Spencer Harris
Clinical Research Fellow - Chandna
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Investigating Reading in Individuals with Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)
In this project, we aim to understand (i) how CVI affects reading, (ii) how current rehabilitation techniques or assistive technologies help improve reading in CVI and (iii) what more can be done to assist those individuals with CVI
Mentorship Period
August 2020 - April 2021 Mentors
I am an ophthalmology resident at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and am completing a clinical research fellowhip at Smith-Kettlewell under the supervision of Dr. Arvind Chandna. My position is funded by the Pacific Vision Foundation. My work at Smith-Kettlewell involves several projects studying the accommodative ability of specialty intraocular lens implants and another project on the developmental characteristics and patterns of ocular growth in children.