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At the inaugural session, Vinod Daniel, IVI’s head of neuro-ophthalmology, Hôspital
CEO said that they were pleased to co-host Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, University of
the pupil colloquium with LVPEI. “This Lausanne, Switzerland; Dr Claudio Privitera, chief
partnership underscores IVI’s commitment to scientist, Neuroptics Inc.; Dr Corinne Kostic,
fostering a collaborative environment and to senior lecturer, researcher and deputy head of
furthering eye care.” retinal degeneration mechanisms, University
of Lausanne; Prof John Barbur, chair of Optics
A much-awaited part of the colloquium is the and director of Applied Vision Research Centre,
Loewenfeld lecture, which has been part of the City University, London; Prof Pablo Artal, director
IPC since 1999. The lectures are in recognition of LOUM, Center for Optical and Nanophysics
of Dr Irene Loewenfeld’s contributions to the Research, University of Murcia, Spain; Dr Shrikant
physiology of the pupil. R Bharadwaj, scientist & network associate
This year’s prestigious Loewenfeld Lecture director, Brien Holden Institute of Optometry
was delivered by Dr Greg J Siegle, director of and Vision Sciences, LVPEI; Dr Yanjun (Judy)
the Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (PICAN) at Chen, associate professor, Department of
the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, McPherson
USA. Dr Siegle’s lecture, titled ‘Listening to What Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin;
We Do Not Say: Pupillary Reflections of Our PD Dr Carina Kelbsch, head of Department for
Inner Voice’, was a highlight of the conference. Neuro-Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital,
University of Tübingen, Germany; and Dr Cathy
In addition to nine keynote presentations, Stern, Behavioral, Developmental, and Neuro-
the event included eight free paper Optometrist, Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for
presentations and 14 poster sessions focusing Children, Massachusetts, USA.
on pupillary behaviour. Together with the
panel discussions and workshops they Selected abstracts from the colloquium will
covered a range of topics, including cutting- be published in a special issue on Pupillary
edge research, clinical practices, disease Functions in Documenta Ophthalmologica, the
presentation and cognition, optics and official journal of the International Society for
measurement technology, and the latest Clinical Electrophysiology and Vision.
technological advancements in pupil research
for improvements in eye care and treatment. The IPC was capped with a field trip to
LVPEI’s Technology Incubation Centre and
The speakers were Prof Aki Kawasaki, Scleral Lens Facility at Kismatpur, Hyderabad.
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