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Visual crowding—clutter’s interference with our ability to recognize individual objects—can be a significant problem for people with macular degeneration and other eye diseases. Adam Kohn, Ph.D., has received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Eye Institute to determine the neural underpinnings of visual crowding. In research using monkeys and focusing on the brain’s visual cortex, Dr. Kohn will examine how crowded visual displays affect the ability of nerves to absorb sensory information. His findings may lead to better therapies for the impaired central vision that characterizes macular degeneration. Dr. Kohn is professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience and of ophthalmology and visual sciences and systems & computational biology. (1R01EY028626-01)
Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2018