Colenbrander lab
To explore vision-related functioning as it relates to Vision Rehabilitation.
This involves the development of
= insights into vision-related functioning and complex vision-related behaviors,
as well as
= the development of clinically useful assessment tools, both low-tech and high-tech.
Tabs
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
View CenterThe Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to better understand and address the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind consumers
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InactiveClassification and Coding Projects
Read MoreOne of Dr Colenbrander's persistent interests has been in classification and coding. In the 1960’s he participated in the development of a new ophthalmic coding system in the Netherlands.
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InactiveFunctional Assessment - Book Chapters
Read MoreCategorization of visual functioning requires appropriate measurement methods. Dr.
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InactiveFunctional Assessment - Contrast Sensitivity
Read MoreFor eye doctors measuring contrast sensitivity loss during routine eye exams is not a priority, since contrast losses are n
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InactiveFunctional Assessment - Guidelines and Reports
Read MoreCombining his interests in classification and in vision rehabilitation, Dr. Colenbrander has promoted a better understanding of the various aspects of vision loss, their causes, and above all their consequences for the person.
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InactiveFunctional Assessment - Reading
Read MoreDifficulty reading is the most common complaint of low vision patients. It is the Activity of Daily Living that is most closely
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InactiveFunctional Assessment - Visual Acuity
Read MoreVisual acuity is a mainstay for the assessment of “How the EYE functions”. Traditional, non-logarithmic, visual acuity charts, however, are inaccurate for visual acuities worse than 20/100.
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InactiveFunctional Assessment - Visual Fields
Read MoreMost patients are unaware of their visual field defects and scotomata, be it from AMD, from glaucoma, from RP, or from other causes. Dr. Colenbrander developed an improved functional scoring system for visual fields, as part of the Functional Vision Score system (see Guidelines)
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InactiveMy Vision on Vision
Read MoreThese short chapters summarize insights that I have gained from more than four decades working in vision rehabilitation.
They provide a broader perspective that may be missing in our daily routines, when focused on specific details.
Vision involves much more than visual acuity alone. Vision serves our understanding of the environment and our ability to interact with it. To improve all aspects of that interaction is the mission of Vision Rehabilitation.
Current
- Don Fletcher - Scientist (Affiliate / Clinical)
- Huiying Shen - Staff
- Manfred MacKeben - MacKeben Lab Director
Principal Investigator:
Contact:
664 Atherton Ave.
Novato
CA
94945
gus@ski.org
Office:
(415) 209-9529
Mobile:
(415) 246-4668