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Dear Hoover:
Please post this announcement of a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric =
eye research
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN PEDIATRIC EYE RESEARCH
We have a post-doctoral fellowship available in the Pediatric Eye =
Research Laboratory at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest for a =
candidate interested in learning psychophysical and electrophysiological =
techniques for the evaluation of vision in infants and young children. =
Current reserach projects address both normal visual development and the =
effects of various pediatric ophthalmic disorders on visual development.
The Pediatric Eye Research Laboratory at the Retina Foundation of the =
Southwest has been active in research into the necessary and sufficient =
conditions for the development of normal binocular sensory function over =
the past 16 years. We have extensive experience in many facets of infant =
visual assessment, including clinical, psychophysical, and =
electrophysiological. The Pediatric Eye Research Laboratory consists of =
nine research rooms and 4 offices. We have developed excellent referral =
sources for both normal infants and pediatric patients. Major equipment =
includes a sweep VEP system, FPL and OPL acuity systems, video =
Hirschberg system, contrast sensitivity system, VEP dynamic random dot =
stereoacuity system, Teller acuity cards, infant stereoacuity cards, and =
a clinical lane which includes a B-VAT video acuity display and many =
clinical binocular sensory function tests. We currently have two NIH R01 =
grants, one which supports our work with infants with strabismus or =
congenital cataract and one which supports our work on nutritional =
effects on visual development. In addition, we have ongoing =
collaborative studies with Dr. Ronald Boothe at Emory University on =
video Hirschberg measurements, with Dr. Cathy Williams at Bristol Eye =
Hospital on vision screening of preschool children with random dot =
stereoacuity tests, with Dr. Ian Christopher Lloyd at Manchester Eye =
Hospital on development of an infant random dot stereoacuity test, with =
Dr. Solange Salom=E3o in S=E3o Paulo on electrophysiological outcomes in =
infants treated for retinopathy of prematurity, and with Dr. Robert =
Gibson in Adelaide on nutritional effects on visual development. =
Finally, we are also involved in the Steering Committee for the =
five-year multicenter Early Surgery for Congenital Esotropia Trial =
(ESCET) which received NIH funding in 1997.
The Retina Foundation of the Southwest provides a rich training venue =
for visual science, with many opportunities for interactions and =
collaborations. Other Senior Research Scientists on Staff include Dr. =
William Swanson, who uses psychophysical techniques to sensory deficits =
and treatment options in patients with glaucoma, Dr. David Birch, who =
uses electrophysiological, psychophysical, and molecular biological =
techniques to study hereditary retinal degenerations, and Dr. Dennis =
Hoffman, who studies nutritional effects on visual development and =
hereditary retinal diseases. The Retina Foundation provides a small =
on-site library, secretarial and administrative support, and a small =
workshop for construction of equipment. I and the other Senior Research =
Scientists are adjunct faculty members of the University of Texas =
Southwestern Medical Center. Post-doctoral fellows have access to the =
University Lecture Series, the bi-monthly Ophthalmology Seminar , the =
monthly Pediatric Ophthalmology Residents=92 lecture, the medical school =
library, and medical illustration services. We also have a monthly =
Visual Science Journal Club meeting which includes scientists at the =
Retina Foundation of the Southwest, University of Texas at Dallas, =
Southern Methodist University, Callier Center for the Deaf, the =
Veteran=92s Administration Hospital of Dallas, and the University of =
Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Finally, we have a monthly Pediatric =
Ophthalmology Research Group meeting which includes members of the =
Pediatric Eye Research Laboratory of the Retina Foundation of the =
Southwest, Dallas-Fort Worth area pediatric ophthalmologists in private =
practice, and staff from the Ophthalmology Clinic at Children=92s =
Medical Center of Dallas.
Start date for the fellowship is flexible but no earlier than June 1998.
Please send a letter of interest and a copy of your CV by e-mail or fax.
Eileen Birch, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
telephone: 214-363-3911
fax: 214-363-4538
e-mail: ebirch@retinafoundation.org
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We have a post-doctoral = fellowship=20 available in the Pediatric Eye Research Laboratory at the Retina = Foundation of=20 the Southwest for a candidate interested in learning = psychophysical and=20 electrophysiological techniques for the evaluation of vision in infants = and=20 young children. Current reserach projects address both normal = visual=20 development and the effects of various pediatric ophthalmic disorders on = visual=20 development.
The Pediatric Eye Research = Laboratory at=20 the Retina Foundation of the Southwest has been active in research into = the=20 necessary and sufficient conditions for the development of normal = binocular=20 sensory function over the past 16 years. We have extensive experience in = many=20 facets of infant visual assessment, including clinical, psychophysical, = and=20 electrophysiological. The Pediatric Eye Research Laboratory consists of = nine=20 research rooms and 4 offices. We have developed excellent referral = sources for=20 both normal infants and pediatric patients. Major equipment includes a = sweep VEP=20 system, FPL and OPL acuity systems, video Hirschberg system, contrast=20 sensitivity system, VEP dynamic random dot stereoacuity system, Teller = acuity=20 cards, infant stereoacuity cards, and a clinical lane which includes a = B-VAT=20 video acuity display and many clinical binocular sensory function tests. = We=20 currently have two NIH R01 grants, one which supports our work with = infants with=20 strabismus or congenital cataract and one which supports our work on = nutritional=20 effects on visual development. In addition, we have ongoing = collaborative=20 studies with Dr. Ronald Boothe at Emory University on video Hirschberg=20 measurements, with Dr. Cathy Williams at Bristol Eye Hospital on vision=20 screening of preschool children with random dot stereoacuity tests, with = Dr. Ian=20 Christopher Lloyd at Manchester Eye Hospital on development of an infant = random=20 dot stereoacuity test, with Dr. Solange Salomão in São = Paulo on=20 electrophysiological outcomes in infants treated for retinopathy of = prematurity,=20 and with Dr. Robert Gibson in Adelaide on nutritional effects on visual=20 development. Finally, we are also involved in the Steering Committee for = the=20 five-year multicenter Early Surgery for Congenital Esotropia Trial = (ESCET) which=20 received NIH funding in 1997.
The Retina Foundation of the = Southwest=20 provides a rich training venue for visual science, with many = opportunities for=20 interactions and collaborations. Other Senior Research Scientists on = Staff=20 include Dr. William Swanson, who uses psychophysical techniques to = sensory=20 deficits and treatment options in patients with glaucoma, Dr. David = Birch, who=20 uses electrophysiological, psychophysical, and molecular biological = techniques=20 to study hereditary retinal degenerations, and Dr. Dennis Hoffman, who = studies=20 nutritional effects on visual development and hereditary retinal = diseases. The=20 Retina Foundation provides a small on-site library, secretarial and=20 administrative support, and a small workshop for construction of = equipment. I=20 and the other Senior Research Scientists are adjunct faculty members of = the=20 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Post-doctoral fellows = have=20 access to the University Lecture Series, the bi-monthly Ophthalmology = Seminar ,=20 the monthly Pediatric Ophthalmology Residents’ lecture, the = medical school=20 library, and medical illustration services. We also have a monthly = Visual=20 Science Journal Club meeting which includes scientists at the Retina = Foundation=20 of the Southwest, University of Texas at Dallas, Southern Methodist = University,=20 Callier Center for the Deaf, the Veteran’s Administration Hospital = of=20 Dallas, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. = Finally, we=20 have a monthly Pediatric Ophthalmology Research Group meeting which = includes=20 members of the Pediatric Eye Research Laboratory of the Retina = Foundation of the=20 Southwest, Dallas-Fort Worth area pediatric ophthalmologists in private=20 practice, and staff from the Ophthalmology Clinic at Children’s = Medical=20 Center of Dallas.
Start date for the fellowship = is flexible=20 but no earlier than June 1998.