A nuanced understanding of the strategies that people who are blind or visually impaired employ to perform different instrumental activities of daily living (iADLs) is essential to the success of future visual accessibility aids.
Topic: Blindness & Low Vision
Researchers Interested in This Topic
PBS
Ethan Fook
Research Assistant
DYNS
Lucas Nadolskis
PhD Student
CS
Adyah Rastogi
BS/MS Student
PBS
Lily M. Turkstra
PhD Candidate
Research Projects
Simulating Visual Impairment
How are visual acuity and daily activities affected by visual impairment? Previous studies have shown that vision is altered and impaired in the presence of a scotoma, but the extent to which patient-specific factors affect vision and quality of life is not well understood.