Hi Dr. Chan, This is a slightly revised announcement. Please disregard
the previous one. Would you please post the following message to CVNet?
Thanks!
J. Feldman, Ph.D.. Associate Dean
SUNY - College of Optometry
1001 East 24th St., New York, N.Y. 10010 (212) 780-5140
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ìPROTEINS TO PEOPLEî
THE FIRST SUNY VISION SYMPOSIUM
The State University of New York, College of Optometry
The Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research (SIVR)
March 26, 1999
New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63rd Street, NY
Session I: Ocular Mechanisms (8:30 - 10:00)
Peter Reinach, Ph.D., SUNY College of Optometry
ìCytokine Mediated Control of Corneal Epithelial Growth and
Differentiationî
Craig Evinger, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook
ìKeeping the Eyes Open - Understanding the Development of Benign Essential
Blepharospasmî
Richard Mathias, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook
ìTransport Properties of the Lensî
Session 2: Retina (10:15 - 11:45)
Nisson Schechter, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook
ìIntermediate Filament Proteins and Homeobox Gene Expression in Goldfish
and Zebrafish Visual Pathwaysî
Barry Knox, Ph.D., SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
ìGene Expression in the Retinaî
Malcolm Slaughter, Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo
ìMultiple Roles for GABA Receptors in Retinal Information Processingî
Dr. Carl Kupfer, Director, National Eye Institute (11:45)
Session 3: Clinical Issues (1:30 - 3:00)
Phil Kruger, Ph.D., SUNY College of Optometry
ìOcular Sensitivity to the Vergence of Lightî
Dean Yager, Ph.D., SUNY College of Optometry
ìHow Can We Help People With Bad Visual Acuity and/or Scotomas to Read
Faster?î
Cristina Leske, M.D., SUNY at Stony Brook
ìThe Barbados Eye Studiesî
Session 4: Central Visual Processes (3:15 - 4:45)
S. Murray Sherman, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook
ìControl of Gating Through the LGNî
James W. Gnadt, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook
ìEye Movements in Depth: What does the Monkeys Parietal Cortex tell the
Superior Colliculus?î
Qasim Zaidi, Ph.D., SUNY College of Optometry
ìRethinking the Perception of Shape From Textureî
Reception (5:00-6:00)
Organizers: Jerry Feldman, Steven Schwartz, S. Murray Sherman, Qasim Zaidi
*** FREE REGISTRATION REQUIRED ***
For Symposium Information visit:
http://sivrconference.sunyopt.edu
For Free Registration, Please E-mail:
zenia@sunyopt.edu
Be sure to include your name, affiliation.