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Juju Fars
PhD vision science
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Binocular vision and 3D perception
Amblyopia, also known as 'lazy eye', is the most common cause of vision dysfunction in children that disrupts binocular function. It is caused by a misalignment (strabismus) or mismatch (anisometropia) between the eyes during childhood. In amblyopia, the brain uses only one eye to see, sacrificing the vision of the weaker eye and seriously impairing binocular vision. Understanding the normal trajectory of binocular vision development, the failure of development and the potential for recovery is essential to reduce visual deficits throughout life.
To this end, my work involves developing psychophysical tests to assess participants with amblyopia and investigating the effects of visual training on perception. I also aim to undertake high-resolution neurochemical, functional and structural imaging to gain insight into the neural markers of binocular visual learning in adult human amblyopes.
Recent publications
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Photoreceptor-Specific Temporal Contrast Sensitivities in RP1L1-Associated Occult Macular Dystrophy.
Huchzermeyer C. et al, (2023), Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 64
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Chromatic discrimination measures in mature observers improve with a longer response window
Fars J. et al, (2023), PERCEPTION, 52, 349 - 350
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Chromatic discrimination measures in mature observers depend on the response window.
Fars J. et al, (2022), Sci Rep, 12
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Serum levels of olanzapine are associated with acute cognitive effects in bipolar disorder.
Shoshina II. et al, (2022), Psychiatry Res, 310
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Perifoveal Cone- and Rod-Mediated Temporal Contrast Sensitivities in Stargardt Disease/Fundus Flavimaculatus.
Fars J. et al, (2021), Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 62