There is a need for simpler methods to assess sensitivity at different visual field locations. In a recent paper in the journal Translational Vision Sciences and Technology, Anne Vrijling and colleagues show that detecting the presence of glaucomatous visual field … Continued
Visual crowding shows that it is harder to recognize objects when these are surrounded by similar objects, such as in a cluttered environment. The phenomenon has relevance in various ophthalmic and neurological disorders. Assessing crowding can be considered a laboratory … Continued
Eye movements are an integral and critical part of our normal visual behavior, and evaluating these may offer valuable insights for clinical interventions, diagnostics, and understanding visual perception. With raising interest in studying gaze behavior in freely moving participants and … Continued
Visual hallucinations are perceptions without a physical stimulus to relate this percept too. It affects millions of people, yet surprisingly little is known about what’s happening in the brain during visual hallucinations. Marouska van Ommen and co-authors published a paper … Continued
There is a need for simpler methods of perimetry – the measurement of retinal sensitivity at different visual field locations. In a recent paper in the journal Vision Research, Anne Vrijling, Minke de Boer and colleagues describe how contrast affects … Continued
To fully understand the eye disease glaucoma, it is important to also understand whether the adult human brain retains the ability to adapt to damage at the level of the eye. In a recent paper in the journal Scientific Reports, … Continued
Perimetry, – the measurement of retinal sensitivity at different visual field locations–is an essential and often used procedure in ophthalmology. The most common technique for this is Standard Automated Perimetry. For various reasons, this technique is less suitable for use … Continued
How does the brain of patients with the ophthalmic disease glaucoma change over time? In a paper published in “Frontiers in Human Neuroscience”, Shereif Haykal and co-authors show that over a period of several years, the visual pathways of glaucoma … Continued
Sensory loss in either the eyes or the ears affects our ability to recognize emotions, but does loss in both eyes and ears further worsen our ability to interpret multisensory signals? In a recent paper published in the journal “Vision … Continued
The two hemispheres of the brain process information somewhat differently. In other words, we have two brains in one, a phenomenon referred to as “brain lateralization”. Can a single unifying principle explain all the instances of brain lateralization? In a … Continued