Vision science

Scientific study of vision

Vision science is the scientific study of visual perception. Researchers in vision science can be called vision scientists, especially if their research spans some of the science's many disciplines.

Vision science encompasses all studies of vision, such as how human and non-human organisms process visual information, how conscious visual perception works in humans, how to exploit visual perception for effective communication, and how artificial systems can do the same tasks. Vision science overlaps with or encompasses disciplines such as ophthalmology and optometry, neuroscience(s), psychology (particularly sensation and perception psychology, cognitive psychology, linguistics, biopsychology, psychophysics, and neuropsychology), physics (particularly optics), ethology, and computer science (particularly computer vision, artificial intelligence, and computer graphics), as well as other engineering related areas such as data visualization, user interface design, and human factors and ergonomics. Below is a list of pertinent journals and international conferences.

Journals

Scientific journals exclusively or predominantly concerned with vision science include:

Conferences

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting
  • American Academy of Optometry(AAOpt) Annual Meeting
  • European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP)[1]
  • Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society (VSS)[2]
  • Asia Pacific Conference on Vision (APVC)[3]
  • British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science(BCOVS)[4]
  • Indian Contact Lens Education Program(ICLEP) Annual Meeting
  • International Myopia Conference, International Myopia Institute
  • World Congress of Optometry(WCO)[5]
  • IVI International Optometry Conference[6]

See also

References

  • Palmer, S.E. (1999). Vision Science: Photons to Phenomenology. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-16183-1.
  • VisionScience – an Internet resource for research in human and animal vision.
  • Visiome Platform – digital research resource archive for vision science by the Neuroinformatics Japan Center
  • European Conference on Visual Perception – an international scientific conference on vision science
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