Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research

The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Commemorates One Year of Bill Gerrey's Passing with the Blind Makers Fund

The Bill Gerrey Blind Makers Fund is dedicated to involving and supporting blind individuals in developing and innovating assistive technology for themselves and others who are blind or visually impaired.

With your help, The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute can keep working towards Bill's dream of making science and engineering accessible to all who are blind or visually impaired.

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In support of Bill Gerrey's legacy of innovation in accessible science and engineering.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create a unique environment for research on human vision to increase the understanding of normal vision in support of vision disorders, clinical research to develop new diagnostic procedures and treatments for visual and other sensory disorders, and engineering research to produce better techniques for aid and rehabilitation of the blind and partially sighted.

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Recent Publications

Pitcher-Cooper, C. ., Ihorn, S. ., & Yoon, I. . (2024). Access granted: Unlocking accessibility in computer science through collaboration. ASSETS 2024 Workshop. Presented at the ASSETS 2024 Workshop. Association for Computing Machinery. (Original work published 2024)

García-Lázaro, H. G., & Teng, S. . (2024). Sensory and perceptual decisional processes underlying the perception of reverberant auditory environments. ENeuro. 10.1523/ENEURO.0122-24.2024 (Original work published 2024)

Close-up photo of a person pointing right index finger to Ireland on a map of the British Isles with their other fingers closed.

Narcisi, A. ., Shen, H. ., Ahmetovic, D. ., Mascetti, S. ., & Coughlan, J. . (2024). Accessible Point-and-Tap Interaction for Acquiring Detailed Information about Tactile Graphics and 3D Models. International Conference on Computers Helping People With Special Needs. Presented at the International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. Linz, Austria. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_30 (Original work published 2024)

Tyler, C. W. (2024). Advanced computational model of rod ERG kinetics. Documenta Ophthalmologica, 149. 10.1007/s10633-024-09977-8 (Original work published 2024)

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Smith-Kettlewell's research depends on the participation of patients and healthy volunteers of all ages.

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SKERI's Functional Vision and Accessibility Conference Addresses Cutting-Edge Research and Innovation

As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute successfully hosted the Functional…

San Francisco Mayor Proclaims August 3rd, 2023 Smith Kettlewell's Day

The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is proud to announce that August 3rd, 2023, has been officially proclaimed Smith…

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Latest News

Empowering Data Vision: Data Science Course for Blind Individuals Using Python

August 5th, 2024

The Smith-Kettlewell Summer Institute is officially underway! This innovative program aims to equip blind and visually impaired students, recent grads, and early career researchers with advanced data skills crucial for STEM fields.

SKERI Scientist Proposes New Model of Electroretinogram Kinetics

July 3rd, 2024

Illustration of the retinal cell layers and how they correspond to the different time points of the ERG response The electroretinogram (ERG) is an established technique for non-invasively reading out the layer-by-layer functioning of the human retina, providing biomarkers for a wide range of retinal and neurological diseases.