Past Events

Peripheral vision is what is seen to the sides when the eye is pointing straight ahead. Mark is a member of the Low Vision Support Group and a research subject at Smith-Kettlewell. Mark will talk…

Abstract: Vergence and accommodation are thought to be linked by a single unitary command in order to enable clear single vision of approaching and receding targets (as modeled by the AC/A and CA/C…

Abstract: Various branches of vision research start with the question of where a person is looking. The video-based systems have recently become very popular in measuring eye movements. Similar to…

Abstract: Indoor wayfinding is a major challenge for people with visual impairments. They are often unable to see visual cues such as informational signs, landmarks, and structural features that…

Abstract: Visual tags play a key role in the guidance of the visually impaired (VI) through unknown environments. Since QR codes are too small to be identified from a significant distance, the ArUco…

Come find out more about our understanding of vision, and learn about new treatments and technologies to come in the near future.

Abstract: Braille, a tactile reading modality for blind readers, is a major neuroscientific model to probe crossmodal plasticity. However, the functional dynamics (how the information represented…

The IT Committee has been working on an upgraded wiki that will replace our old wiki and will serve as SKERI’s intranet – the main repository for internal SKERI information (such as the company…

Abstract: Visual deficits can lead to differences in both the gray and white matter of the brain. Previous research has shown that there are connectivity differences (functional and structural)…

This is a two hour seminar. As part of the SKERI postdoctoral fellowship program and as recipients of the NEI Institutional postdoctoral grant, we are required to have quarterly Ethics seminars. NEI…