high-level overview of projects I've undertaken since my start at S-K as an RERC intern in 1998. Topics will include successful technology transfer…

Abstract: Despite the progress on assistive technologies for the visually impaired, numerous sources of information remain difficult to access without vision. Most of the existing solutions for…