Scientific

Abstract - Normal vision relies on exquisite control of the eye movements. Vertebrate extraocular motor neurons control the six muscles that move each eye. We know comparatively little about the…

Abstract - Macular degeneration (MD) represents one of the main causes of vision loss and a serious health concern worldwide. Late-stage MD leads to the development of a region of retinal blindness…

Abstract- The amount of sensory information we receive at any one moment far outstrips our brain’s ability to process this information. We can effortlessly withstand this deluge of sensory input due…

Abstract - Emerging platforms such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and autonomous machines, all intimately interact with humans. They must be built from the ground up, with principled…

Announcing the Eighteenth Annual Meeting Low Vision Rehabilitation Study Group (Returning to in-person meeting in San Francisco) Purpose: An informal gathering of clinicians/clinical researchers in…

Abstract - Image descriptions, audio descriptions, and tactile media provide non-visual access to the information contained in visual media. As intelligent systems are increasingly developed to…

Abstract - Attention to low-level visual features can alter the activity of neurons in visual cortex. In principle we expect attention to select the neurons most sensitive to changes in the feature…

Abstract - During walking, people use vision to both create movement plans about future steps and correct the execution of the current step. However, the importance of these types of visual…

Abstract: Ophthalmology, visual science, and vision rehabilitation have significant areas of overlap. In this presentation, I want to discuss insights into their interaction and stress aspects that…

Abstract: A number of researches have been conducted to improve the accessibility of various types of images on the web (e.g., photos and artworks) for people with visual impairments. However, little…