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Name:

Eliezer Peli

date prepared:

August 15, 2005

Office Address:

The Schepens Eye Research Institute, 20 Staniford St. Boston, MA 02114

Home Address:

32 Kendall Rd, Newton, MA 02459

E-mail:

eli.peli@schepens.harvard.edu

Phone:

617-912-2597

Fax:

(617)912-0111

Place of Birth:

Tel Aviv, Israel (USA citizen)

Education:

1976 B.Sc. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (IIT), Haifa, Israel (Electrical Engineering) (cum laude)
1978 M.Sc. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (IIT) (Biomedical Engineering)
1983 O.D. New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA (Optometry)

Licensure and Certification:

1983- Massachusetts License Registration (Optometry #3080).
1991- 1991-Massachusetts Certification for Use of Pharmaceutical Agents for Diagnostic Purposes.
2000- 2000-Massachusetts Certification for Use of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents.

Academic Appointments:

1976-1979 Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering and Julius Silver Institute of Biomedical Engineering Sciences, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
1979 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion.
1983-1995 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
1985-1987 Assistant Scientist, Physiological Optics Unit, Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA.
1986-1987 Associate in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1987-1988 Consultant, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, Ramat-Aviv, Israel.
1987-1988 Visiting Lecturer, Electro-Optics Technology Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA.
1987-1990 Associate Scientist, Physiological Optics Unit, Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA.
1987-1995 Instructor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
1990 Senior Scientist, Physiological Optics Unit, Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA.
1990 Adjunct Professor, New England College of Optometry, Boston MA.
1995-2002 Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
2002- Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
2003- Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA;
2003- The Moakley Scholar in Aging Eye Research, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA

Hospital Appointments:

1983- Special and Scientific Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA.
1991-1996 Consultant in Optometry, Department of Ophthalmology, VA Medical Center, Boston, MA.
2003-2005 Without Compensation Optometrist, Surgical Service, VA Boston Healthcare System , Boston, MA

Other Professional Positions and Major Visiting Appointments:

1969-1972 Radio Communication Instructor, Israel Defense Force (Rank: Sergeant).
1979 Research Engineer, Laboratory of Medical Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
1979-1983 Research Associate, Electrophysiology Lab, New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA.
1983-1984 Staff Associate, Physiological Optics and Psychophysics Unit, Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA.
1985-1997 Consultant to Mentor O & O, Inc., Hingham, MA, manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments. Evaluation and development of ophthalmic products.
1989 Consultant to Cambridge Instruments, Inc., (Reichert Ophthalmic Instruments), Buffalo, NY. Evaluation of ophthalmic products.
1989-1990 Consultant to Reflection Technology, Waltham, MA, manufacturer of miniature displays. Evaluation of man-display interface.
1992-1995 Co-founder and chief scientist, Visya Inc., Boston, MA, developer of a new adjustable spectacle lens for presbyopia.
1993 Consultant to Reflection Technology, manufacturer of miniature displays. Evaluation of binocular issues in head-mounted displays.
1993-1994 Consultant to Atlantic Aerospace Electronics Inc., Waltham, MA, R&D company in Digital Signal Processing and Radar. Consulting on processing of retinal images.
1993-1995 Consultant to Optelec U.S. Inc., Westford, MA, manufacturer of electronic and optical low vision aids. Consulting on the development and evaluation of new technologies.
1993-1999 Co-Founder and President, TaperVision Inc., Newton, MA, a partnership developing a new fiber-optics based magnifier for the visually impaired.
1994 Consultant to Revtek Inc., Torrance, CA, R&D company in solid state display technologies. Consulting on the development of new miniaturized display technologies.
1994-1995 Consultant to Winchester Digital Inc., Cambridge, MA, R&D company developing digital low-vision aids. Consulting on product evaluation and testing.
1994-1996 Consultant to Nintendo Co. Ltd., Japan, computer games manufacturer. Consulting on visual issues.
1994- Member, Harvard University Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
1995-1997 Consultant to Virtual I/O, Seattle, WA, manufacturer of head mounted display. Consulting on visual issues with HMDs.
1996 Consultant to Vision Care Inc., Israel, developer of intraocular telescopic lens for low vision.
1997 Consultant to Displaytech, Longmont, CO, manufacturer of miniaturized display technology. Consulting on visual issues with HMDs.
1997 Consultant to Colorado MicroDisplay Inc., Boulder, CO, manufacturer of miniaturized display technology. Consulting on visual issues with HMDs.
1997 Consultant to Optics 1 Inc., Westlake Village CA, R&D optical company. Consulting on visual issues with stereo HMDs.
1997 Consultant to Optelec U.S. Inc., Westford, MA, manufacturer of electronic and optical low vision aids. Consulting on the development and evaluation of new technologies.
1997- Consultant to Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA, manufacturer of intra-ocular lens implants "Array." Consulting on the simulation of image appearance with multifocal lenses.
1999 Consultant to Atlantic Aerospace Electronics Inc., Waltham, MA, R&D company in digital signal processing and radar. Consulting on fusion of multispectral images for helicopter pilot HMD night vision display.
1999 Consultant to Motorola Inc. Consulting on optical design for micro-displays used in digital cameras and other applications.
1999 Consultant to Olympus, Japan. Consulting on visual issues with HMDs.
1999 Consultant to Exponent, Menlo Park, CA, Failure Analysis. Consulting on visual issues with HMDs.
1999 Consultant to New England Research Institute, Waltham MA. Consulting on the production of an educational video for low-vision patients.
1999 Consultant to Lane Research, Sherman Oaks, CA.  Consulting on design issues of variable lens for presbyopia.
1999 Consultant to MicroOptical Inc., Westwood, MA.  Consulting on visual issues with HMD.
2000-2001

Consultant to Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Consulting on visual issues with near eye display.

2001 Consultant to NeuroVision, Israel. Consulting on clinical trials for psychophysical treatment for adults with amblyopia.
2002-2003 Consultant to Human Interface Technology Lab, University of Washington (Consulting on the development of Wearable Low Vision Aid)
2003 Consultant to Chadwick Optical, White River Junction, VT (consulting on design of low vision ophthalmic lenses and their applications)
2003 Consultant to the Commission On Peace Officer Standard and Training (POST), Department of Justice, State of California (consulting on contrast sensitivity screening guidelines)
2003 Consultant to Ingineo SAS, France (consulting on visual issues with HMD)
2004 Consultant to Sony, Japan (consulting on visual issues with HMD)
2004-2005 Imaging Consultant to the New England College of Optometry (consulting on digital image processing and vision
2005 Consultant to Palomar Medical Technologies, Burlington MA (consulting on visualization in skin treatment laser devices)

Hospital and Health Care Organization Service Responsibilities:

1983 Director, Vision Rehabilitation Service, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA.

Awards and Honors:

1974 Faculty of Electrical Engineering Technion Prize for Academic Excellence.
1975 Technion Award for Outstanding Studies.
1976 Gutuirth Scholarship.
1979 Willer Scholarship (Israel Department of Justice).
1979 American Society for Technion - Hebrew Technical Institute Scholarship.
1980 Beta Sigma Kappa - Honor Student.
1980 Optical Society of America - New England Section - Annual Student Scholarship.
1981 Bernell Freshman Scholarship Award.
1982 National Dean's List.
1982 American Optometric Foundation - Corning Glass Works Foundation Scholarship.
1983 Daniel Kuperstein Memorial Award.
1983 American Optometric Foundation - Harold Kohn Memorial Award for Best Original Investigative Research.
1984 Fellow, American Academy of Optometry.
1987 Poster by M. Sebag, M. Lahav, and E. Peli, Quantitative Image Analysis of Drusen, invited by ARVO as its representative at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dallas, TX.
1992 Best Investigative Paper of the Year Award from the New England College of Optometry for the paper "Differences in Tests of Aniseikona."
1992 Paper by Peli et. al., "Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired: Simulations and Experimental Results, Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci, 32, 2337-2350, selected to be republished in the Yearbook of Medical Informatics 92, Advances in an Interdisciplinary Science, Schattauer, Stuttgart, Germany.
1999 Paper by E. Peli,  "Multiresolution, error-convergence halftone algorithm, J Optical Soc Am A 1991;8: 625-636." Republished in Selected papers on Digital Halftone J.P. Allebach ed. SPIE Milestone Series v. MS 154,  SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, WA, 1999.
2000 Invited to present the Stichting blindenpenning Lecture at the ECVP 2000 (the annual meeting of the European Conference on Visual Perception). Vision multiplexing for visual rehabilitation: from basic research to applications and back.
2000 Invited to present the keynote lecture at the Eurosight 2000, the European Low Vision conference.  Multiplexing- A novel approach to low-vision devices.
2001

Paper by Garcia-Perez, M.A. & Peli, E. "Vision during saccades. J. of Neuroscience(2001); 21(18):7313-7322" was selected for Highlight review in Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2(11), 2001 that is available on the Nature Reviews Neuroscience website.

2001 Glenn A. Fry Lecture Award, American Acadamy of Optometry.
2001 Fellow of the Optical Society of America: For exploring imparied vision with imaginative psychophysics and addressing findings with innovation and excellence in engineering.
2002 Honorary Master in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
2003 SID Fellow Award (Society for Information Display): For outstanding contributions in the application of vision science to information display technology
2003 The Video "Hope in Sight" for which I was the senior consultant and co-investigator has won the Telly Award
2003 Distinguished Career Award, New England College of Optometry’s Alumni Association
2003 Invited to present the Kok van Alphen (keynote) Lecture at the annual meeting of the Dutch Ophthalmologic Society. Driving with BiOptic Telescopes: social, legal, and technical considerations
2004 Keynote lecture at the 13th Annual Conference of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, International. Prism Treatment for Hemianopia
2004 Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science (shared with Dr. R. Massof), Jewish Guild for the Blind
2005 The Eliahu I. And Joyce Jury Award Lecture, Department of Electrical Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
2005 Poster by M. Fullerton and E. Peli "MPEG-Based Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired: Implementation on a General-Purpose PC Platform" was selected as a "Distinguished Poster Paper" of the 2005 SID International Symposium.
2005 Keynote Speaker, Assistive Technology Design Fair 2005, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Francis College of Engineering.
2005 Keynote Speaker, 1st IEEE Workshop on Computer Vision Applications for the Visually Impaired, San Diego, CA, June 20.
2005 Dr. William Feinbloom Distinguished Lecture in Low Vision, Envision New York, SUNY-College of Optometry. Bioptic Telescopes: The Past, Future, and Using Them Right Now.
2006 Pisart Vision Award
2007 Fellow of the SPIE (The International Society of Optical Engineering): For specific achievements in image understanding and perception, visual psychophysics, and physiological optics for the visually impaired.

Major Committee Assignments:

International and National

1985-1988 Member, School of Optometry Advisory Committee (USA) for the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1986 Member, "Technologies to Assist the Low Vision Elderly," Workshop arranged by NASA, AOA, NIA, VA, and NIHR, Washington, DC, June 9-12.
1989-1992 Chair, NIH Special Study Sections, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).
1989-1993 Member, NIH Special Study Sections SBIR.
1990- Member, Technical Advisory Board, Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation, Birmingham, AL.
1991-1993 Member, Laboratory Advisory Group to Air Force on applied spatial vision models for target detection and recognition, Armstrong Laboratory and the Office of Scientific Research, San Antonio, TX
1991- Member, Professional Advisors Panel, The Low Vision Center, Boston Aid to the Blind.
1992 Member, The Third Clinical Research Workshop, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Optometry and the American Optometric Association, Forest Grove, OR.
1994 Member, NIH Special Study Section to review NASA Spacelab-4, Neurolab applications.
1994 Invitational member of the Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Strategic Planning Conference: Communication, Sensory and Cognitive Aids. Blind and Low Vision Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham AL, September 12-14.
1995-1996 Chair, NIH Special Study Sections, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).
1996-1997 Member, Aeronautics Research and Technology Subcommittee (ARTS) on Human Factors of the Aeronautics Advisory Committee - NASA.
1996-1999 Member, Ad-Hoc Working Group on Low Vision, National Eye Health Education Program, NIH for the development of a public information and education program.
1996 Reviewer, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom.
1997 Member, Low vision and its Rehabilitation Panel, Vision Research - A National Plan 1999 - 2003, National Eye Institute.
1997 Member, Workshop on Technology Needs for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Carroll Center, Newton MA.
1997 Chair, Special Emphasis Panel on Biomedical Research Technology, National Center for Research Resources, NIH.
1997-2001 Member, Aeronautics Research and Technology Subcommittee (ARTS) on Aviation Operating Systems Subcommittee of the Aeronautics Advisory Committee - NASA.
1997 Member, NRL/ONR Review Panel (US Navy postdoctoral fellowships program) American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
1998 Member, NEI Special Emphasis Panel reviewing clinical research grants.
1999 Chair, NIH Special Study Sections, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).
1999-2000 Member, Organizing committee, VIII International Conference on Myopia, Boston MA, July 7-9, 2000.
2001- Member, Aero-Space Technology Advisory Committee, Special Government Employee, NASA.
2002 Member, Review Panel, National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
2002 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Member, NIH Special Study Sections
2003 Member, Low vision and its rehabilitation panel, Vision Research - A National Plan 2004 - 2009, National Eye Institute
2003 Member, Army Research Labs, Metric Standardization Workshop, Fairfax VA
2003 Member, Advisory Panel, Wang CC, Kolinski CJ, Schwartzberg JG, Shanklin AV. Physician Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers. Washington DC: National Highway Safety Administration
2005 Review Panel, National Defense Science & engineering Graduate Fellowship Program, Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Feb 18-19.
2005 Member, Tecnis Achromat Expert Meeting, Advance Medical Optics, Inc (AMO), Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 30.

The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA:

1987 Chair and Organizer, First Eye Research Institute Image Processing Workshop, February 11
1987 Member, Visiting Lecturer Committee.
1990-1991 Chair, Research Services Oversight Committee.
1990-1994 Member, Research Council, the Faculty Governing Body.
1990-1994 Unit Head, Physiological Optics and Psychophysics Unit.
1990-1993 Member, Appointments and Promotions Committee.
1991-1993 Chair, Appointments and Promotions Committee.
1992 Member, Benefits Evaluation Committee.
1994- Member, Development Advisory Group.
1994-1997 Head, Vision and Visual Optics Focus Group.
1995- Member, Technology Transfer Committee.
1997-2001 Member, Appointments and Promotions Committee.
2000-2002 Member, Training Committee.
2002 Member, Starr Center for Scientific Communications.
2002 Harvard Medical School Dept. of Ophthalmology Executive Committee (Committee of Professors)
2003 Member, Information Resources.
2003- Appointments and Promotions Committee, member.
2004-2005 Self Study Operations committee.

Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies:

1982- Fellow, Optical Society of America, New England Section.
1982- Fellow, American Academy of Optometry.
1983- Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
1985- Member, International Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
1987-1993 Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
1988 Chairman, session on "Vision, Representation, and Processing" at the SPIE Symposium on Visual Communications and Image Processing III, Cambridge, MA.
1988 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Electro-optics Fundus Imaging" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Columbus, OH.
1990 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Difficulties and Roadblocks in the Application of High-Tech to Low Vision" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Nashville, TN.
1990-1991 Member, Technical Committee, SPIE Conference "Visual Communications and image processing '91," Boston, MA.
1991-1994 Member, Society for Information Display (SID) 1992 and 1993 Applied Vision Subcommittee, 1994 Human Factors Subcommittee.
1992 Co-Chair and Organizer, session on "Auditory and Tactile Displays" SID-92 Conference, Boston MA.
1992 Chair and Organizer, session on "Three-Dimensional Display: Monocular Versus Binocular Depth Cues" SID-92 Conference, Boston, MA.
1991-1994 Member, Program Committee Low Vision Research Group (LVRG).
1992-1993 President, Program Committee LVRG.
1992-1994 Member, Technical Committee, SPIE Conference "Visual Communications and Image Processing 93, 94," Cambridge, MA.
1992-1994 Chair, Young Investigator Award Committee, SPIE Conference "Visual Communications and Image Processing 93, 94."
1992-1994 Vice-Chair, Vision Science Section, American Academy of Optometry.
1993 Chairman, session on "Quantitative Evaluation of Visual Functioning," The International Conference on Low Vision, Vision 1993, Groningen, Holland.
1993 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Seeing the Eye in Boston" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Boston, MA.
1994 Chair and Organizer, sessions on "Adapting Displays for Special Users" and "Visual Performance with Synthetic Vision Displays" SID-94 conference, San Jose, CA.
1994 Co-Chair and Organizer, session on "Visual Performance with Night Vision Systems " SID-94 conference, San Jose, CA.
1994-1995 Co-Chair Applied Vision/Human Factors Subcommittee for SID-95 Conference.
1994- Chair Vision Science Section, American Academy of Optometry.
1994-1999 Founding Member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Low Vision and Rehabilitation Research.
1995-1996 Chair, Applied Vision/Human Factors Subcommittee for SID-96 Conference.
1995 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Visual issues with head mounted displays" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, New Orleans, LA.
1996 Chair, symposium entitled "3D Displays" at the Workshop on 3D Display Technologies and Human Factors, The Third International Display Workshops IDW'96, Kobe, Japan.
1997-1999 Co-Chair, Applied Vision/Human Factors Subcommittee for SID-98 and SID-99 Conferences.
2004- ptical Society of America, Vice Chair, clinical program committee.
2005- Member, Science and Engineering Council, Optical Society of America.

Community Service Related to Professional Work:

1999- Mission Volunteer, provided eye exams and spectacles to about 700 patients during service trip to Liberia, Costa Rica with Volunteer Optometrists in Service of Humanity (VOSH), Alabama Chapter.
2001- Mission Volunteer, provided eye exams and spectacles to patients during service trip to Costa Rica with Volunteer Optometrists in Service of Humanity (VOSH), Alabama Chapter

Editorial Boards:

1983-

Ad hoc reviewer for the following journals:

Vision Research, Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Applied Optics, Optical Engineering, IEEE Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Medical Imaging, Optometry and Vision Science, Perception and Psychophysics, Applied Human Factors, Hypertension, Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, Vision Rehabilitation Research.

1996-1997 Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Visual Impairment Research (formerly Journal of Videology).
1999- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Optometry and Vision Science.
2001 Guest Editor, two issues of the Journal of Optometry and Vision Science on the aging eye (May and June).
2002- Member, International Advisory Board, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics , UK.
2003 Co-Guest Editor of a special issue on selected papers from the 2002 SID International Symposium. Journal of the SID vol 11:
2010- Member, Editorial Board, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics , UK.

Major Research Interests:

  1. Visual psychophysics in normal and low vision.

  2. Image understanding in the context of human perception.

  3. Display-observer interactions in head-mounted displays.

  4. Image processing of retinal images.

  5. Control of eye movements with peripheral vision.

  6. Binocular vision.

  7. Low-vision aids.

  8. Visual issues with head mounted display.

Part II: Research, Teaching, and Clinical Contributions

               Research, Teaching, and Clinical Contributions

My research spans the interface between engineering and ophthalmic and vision research. I conduct basic and clinical research. I am trying to understand how we see in the context of low vision rehabilitation and in relation to the more general question of human vision and image display interaction. I have been able to transfer knowledge and science from health sciences to military and aviation areas and vice-versa to the benefit of all areas.

I have developed a metric for contrast in complex images that has been widely adopted.  This permits quantitative specification of contrast, the most relevant visual parameter, in images. The contrast metric can also be used to simulate normal or low-vision.  It was applied successfully in the development of image enhancement for the visually impaired (an area of research I pioneered), and in understanding visual function in wide field simulations. 

I am studying the issue of vision and display interaction in general and the clinical aspects of head mounted displays in particular. I have made contributions to the understanding of the impact of some optical parameters on the comfort of the users and conducted clinical research in the evaluation of these displays. 

I have been applying all aspect of my basic research to the development and evaluation of novel vision aids and methods of low-vision rehabilitation, which is also my chosen area of clinical practice. 

My research also includes contributions to the areas of eye movement analysis, image processing, image communications, and optics. I have been a leader in the area of image processing of retinal images, developing optical and computational methods for enhancement of clinical images and quantitative analysis ranging from measurements of retinal nerve fiber defects to the measurements of Drusen in macular degeneration. In the area of eye movements, I have contributed to the understanding of eye movement control with peripheral vision, the analysis and modification of eye movements in binocular vision disorders, and the interaction of eye movement with the perception of displayed images. In optics I developed a novel fiber optics reading magnifier, a calibration device for the confocal microscope, an adjustable spectacle lens for presbyopia and introduced the use of circular polarizers in ophthalmic imaging.

 

Research Funding Information:

Past

1984-1988 NIH / R01-EYO5450
Computer Processing of Retinal Nerve Fiber Defects.
PI
1986-1989 NIH / R01-EYO5957-01-03
Model-Based Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired.
PI
1985-1991 NIH / R01-EYO3966
Low Vision Reading: Optimizing Performance.
Co-Investigator
(G. Timberlake, PI)
1989-1992 NIH / R01-EYO5957-04-06
Model-Based Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired.
PI
1986-1987 Alcoa Foundation
Computer-Enhanced Images for Low Vision Patients.
PI
1989-1991 Teubert Charitable Trust Foundation
Portable Image Enhancement Low Vision Aid.
PI
1991-1993 The Ford Motor Company Fund
Head-mounted Image Enhancement Low Vision Aid.
PI
1992-1993 NIH / R43-EY09789 (SBIR I)
A New Adjustable Spectacle Lens for Presbyopia.
Awarded to Vysia Inc. (E. Peli, co founder)
Co-Investigator
(J Rabinovich, PI)
1992-1993 NIH / R43-EY0171 (SBIR I)
Automated Analysis of Retinal Images.
Awarded to Atlantic Aerospace Electronics.
Co-Investigator
(Tamar Peli, PI)
1993-1994 DigiVision Inc.
Live Video Image Enhancement for Low Vision.
PI
1994 NIH / R43-EY1500(SBIR I)
Fiber Optic Reading Magnifiers for Visually Impaired.
Awarded to TaperVision Inc. (E. Peli, President)
Co-Investigator
(W. Siegmund, PI)
1992-1993 NIH / R43-EY10477 (SBIR I)
Virtual Image Display for the Visually Impaired.
Consultant
(A. Tanielian, PI)
1992-1995 NIH / R42-EY09506 (SBIR II)
A Digital Video Camera for Low Vision Aids.
Consultant
(M. Sussman, PI)
1995 Hewlett Packard Grant No. 28018
Orientational Harmonics for Image Quality Metric in Halftone Images.
PI
1993-1997 NIH / R01-EYO5957-04-06
Model-Based Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired.
PI
1996-1997 NIH / R43-EY10789 (SBIR I)
Electronic Tailoring for Low Vision.
Awarded to DigiVision Inc.
Co-Investigator
(R. Hier, PI)
1996-1997 NIH / R43- EY11569 (SBIR I)
Large, Light-Weight Fiber Optic Reading Magnifier,
Awarded to TaperVision Inc. (E. Peli, President)
Co-Investigator
(W. Siegmund, PI)
1994-1997 NIH / R01- EY10285- 01-03
Low Vision Reading With Electronic Display.
PI
1995-1997 NIH / R42-EY1500(SBIR II)
Fiber Optic Reading Magnifiers for Visually Impaired.
Awarded to TaperVision Inc. (E. Peli, President)
Co-Investigator
(W. Siegmund, PI)
1997-1998 NIH / R43-EY11939 (SBIR I)
3-dimensional calibration target for confocal microscope.
Awarded to TaperVision Inc. (E. Peli, President)
Co-Investigator
(W. Siegmund, PI)
1997-1998 N97-114 US Navy (SBIR I)
Integrated color coding and monochrome multi-spectral fusion.
Awarded to Atlantic Aerospace Electronics Corp.
Co-Investigator
(K. Ellis, PI)
1998-1999

NIH / R43-EY12056 (SBIR I)
An instrument for diagnostic tear film interferometry. Awarded to OptoVision Inc. (E Peli Co-founder).

Co-Investigator
(M. Doane, PI)
1998-1999 NIH / R43- EY 12443 (SBIR I)
Enhanced video for adults with low vision.
Awarded to New England Research Institute
Co-Investigator
(R. Goldstein, PI)
1998-2001 NIH / R01- EY10285- 04-07
Low Vision Reading With Electronic Display.
PI
1998-2001 DOE / DE-FG 02-91ER61229
Center of Excellence of Lasers in Medicine.
Co-Investigator
(Robert Webb, PI)
1998-2001 NASA-Ames Cooperative agreement No. NCC 2-1039
Development and Evaluation of a Binocular Stereoscopic
Display System with Coupled Convergence and Accommodation Demands.
PI
1998-2003 NIH / R01-EYO5957-11-15
Model-Based Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired.
PI
2000 NIH / R43- EY12912 (SBIR I)
Video display for the visually impaired.
Awarded to MicroOptical Corp.
Co-investigator
(Mark Spitzer, PI)
2000 JCRC (SERI- MEEI)
Pilot Project Grant
Tri-field lens correction for binocular tunnel vision patients.
Co-PI
(Eliot Berson, Co-PI)
2001-2003 NIH/42 – EY4412443 (SBIRII)
Enhanced video for older adults with low vision
Awarded to New England Research Institute
Co-investigator
(Shron Tennstedt, PI)
2001-2003 NIH/42 - EY4412443 (SBIRII)
Enhanced video for older adults with low vision, awarded to New England Research Institute.
Co-investigator
(Shron Tennstedt, PI)
2001-2004 NIH/R42 - EY12912 (SBIRII)
Video display for the visually impaired. Awarded to MicroOptical Corp.
Co-investigator
(Noa Rensing, PI)

Current

2000-2005 NIH / R24-EY12890-01-05
Engineering approach to low vision rehabilitation.
PI
2003-2004 NIH/R42- EY12912 (SBIR II)
Video display for the visually impaired
Awarded to MicroOptical Corp
Co-investigator
(Noa Rensing, PI)
2003-2005 NIH/R43 – EY014723 (SBIR I)
Field expansion prism glasses for homonymous hemianopia
Awarded to Chadwick Optical
Co-Investigator/Consultant
(Karen Keeney, PI)
2003-2008 NIH/ R01-EYO5957-16-21
Model-Based Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired
PI
2003-2005 NSF SBE-0350356
SLC Catalyst: Perceptual Learning and Brain Plasticity
Co-investigator
(Dan Kersten, PI)
2004-2009 NIH/ R01EY014105
Vision Substitution Through the Tongue
Co-investigator/Consultant
(Paul BachyRita, PI)
2004 W81XWH-04-1-0892
Low Vision Research at The Schepens Eye Research Institute
Co-investigator
(Darlene A. Dartt, PI)
2005 *
Military Vision Research Program
Co-investigator
(Darlene A. Dartt, PI)
2005-2010 NIH/ R01 EY016159
Reorganization of Visual Cortex in Macular Disease
Co-investigator/Consultant
(Nancy Kanwisher, PI)

Principal Clinical and Hospital Service Responsibilities:

1983- Director, Low Vision Rehabilitation Service, New England Medical Center

Self Report of Teaching:

Local Contributions

Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
1979 Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion, "Visual and Auditory Systems."
25 undergraduate Electrical Engineering students.
Developed course materials and presented lectures (1 semester).
New England Medical Center Hospitals
1983- Teaching and clinical training of residents in low vision rehabilitation at the Department of Ophthalmology.
1 resident per period for clinical training. Didactic lectures at the joint Boston resident programs first with Harvard and recently with Boston University. See examples below.
1986 Low Vision - Prescribing for near. Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Resident Lecture Series.
1989 Eye movements-classification. Neurology Basic Science Seminars, New England Medical Center Hospitals.
1992 Visual rehabilitation methods after cataract extraction. A lecture to the Greater Boston Ophthalmology Residents' Basic and Clinical Science Course.
1994 Physiology of eye movements. Greater Boston Ophthalmology Residents' Basic and Clinical Science Course.
Tufts University
1987-1988 Visiting Lecturer, Electro-Optics Technology Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA. "Applied Image Processing" lab course - Development and team teaching of 2 lab sessions C. Whitney and E. Peli. Template matching, applied image processing lab course (EE191F).
J. F. Brenner and E. Peli. Biomedical image analysis I: Practical transformations, II: The challenge of scene segmentation, applied image processing lab course (EE191F).
2000 Dan S Landmann, Senior biomedical Engineering Project
2000-2001 Member, Bioengineering medical school partnership. Offer research opportunity in my lab for engineering seniors and MS/MD students.
2001 Dan S Landmann, MSc thesis in the MS/MD program
New England College of Optometry
1990-1997 Adjunct Professor, New England College of Optometry, Boston MA. "Advanced Vision Rehabilitation" course developer.
12-20 students, 5 sessions of 2 hours each year.
1999- Preceptor of students in the Research Honor Program.
2000-2002 Bonita Wong, MA, Research Honors Program trainee, Currently scientist at Alcon Labs
2003- Faculty of the graduate program (Master program in Vision Science).
2003-2005 Bridget Hendricks, OD, MA, Member of the Master committee.
Northeastern University
1991 Research supervision and outside member, Ph.D. Committee, Jian Yang, Department of Psychology, Northeastern University. Dissertation title: "Bottom-up Visual Image Processing Probed with Weighted Hermite Polynomials."
1993-1995 Research supervision and primary member, Ph.D. Committee, Elisabeth Fine, Department of Psychology, Northeastern University. Dissertation research was carried out in my lab. Dissertation title: "Reading Dynamically Displayed Text with Visual Impairment."
The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
1995-1996 Steve Lehar, Ph.D., Postdoctoral trainee, The Schepens Eye Research Institute. Currently he is writing a book on his work.
1995-1996 Nuala Brady, Ph.D., Postdoctoral trainee, faculty member, Dept. of Psychology, Manchester Univ. England.
1995-1997 Catherine W Burns, Ph.D., Postdoctoral trainee, faculty member Pierce College, Puyallup, WA.
1999-2000 Li Li, Ph.D., Postdoctoral trainee, Exponent, Failure Analysis Associates, Menlo Park, CA.
1999-2000 Rajesh Keswani, Predoctoral trainee, The Shepens Eye Research Institute; Boston University School of Medicine (B.A./M.D. program).
1999-2001 Russell Woods, Ph.D., Posdoctoral trainee, The Schepens Eye Research Institute. Currently, Investigator at The Schepens Eye Research Institute.
1999 Bonita Wong, M.Sc., (Optometry student) Predoctoral trainee, The Schepens Eye Research Institute.
2000-2002 Fernando Vargas-Martin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral trainee, The Schepens Eye Research Institute.
2000 Dan S. Landmann, Predoctoral trainee, The Schepens Eye Research Insititute; Tufts University (M.D./M.S. Program).
2000-2001 Jinshan Tang, Ph.D. Postdoctoral trainee, The Schepens Eye Research Institute.
2000-2002 Yitzhak Yitzhaky, Ph.D., Postdoctoral trainee, The Schepens Eye Research Institute.
2001-2002 Ivonne Fetchenheuer, Optometry student from the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany. Practical Training Semester.
2002-2003 JH Kim, Ph.D., postdoctoral trainee, Schepens Eye Research Institute. Currently Assistant Professor Shinheung College
2002- Gang Luo, PhD, postdoctoral trainee, Schepens Eye Research Institute
2001-2005 Alex Bowers, PhD, postdoctoral trainee, Schepens Eye Research Institute. Currently, Senior Scientific Associate at The Schepens Eye Research Institute.
2002-2003 Jehonhoon Kim, PhD, postdoctoral trainee, Schepens Eye Research Institute. Currently Assistant Professor Shinheung College.
2004-2005 Rocio Alcala-Quintana, PhD Student from Departamento de Metodologia Facultad de Psicologia Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
2004-2005 Matthew Fullerton, Intern, undergraduate student from Department of Computer Science, University of York, UK.

Regional, National and International Contributions

Invited presentations
  1. E. Peli (1982). Control of eye movements with peripheral vision. Joint Symposium of Peripheral Visual Function at the Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Philadelphia, PA, December 8.

  2. E. Peli (1983). Control of eye movement with peripheral vision: Implications for the training of eccentric viewing in low vision patients. Faculty Seminars Series, College of Optometry, University of Houston, February 17.

  3. E. Peli (1983). Mapping residual retinal function with the scanning laser ophthalmoscope. Vision Research Club, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion (IIT), Haifa, Israel, October 17.

  4. E. Peli (1983). Recent developments in clinical eye research in Boston. Department of Ophthalmology, Belinson Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel, October 15.

  5. E. Peli (1984). Mapping residual retinal function with the scanning laser ophthalmoscope. University of Waterloo School of Optometry, Waterloo, Canada, February 16.

  6. G.T. Timberlake and E. Peli (1984). Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. Symposium on Vision Training in Low Vision: Diagnosis Precedes Training, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, St. Louis, MO.

  7. E. Peli (1985). Computerized image processing - ophthalmic applications. Faculty Research Seminar, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, PA, November 6.

  8. E. Peli (1986). Clinical evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer. Current Development in Optometry Program, New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, January 27.

  9. E. Peli (1986). Digital image processing of fundus photographs. Wilmer Institute of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, February 19.

  10. E. Peli (1986). Clinical evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer. Department of Ophthalmology Rounds, Boston University School of Medicine, May 14.

  11. E. Peli (1986). Digital processing of fundus images. National Eye Institute Grand Rounds, Bethesda, MD, May 23.

  12. E. Peli (1987). High-technology fundus imaging. Grand Rounds, Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, February 26.

  13. E. Peli (1987). Image processing and visual models. Julius Silver Institute of Biomedical Engineering Sciences. Technion (IIT), Haifa, Israel, March 3.

  14. E. Peli (1987). Nerve fiber layer evaluation and image processing. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA, March 22.

  15. E. Peli (1989). Image enhancement for the visually impaired: from basics to applications. New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, September 12.

  16. E. Peli (1989). Image enhancement for the visually impaired: from basics to applications. Oxyopia Seminar, School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, October 20.

  17. E. Peli (1990). Image enhancement for the visually impaired. Smith-Kettlewell Colloquia, San Francisco, CA, February 23.

  18. E. Peli (1990). Contrast in complex images. Department of Electrical Engineering and Julius Silver Institute of Biomedical Engineering Sciences, Technion, Haifa, Israel, July 10.

  19. E. Peli (1990). Image invariance with change of distance. Department of Human Factors Engineering Israeli Air Force, Israel, July 11.

  20. E. Peli (1990) Computer measurements of drusen changes. International Scientific Meeting on Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Williamstown, MA, September 8.

  21. E. Peli (1991) Simulating normal and low vision. CDSP Seminar, Center for Communications and Digital Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, May 23.

  22. E. Peli (1991) Simulating normal and low vision. US Army, Center for Night Vision and Electro-Optics, Ft. Belvoir, VA, July 30.

  23. E. Peli (1992) Aspects of simulating normal and low vision. State University of Arizona, Tempe, April 7.

  24. E. Peli (1992) Aspects of simulating normal and low vision. Williams Air Force Base, AZ, April 8.

  25. E. Peli (1992) Enhancement and measurement of fundus images, imaging in Ophthalmology Symposium, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, June 26.

  26. E. Peli (1992) High Tech Fundus Imaging, NEWENCO Residency-Fellowship Conference, West Roxbury V.A. Medical Center, West Roxbury, MA, July 23.

  27. E. Peli (1993) Simulations as a guide for image quality metrics. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field , CA, January 11.

  28. E. Peli (1993) Video image and text enhancement for the visually impaired. Institute for Perception Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 5.

  29. E. Peli (1993) Simulating central and peripheral vision. The First Arthur R. Menendez, PhD, Applied Vision Research Memorial Lecture, Brooks Air Force Base, TX, October 18.

  30. E. Peli (1994) Video enhancement for the visually impaired: pictures and text. University of Waterloo School of Optometry, Waterloo, Canada, March 22.

  31. E. Peli (1994) Enhancement of retinal images: A critical evaluation. In "Digital Imaging in Ophthalmology" a Special Sunday Symposium, ARVO Annual Meeting, Sarasota FL, May 1.

  32. E. Peli (1995) Image Processing for the visually impaired: the NASA involvement. Computational Human Engineering Office, NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA, Jan. 31.

  33. E. Peli (1995) Visual rehabilitation in age-related macular degeneration, in a symposium on ARM at the Schepens International Meeting in Mexico City, Mexico, March 4.

  34. E. Peli (1995) Image enhancement for the Visually Impaired, and Computerized processing of retinal images. In "Non Invasive Optical Methods In Vision And Ophthalmology" an international course given by the Fundacion Ramon Areces. Madrid, Spain, March 6-8.

  35. E. Peli (1996) Simulating impaired vision. In "Vision Impairment and Daily Life" a Special Sunday Symposium, ARVO Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 21.

  36. E. Peli (1996) Survey of low-vision aids NEI sponsored symposium for the public on low vision rehabilitation at the Enoch Vision Science Meeting, UC Berkeley, CA, April 29.

  37. E. Peli (1996) Visual and Optometric considerations in the design of binocular head-mounted display. Symposium on Optical Design for Visual Instrumentation. OSA annual meeting, Rochester NY.

  38. E Peli (1996) Fiber Optic reading Magnifier for the visually impaired. Institute of Ophthalmology, London UK, July 2.

  39. E. Peli (1996) Safety And Comfort Issues With Head-Mounted Displays. Symposium on Human Factors at the Workshop on 3D Display Technologies and Human Factors, The Third International Display Workshops IDW'96, Kobe, Japan, November 28.

  40. E. Peli (1998) Sensor fusion for human vision. (representing NASA, Ames Research Center) at the Synthetic Vision Workshop 2, NASA, Langley, VA, January 29.

  41. E. Peli (1998) Prism correction for hemianopia, a method that actually works Lion Vision Center, The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Inst. Baltimore, MD, August 20.

  42. E. Peli (1998) Using peripheral diplopia (confusion) to treat hemianopia. Vision Sciences Colloquium. Harvard Department of Psychology, Cambridge, MA, Nov. 5.

  43. E. Peli (1998) Contrast in images and the simulation of image appearance. Human Factors Lab, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, Nov 10.

  44. E. Peli (1998) Image enhancement for the visually impaired: from basics to applications. Colloquium Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 19.

  45. E. Peli (1998) Prism correction for hemianopia. Vision Seminar, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 23.

  46. E. Peli (1998) Low Vision Research at The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Ophthalmologia Belgica 98 conference, Brussels Belgium, Nov 28.

  47. E. Peli (1999) Prism correction for hemianopia that actually works. The Smith-Kettelwell Colloquium, San Francisco, CA, Jan 29.

  48. E. Peli (1999) Vision multiplexing, an engineering approach to vision rehabilitation. HMD SIG meeting at ARVO, May.

  49. E. Peli (1999) Multiplexing"Virtual Lunch" talk at NASA Ames research Center, Moffet Field CA, May 24.

  50. E. Peli (1999) Validation and verification of a model for central and peripheral vision. NATO invitational workshop on Camouflage, Concealment and Deception (CCD), Utrecht, Holland, June 23.

  51. E. Peli (1999) Visual edges detection: how and why. Vision Seminar at McGill Vision Research, McGill University. Montreal Canada, Oct 29.

  52. E. Peli (1999) Vision Multiplexing: a novel approach to low-vision rehabilitation. Ecole dĆoptometrie, Universite de Montreal, Montreal Canada, Nov 1.

  53. E. Peli (1999) Multiplexing, an engineering approach to low-vision rehabilitation. "Virtual Lunch" talk at NASA Ames research Center, Moffet Field CA, May 24.

  54. E. Peli (1999) Validation and verification of a model for central and peripheral vision. NATO invitational workshop on Camouflage, Concealment and Deception (CCD), Utrecht, Holland, June 23.

  55. E. Peli (1999) Visual edges detection: how and why. Vision Seminar at McGill Vision Research, McGill University. Montreal Canada, Oct 29.

  56. E. Peli (1999) Vision Multiplexing: a novel approach to low-vision rehabilitation. Ecole dĆoptometrie, Universite de Montreal, Montreal Canada, Nov 1.

  57. E. Peli (2000) Edge Detection in the visual system. The Wizemann Institute, Israel, March 19.

  58. E Peli (2000) Edge Detection in the visual system. The Silver Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Technion, IIT, Israel, March 2

  59. E. Peli (2000) Vision multiplexing for visual rehabilitation: from basic research to applications and back. The Stichting blindenpenning Lecture at the ECVP 2000 (annual meeting of the European Conference on Visual Perception), Gronigen, The Netherlands, August 31.

  60. E. Peli (2000) Multiplexing- A novel approach to low-vision devices. The keynote lecture at the Eurosight 2000, the European Low Vision conference. Multiplexing- A novel approach to low-vision devices. Veldhven, The Netherlands, September 4

  61. E. Peli. (2000) Vision under high frequency (60Hz) vibrations: continuous and intermittent displays. ARH seminar, NASA Ames Research Ctr., Moffet Field CA, September 20.

  62. E. Peli. (2001) Vision during saccades. Vision Seminar, NASA Ames Research Ctr. , Moffet Field CA, June 7.

  63. E. Peli. (2001) The low vision driver. Invited faculty at The Eye and the Auto. Detroit. MI. June 16.

  64. E. Peli. (2001) Novel prism treatment for hemianopia. The Tufts/New England Medical Center Neuroscience Grand Rounds Lecture. June 21.

  65. E. Peli. (2001)Visual model based edge detection algorithm. Instituto de Optica (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. June 27

  66. E. Peli. (2001) Feature detection in the context of a visual system model. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. August 16.

  67. E. Peli. (2001) Image multiplexing for vision rehabilitation. Symposium de réadaptation en opthalmologie, Entre canne longue et guidance par satallite. La déficit visuel dans la société moderne, Geneva, Switzerland. October 18.

  68. E. Peli (2002) Aids for driving with low vision, Human Factors in Transportation 35th Annual Workshop, Seeing is Believing: Vision, Cognition and Driving Among Seniors, Washington, DC, January 13.

  69. E. Peli (2002) Multiplexing as a new paradigm for vision rehabilitation. Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham, Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB, Birmingham, AL, April 25.

  70. E. Peli (2002) Vision multiplexing a new design concept for low vision technology. Center for Visual Science 23rd Symposium "Engineering the Eye," Rochester, NY, June 13/15.

  71. E. Peli (2002) Vision Multiplexing Vision Rehabilitation Devices- function and form. XV International Congress of Eye Research, GenĖve, Switzerland, Oct.10

  72. E. Peli (2002) New approaches in the management of low vision. Update in the Management of Glaucoma conference Le service universitaire d'ophtalmologie de GenĖve Switzerland, Oct. 11

  73. E. Peli (2002) Vision Multiplexing: A New Engineering Approach to Low Vision Device Development. Driving with Low Vision in the USA, National conference on Low Vision, Kibutz Ga'ash, Israel, Oct. 15.

  74. E. Peli (2003) Prism Work for Hemianopia, MEEI, Vision Rehabilitation Center, Jan 16.

  75. E. Peli (2003) Vision Multiplexing with Bioptic Telescopes and Monocular HMDs: Implications for applications in aviation. Vision Seminar, NASA Ames Research Ctr., Moffet Field CA, Jan 22.

  76. E. Peli (2003) Vision Multiplexing: A Novel Engineering Approach to Low Vision Device Development. Bioengineering Seminar, The Silver Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Technion, IIT, Israel, Feb. 9.

  77. E. Peli (2003) Vision Multiplexing: An Engineering Approach to Low Vision. Optometry Seminar, Bar Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Feb. 11.

  78. E. Peli (2003) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia. Department of Ophthalmology Seminar, Gent University, Gent, Belgium, Feb 13.

  79. E. Peli (2003) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia. Neuropsychology and Gerontology Seminar, Academic Hospital, Groningen, the Netherlands, Feb 14.

  80. E. Peli (2003) Vision Multiplexing A design principle for enhancing low vision. Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Vision Seminar Series, MIT, Cambridge MA, Feb 21.

  81. E. Peli (2003) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia. Stroke Seminar, Mass General Hospital, Department of Neurology, Boston MA, Mar 12.

  82. E. Peli (2003) Novel Low Vision Devices: Function and Form. IV Conference on Optometry & Contactology ‚ RegiŪn de Murcia, Spain, Mar. 30.

  83. E. Peli (2003) Biomedical Engineering and Low Vision. National Eye Institute Seminar on Research Opportunities in Low Vision, Boston MA, June 16.

  84. E. Peli (2003) Getting Access to Patients: Possible, but not easy. National Eye Institute Seminar on Research Opportunities in Low Vision, Boston MA, June 16.

  85. E. Peli (2003) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia. Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Seminar, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston MA, Sept 15.

  86. E. Peli (2003) Visual Aids for Driving with Impaired Vision, Enhancing Older Driver Safety and Performance, International Conference on Aging, Disability, and Independence, Washington DC, December 5.

  87. E. Peli (2004) Biomedical Engineering and Low Vision. National Eye Institute Seminar on Research Opportunities in Low Vision, Birmingham AL, Feb. 26.

  88. E. Peli (2004) Driving with BiOptic Telescopes: social, legal, and technical considerations. The Kok van Alphen keynote lecture at the annual meeting of the Dutch Ophthalmologic Society, Amsterdam, March 24.

  89. E. Peli (2004) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia. Keynote lecture at the at the 13th Annual Conference of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, International (NORA), Boston, MA, March 27.

  90. E. Peli (2004) Optometric and Engineering Concepts Combined in the Design of Low Vision Devices. Research Lecture Series, New England college of Optometry, Boston MA, April 15.

  91. E. Peli (2004) Optometric and Engineering Concepts Combined in the Design of Low Vision Devices, Oxyopia Seminar, UC Berkeley, School of Optometry, June 3.

  92. E. Peli (2004) Optometric and Engineering Concepts Combined in the Design of Low Vision Devices, The Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK, June 16.
  93. E. Peli (2004) Functional Fields of Bioptic Telescopes: Implications for driving, International BiOptic Driving Conference, London, UK, June 19.

  94. E. Peli (2004) Vision Multiplexing: an engineering approach to visual aids development, The Second Annual Bressler Vision Science Award Symposium, NY Academy of Sciences, New York, NY, Sept. 10.

  95. E. Peli (2004) Vision Multiplexing in the Design of Low Vision Devices, Transportation Center Seminar, University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI, Sept. 17.

  96. E. Peli (2004) Vision Multiplexing in the Design of Low Vision Devices, Fall Vision Meeting, OSA, Rochester, NY, Oct. 15.

  97. E. Peli (2004) 1) Update on Peripheral Prisms and In-the-Lens Telescope. 2) Recent studies on Low Vision Driving, What"s New in Low Vision Symposium, American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Dec. 11.

  98. E. Peli (2004) Optometric and Engineering Concepts Combined in the Design of Low Vision Devices. Alumni Association of the Technion I.I.T. (New England Chapter) Holidays meeting, Burlington MA, Dec. 18.

  99. E. Peli (2005) Vision Multiplexing An Engineering Approach to Vision Rehabilitation. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New England Medical Center hospitals, Boston MA, Jan. 12.

  100. E. Peli (2005) Combining Engineering and Optometric Concepts in the Design of Devices for the Visually Impaired. Spring 2005 Colloquium Series, Center for Adaptive Systems, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University, Feb. 11.

  101. E. Peli (2005) Near-Peripheral Vision Reorganization in Macular Degeneration. Windows into the dynamic brain: A mini-Symposium. Brain and Vision Research Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, May 13.

  102. E. Peli (2005) Combining Engineering and Optometric Concepts in the Design of Devices for the Visually Impaired. Keynote Speaker, Assistive Technology Design Fair 2005, Francis College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, May 21.

  103. E. Peli (2005) Low Vision Devices: Designing does not end with building the first prototype. Developments in Vision Enhancement Technology and Their Evaluation, West Virginia University Eye Institute, Morgantown, WV, June 3.

  104. E. Peli (2005) Vision Multiplexing: An Engineering Approach to Vision Rehabilitation. Harvard Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Boston MA, June 17.

  105. E. Peli (2005) Image Processing Based Aids for Visually Impaired People. Keynote presentation, 1st IEEE Workshop on Computer Vision Applications for the Visually Impaired, San Diego, CA, June 20.

  106. E. Peli (2005) Driving with Low Vision. Invited faculty at The Eye and the Auto. Detroit. MI. June 25.
  107. E. Peli (2005) Bioptics**, the William Feinbloom

Short Continuing Education Courses Taught:
  1. G.T. Timberlake and E. Peli (1984). Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy course. 62nd Annual Vision Care Congress of the New England Council of Optometrists, Boston, MA, March 11.

  2. E. Peli (1985). Clinical evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer. Optometry Update Seminar, New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, October 7.

  3. E. Peli (1986). Nerve fiber layer defects and methods of examination. Glaucoma Update - Optometric Continuing Education Seminar, The Massachusetts Society of Optometrists, Waltham, MA, February 12.

  4. E. Peli (1986). Optometric applications of circular polarizers. 64th Annual Vision Care Congress of the New England Council of Optometrists, Boston, MA, March 8.

  5. E. Peli (1986). (a) Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, (b) Low vision: Prescribing for near, (c) Evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer, (d) High-tech fundus imaging techniques. Optifair South East, Miami Beach, FL, January 10-11.

  6. E. Peli (1987). (a) Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, (b) Low vision: Prescribing for near, (c) Evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer, (d) High-tech fundus imaging techniques. Optifair 87, Times New Roman, NY, March 30-31.

  7. E. Peli (1989). (a) High-tech fundus imaging techniques, (b) Low vision: Prescribing for near, (c) Evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer. School of Optometry, Continuing Education Program, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, May 30-31.

  8. E. Peli (1992). Recent advances in low vision technology. New England Eye Center, Westin Hotel, Boston, MA, April 9.

  9. E. Peli (1992). Clinical evaluation of the retinal nerve fiber layer. 71th Annual Eye Care Congress of the New England Council of Optometrists, Boston, MA, March 12.

  10. E. Peli (1992). Recent advances in low research technology. 71th Annual Eye Care Congress of the New England Council of Optometrists, Boston, MA, March 12.

  11. E. Peli (1993). Spatial Vision Models and Displays. SID 93, Society for Information Display International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, Seattle, WA, May 21.

  12. E. Peli (1993). Recent advances in low vision research technology: clinical perspectives. The Ellerbrook Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Boston, MA, December 10.

  13. E. Peli (1993). Vision Models for Simulations and Image Quality Metrics. SPIE Visual Communications and Image Processing '94, Chicago, IL, September 25.

  14. E. Peli (1994). Recent advances in low research technology: clinical perspectives. The Ellerbrook Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, San Diego, CA, December 9.

  15. E. Peli (1995). Recent advances in low research technology: clinical perspectives. The Ellerbrook Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, New Orleans, LA, December 8.

  16. E. Peli (1996). Visual, perceptual, and optometric issues with head-mounted displays (HMD). SID 96, Society for Information Display International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, San Diego CA, May 13.

  17. E. Peli (1999). Prism treatment for hemianopia. The Ellerbrock Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Seattle, WA, December 9.

  18. E. Peli (2000) Optometric issues with head mounted display. The Ellerbrock Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Orlando FL, December 9.

  19. E. Peli (2000) Prism treatment for hemianopia. The Ellerbrock Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Orlando FL, December 7.

  20. E. Peli (2002) Prism treatment for hemianopia. The Ellerbrock Program, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, San Diego CA, December 15.

  21. E. Peli (2003) (a) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia. (b) Visual and Optometric Issues with Head Mounted Displays. Israel Council of Optometrists, National Conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Feb. 10.

  22. E. Peli (2003) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia and Their Use in Driving. Low Vision In Service Training, Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, White River Jct., VT, Oct. 1.

  23. E. Peli (2003) (a) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia. (b) Multiplexing in Low Vision Devices. Mary T. Adams Educational Seminar, Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Topeka, KS, Oct.17.

  24. E. Peli (2004) Optical Advantages and Limitations of the IMT, Eye-Sight 20/20, Framingham, MA , Jan. 11.

  25. E. Peli (2004) Prism Correction for Hemianopia: implications for driving, Optometry Seminar, VA Medical Center, Boston, MA, Feb. 20

  26. E. Peli (2004) Driving with Impaired Vision, Annual conference of the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bedford MA, Dec. 02.

  27. E. Peli (2004) (a) What You Should Know About Low Vision Telescopes. (b) Prism Treatment for Hemianopia, Lectures and Workshops program for the American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. December 9 - 12

Professional Leadership Roles Related to Teaching

1988 Chairman, session on "Vision, Representation, and Processing" at the SPIE Symposium on Visual Communications and Image Processing III, Cambridge, MA.
1988 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Electro-optics Fundus Imaging" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Columbus, OH.
1990 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Difficulties and Roadblocks in the Application of High-Tech to Low Vision" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Nashville, TN.
1990-1991 Member, Technical Committee, SPIE Conference "Visual Communications and image processing '91", Boston, MA.
1991-1994 Member, Society for Information Display (SID) 1992 and 1993 Applied Vision Subcommittee, 1994 Human Factors Subcommittee.
1992 Co-Chair and Organizer, session on "Auditory and Tactile Displays" SID-92 Conference, Boston MA.
1992 Chair and Organizer, session on "Three-Dimensional Display: Monocular Versus Binocular Depth Cues" SID '92 Conference, Boston, MA.
1992-1994 Member, Technical Committee, SPIE Conference "Visual Communications and Image Processing '93, '94," Cambridge, MA.
1993 Chairman, session on "Quantitative Evaluation of Visual Functioning," The International Conference on Low Vision, Vision 1993, Groningen, The Netherlands.
1993 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Seeing the Eye in Boston" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Boston, MA.
1994 Chair and Organizer, sessions on "Adapting Displays for Special Users" and "Visual Performance with Synthetic Vision Displays" SID-94 conference, San Jose, CA.
1994 Co-Chair and Organizer, session on "Visual Performance with Night Vision Systems " SID '94 conference, San Jose, CA.
1994-1995 Co-Chair Applied Vision/Human Factors Subcommittee for SID '95 Conference.
1995 Moderator and Organizer, symposium entitled "Visual issues with head mounted displays" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, New Orleans, LA.
1995-1996 Chair Applied Vision/Human Factors Subcommittee for SID '96 Conference.
1996 Chair, symposium entitled "3D Displays" at the Workshop on 3D Display Technologies and Human Factors, The Third International Display Workshops IDW '96, Kobe, Japan.
1997-1999 Co-Chair Applied Vision/Human Factors Subcommittee for SID '98 and SID '99 Conferences.
2001-2002 Co-Chair Applied Vision/Human Factors Subcommittee for SID '02 Conference.
2002 Co-Chair, symposium entitled " Vision Therapy And Rehabilitation” XV International Congress of Eye Research, Genève, Switzerland.
2005 Co-Chair Session entitled " Mobility and Aging II” ARVO 2005.
2005 Co-Chair Session entitled " Attention and Search*” SID05 International Symposium, Boston, MA.
Major curriculum offerings, or innovative educational programs developed

1986-1987

Member, Advisory Committee for the Tufts University Electro-optics Technology Center programs in Digital Image Processing and Applied Image Processing, Medford, MA.

 

1987-1988 Consultant, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medicine, Ramat-Aviv, Israel, developed complete curriculum for a 4-year Optometry program in Hebrew.
1999-2001 Member, the Bioengineering Center, a cooperative program of Tufts University school of Engineering and the Medical School in training Engineering students for a combined degree of Master in Engineering and M.D.
2004 Developed, organized, and team taught a two day course titled “Fitting and Training for Bioptic Driving.” The first such course in Holland and in Europe to the best of my knowledge. Visio Loo Erf Institute, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands


Report of Clinical Activities


Since 1983:

- Specialize in vision rehabilitation care.

- Provide comprehensive patient care at the New England Medical Center, Boston, MA.

- See patients one half day per week (between 4 to 6 patients per session).

- Develop a number of innovative clinical techniques, including the use of circular polarizers to improve visibility of the corneal endothelium and fundus images; a variety of low vision aids, including the fiberoptics reading magnifier; novel optical techniques for treatment of hemianopia and tunnel vision; and the use of head-mounted display and image enhancement in low-vision care.

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