Unilateral amblyopia, a leading cause of childhood vision loss, demands early intervention for optimal treatment outcomes. Unfortunately, accurate screening tools specifically designed for…
Sponsored by The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (SKERI) & the CPMC Dept. of Ophthalmology Hosted by Don Fletcher, Ron Cole, Gus Colenbrander, Tiffany Chan, and Annemarie Rossi The meeting…
The efficacy of visual prostheses in object recognition is limited. While various limitations exist, here we focus on reducing the impact of background clutter on object recognition. We have proposed…
Walking, a fundamental human activity, presents challenges to visual stability due to motion blur induced by eye movements. The goal of my research is to elucidate the intricate relationship between…
Independent wayfinding is a major challenge for blind and visually impaired (BVI) travelers. I describe recent work on improvements to real-time object recognition algorithms that will be used to…
YouDescribeX (the X is for eXtra eXperimental). In this revised audio description tool for YouTube viewers can request AI described videos in addition to putting videos on the wishlist, the wishlist…
Stereopsis – deriving information about distance by comparing views from two eyes – is widespread in vertebrates but so far known in only class of invertebrates, the praying mantids. Understanding…
Dual sensory impairment (DSI) refers to combined vision and hearing impairment. DSI concerns a large population and its prevalence increases drastically with age. In the US, it is estimated that 40%…
Macular Degeneration (MD) represents the leading cause of visual impairment in the Western World. Late-stage MD eventually leads to the development of a central region of blindness (scotoma), which…
We have developed robust and objective measures that do not depend upon the young patient’s cooperation or provider’s assessments of visual acuity and strabismus angle and quantifies the entire…