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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...
My Perspective on Vision and Vision Rehabilitation
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
“Vision is the most important sense for guiding our interaction with the environment.” In my career, I have been involved...
Object Recognition to Support Indoor Navigation for Travelers with Visual Impairments
Wednesday, August 30th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Independent wayfinding is a major challenge for blind and visually impaired (BVI) travelers. I describe recent work on improvements to...
Residual stereopsis in anisometropia and small-angle strabismus
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
We have developed a custom test to measure stereopsis at locations across the visual field to yield a “stereo map”—...
Functional Vision and Accessibility (FVA) Conference
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 – 8:00 AM to Friday, August 4th, 2023 – 6:30 PM
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute presents a hybrid conference centered on translational research to optimize functional vision and accessibility. The meeting’s goal...
Brain-Based Visual Dysfunction (Cerebral Visual Impairment)
Thursday, June 29th, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
CVI is now the commonest cause of bilateral visual functional loss in children with a visual impairment and the prevalence...
Hybrid Brown Bag: Insights into Binocular Fixational Eye Movements – a study of both eyes and a model. Chandna and Heinen Lab
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 – 10:00 PM to Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 – 11:00 AM
We show results from our experiments with fixation to an accommodative target in neurotypicals under binocular and monocular viewing conditions...
2:00 PM, Hybrid Colloquium: Harnessing the Computer Science-Vision Science Symbiosis
Thursday, April 20th, 2023 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Abstract – Emerging platforms such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and autonomous machines, all intimately interact with humans....
CVI@SKI Discussion Group for Parents and Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
Monday, April 10th, 2023 – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
The CVI@SKI Discussion Group will hold its next meeting on Monday, April 10th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The...