Wednesday, May 13, 2020 (all day) to Thursday, May 14, 2020 (all day)
Registration is now closed for our 2020 Vision Science Graduate Research Studies Conference. Please contact emily.oconnor@uwaterloo.ca with any last-minute questions.
Date: May 13 -14
Platform: Via WebEx
The Larkworthy Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony are postponed until we return to campus (tentatively September 2020).
Schedule
May 13 |
Presenter |
Abstract Title |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Melanie Mungalsingh | Bringing corneal aesthesiometry into the 21st Century |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Varadharajan Jayakumar | Relationship between psychological and psychophysical indices in corneal sensory processing of pneumatic stimuli |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Ehsan Zare Bidaki | Ocular surface temperature measurement using thermography |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Amy Chow | Attentional capture with emotional cues remains intact in amblyopia |
| 11:40-12:00 | Taylor Brin | MOCHA: Motor Function in Children with Amblyopia |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 1:20 | Mohammed, Abdul Rasheed | Hyperacuity thresholds and gap functions using an adaptive staircase method |
| 1:20 - 1:40 | Anne Marie Yeboah | Optometric Management of Visual Deficits Following Concussion |
| 1:40 - 2:00 | Juliette Teodoro | A Strategy to Develop Expert Consensus on the Management of Concussion in Visually Impaired Para Athletes |
May 14 |
Presenter |
Abstract Title |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Mona Nasir Zonouzi | Nuclear Cataract Grading using Slit-Lamp Images |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Sourya Sengupta | Machine Learning Applications in Ophthalmic Image Analysis |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Amitojdeep Singh Brar | Interpretability of deep learning for ophthalmic diagnosis |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Break | |
| 11:20 - 11:40 | Kirsten Carter | A starting point for scleral lens fitting: ocular sagittal height measured with OCT and Scheimpflug CSP software in keratoconic and healthy eyes |
| 11:40-12:00 | Heinz Otchere | Diurnal Changes in Homeostatic Markers in Tear Composition comparing Keratoconus and Normals |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 1:20 | Susmita Bose | Release of Bovine Lactoferrin from an enzyme triggered material for corneal wound healing |
| 1:20 - 1:40 | Vivian Chan | Evaluating lysozyme deposition on daily disposable contact lenses in a novel in vitro blink model |
| 1:40 - 2:00 | Break | |
| 2:00-2:20 | Nijani Nagaarudkumaran | In vitro Quantification of Cytokines Adhered to Contemporary Contact Lens Materials |
| 2:20 - 2:40 | Alan Yee | The uptake and release kinetics of myristamidopropyl dimethylamine (MAP-D) from contact lenses using radioactive labelling |
