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Unraveling Binocular Rivalry Dynamics for Amblyopia Detection: From Pilot Study to R21 Proposal
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Unilateral amblyopia, a leading cause of childhood vision loss, demands early intervention for optimal treatment outcomes. Unfortunately, accurate screening tools...
The 19th Annual Meeting of the Low Vision Rehabilitation Study Group
Friday, February 2nd, 2024 – 8:00 AM to Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 – 4:30 PM
Sponsored by The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (SKERI) & the CPMC Dept. of Ophthalmology Hosted by Don Fletcher, Ron Cole,...
Improving recognition of cluttered objects using motion parallax in simulated prosthetic vision
Thursday, January 25th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
The efficacy of visual prostheses in object recognition is limited. While various limitations exist, here we focus on reducing the...
Vision across the gait cycle
Thursday, January 18th, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Walking, a fundamental human activity, presents challenges to visual stability due to motion blur induced by eye movements. The goal...
Neuroimaging Studies of Binocular Rivalry: How the brain changes its mind
Thursday, December 7th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
I will discuss human fMRI and MEG studies of binocular rivalry, including some recent work on individual differences. Alternations between...
YouDescribeX the Human-in-the-loop AI interface
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
YouDescribeX (the X is for eXtra eXperimental). In this revised audio description tool for YouTube viewers can request AI described...
JAMPOLSKY FELLOWS REUNION 2023
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 – 5:00 AM to Thursday, November 9th, 2023 – 3:00 PM
The 49th Annual Jampolsky Fellows Meeting was held at Smith-Kettlewell on November 7 to 9, 2023. This meeting was the...
Dual Sensory Impairment: Spatial Localization with Combined Vision and Hearing impairment
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Dual sensory impairment (DSI) refers to combined vision and hearing impairment. DSI concerns a large population and its prevalence increases...
Visual perception, eye movements and visual field awareness after central vision loss: Evidence from patients with Macular degeneration, simulated scotoma, and visual training
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Macular Degeneration (MD) represents the leading cause of visual impairment in the Western World. Late-stage MD eventually leads to the...
Stereoscopic vision in the praying mantis
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Stereopsis – deriving information about distance by comparing views from two eyes – is widespread in vertebrates but so far...