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to see media reports of the Peli Lab's Low Vision aids.

Low Vision Driving
A story on the National Eye Institute's web site.
https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/low-vision-research-shifts-overdrive [PDF 707 KB]

Google Glass
Eli is an advisor to Google on vision related issue of the Google Glass.
Media reports on his involvement in this project are available here.

Forbes Magazine Report on Safety Concerns:
Could Google Glass Hurt Your Eyes? A Harvard Vision Scientist And Project Glass Advisor Responds.March 4, 2013

Gizmodo Australia Article on Health Concerns:
Is Google Glass Bad For Your Eyes? May 3, 2013

Ynet- a leading technology web site in Israel published an article on Dr. Peli's involvement in the development and evaluation of the Google Glass:
Link. May 22, 2013

The Gadget Spot Website in Israel takes a look at Google Glass with Dr. Peli:
Link. June 16, 2013

An article in the financial section of Yediot Achronot about the Glass in Israel
Link. May 28, 2013

	Eli Discussing Google Glass on the Arutz 10 Morning Show Eli Discussing Google Glass on the Arutz 10 Evening News Eli Discussing Google Glass on the Arutz 10 Late Night News

Visual Aid for Tunnel Vision Our scientific paper published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Use of an augmented-vision device for visual search in patients with tunnel vision [PDF 323 KB], was described in various media on the Internet and elsewhere.
	American Optometric Association (AOA) reported: (See the section on powerful prisms) Doctors of optometry dedicate decades to low-vision care and research [PDF] LINK ScienceDaily reported: (See the section on high-powered prisms, periscopes for severe tunnel vision) Five innovations harness new technologies for people with visual impairment, blindness Journal of Vision (JOV) reported: New glasses may help minimize peripheral vision loss, December 2016 Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs reported: Seeing With Tunnel Vision. December 22, 2006 Vision Channel December 22, 2006 [WMV 8.3 MB] Flint Michigan's ABC affiliate, WJRT Ch. 12, reported: ABC 12 HealthFirst: Tunnel Vision. December 13, 2006 The Channel 12 Video December 13, 2006 [WMV 8.3 MB] Boston's ABC affiliate, WCVB Ch. 5, reported: Boston NewsCenter 5 Article September 7, 2006 The Channel 5 Video September 7, 2006 [WMV 6.8 MB] The Boston Globe published the following article: The Boston Globe September 11, 2006 Other selected media reports: Eurotimes Ocular Update December 12, 2006 Biophotonics News November, 2006 Medical Technology Business Europe (mtbeurope.info) September 11, 2006 Health24.com September 8, 2006 Forbes September 7, 2006 CBC Canada September 7, 2006 Scientific American September 7, 2006 ChinaDaily September 6, 2006 Harvard.edu September 3, 2006 Engadget.com September 1, 2006 Medgadget.com August 31, 2006 New Scientist August 31, 2006 Engineering Online August 30, 2006 Harvard Medicine August 30, 2006 eMaxHealth.com August 30, 2006 monstersandcritics.com August 29, 2006 Political Gateway August 29, 2006 Daily India August 29, 2006

The 2006 Pisart Award Eli Peli is the winner of the 2006 Pisart Award from the Lighthouse International.
	Lighthouse International Press Release December 11, 2006 Press Release December, 2006 Optometry and Vision Science, Demember, 2006 OVS Academy News
Previous recipients of the Lighthouse Pisart Vision Award are: Lloyd M. Aiello, MD; Daniel M. Albert, MD; Norman Ashton, CBE, FRS; Ian L. Bailey, OD, MS, FAAO; Eliot L. Berson, MD; David G. Cogan, MD; Jay M. Enoch, PhD; Eleanor E. Faye, MD; Stuart L. Fine, MD; Charles D. Kelman, MD; Carl Kupfer, MD; Alan M. Laties, MD; Gordon E. Legge, PhD; Robert Machemer, MD; A. Edward Maumenee, MD; Arnall Patz, MD; Floyd Ratliff, PhD; Alfredo Arrigo Sadun, MD, PhD; Charles L. Schepens, MD; Paul A. Sieving, MD; Louise L. Sloan, PhD; Davida Y. Teller, PhD; Govindappa Venkataswamy, MD; Mildred Weisenfeld; Sir John Wilson, CBE; and Lorenz E. Zimmerman, MD.

Dialogue Aaron J. Mandel and Dr. Robert Goldstein wrote a feature article about how people with severe vision problems should make decisions related to the seeking of a driving license.
	May-June 2005 Feature: Driving with low vision Dialogue, pages 41-46 Article Published May-June 2005

NewsNet The newsletter of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
	Sept/Oct 2005, Vol. 21, No. 5 The cover story of that issue features a hemianopia patient who was fitted with our Peripheral Prism device as part of his rehabilitation and return to work after a stroke. This patient was fitted as part of our community based Multi Center clinical trial conducted in collaboration with Chadwick Optical. Article Published Sept/Oct 2005

Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs
	Ivanhoe Broadcast News has published numerous articles on Dr. Peli's work with Low Vision Drivers. Article Published February 2004 Videos Windows Media Player 1.3 MB Windows Media Player 0.5 MB RealOne Player 1.5 MB RealOne Player 6.0 MB QuickTime 3.2 MB Article Published April 2004 Videos Windows Media Player 1.0 MB Windows Media Player 2.9 MB Windows Media Player 4.7 MB Interview with Dr. Peli Published July 2004 Note: Larger files look better but take longer to download.

Ophthalmology Management
Ophthalmology Managment featured the Peli Lab's work on low vision driving in their September 2003 issue. Their web site, www.ophmanagement.com also ran this feature. Click Here for a Facsimile of their September 2003 web page. In their August 2003 issue, Ophthalmology Managment discussed Dr. Peli's presentation at "The Eye and the Auto" conference on low vision driving. This was also featured of www.ophmanagement.com. Click Here for a Facsimile of their August 2003 web page. Note: the conference is not the first feature on this page

Chronicle Low Vision Special WCVB Channel 5
	On June 20, 2003, Boston's ABC affiliate, WCVB Ch. 5's Chronicle broadcasted a special on low vision research. This special presented the work of the Peli Lab and other Boston area low vision researchers. Click Here for a Facsimile of a page from thebostonchannel.com Click the following links to see footage from this Broadcast. Best Quality 2.8 MB Better Quality 1.2 MB Good Quality 0.6 MB Attention: You must have Windows Media Player to view the above videos. Download Windows Media Player for Windows or Mac

Moakley Scholar in Aging Eye Research
Eli Peli has been appointed to the position of Scholar in Aging Eye Research in honor of the late Massachusetts state senator Joseph Moakly. A ceremony was held at the Schepens Eye Reseach Institue. Massachusetts senior senator Edward Kennedy was there to present Eli with this honor. Articles describing this appointment: [Opthalmology Times HTML] [Optometry and Vision Science PDF]	Click the image to enlarge it.

Primary Care Optometry News
	Peli lab Investigator Russell Woods recently presented data from the Trifield Lens Project, a novel prism-based pair of spectacles for tunnel vision patients, at the American Acadamy of Optometry. Primary Care Optometry News covered the presentation in their Febuary 2003 issue. [PDF 148 KB]

Aging and Vision published by Lighthouse International
An article by Eli Peli and Henry Apfelbaum was published in the Spring 2003 of the Aging and Vision publication of the Lighthouse International, describing various projects in the Peli lab aimed at providing novel mobility solutions for people with low vision. The magazine article [PDF 832 KB]

Driving with Bioptic Telescopes for Macular Disease Patients
	In March of 2002, Boston's ABC affiliate, WCVB Channel 5, featured the Peli Lab's work on Low Vision Driving. The following links are taken from various Channel 5 Media: Facsimile of Web Page taken from thebostonchannel.com Video Clip A (large file) Video Clip B (small file) The Schepens ERI newletter, Sightings, published an article in the Spring of 2001 on Bioptic telescopes. This device enables macular disease patients to retain their driving privileges and their independence.

Optical Treatments for Hemianopia Patients
American Optometric Association (AOA) reported: Novel, high-powered prisms to expand vision fields of patients with hemianopia June 2, 2016 [PDF 267KB] [LINK] Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs displayed a page in January of 2002 describing our prismatic correction for hemianopia patients. This story was broadcasted on many local television news stations nation wide.
Report on Peripheral Prisms for Hemianopia patients. Reported by Janet Wu on WHDH Channel 7 Healthcast, Boston. [HTML] [ www.whdh.com] Prisms restore lost peripheral vision. First Report. May 2001. Englander Communications. [PDF 700 KB]

Visual Field Expansion for Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
	Journal of Vision (JOV) reported: New glasses may help minimize peripheral vision loss, December 2016 The Boston Channel.com displayed a page in Febuary of 2001 describing a computerized Head Mounted Display (HMD) that allows RP patients to see more of their environment. This story was broadcasted on the Boston ABC affiliate WCVB Channel 5.

International Media Reports

Aktuell Optik & Optometri
Aktuell Optik & Optometri, a Swedish optometry magazine published an article on the Schepens Eye Research Institute, August 2002. The magazine article [PDF 4.6 MB]

Ver Y Oir
	Ver Y Oir, a Spanish magazine devoted to Vision and Hearing published an article on Eli Peli, October 2001. The magazine article [PDF 3.6 MB] A copy of the magazine website report [html 28 KB]

Media Reports of Peli Lab Collaborators

Nancy Kanwisher's lab at MIT
Click any of the folowing for more information: [Article from MIT's Tech Talk] [Newswise Medical News and Science News, March 3, 2009] [More on our collaborative work and recent publications with the Kanwisher Lab]

Chadwick Optical
Chadwick Optical is a Vermont based optical shop that specializes in glasses for low vision patients and research. Click any of the folowing for more information: [Facsimile of an article from Prime Time Journal (Fall issue, 2006).] [Chadwick Optical's Karen Keeney declared one of the fifty most influential women in optical by Vision Monday (article from July 17, 2006).] [Chadwick Optical get additional NIH funding (article from Vision Monday, June 19, 2006).] [Facsimile of an article from medicalnewstoday.com (May 3, 2006).] [Facsimile of an article from the Burlington Free Press (April 24, 2006).] [Facsimile of a page from 2020mag.com (March 1, 2004).] [Facsimile of a page from ThinkVermont.com (March 31, 2003).]

University of Alabama at Birmingham on Ivanhoe.com
	The University of Alabama at Birmingham recently had their research on driving with cataracts featured on Ivanhoe.com. Click the folowing for a [facsimile of this page (June 23, 2003).]

Interviews
Boston Globe article on the effectiveness of using Irlen lenses to help children with "Irlen syndrome", featuring Dr. Eli Peli. Click here to go to www.boston.com and read the article. Click here to download the article as a PDF [167 KB]. Cite this article: Lee, J. (2004, August 15). Shades of controversy: With Irlen reading aid, some see better; others see a sham. Boston Globe. Retrieved from http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2004/08/15/shades_of_controversy/?page=full The Dana Foundation's Brain Work Neuroscience Newsletter features Dr. Peli commenting on "brain training" to improve vision when recovering from certain kinds of strokes. Click here to download the article as a PDF [435 KB]. Cite this article: Valeo, T. (2009, June 19). Brain training may help stroke victims recover vision. Brain Work: The Neuroscience Newsletter, p. 5.
Internship Experiences
Article from the University of Rochester about a summer internship experience within the Peli Lab Article

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