Visual impairment is seldom life threatening, nevertheless, it is among the most disabling of medical conditions, especially in older adults.
In 1999, the Institute of Ophthalmology inaugurated a new division devoted to the study of visual impairment (low vision), its impact, and its rehabilitation. The division's activities are distributed among three interwoven laboratories.
- The Low Vision Psychophysics Laboratory concentrates on the study of everyday task performance by people with vision impairment.
- The Vision Impairment Population Laboratory is devoted to the study of the impact of vision impairment in the population.
- The Clinical Low Vision Research Laboratory is dedicated to evaluating and advancing state of the art low vision care.
The lab uses clinical psychophysical tests, performance-based measures, and questionnaires to measure visual function in people with low vision
- Cooperation 1
Professor Sheila West, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute - Cooperation 2
Professor Tony Morland, York University - Cooperation 3
Professor Robin Ali, UCL - Cooperation 4
Professor Suzanne Trautzettel-Klosinski, University of Tuebingen - Cooperation 5
Dr. Patrick Dagenaar, Imperial College London
Contact
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
11-43 Bath Street
EC1V 9EL
London
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 207 608 6989
Fax: +44 207 608 6983
Email:
g.rubin[at]ucl.ac.uk
Current Research Projects
- Project 1
Clinical trial to test the effectiveness of eccentric viewing training - Project 2
Control of fixation instability in peripheral vision - Project 3
Visual Disability in Diabetic Eye Disease and its Rehabilitation - Project 4
Dark adapted measures of visual function using microperimetry - Project 5
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Research Groups
People