Events

Dr Hua-Chun Sun is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNSW Psychology who will shed light on how data from psychophysics and fMRI can be used to understand the perception of gloss and texture.

Dr Ricardo Natoli examines how microRNA contributes to retinal degeneration and how this understanding might help develop novel approaches to remedying eye disease

Dr Murat Dogru is an expert in ocular surface disorders, dry eyes, ocular allergy and ocular inflammation (Keio University, Japan) who will present his seminar on some of the environmental factors on oxidative stress and the pathogenesis of dry ey

The seminar explores how early visual cortex has been tuned to the statistical properties present in our natural environment.

Our first Vaegan seminar for Term 3 of 2020 will be presented by Dr Daniel Joyce (University of Nevada) at 1-2pm on Friday 18 September 2020. His talk is entitled “It’s all in the timing: Integration by the non-image forming pathways”

Where are objects perceived?  It depends upon their context.  We have found that a moving background can change the circular orbit of a flying bug, making it look larger or smaller, or even looking like a horizontal or vertical line.

SOVS welcomes Dr Chiara Ghezzi from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr Ghezzi will give a Visiting Scholar Presentation titled: Advanced in vitro three-dimensional cornea tissue model.

This seminar examines existing inequalities in eye care interventions and how access can be improved.

Join this year's Australian L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellows at the University of New South Wales for our yearly, highly anticipated L'Oréal Girls in Science Forum event!

Excessive inflammation is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokine release (including IL-1β) by microglia and macrophages is critical in preventing photorece

This presentation will cover new structural and functional analysis techniques established by the Retinal Networks Laboratory that aim to improve the structure-function relationship in a variety of posterior eye diseases ranging from glaucoma to e

Join us as we gather together passionate speakers who are working on initiatives that will enhance our ability, as optometrists and vision scientists, to contribute to better diabetes outcomes for our patients and the community.

Get a taste of the future by exploring all the opportunities coming your way at UNSW Open Day. School of Optometry and Vision Science staff will be onsite to answer any queries you may have about our programs.

Join UNSW Science for an exciting morning of science experiments and demonstrations.

On 26 July 2019 we are delighted to have Dr Russell L Woods from the Schepens Eye Institute, Harvard visit with us.  He will give a seminar presenting studies on patients with macular lesions and simulated scotomas generated using gaze-contingent

Join us on 12 July 2019 for a Vaegan Seminar where Associate Professor Isabelle Jalbert will share her journey and research on evidence-based practice in optometry and quality of eyecare delivery in Australia.