Abstract
The 49th Annual Jampolsky Fellows Meeting was held at Smith-Kettlewell on November 7 to 9, 2023. This meeting was the first held since the Pandemic. Dr. Arvind Chandna led its organization, and modified the format to include SKERI research scientists in the program.
After an opening reception on Wednesday evening, the scientific program occupied Thursday and Friday, with breakfast and lunch included. Talks and Round Table discussions were from 9am to 1pm on both days, with a lab tour and hands-on demos on Wednesday afternoon, followed by dinner.
The program consisted of talks by both clinicians and scientists, focusing on unsolved problems and challenges. These were short presentations (approx 5-10 minutes) with questions posed by presenters for discussion. The result was a series of lively discussions between clinicians and scientists as how best to understand the unsolved challenges and ways forward to investigate them for improved outcomes.
Talks included:
- John Brabyn, Welcome
- James Coughlan, Touch, Look and Listen: How Audio-based Augmented Reality can Help Individuals with Visual Impairments Explore a 3D Map
- Catherine Agathos, Visual function for mobility: changes with age and visual impairment
- Preeti Verghese, The visual periphery mediates stereopsis in amblyopia and micro-strabismus
- Tony Norcia, Visual acuity: varieties and measurement
- Christopher Tyler, Effects of TBI on the differential timings of binocular convergence contributions from the different brainstem control centers
- Natela Shanidze, Eye tracking with ocular misalignment and other deficits: a robot to the rescue
- Arvind Chandna, Asymmetric eye movements during fixation question Hering’s Law
- Steve Heinen, A new model of binocular eye movement control
- Tsutomu Ohashi, Comparison of stereopsis after bilateral implantation of monofocal IOLs and bilateral implantation of diffractive multifocal IOLs
- Lora Likova, Brain plasticity as a neurorehabilitation tool in blindness and low vision.
- John Brabyn, Fellows Passed
- Denise Satterfield, Acute Onset Esotropia due to prolonged near device use.
- Vern Odom, Visual Function in Monocular Patients
- Maria Arroyo Yllanes, Posner Test in Dissociated DVD. Why?
- Lucrecia Berganza, Sleep apnea and Strabismus.
- Video –Brain Plasticity as a Neurorehabilitation Tool in Visual Impairment
Feedback received from participants after the meeting included such comments as: "Best Fellows Meeting -- Ever!" “ I thought the meeting was very well organized and moderated. I was impressed at how much discussion developed after each talk, so that was an excellent choice of time structure.” “I think it was a great idea to have a Fellows and Scientists meeting! This truly addresses what is unique about SK—that we do research that is relevant to the clinic.” “We need more notice for the next meeting!” “The lab tours were a highlight!”