OXFORD COLLABORATORS

Dr Betina Ip

EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS

Professor Krystel Huxlin, University of Rochester

Dr Matthew Cavanaugh, University of Rochester

Professor Franco Pestili, University of Texas

Dr Bradly Caron, University of Texas

Professor Marco Tamietto, University of Turin

My research

My research focusses on human vision and understanding what happens when vision is impaired either in development or due to damage later in life. I am interested in understanding whether we can improve visual impairment through rehabilitation, and if so what are the brain mechanisms that support improvements. To do this, I use MRI, behavioural methods and clinical tests. I hope that in the long term this research will be able to improve rehabilitation techniques to maximise the residual visual processing in patients and help to improve quality of life and independence. 

About me

I completed my DPhil in Clinical Neuroscience at The Queen's College, Oxford in August 2023. My DPhil aimed to understand whether visual rehabilitation could be used to improve vision after a stroke to the visual system. We wanted to understand whether vision could be improved and if so, what brain mechanisms support this improvement to try and develop more effective treatments for visual loss after stroke. After completing my DPhil, I then continued to work on this project as a postdoctoral researcher until June 2024.

In my next project, which is a collaboration between École Normale Supérieure and University Oxford, we aim to develop an effective rehabilitation technique for amblyopia (or "lazy eye") in adults. We will use a combination of exercise and reverse patching to try and improve vision in the amblyopic eye. We will then use MRI scans to understand what brain mechanisms support these changes. 

Interested participants

Our lab is always interested in meeting new patients. If you think you would be interested in taking part in our research, use my contact details to get in touch! 

Websites

HEROES study - Amblyopia study

Oxford Rehabilitation in Stroke Study - Stroke study