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System of colorful neurons with glowing connections against a dark background.
Science & Technology
April 14, 2025 | 10:14 am

Do neurons transmit light?

Rochester researchers aim to determine if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Ophthalmology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Michel Telias, Pablo Postigo, research funding,
Close-up of a Black person's eye with a multicolored light falling on it to illustrate how retinal ganglion cells function.
Science & Technology
April 15, 2024 | 01:16 pm

Are these newly found rare cells a missing link in color perception?

Rochester researchers harnessed adaptive optics to gain insight into the complex workings of the retina and its role in processing color.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, research finding, Sara Patterson, School of Arts and Sciences,
Closeup profile view of eye on woman gazing straight ahead to illustrate fixational eye movement role in vision.
Science & Technology
February 23, 2023 | 11:48 am

Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world

“Fixational” eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, featured-post-side, Michele Rucci, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Crop of Susana Marcos headshot.
Science & Technology
February 4, 2022 | 01:20 pm

International vision association honors Susana Marcos

The Center for Visual Science director has been elected a Gold Fellow by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

topics: awards, Center for Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, staff, Susana Marcos,
two portaits of Duncan Moore and David Williams
Science & Technology
December 7, 2021 | 10:47 am

A cure for blindness? A next-generation solar concentrator?

Two new Rochester fellows of the National Academy of Inventors take aim at transformative discoveries in the world of optics.

topics: announcements, Center for Visual Science, David Williams, Duncan Moore, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
Boy standing by ocean looking through a telescope
Science & Technology
November 19, 2021 | 03:34 pm

Brief period of ‘blindness’ is essential for vision

Rochester vision scientists uncover new information about the role of tiny “fixational” eye movements in enabling us to see clearly.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Michele Rucci, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Senior man, wearing glasses and looking up, suffering from macular degeneration
Science & Technology
March 29, 2021 | 11:12 am

First-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients

Rochester researchers’ breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Danielle Benoit, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, Medical Center, Ruchira Singh,
Susana Marcos.
University News
February 11, 2021 | 04:00 pm

Susana Marcos to lead Center for Visual Science

Internationally recognized pioneer in vision science and its applications is named the next director of one of the University’s most highly regarded research centers.

topics: appointments, Arts Sciences and Engineering, Center for Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology, Flaum Eye Institute, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, Robert E. Hopkins Center for Optical Design and Engineering,
immune cells escaping inflammation
Science & Technology
October 7, 2020 | 07:02 pm

Imaging the secret lives of immune cells in the eye

Rochester researchers combine videography and artificial intelligence to track the interactions of microscopic immune cells in a living eye without dyes or damage, a first for imaging science.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jesse Schallek,
image of David Williams
University News
August 16, 2020 | 02:57 pm

Rochester researcher recognized with national award for outstanding vision research

National vision research organization recognizes David Williams for his research, the organization’s third consecutive honoree with University of Rochester ties.

topics: Center for Visual Science, David Williams, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, School of Arts and Sciences,