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CafeSci - Putting everyday vision into perspective
Monday 29 Oct 2018
19:30 to 21:00
The Tea Bar, 9-13 London Street, Basingstoke RG21 7NT
RG21 7NT (Map)
England

The speaker for the October 2018 meeting of Basingstoke Cafe Scientifique at The Tea Bar will be Prof. Anna Horwood, Professor of Orthoptics and Visual Development at the University of Reading. Professor Horwood will be discussing the topic of "Focusing on the problem - or maybe not: putting everyday vision into perspective".

SUMMARY
How we organise the processes involved in getting our eyes to focus on things is surprisingly complicated; and so when things go wrong (for instance with eye strain, squint, double vision and “lazy eye”) they can go wrong in many different ways. So as a clinician, I had got very used to dealing with clinical problems which didn’t fit the textbooks. In my talk I will explain that this might be because the theory needs to be re-thought. Many apparently obvious things about eyesight might not be as they seem.

BIOGRAPHY:
As well as a scientist, I am also still a clinical orthoptist (I’ll explain what that is, but it’s to do with binocular vision!) and a Mum. I have always worked in Eye Clinics in the NHS, but got involved in research later in my career. By a series of lucky accidents I ended up doing a PhD and I am now a Research Professor, running the Infant Vision Laboratory at the University of Reading. I have published over 40 scientific papers and I am also Research Director of the British & Irish Orthoptic Society.

Professor Horwood works with the charity Fight For Sight to promote understanding of the science of vision and what can go wrong with it.

VENUE:
The Tea Bar doors will be open from around 6.45pm before the talk which starts at 7:30pm, so you can get yourself a drink and have a chat with other participants. We will aim to finish around 9:00pm as usual, though everyone will be welcome to stay around and have a chat with the speaker until around 10:00pm.

The format of the evening is usually a talk of 30 to 40 minutes, followed by a short break so the audience can refill their glasses and buy cakes before questions and discussions about the talk. Entry is free and open to everyone, but we do encourage you to buy a tea, coffee or drink (and cakes) at the bar to show your support for The Tea Bar who sponsor the meeting by providing the venue.

Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore and debate the latest ideas in science and technology.

Basingstoke Cafe Scientifique is a free Science and Technology Interest Group organised and sponsored by the Basingstoke Friends Social Group and the British Science Association.

Contact:

Bob Clifford; 07811 289586 (info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)

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CafeSci - Putting everyday vision into perspective