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Vision Challenges and Emotional Well-Being: Sharing Strategies to Cope and Thrive

Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

About the speaker: Gina Frassetto is a mental health occupational therapist who focuses on building skills to enhance emotional well-being....


See More Do More: Show and Grow your Low Vision toolbox

Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Join through zoom to hear Annemarie Rossi cover Low Vision services and Tools: Virtual Tour of the Low Vision Clinic...

Low Vision Support Group


First Virtual Session of the Blindness and Low Vision Support Group

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Join through zoom to hear Annemarie Rossi, Occupational Therapist serving clients at The Frank Stein & Paul S. May Center...

Low Vision Support Group


Celebrating the Life of Dr. Hoover Chan

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute 2318 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 Please join us for a memorial to honor the...


Welcome to the Blindness and Low Vision Support Group!

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Come join us and meet Dr. Donald Fletcher, a clinician, and Annemarie Rossi, an occupational therapist with extensive experience in...

Low Vision Support Group


Blind and Low Vision Support Group Resuming!

Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

  Host: Dr. Donald Fletcher Dr. Don Fletcher and Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute are excited to announce the restarting of...

Low Vision Support Group


Professor Gordon N. Dutton MD, FRCS, Ed (Hon), FRCS Glas, FRCOphth

CVIers Discussion Group for Parents and Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)

Monday, August 12th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

A CVI Conversation with Professor Gordon Dutton Professor Gordon N. Dutton, Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Emeritus Professor of Visual Science, Glasgow Caledonian...

Community Outreach


Catherine Agathos, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Implications of age-related central visual field loss for spatial orientation and postural control

Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Multisensory integration is essential for postural control and enabling safe navigation. The vestibular system plays a crucial role in...

Brown Bag


Advanced Psychophysical Methods for Comprehensive Visual Function Assessment

Thursday, July 25th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Assessing visual function is a fundamental aspect of eye research. However, existing tests often face limitations due to their design...

Colloquium


Dr. Hari Palani Principal Researcher & CEO

Multisensory Information access and AI: Advancing opportunities for the Visually Impaired

Friday, July 19th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Lack of timely access to information is a significant problem for the nearly 24 million blind or visually impaired (BVI)...

Colloquium