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An informal Colloquium:
Thursday, November 15th, 2018 – 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Teachers of The Visually Impaired (TVI) from the Blind Babies Foundation (BBF) will be visiting us this Thursday, November 15, 2018.  ...
Low Vision Support Group, 11/7/18: The Importance of Vision in Understanding the Spoken Word: Hearing and Vision
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Understanding speech involves both hearing AND vision. In this presentation, Dr. Helen J. Simon will describe hearing loss and how...
Interocular suppression and selective visual attention in amblyopia
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract Attention allows us to select the most important information while ignoring irrelevant information. One prominent role of attention is...
The NIH Study Study Section Review Process – a special Lunchtime talk
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 – 12:15 PM to 12:15 PM
Abstract: I will give a brief overview of the review process at the SPC study section at NEI. This will...
Attentive and subconscious mechanisms of smooth pursuit
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Ocular smooth pursuit is fragile and therefore a sensitive biomarker of many neurological problems. But numerous disorders produce similar...
Pension Plan Updates and Education Sessions
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
This is a review on Skeri’s pension education which was held on September 18th. The Pension Committee has been working on...
Role of luminance contrast in depth perception from disparity
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Binocular disparity is a precise depth cue yet in view of its derivation from binocular geometry. it is generally...
Stopping the Rise of Myopia
Thursday, October 4th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Myopia (near-sightedness) is on the rise worldwide. In East and Southeast Asia, up to 95% of young people require...
Low Vision Support Group, 10/3/18: Living a Full Life with Retinitis Pigmentosa
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Carla Brown is an amazingly energetic and active woman in spite of advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). She will share some...
IRB Latest and Greatest
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: This meeting will address a variety of topics near and dear to the Institutional Review Board. Items will...