Program
Located in the Events/Exhibition Hall of the Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Building at Rice University.
7:15 - 8:00
Registration and breakfast
8:00 - 8:15
Opening remarks - Patricia DeLucia
Clinical and public health importance of low vision: Incidence and needs
- 8:15 - 8:35 Charles Wykoff - Retinal Consultants of Texas
- 8:35 - 8:55 Melinda Benjumea - The Lighthouse of Houston
- 8:55 - 9:15 Barry Stafford - Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Mobility with low vision in the real world
- 9:15 - 9:35 Gordon Legge - University of Minnesota
- 9:35 - 9:55 Shirin Hassan - Indiana University
- 9:55 - 10:15 Alex Bowers - Schepens Eye Research Institute
10:15 - 10:30
10:30-
11:15
Break
Discussion
Street Crossing, Collision Perception
- 11:15 - 11:35 - Patricia DeLucia - Rice University
- 11:35 - 11:55 Robin Baurès - Toulouse Université
- 11:55 - 12:15 Joseph Kearney - University of Iowa
12:15 - 1:15
Lunch and networking (food will be served)
Sensory substitution and multisensory integration
- 1:15 - 1:35 Daniel Oberfeld - University of Mainz
- 1:35 - 1:55 Andrew J Kolarik - University of East Anglia
- 1:55 - 2:15 Stephanie Badde - Tufts University
2:15-2:30
Break
Training, assistive technologies and devices for low vision
- 2:30 - 2:50 Eli Peli - Harvard University, Schepens Eye Research Institute
- 2:50 - 3:10 John Ross Rizzo - NYU Langone Medical Center
- 3:10 - 3:30 Preeti Verghese - Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
3:30-4:15
Discussion
4:15-4:30
Closing Remarks - Patricia DeLucia
4:30-6:00
Reception and Poster Session
Contact Information
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