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Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Deadline is June 15, 2024
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Our mission is to create a unique environment for research on human vision to increase the understanding of normal vision in support of vision disorders, clinical research to develop new diagnostic procedures and treatments for visual and other sensory disorders, and engineering research to produce better techniques for aid and rehabilitation of the blind and partially sighted.
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SKERI's Functional Vision and Accessibility Conference Addresses Cutting-Edge Research and Innovation
As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute successfully hosted the Functional…
San Francisco Mayor Proclaims August 3rd, 2023 Smith Kettlewell's Day
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is proud to announce that August 3rd, 2023, has been officially proclaimed Smith…
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Latest News
Christian Sinnott Joins Vision Sciences Society's Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee
Congratulations to Dr. Christian Sinnott, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Eye-Head Movement Lab for being selected to the Vision Sciences Society's (VSS) Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee (SPC).
SKERI Scientists Join the IGNITE STEM Fair at Burton High School
On April 18, 2024 SKERI scientists enjoyed the beautiful Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School campus while offering its students hands-on, experiential, and interactive examples of SKERI's scientists' work.
SKERI Researchers Bring their Rehabilitation and Accessibility Vision to CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
Smith-Kettlewell’s Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Blindness and Low Vision, funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), supports eight projects related to visual impairmen
SKERI Postdoc Haydée García-Lázaro receives the Elsevier Vision Research Travel Award
Congratulations to Haydée García-Lázaro for receiving the Elsevier Vision Research Travel Award to attend the VSS Conference.
Upcoming Events
The Role of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies in low vision rehabilitation
Visual impairment refers to a condition where a person's eyesight cannot be improved with medical treatment. Such individuals face difficulties in performing daily living activities independently and require assistance from others. They need help in performing tasks that they cannot execute due to low vision or blindness. Virtual reality (VR) technology can be used to understand the visual…
