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The UC Berkeley School of Optometry
and Graduate Group in Vision Science
invite you to attend a
V I S I O N S C I E N C E S Y M P O S I U M
December 14-15, 1998
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of
the School of Optometry
University of California, Berkeley
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION IS FREE - BUT YOU MUST
REGISTER BY DEC 1, 1998
Please email <fstone@spectacle.berkeley.edu> -
I will be attending the VS Symposium !2/14 & 15.
NAME & AFFILIATION:
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TOPICS: 1. Optics and Visual Optics
2. Cellular and Molecular Biology Of Eye Disease
3. Vision Perception and Eye Movements
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PROGRAM
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*Monday, December 14 San Francisco Hilton & Towers
2:30 - 6:00 pm Sequential Plenary Speakers
"Adaptive Optics for the Human Eye"
David Williams, Center for Visual Science, University of
Rochester
"Pathogenesis of Bacterial Corneal Infection "
Suzanne Fleiszig, School of Optometry, UC Berkeley
"Gene Therapy for Retinal Disease"
John Flannery, School of Optometry, UC Berkeley
"Biomechanical Analysis of Strabismus"
Joseph Demer, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of
Medicine
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*Tuesday, December 15 School of Optometry
University of California, Berkeley
8:00 - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
5:00 - 6:00 pm Reception
OPTICS AND VISUAL OPTICS
Session I: Utilizing Optics to Visualize Retinal Receptors and
to Assess the Quality of the Retinal Image
Session II: Utilizing Optics to Probe Retinal Structure and
Function
Session III: Utilizing Optics to Advance Ophthalmic
DiagnosticTechniques
Speakers include: A. Roorda, U. Houston, L. Thibos, U.
Indiana, M. Campbell, U. Waterloo, G. Westheimer, UC
Berkeley, J. Enoch, UC Berkeley, S. Burns, Harvard, V.
Lakshminarayan, U. Missouri, S. Marcos, Harvard, S.
Klein, UC Berkeley, R. Schuchard, Emory, E. Sutter, SKERI
San Francisco, A. Dreher, Laser Diagnostic Technologies,
San Diego
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF EYE DISEASE
Session I: Molecular and Cellular Biology: Application to
Understanding and Treating Anterior Eye Disease
Session II: Cell and Molecular Biology of Retinal Disease
Speakers include: D. Dartt, Harvard, M. Willcox, U. New
South Wales, Australia, J. Nelson, Stanford, C. Bertozzi, UC
Berkeley, S. Fleiszig, UC Berkeley, J. Flannery, UC
Berkeley, L. Hjelmeland, UC Davis, M. LaVail, UC
San Francisco, D. Farber, UCLA, S. Fisher, UC Santa
Barbara
VISION PERCEPTION AND EYE MOVEMENTS
Session I: Eye Movements: New Concepts in Strabismus
Session II: Vision and Visuomotor Behavior
Speakers include: J. Maxwell, UC Berkeley, L. Optican, NEI,
Bethesda, A. Scott, SKERI, San Francisco, J. Miller, SKERI,
San Francisco, C. Schor, UC Berkeley, M. Banks, UC
Berkeley, I. Howard, York U., Toronto, R. Andersen, Caltech,
M. Goodale, U. Western Ontario
Steering Committee: Jay Enoch, Sheldon Miller, Martin Banks
For Complete Symposium Information go to -
http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/anniversary/
*** REGISTRATION - NO FEE REQUIRED ***
However, for planning purposes,
YOU MUST REGISTER BY *DECEMBER 1st*
by email to: fstone@spectacle.berkeley.edu
or by phone to: Fran Stone (510)642-9804
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* PLEASE POST &/OR FORWARD *
for VISION SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM info go to: http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/
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Fran Stone, Graduate Student Affairs Officer
Graduate Program in Vision Science
NIH Training Grant in Vision Science
NIH Short Term Training for Optometry Students
University of California at Berkeley 94720-2020
Phone:510-642-9804 (M - Th) FAX: 510/643-5109
Web Info: URL:http://vision.berkeley.edu
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