It has been my honor to serve as The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's Executive Director since 2011, and I also serve as Director of our Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC). The Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to understand and address better the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind consumers. The RERC has many ongoing R&D projects and collaborative relationships, both internal and external to Smith-Kettlewell. Primary funding for the RERC comes from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, with other important sources of support, including the National Eye Institute, and Smith-Kettlewell.
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Journal Articles
. (2018). Vision Function in Early to Intermediate AMD: Progression to Advanced AMD. Investigative Ophthalmology Vis. Sci., 59(9). (Original work published 2018)
. (2017). How a diverse research ecosystem has generated new rehabilitation technologies: Review of NIDILRR's Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers. Journal Neuroengineering Rehab, 14, 109. (Original work published 2017)
. (2017). Reading Performance in Intermediate Age-related Macular Degeneration: Context Effects. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 58(8), 4701. (Original work published 2017)
. (2017). Vision function differs with retinal characteristics in AMD: large drusen with and without pigment abnormalities. Investigative Ophthalmology Vis. Sci., 58(8), 4708. (Original work published 2017)
. (2016). Longitudinal Assessment of Non-standard Vision Function in Early to Intermediate AMD: Baseline Update. Investigative Ophthalmology Vis. Sci., 57(12), 624. (Original work published 2016)
. (2015). Assessing Non-standard Vision Function in Early to Intermediate AMD. Investigative Ophthalmology Vis. Sci., 56. (Original work published 2015)
. (2014). Comparison of Panel D-15 Tests in a large older population. Optometry And Vision Science, 91(3), 284-290. (Original work published 2014)
. (2014). Longitudinal Increase in Anisometropia in Older Adults. Optometry And Vision Science, 91(1), 60-67. (Original work published 2014)
. (2012). Acoustic cues used by blind travelers. Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America, 131(4), 3516. (Original work published 2012)
. (2012). Association between hearing and vision impairments in older adults. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt, 32(1), 45-52. (Original work published 2012)
. (2012). Acoustic cues used by blind travelers. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America, 131, 3516–3516.
. (2010). Monocular vs. Binocular Measurement of Spatial Vision in Elders. Optometry And Vision Science, 87(8), 526-531. (Original work published 2010)
. (2010). Non-standard Vision Measures Predict Mortality in Elders: The Smith-Kettlewell Institute (SKI) Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 17(4), 242-50. (Original work published 2010)
. (2008). Dual Sensory Loss: Overview of Problems, Visual Assessment, and Rehabilitation. Trends In Amplification, 11, 219-26. http://doi.org/10.1177/1084713807307410 (Original work published 2008)
. (2008). A mobile phone system to find crosswalks for visually impaired pedestrians. Technology And Disability, 20, 217–224.
. (2008). Quality-of-life technology for vision and hearing loss [Highlights of Recent Developments and Current Challenges in Technology]. Ieee Engineering In Medicine And Biology Magazine, 27.
. (2006). Future Directions in Blindness and Low Vision Perspectives from a State-of-the-Science Conference. Visual Impairment Research, 8(3), 61-66. http://doi.org/10.1080/13882350601061984 (Original work published 2006)
. (2005). Face Recognition in the Elderly. Optometry And Vision Science, 82(10), 874-81. http://doi.org/10.1097/01.opx.0000180764.68737.91 (Original work published 2005)
. (2005). Night Driving Self-Restriction: Vision Function and Gender Differences. Optometry And Vision Science : Official Publication Of The American Academy Of Optometry, 82, 755-64. http://doi.org/10.1097/01.opx.0000174723.64798.2b (Original work published 2005)
. (2004). Functional vision: ‘Real world’ impairment examples from the SKI Study. Visual Impairment Research, 6(1), 35-44. (Original work published 2004)
. (2004). Low contrast vision function predicts subsequent acuity loss in an aged population: The SKI study. Vision Research, 44, 2317-25. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2004.04.018 (Original work published 2004)
. (2003). Vision and Driving Self-Restriction in Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 51(10), 1348-55. http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51482.x (Original work published 2003)
. (2002). Is vision function related to physical functional ability in older adults?. Journal Of American Geriatric Society, 50, 136-145. (Original work published 2002)
. (2002). Development of Refractive Errors into Old Age. Optometry And Vision Science, 79(10), 643-9. http://doi.org/10.1097/00006324-200210000-00010 (Original work published 2002)
. (2002). Predicting declines in vision and vision performance in older individuals. The Fall Vision Meeting, Oct 24-27, 2002, San Francisco. Journal Of Vision, 2(10), 37-37. (Original work published 2002)
. (2002). Reading performance in older adults: The SKI study. The Fall Vision Meeting, Oct 24-27, 2002, San Francisco. Journal Of Vision, 2(10), 36-36. http://doi.org/10.1167/2.10.36 (Original work published 2002)
. (2001). New orientation and accessibility option for persons with visual impairment: transportation applications for remote infrared audible signage. Clinical And Experimental Optometry, 84(3), 120-131. (Original work published 2001)
. (2001). Reading Performance in Older Adults with Good Acuity. Optometry And Vision Science, 78(5), 316-24. (Original work published 2001)
. (2001). The Relation Between Visual Acuity and Other Spatial Vision Measures. Optometry And Vision Science, 77(12), 653-62. http://doi.org/10.1097/00006324-200012000-00012 (Original work published 2001)
. (2000). Visual impairments in elderly people under everyday viewing conditions. Journal Of Visual Impairment And Blindness, 94(12), 741-755. (Original work published 2000)
. (1997). The SKILL Card. An acuity test of reduced luminance and contrast. Smith-Kettlewell Institute Low Luminance. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 38, 207–218.
Other Publications
. (2010). Assistive Technologies for the Blind. In Sage Encyclopedia of Perception (pp. 64-67). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: Goldstein, B. (Original work published 2010)
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
The Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to understand and address better the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind consumers. The RERC has many ongoing R...
Brabyn Lab
My lab is the home for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center funded by NIDILRR with additional support from SKERI and other agencies. Together we address problems of blindness and visual impairment, particularly problems faced by our target populaiton that may be amenable to...
Reading, Vision Function and Disease Progression in Early to Intermediate AMD
Most prior research on reading in people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has focused on those with advanced disease. The first goal of this project is to examine the visual, motor, and cognitive factors that contribute to reading performance in people with early to...
Active
Active
Acoustic Cues for Wayfinding
This project aims to do a detailed analysis of the environmental acoustic cues that help some blind navigate successfully.
Completed
Completed
The Smith-Kettlewell Haptics Symposium
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018
Location: The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, 2318 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
The goal of this event...
Contact Information
The Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2318 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Room #
230
Email:
brabyn@ski.org
Office Phone:
(415) 345-2110
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