Research
Research in the Clinical Vision Science Program
Research is an essential tool in the processes of:
- Evaluating the effectiveness of current treatment regimens
- Developing new treatment regimens
- Generating new knowledge on both normal and pathological functioning of the vision system
The Clinical Vision Science program recognizes the importance of research to the profession and includes training in research methods for all students (VISC 5031.03). Clinical Vision Science students who opt to pursue the M.Sc. program stream will have the benefit of interactions with, and training from, experienced faculty members, many of whom they will see on a daily basis.
Interdisciplinary Model
The Program is strongly in favour of the interdisciplinary model of modern research and is very cognizant of the important, central role vision plays in linking several areas of research endeavor - from basic science to clinical investigation, from cell biology, genetics, amblyopia, ocular motility, and electrophysiology to behaviour and psychology - with many possibilities in between. This is readily evident in the varied backgrounds of the program faculty, but the program is also continually seeking out collaborations with investigators from a broad range of fields and institutions.
Some colleagues involved in the supervision of M.Sc. thesis students (past and present) include:
Dr. David Westwood |
HÂþ» University School of Health and Human Performance |
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| Drs. Paul Artes & Lesya Shuba  | HÂþ» University Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Drs. Kevin Duffy, Patricia McMullen & Donald Mitchell | HÂþ» University Department of Psychology |
| Dr. William Baldridge | HÂþ» University Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology and Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
| Dr. Charles Maxner | HÂþ» University Department of Neurology |
| Dr. Mary Lou McGreggor | Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio |
| Dr. David Hunter | Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Ophthalmology |
| Dr. Arif Khan | King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital Riyadh, Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology |
| Dr. Ahmed Alsaleh  | King Saud University Riyadh, Department of Ophthalmology |