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Implications of Educational Vision Services for Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment

Thursday, August 8th, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Ting will present personal insights regarding her experiences supporting students with CVI in the school setting and then highlight challenges...

Colloquium


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Retinal Care

Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Dr. Ali Zaidi, a practicing ophthalmologist in San Francisco will give a lecture that will increase your knowledge of Retinal...

Low Vision Support Group


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Make your Home Smart with Internet of Things

Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Abstract   Connected sensors, lights, and motors can bring sense of security to your home, especially when you are away....

Brown Bag


Visual Processing & Eye Movement Journal Club

Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Anca Velisar will be presenting the following paper on VOR and stabilizing the retinal image: Fadaee & Migliaccio, 2016, Exp....

Journal Club


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ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) – the third epidemic

Thursday, August 1st, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Abstract Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) emerged as a cause of blindness in children in industrialized countries during the late 1940s...

Colloquium


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Ethics Seminar: Mentorship

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Details and other materials are forthcoming. Lunch will be provided.

Brown Bag


VPEM Journal Club Meeting

Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Steve Heinen will discuss how attention suppresses microsaccades in the following paper: Denison et al., 2019, J. Neurosci “Directing voluntary...

Journal Club


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How does the VOR do vergence? An Hypothesis

Thursday, July 25th, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Abstract Animals and humans with foveal vision exhibit vergence eye position-related changes in the response of their vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)...

Colloquium


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What did we do this Summer?

Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

The abstract is forthcoming. http://www.somodhrain.com/palpable/default.html

Brown Bag


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Cortical plasticity and eye diseases: the influence of experience on spatial vision

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Abstract In this talk, I will present recent results from my lab showing how visual experience can modify the way...

Colloquium