UCL Child Vision Lab

Our lab @UCL studies the mechanisms of visual development using child-friendly vision tests and brain imaging, to develop better treatments for sight loss.

[Georgia M @GeorgiaMNeuro]

Excited to share our latest paper in @iScience_CP with @mlisi6, @iris_groen & @TesDekker

We found profound differences in how children and adults can use prior knowledge to perceive hidden images ...

https://t.co/CP5FwD53Yq

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[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

Wow, check this out! Congratulations to @Maimon_roni and @GeorgiaMNeuro for securing third and second place for their outstanding oral presentations at #CVRS2023! 🎉

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

A bit late, but we need to highlight the outstanding keynote delivered by @TesDekker, honoring the remarkable life and contributions of the late Oliver Braddick, an absolute pioneer in infant vision research, closely connected to the history of the Child Vision Lab! #CVRS2023

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

Fascinating talk by the brilliant @GeorgiaMNeuro at the 18th Biennial Meeting of the CVRS on the development of prior-knowledge-guided vision throughout childhood! #CVRS2023

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

Brilliant talk by @LowVisionNews at at #CVRS2023 on empowering children to measure their own vision! Mike, @TesDekker, @AnnegretNoor, and @petejonze explored the feasibility of self-testing through telemedicine, opening up new possibilities for better accessibility and care!

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

Roni's (@maimon_roni) excellent talk on "Neural Adaptations in Achromatopsia and It's Implications for Gene Therapy" at the 18th biennial Child Vision Research Society Meeting in London is generating a lot of interest! #CVRS2023

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

We're thrilled for this week's #CVLTalk featuring @marchimmelberg (NYU)! Join us this Thursday, July 6th at 2pm (UK time) as he presents his fascinating work on linking polar angle asymmetries in visual perception and neural architecture. Please DM us for the Zoom link!

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

Huge congratulations to our very own @maimon_roni and @Mahtab_Frhb for winning the runner-up Research Excellence Award at the @UCLeye @IooECR! Great job!

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

Thanks to everyone who took part in the UCL COVID Social Impacts Study, and thanks to @MarcTibber3, @PeterFonagy & Rob Saunders, and CVL's @GeorgiaMNeuro & @TesDekker for their work on this important study.

[Marc Tibber @MarcTibber3]

1/12 Just published paper in Journal of Affective Disorders exploring the association between sociodemographic inequalities, COVID-related impacts & mental health. Co-authors: @PeterFonagy Rob Saunders Tessa Dekker & Georgia Milner (@ChildVisionLab) https://t.co/agLCLn57sQ

[Marc Tibber @MarcTibber3]

1/12 Just published paper in Journal of Affective Disorders exploring the association between sociodemographic inequalities, COVID-related impacts & mental health. Co-authors: @PeterFonagy Rob Saunders Tessa Dekker & Georgia Milner (@ChildVisionLab) https://t.co/agLCLn57sQ

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

Congratulations to our very own Dr Michael Crossland (@LowVisionNews) for being awarded the The Neil Charman Medal for Research by The College of Optometrists for his outstanding patient-centred research into low vision, telerehabilitation and the accessibility of care.

[Georgia M @GeorgiaMNeuro]

New Preprint: Emergence of perceptual reorganisation from prior knowledge in human development and Convolutional Neural Networks

https://t.co/rqZT2l4OWZ

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[TessaMarlijnDekker @TesDekker]

We’re looking for a new research assistant to join our team @ChildVisionLab, in London UK and study children and adults with normal sight and eye disease. Techniques include fMRI, EEG, VR. This job is excellent prep for a phd in cog sci.

Details here👇
https://t.co/oiKGlAoxuO

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

We are grateful for input from all co-authors and the support from all the funders, patients and their families
@Tesje_D @MichelMichaelid @MahtabFrhb @maimon_roni @sampendu @j_greenwood @profgeraintrees @petejonze

@StapleyTrust @MoorfieldsBRC @UCLeye @MeiraGTx @wellcometrust

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

We are delighted to share with you details of our study on recovery of cone photoreceptor function after gene-therapy in patients with congenital achromatopsia (total colour blindness)! 🧵

#genetherapy #achromatopsia #colourblindness #mri #thread

https://t.co/kMDvldfbfT

[UCL Child Vision Lab @ChildVisionLab]

TL;DR

Using brain imaging and behavioural methods, we show that gene therapy has partly restored the function of the retina’s cone receptors in 2 children who were born completely colour blind.