Oxyopia Vision Science Seminars are held each Friday from noon to 1:00 p.m. in room 111 of the Optometry Building, unless otherwise noted below.
Presenters are IU School of Optometry faculty members and graduate students, as well as visiting lecturers from other departments, universities, research facilities, private practices, and industry.
There are no events at this time.
September 20, 2024
Anne Sereno, PhD
Purdue University
Eye Movements, Executive Functions, and Neurological Disorders
September 27, 2024
IU School of Optometry
Marcelina Sobzack
How small retinal vessels react to full-field flicker stimulation
Steve Burns, PhD
An integrated approach to Vascular Imaging using the AOSLO
October 11, 2024
Johannes Burge, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
The Spectral Ideal Observer: Pupil Size and Focus Error Estimation from Blur
October 25, 2024
Joseph Bonanno, OD, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Modulation of Corneal Endothelial Mitochondrial Activity and Dysfunction by Estrogen
November 04, 2024
Jost Jonas, PhD, MD
Heidelberg University
Jonas JB: Myopia: Epidemiology, histology, clinics and potential etiology
November 15, 2024
Ahmed Ibrahim, PhD
Wayne State University
Retinal Endothelial Bioenergetics: Implications for Diabetic Retinopathy and Beyond
November 22, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Jenna Barbour
The visual sequela of mTBI in the IU School of Optometry tertiary care concussion-clinic
Josh Richards
Beam characteristics and retinal hazard calculations for a red-light myopia control therapy device
December 06, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Victoria Rumin
Important Autonomous Vehicle Features Among People with Vision Loss
Brittany Walker
Tracking diabetic changes: retinal microvasculature imaging via Heidelberg Spectralis OCTA
September 01, 2023
Meng Cui, PhD
Purdue University
New generation of technologies for multiscale imaging of mammalian brain
September 08, 2023
Raji Shyam, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Two Stories of Double Trouble in Fuchs Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy
September 15, 2023
Alessandra Carmichael, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Imaging the human trabecular meshwork in vivo using OCT gonioscopy and a custom goniolens
September 22, 2023
Velia Fowler, PhD
University of Delaware
Membrane-associated actin filaments: Multi-scale determinants of cell shape and biomechanics
September 29, 2023
Ann Elsner, PhD
IU School of Optometry
We demonstrate a free-space, trolley-mounted Potential Vision Tester (PVT®), designed to study and improve the accuracy of visual acuity (VA) measurements in the aging eye.
October 20, 2023
Mickey Goldberg, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
The role of oculomotor proprioception in the generation of long-term visuospatial memory.
November 03, 2023
Kierstyn Napier-Dovorany, OD
IU School of Optometry
Older adults are less sensitive to the contrast level of an obstacle on the floor than young adults
November 10, 2023
Juliette McGregor, PhD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Adaptive optics retinal imaging to advance vision restoration therapies
November 17, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Abigail Kuborn
Perceptions of Autonomous Vehicles by the Blind and Visually Impaired
Josh Richards
The Association Between Patient-Reported Ratings of Comfort, Dryness, and Vision Quality in Soft Contact Lens Wearers
Katelynn Edwards
Hypersensitive pupillary light reflex responses demonstrate only a modest effect size
December 08, 2023
Shirley Rietdyk, PhD
Purdue University
The Role of Vision in Adaptive Gait
January 12, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Jenna Horner
Non-canonical EphA2 signaling in the eye lens
Neeraj Singh
Accommodative behavior during prolonged screen time and the effect of dual-focus myopia control contact lenses in young eyes
January 19, 2024
Cátia Gomes, PhD
IU School of Medicine
The contribution of astrocytes to retinal ganglion cell neurodegeneration in a human pluripotent stem cell model relevant to glaucoma
January 26, 2024
Hsuan-Yeh Pan, PhD
IU School of Optometry
The mechanism of TFEB in Autophagy and lysosomal function in ATP Binding Cassette
Subfamily A Member 4 (ABCA4) knockout retinal pigment epithelium
February 09, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Vamsi Parimi
Impact of optical aberrations on visual acuity measurements
Sachin Ghag
Exploring Age-Related Changes in Corneal Endothelium: Insights from Ex-vivo and In-vitro Analyses
February 16, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Hadiya Pattan
In vivo assessment of human corneal epithelial cells in orthokeratology lens wearers - A pilot study
Ajitesh Singh
Probing Molecular Interactions and Nonlinearities with Femtosecond Optical Tweezers
February 23, 2024
Peter Huynh, PhD
IU School of Optometry
20,000 Leads Under the Sea: Lens Transparency and the Deadliest Cone
March 01, 2024
Kristen Bowles Johnson, OD, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Determining cellular scale prognostic biomarkers of geographic atrophy formation and progression in pentosan polysulfate sodium toxicity
March 08, 2024
Jing Xu, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Enhancing Safe Mobility for the Visually Impaired: Advanced In-Vehicle Technologies
March 28, 2024
Emily Cooper, PhD
University of California Berkeley
A real-world visual illusion
March 29, 2024
Connie Cepko, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Gene-agnostic therapy to prolong vision
April 12, 2024
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Aishwarya Ravi
Peripheral Vision During Infancy
Qiuzhi Ji
Cone photoreceptors with normal outer segment lengths may already be compromised in retinitis pigmentosa
September 16, 2022
Yoshi Imanishi, PhD
IU School of Medicine
Shedding Light on the Biology of Photoreceptor Cell Maintenance
September 23, 2022
S.P. Srinivas, PhD
IU School of Optometry
From Donor to Recipient: The downward spiral of the endothelium What happens? Why? How to manage?
October 07, 2022
Alfredo Dubra, PhD
Stanford University
Towards rigorous processing and interpretation of retinal images
October 21, 2022
Nicholas Port, PhD
Lauren Wilkins
IU School of Optometry
Machine Learning and Neuro-imaging Predictions of Persistent Post Concussion Symptoms
Protective and Risk Factors for Persistent Post Concussion Symptoms
November 04, 2022
Donald Mutti, OD, PhD
The Ohio State University College of Optometry
Current Challenges in Myopia Control
November 11, 2022
Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Characterization of Ocular Membrane Associated Mucins in Healthy and Dry Eye Disease Patients
November 18, 2022
Cathy Cheng, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Eph-ephrin Signaling in Eye Lens Homeostasis and Cataractogenesis
December 02, 2022
Javier Gantes, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Optical Characterization of Two Novel Myopia Control Spectacle Lenses
December 09, 2022
Ann Elsner, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Advancing retinal imaging and visual function to improve patient management and elucidate disease mechanisms
January 13, 2023
Patrice Tankam, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Evaluating structural and functional changes in the cornea of transgenic mouse models
January 20, 2023
Zoran Tiganj. PhD
IU – Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Department of Computer Science
Learning and computing with mental maps
January 25, 2023
Anna Matynia, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Leveraging Novel Animal Models to Address Intractable Eye Diseases
January 27, 2023
Zhong-Lin Lu, PhD
NYU Shanghai
Transforming functional vision testing with artificial intelligence: Active learning, hierarchical Bayesian modeling, and machine learning
February 08, 2023
Kimberly Meier, PhD
University of Washington
Understanding neuroplasticity through models of development and disorder
February 10, 2023
Hyungsik Lim, PhD
IU School of Optometry
Multiphoton Microscopic Imaging of Retina
February 17, 2023
Cherlyn Ng, PhD
University of Houston College of Optometry
Experience Dependent Adult Binocular Vision
February 20, 2023
Ajay Sharma, PhD
Chapman University
Pathobiology of Ocular Surface Mucosal Injury in Graft versus Host Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
February 24, 2023
Deepika Vasudevan, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
mRNA translation regulation in photoreceptor development and disease
March 01, 2023
Mark Emerson, PhD
City College of New York
Gene regulatory networks that control cone photoreceptor formation
March 08, 2023
Noelle Stiles, PhD
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Restoring Sight to the Blind: Effects of Plasticity and Multimodality
March 10, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Marcel Bernucci
Photopigment density variation of individual cone photoreceptors revealed by AO-OCT
Vamsi Parimi
Variability in visual acuity measured with increasing blur
Hadiya Pattan
Assessing the pupillary response in healthy and primary open angle glaucoma
March 20, 2023
Teresa Puthussery, OD, PhD
UC Berkeley School of Optometry
Revealing the functions of rare primate retinal ganglion cell types
March 22, 2023
Yuhua Zhang, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Adaptive Optics Ophthalmoscopy of Retinal Structure and Function
March 24, 2023
Katie Connolly, OD
IU School of Optometry
Myopia in 2023
March 31, 2023
Michael Twa, OD, PhD
University of Houston College of Optometry
Ocular Biomechanics: Translation from Theory to Practice
April 07, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Sachin Ghag
Investigation of the Subcellular Localization of SLC4A11
Subashree Murugan
Role of Protein clearance pathways in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal dystrophy
Josh Richards
Image quality characterization of myopia control contact lens designs
April 14, 2023
John Flanagan, PhD
University of California Berkeley
Protective Effects of Lipoxin A4 and B4 Signaling on the Inner Retina in a Mouse Model of Experimental Glaucoma
April 21, 2023
IUSO Vision Science Graduate Students
Tanner Grace
Effects of Anisometropia on Reflex Vergence Responses
Alyssa Powell
Vergence performance to natural images with simulated peripheral visual field loss
Qiuzhi Ji
Characterizing cone photoreceptors with outer segments that generate multiple reflections
September 11, 2020
Padmanabhan Pattabiraman, Ph.D
IU Medicine Ophthalmology
Clusterin, a secretory chaperone protein, modulates extracellular matrix in the trabecular meshwork outflow pathway.
September 18, 2020
Taylor Zuidema, M.S.
IU School of Optometry & Program in Neuroscience
Serum-based biomarkers and magnetic resonance imaging following mild traumatic brain injury in collegiate athletes post return-to-play
September 25, 2020
Reddikumar Maddipatla, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Development of an integrated high-speed and high-resolution optical coherence microscopy and multi-channel fluorescence microscopy system for the simultaneous co-registration of reflectance and fluorescence signals in vivo
October 02, 2020
Shirin Hassan, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Can Orientation and Mobility Training Make Visually Impaired Pedestrians More Accurate with their Street-Crossing Decisions?
October 16, 2020
William H. Swanson, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Psychophysics and Perimetry: Merging of Two Traditions
October 23, 2020
Ann E. Elsner, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Imaging in age-related macular degeneration
October 30, 2020
Larry Thibos, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
Why does more light make better sight?
November 06, 2020
Cathy Cheng, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
The Eye Lens In Focus: Normal Aging and Age-related Pathologies
November 13, 2020
Jason Meyer, Ph.D
IU School of Medicine
Establishing a human cellular model of retinal ganglion cell neurodegeneration in glaucoma
November 20, 2020
Steve Burns, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Using the Adaptive Optics retinal imaging for studying retinal vasculature, blood flow, and neurovascular coupling.
December 04, 2020
Silvina Ferradal, Ph.D.
IU Intelligent Systems Engineering
Neuroimaging tools for exploring the developing brain
December 11, 2020
Andrew Zelhof, Ph.D
IU Biology
Novel genes to genetic screens: uncovering the cellular mechanisms for the adaptive transition from fused to open rhabdom
January 22, 2021
Rayanne A. Luke
University of Delaware
Parameter Identification for Tear Film Thinning and Breakup
January 29, 2021
Chia-yang Liu, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Mechanism of corneal epithelial stratification and innervation
February 05, 2021
Raji Shyam, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Mitochondrial ROS leads to lysosomal dysfunction and autophagy impairment in an animal model of Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy
February 12, 2021
Alex Straiker, Ph.D.
IU Psychological and Brain Sciences
Lipid receptors, tearing and the cornea
February 19, 2021
Cristiano Guarana, Ph.D.
IU Kelley School of Business
Sleep at work: The impact of sleep on leadership and job performance
February 26, 2021
Peter Reinach, Ph.D.
SUNY Optometry
Unmasking roles for epigenetics in mediating corneal epithelial wound healing
March 05, 2021
Jesse Schallek, Ph.D.
The Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester Medical Center
Imaging contained and rogue blood cells in the retina
March 12, 2021
Subashree Murugan
IU School of Optometry
Precocious corneal epithelial stratification- Elements unnoticed!
Hsuan-Yeh Pan
IU School of Optometry
The role of nuclear factor activated in T cells (NFAT) in the regulation of transcription factor EB (TFEB)-mediated functions in the RPE
Marcel Bernucci
IU School of Optometry
Noninvasive method to objectively measure the spectral sensitivity of cone photoreceptors using AO-OCT
March 19, 2021
Don Miller, Ph.D.
Yan Liu, Ph.D
IU School of Optometry
AO-OCT
March 26, 2021
Viswa Ramasubramanian, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Impact of multifocal contact lenses on accommodative behavior
April 02, 2021
Rowan Candy, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
The Coordination of Binocular Motor Function
April 09, 2021
Angela Brown, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Grating card tests of visual contrast sensitivity
April 16, 2021
Raman Sah
IU School of Optometry
Retinal image quality in accommodating children’s eyes and the impact of myopia control lenses
Neeraj Singh
IU School of Optometry
Validation of a Clinical Aberrometer Using Pyramidal Wavefront Sensing.
April 23, 2021
Delwin Lindsey, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Hering’s opponent-color theory and color category formation
April 30, 2021
William H. Swanson, Ph.D.
IU School of Optometry
Misuse of Race As a Biological Variable
September 6, 2019
Eric S. Seemiller, PhD
Research Associate
Clinical Optics Research Lab
Indiana University School of Optometry
Local Masking Properties of Natural Scene
September 13, 2019
William H. Swanson, PhD
Professor
Indiana University School of Optometry
Use of enface RFNL reflectance images to improve agreement between perimetry and retinal imaging.
September 20, 2019
Borish Scholar Lecture
Danielle M. Robertson, OD, PhD, FAAO, FBCLA
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Diplomate, Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
Department of Ophthalmology
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Regulation of corneal epithelial homeostasis by the IGF family: implications for corneal disease.
September 27, 2019
Weiming Mao Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Showalter Scholar
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Cell signaling and molecular pathology of glaucomatous trabecular meshwork.
October 4, 2019
Jasleen Kaur Jolly MSc BSc (Hons) MCOptom
Senior Research Optometrist
Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology
Wellcome Integrative Neuroimaging Centre
College, University of Oxford
Medicine of the Future: Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Degeneration
November 01, 2019
Ann Elsner Ph.D.
Professor
IU School of Optometry
Cone distribution in age-related macular degeneration
November 08, 2019.
Yong Yuan, Ph.D.
Department of Ophthalmology
Research Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Molecular Pathogenesis of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
November 15, 2019
Lyndsey M Ferris, OD
AFIT PhD Candidate
Indiana University School of Optometry.
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT).
Comparison of the Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Screening (VOMS) and Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-3 (SCAT-3): An NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium Analysis
November 22, 2019
Dean VanNasdale, OD, PhD.
Associate Professor
College of Optometry
Ohio State University
Quantifying the Determinants and Public Health Impact of Vision Impairment in the United States
December 6th, 2019
Borish Scholar Lecture
Laurie M. Wilcox, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Centre for Vision Research
York University, Toronto
Putting stereopsis in context
December 13, 2019
Lisa Ostrin, OD, PhD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
University of Houston College of Optometry
Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors in Myopia
January 24, 2020
Matthew Reilly, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Ohio State University
Biomechanical analysis of the eye as a result of aging and trauma
February 07, 2019
Hin Cheung, O.D.
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Assessing variability in attenuation coefficient of the retinal nerve fiber layer using optical coherence tomography
Adam Dalessandro
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
The potential role of eye alignment in the potential efficacy of digital amblyopia and binocular vision therapy
Hsuan-Yeh Pan
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Cellular regulators of autophagy and lysosomal function in retinal pigment epithelial cells.
February 14, 2019
Ayoub Lassoued
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Measuring photoreceptor cone dysfunction in Retinitis Pigmentosa using phase-sensitive AO-OCT
Bernucci, Marcel T
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Objective measurements of cone spectral sensitivity in the living human eye using phase-sensitive AO- OCT
Hae Won Jung
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Spatial dynamics of inner retinal neurons in arcuate scotomas of glaucomatous subjects.
February 21, 2019
Kaitlyn Sapoznik, O.D.
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
AOSLO imaging of local alterations to the retinal vessel wall structure in diabetes
Raymond Warner
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Full-Field Flicker Evoked Changes in Parafoveal Retinal Blood Flow.
February 28, 2019
Nathan Daniel Rock, O.D., F.A.A.O
Resident
Portland Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center
Portland, OR
March 06, 2019
Moonjung Choi
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Role of chaperone carrier pathway in targeting SLC4A11 to mitochondria in corneal endothelium
Sonisha Neupane
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Accommodative and vergence behavior during motor fusion in young refractive esotropes
Bradley Caron
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Automated mapping of the visual white matter connectome
March 13, 2020
Anna Kosovicheva, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Translational Vision Lab, Psychology Department, Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusettes
Understanding Localization in Normal and Impaired Vision
April 10, 2020
Nicholas Port, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
IU school of Optometry
Stereotest Comparison: Efficacy, Reliability, and Variability of a New Glasses-Free Stereotest
April 17, 2020
Alessandra Carmichael Martins, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Researcher
IU School of Optometry
Retinal Directionality and Wavefront Sensing using a Digital Micromirror Device
April 24, 2020
Raman Sah
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Simulating the effects of multi-zone myopia control lenses on retinal image quality in children
Yen-Chiao Wang
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
Keratocyte-specific ablation of Tgfbr1, Tgfbr2, and Smad4 manifests differentially keratoconus-like phenotype in mice
Subashree Murugan
Graduate student
IU School of Optometry
A walk-through signal interactions that influence ocular senescence
May 01, 2020
Diego G. Ogando
Research Associate
School of Optometry, IU
Ammonia sensitive SLC4A11 mitochondrial uncoupling reduces glutamine induced oxidative stress
