MacKeben Lab
Work in this laboratory is devoted to researching facts and developing tools to help the rehabilitation of people with low vision, especially those with macular vision loss.
Tabs
Journal Articles
. (2016). Lokalisation von Skotomen mittels Lesetest bei AMD - Localization of scotomas in AMD by reading test. Der Ophthalmologe, 113, 754–762.
. (2016). Testing macular letter recognition-reliability and influence of refraction errors. Clinical And Experimental Optometry, 99, 322–327.
. (2016). Eye movement training and suggested gaze strategies in tunnel vision-a randomized and controlled pilot study. Plos One, 11, e0157825.
. (2015). Random Word Recognition Chart Helps Scotoma Assessment in Low Vision. Optometry And Vision Science, 92, 421.
. (2015). Parafoveal contributions to retinal function during ranibizumab therapy for age-related macular degeneration. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology/Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie, 50, 37–43.
. (2013). Everyday use of modern microperimetry in a low-vision service. Canadian Journal Of Ophthalmology/Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie, 5, e99–e101.
. (2011). Target search and identification performance in low vision patients. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 52, 7603–7609.
. (2010). Aging and visual counting. Plos One 5(10): E13434.
. (2009). Making the best of remaining vision—the role of focal attention. Neuro-Ophthalmology, 33, 127–131.
Conference Papers
. (2005). How patients scan images after foveal vision loss: scanning efficiency and SLO analysis of scanning eye movements. In International Congress Series (Vol. 1282, pp. 645–646). Elsevier.
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CompletedFocal Attention and Letter Recognition
Read MoreWe studied letter recognition in 8 deg eccentricity from the fovea after attracting sustained focal attention to the stimulated location by a cue.
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CompletedMicro-Perimetry by Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope
Read MoreWe developed software to make the retinal placement of stimuli during micro-perimetry by a scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) independent of involuntary fixational eye movements.
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Motion as a Cue for Attention
Read MoreWe investigated whether relative motion can serve as a cue for sustained attention.
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Reading with the Retinal Periphery
Read MoreTypographical features of letters were manipulated in such a way that frequently occurring letter confusions in eccentric viewing happened less frequently.
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CompletedRegressions in Braille Reading
Read MoreThis project explores regressions (movements to re-read text) in braille reading.
The image on the right plots the braille reading finger movements in blue and regressions in black.
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InactiveIs Macular Degeneration just Macular?
Read MoreDiminished motion perception was used as indicator of early effects of eye diseases in the periphery of the visual field.
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InactiveReading Random Word Sequences (The SKread Test)
Read MoreThis vision test shows random word sequences that prevent the prediction of upcoming words by linguistic criteria and is simple to score in a clinical setting.
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InactiveSelf-exploration of the Visual Field
Read MorePatients with spots of diminished or no vision (scotomas) often do not realize the nature of the
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InactiveThe Macular Mapping Test
Read MoreThe Macular Mapping Test (MMT) is a tool for the assessment of the topography of vision.
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The Macular Search Test
Read MoreWe introduced a novel approach to topographic function assessment in visual impairment that requires neither fixation nor reading.
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Dr. Manfred MacKeben Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in Low Vision...
Dr. Manfred MacKeben received Envision's Lifetime Achievement Award in Low Vision Research at ARVO's Low Vision Research Group meeting
