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Prosthetic Eye Research

Prosthetic Eye Research

Image: From left – Professor Ludwig Heindl, Dr Keith Pine and Dr Alexander Rokohl at the University of Cologne, Germany For the past 10 years SOVS and the NZ National Eye Centre has carried out research into Ocular Prosthetics. Dr Keith Pine, Associate Professor...
Clinical teaching using video games

Clinical teaching using video games

Image: Tina’s video game Dr Tina Gao, a lecturer at SOVS, is developing a video game to teach clinical case analysis skills. This narrative-based video game is akin to a “choose your own adventure” story, where students must navigate through an eye exam from...
Size – in the brain and in the mind’s eye

Size – in the brain and in the mind’s eye

Image: Associate Professor Sam Schwarzkopf On 7 May Associate Professor Sam Schwarzkopf gave a talk entitled “Size – in the brain and in the mind’s eye” via video chat in the Zangwill Club seminar series at the University of Cambridge. Sam...
Recent Publications

Recent Publications

Recent publications by SoVS staff include: Altered visual population receptive fields in human albinism Cortex Ivan Alvarez, Rebecca Smittenaar, Sian E. Handley, Alki Liasis, Martin I. Sereno, D. Samuel Schwarzkopf, Chris A. Clark Sam Schwarzkopf and Ivan Alvarez from...
Message from the Head of School – July 2020

Message from the Head of School – July 2020

Tēnā koutou katoa Welcome to the July issue of our newsletter. As we resume some level of normal operations under Level 1 – with our clinic reopening to the public on June 2 – we have a packed issue reporting on the activities of SOVS staff. In terms of the...