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CEVnet Member Requests Positions
Anne Fulton honoured at Harvard
I am pleased to report that Dr. Anne Fulton has been promoted to Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. This is a well-deserved and hard-earned recognition of Dr. Fulton's continuing contributions to research, teaching, and clinical care.
In the entire history of the Longwood medical area teaching hospitals, there have only been 3 full professors of ophthalmology (Drs. Lois Smith, Elizabeth Engle, and Robert D'Amato.) Dr. Fulton's work in understanding retinal physiology in children is unparalleled in the world, and the level of clinical expertise she and her team offer her patients is equally peerless. Congratulations Dr. Fulton!
In Memoriam – Matthew L Severns (1953-2010)
We have lost another friend – Matthew L. Severns who died shortly after surgery on April 13th 2010. As both a scientist and as a representative of specialist manufacturing, he was an invaluable member of ISCEV working parties and committees and left a legacy of science, innovation and education to the field of clinical electrophysiology of vision. His close colleague and friend, Mary Johnson has prepared the attached obituary and Jonathan S Lyon M.D., has given this tribute to his wonderful character:
For me Matt was my scientific and statistical guide, collaborator, verifier, and encourager. When I had an intuition about proposing a method or solving a problem, I would turn to him to seek either confirmation or a very gentle rebuttal, usually after an elegant and exacting interpretation of the data. Matt expressed an excitement and enthusiasm about data: to see what it had to offer, to make sense of it, and to do this with integrity and honesty. That's the way he approached everything with optimism and caring.
Matt, we will miss you.
Out thoughts are with his wife, Amy Lindsey and the three children.
Your very sincerely, Michael Bach, President of ISCEV.
Obituary: Matthew L Severns PDF, RTF
In Memoriam – William Woodson Dawson (1933-2010)
Our dear colleague and role-model, Prof William Woodson Dawson died on March 11th, 2010 after a valient fight with disease, lovingly supported by Judyth. Bill's dedication to ISCEV throughout his 39 years of membership was truly overwhelming. As a superb scientist he was always ready to support, mentor and contribute. And more: he organized two International ISCEV symposia, invented the “DTL” electrode, served on the ISCEV Board of Directors and was recognized by the Emiko Adachi Award for outstanding service and elected as an Honorary Member of ISCEV.
I am proud that I could call him an admired personal friend. I will sadly miss him but also gladly will always remember him.
Yours most sincerely, Michael Bach, President of ISCEV
Obituary: Dr William Woodson Dawson PDF, RTF
ISCEV Travel Grants
Policy updated in 2010 and details can be downloaded here. PDF
ISCEV sponsored lab visits
Policy updated in 2010 and details can be downloaded here. PDF
In Memoriam – Angelika M Shamshinova (1937-2009)
On October 4th 2009 a dear friend to all of us, Professor Angelika Shamshinova, passed away.
Obituary: Professor Angelika M Shamshinova PDF, RTF
ISCEV Travel Grants
Policy updated in 2009 and details can be downloaded here. PDF
Emiko Adachi Award
In Memoriam – Vaegan (1943-2008)
Sadly our dear friend Vaegan has passed away. He was the most colourful person of ISCEV, full of life, he was radiant and liked controversies accompanied with deep empathy and warmth.
Our heart reaches out to Liz, they had just become engaged and he was a very happy man.
Vaegan was a dedicated physiologist and clinical electrophysiologist. He has been with ISCEV since 1982, served on the Board, on standards committees and he organised our Sydney symposium of which I have the best memories.
Vaegan, we will not forget you.
Yours most sincerely, Michael Bach, President of ISCEV
Carole Panton honoured as Scobee Lecturer
Carole Panton was honoured at the The American Association of Certified Orthoptists Meeting in conjunction with The American Academy of Ophthalmology in November 2008. In the Scobee lecture, one of three named lectures in international orthoptics, Carole described with eloquence and expertise state of the art electrophysiological testing and the unique collaboration between orthoptics, electrophysiology and ophthalmology. I am honoured to be part of a team working with Carole Panton.
Carol Westall
ISCEV sponsored lab visits
On the 29 November 2007, the ISCEV Board of Directors approved a new annual grant scheme for sponsored lab visits. This document has been updated for 2009 and further details can be downloaded here PDF
The 4th Emiko Adachi Award
The 2008 Emiko Adachi award for long and meritorious service to ISCEV was announced at the XLVI Symposium Banquet: Congratulations and thank you to Congratulations to Prof Günter Niemeyer winner of the 2008 Emiko Adachi Award for contributions to science and for years of dedicated service to our Society. We look forward to the Award Lecture next year at our Symposium in Italy.
Daphne McCulloch
The 2008 DODT Award
The 2008 Eberhard Dodt Memorial Award for an outstanding presentation at the ISCEV Symposium by a young scientist was awarded to Dr Xunda Luo (Houston, Texas USA) for his presentation, “Retinal pathway origins of the pattern ERG (PERG)”. The Awards panel also recognised Drs Charlotte Poloschek (Freiburg, Germany) and James D Akula (Boston, USA) for highly commended presentations.
Daphne L McCulloch
The 3rd Emiko Adachi Award
The 2007 Emiko Adachi award for long and meritorious service to ISCEV was announced at the XLV Symposium Banquet: Congratulations and thank you to Professor William Dawson. In addition to Prof Dawson’s many contributions to clinical electrophysiology of vision in humans and in animal models,
He has an impressive record of service to ISCEV; he co-hosted the XXV International Symposium of ISCEV with Prof Biersdorf in Sarasota Florida, in 1987 and hosted the XLII Symposium in Puerto Rico (USA) in 2004. Prof Dawson has served on the ISCEV Board of directors as member-at-large (1995-1998) and as Vice President for the Americas (1999-2002). We look forward to the Emiko Adachi Award Lecture at the XLVI Symposium in Morgantown, WV, USA, July, 2008.
Daphne McCulloch
The 2007 DODT Award
The 2007 Eberhard Dodt Memorial Award for an outstanding presentation at ISCEV Symposium by a young scientist was awarded at the XLV Symposium in Hyderabad, India to Dr Maja Sustar (Slovenia) for her presentation, “The photopic negative response of the flash ERG to broadband and monochromatic stimuli in glaucoma and controls’. The ISCEV Awards panel and also recognised Drs Kaoru Fujinami (Japan), Timothy Lai (Hong Kong) and Bijoy Nair (India) for their highly commended presentations.
Daphne L McCulloch
The 2nd Emiko Adachi Award
The 2006 Emiko Adachi award for long and meritorious service to ISCEV was announced at the XLIV Symposium Banquet: Congratulations and thank you to Professor Eberhart Zrenner. Although Prof Zrenner has had a long and varied careerin ophthalmic research, his contributions to our society are remarkable. He has served on the ISCEV Board of directors for 17 years, in three important capacities: Treasurer 1983-1986, Secretary General 1986-1991, and president 1992-1996. We look forward to the Emiko Adachi Award Lecture at the XLIV Symposium in Hyderabad, India, August 2007.
Daphne McCulloch
The 2006 DODT Award
The 2006 Eberhard Dodt Memorial Award for an outstanding presentation at ISCEV Symposium by a young scientist was awarded to Dr Daniel Barthelmes for his presentation at the XLIV Symposium in Fontevraud France, “Detecting visual field constriction in patients with retinitis pigmentosa using quantitative OCT analysis”. The adjudicators awards panel and also recognised Drs Guylene Le Muer and Naouki Tanimoto for their highly commended presentations.
Daphne L McCulloch
Elections 2006
IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE 2006 ISCEV ELECTIONS:
Two new members of the ISCEV Board of Officers from January 2007 are:
Member-at-Large Dr Mineo Kondo (Nagoya, Japan) Member-at-Large Dr Carol Westall (Toronto, Canada)
THE XLVII ANNUAL ISCEV SYMPOSIUM will be held in Padova, Italy, proposed dates of 5-9 July, 2009 hosted by Dr A Patrizia Tormene.
Congratulations to our new officers and thank you to all of the candidates who offered to work for the benefit of our society.
Daphne McCulloch & David Keating
Drug Development and Clinical Trials - Special Symposium at ISCEV 2005 (Loch Lomond, Scotland)
Electroretinography: The FDA's Viewpoint by Wiley A Chambers
Download Powerpoint presentation
Board Nominations 2006
This year we have three ISCEV Board positions open for election or re-election. In addition, all members can nominate a candidate for the Emiko Adachi Award for outstanding service to ISCEV.
For the Emiko Adachi Award simply send me the name of your nominee by e-mail (or by any other means). The final selection for this award will be by the Adachi Award committee.
Please consider and nominate suitable candidates for the ISCEV board:
Vice President for Asia and Oceania (Dr. Atsuchi Mizota has served one four-year term and he is eligible and willing to stand for re-election)Member-at-Large - no geographical constraint (Dr Vaegan has served one four-year term and he is eligible and willing to stand for re-election)
Member-at-Large - no geographical constraint (Open position vacated by Dr. Graham Holder who was elected Director of Education)
Nominations for the above Board positions should be sent to me by an ISCEV member as the nominator. Please mention another member to second the nomination and also confirm the consent of the person nominated that he/she will stand for election.
At the membership meeting in Fontevraud on 15 June, we will reduce the list
of nominees to two for position The final selection will be by a postal
vote of all members.Finally, in 2006 we will select the location for the XLVII ISCEV Symposium in 2009. We have two generous invitations: from Padova, Italy (Dr A Patrizia Tormene) and from Slovenia (Prof Marko Hawlina and Dr Jelka Brecelj). Please let me know if you are considering inviting ISCEV for a future symposium.
Daphne McCulloch
Elections 2005
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE 2005 ISCEV ELECTIONS:
Two new members of the ISCEV Board of Officers from January 2006 ARE:
Prof Laura Frishman; Editor-in-Chief, Documenta Ophthalmologica Prof Marko Hawlina; Board Member-at-Large
THE XLVI ANNUAL ISCEV SYMPOSIUM will be held in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA 11-16 July, 2008 hosted by our out going Editor-in-Chief, Prof J Vernon Odom.
Congratulations to our new officers and thank you to all of the candidates who offered to work for the benefit of our society.
Daphne McCulloch
Symposium in honour of Prof Zrenner's 60th Birthday
On November 4th and 5th, 2005, a very successful symposium on the Function and Dysfunction of Vision was held in Tübingen in honour of Professor Zrenner's 60th Birthday. Many ISCEV members were among the delegates including four former and current ISCEV Presidents, three Secretaries-General and three former Treasurers. Remarkably, in Prof Zrenner's busy career, he has held all of the above ISCEV Board positions! Our four presidents (Prof SE Nilson, Prof E Zrenner, Prof Y Miyake and Prof M Bach) are shown in this unique picture which was taken by Prof C Barber.
Daphne McCulloch
The 1st Emiko Adachi Award
The first award for long and meritorious service to ISCEV was announced at the XLIII Symposium Banquet: Congratulations and thank you to Professor Colin Barber. This is truly a fitting honour for our longest-standing Secretary-General who has done so much to shape the substance and character of ISCEV. We look forward to the first Emiko Adachi Award Lecture at the XLIV Symposium in Fontevraud, France, June 2006.
Daphne McCulloch & David Keating
The 2005 DODT Award
In this 10th year, Mrs. Elke Dodt, supporter and widow of Prof. Dodt, was in attendance to present the 2005 Eberhard Dodt Award to an outstanding young scientist at the ISCEV Symposium.Congratulations to
Dr Ruth Hamilton of Glasgow who presented her paper based on her recently completed PhD research “The electroretinogram in preterm infants”.
On the strength of the scientific presentations, the Awards Panel selected two highly commended young scientists, Dr. Gil Ben-Shlomo for his presentation, “COP-1 treatment preserves inner retinal function, evidenced by pattern electroretinography, in the rat ocular hypertension model” and Dr. Pedro Gonzalez, for his presentation “The assessment of neuro-retinal toxicity in patients with epilepsy on Vigabtrin”.
Congratulations, to our honoured young scientists.
Daphne McCulloch & David Keating
Election Results
August 2005: finalised at the 2005 membership meeting in Glasgow. The votes were counted, checked and verified by another Board member, as required by the Bye-Laws. The results are as follows:
Treasurer Prof Ulrich Kellner (Berlin) elected for his second term Director of Education Dr Graham E Holder (London) held this post as member at large
Congratulations to our returning ISCEV Board Officers !
Upcoming Elections
A short list of two candidates was selected at the 2005 membership meeting for the following positions on the ISCEV Board of Directors (listed here in alphabetical order).
Editor-in-Chief of Documenta Ophthalmologica
- Prof Laura J Frishman (Houston, USA)
- Prof Pierre LaChapelle (Montreal, Canada)
Member-at-Large (no geographical constraint)
- Prof Marko Hawlina (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Prof Carol A Westall (Toronto, Canada)
Candidate statements and postal ballots will be sent in October 2005
Daphne McCulloch & David Keating
Invitations from the Americas for the XLVI Symposium of ISCEV in 2008
Following ISCEV tradition, the membership will vote for the upcoming Symposium location along with the postal ballot mentioned above.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Invitation from Dr Mitchell Brigell Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Invitation from Prof J Vernon Odom
Daphne McCulloch & David Keating
Professor Miyake honoured
After his retirement as Professor of Ophthalmology at Nagoya University, former ISCEV president Yozo Miyake was promoted to the Director of National Institute of Sensory Organs in Japan this year. Prof. Myiake's great contributions to our society for more than twenty years are well known to ISCEV members. A major success resulting from ingenious use of the focal ERG has lead to a number of relevant insights into retinal diseases. We are very proud of his promotion to the highest position in Japanese Ophthalmologic Society, and express our sincerest congratulations.
Dr Mineo Kondo & Prof Michael Bach
2005 - Board nominations
Elections for the following positions are due in 2005. Preliminary elections took place at the membership meeting on 27 August during the LXIII ISCEV Symposium in Glasgow. (Postal vote for final selections will follow).
Editor of Documenta Ophthalmologica (Prof. Odom has served 2 terms and is not eligible for re-election)
Director of Education new board position (Dr. Graham Holder, Director of Education, will complete two terms as member-at-large at the end of 2005 )
Member at Large no geographical constraint (vacated by Dr. Mitch Brigell who was elected Director of Standards)
Treasurer (Prof. Kellner has served one term and is eligible for a second term)
To nominate someone, write to the Secretary-General specifying the Board Position, the name of the proposed candidate, the name of a seconder for the nomination and the signed consent of the candidate. Candidates letters may be sent separately. They should state that they are willing to stand for the position and, if elected, they are willing to fulfil the duties of the office.
Daphne L. McCulloch Secretary General of ISCEV Department of Vision Sciences telephone: +44 141 331 3379 Glasgow Caledonian University fax: +44 141 331 3387 Cowcaddens Road e-mail: dlmc@gcal.ac.uk Glasgow G4 0BA United Kingdom
Daphne McCulloch & David Keating
Election Results
November 2004: The full results of the latest ISCEV elections that took place in Puerto Rico are shown below. The votes were counted, checked and verified by another Board member, as required by the Bye-Laws. The results are as follows:
Secretary General Prof Daphne McCulloch (Glasgow) Vice-president (Europe and Africa) Prof Colin Barber (Nottingham) Director of International Communications Dr David Keating (Glasgow) Director of Standards Dr Mitch Brigell (Ann Arbor) Member-at-Large Prof Masayuki Horiguchi (Toyoake City) Member-at-Large Prof Pierre Lachapelle (Montreal)
Thank you for your participation.
Colin Barber & David Keating
Emiko Adachi's Award
The award , in the value of $3000, is provided through a generous endowment from Emiko Adachi upon retirement from her position as Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Chiba University, Japan. Hers was a long and glorious career with many honours, culminating in official recognition from the Japanese government. Despite all of this, she remained extraordinarily proud of her long membership of ISCEV, and her outstanding record of sevice to our society. The award is given annually to someone who, to some degree, has matched this record of service to ISCEV.
Nomination deadline is extended to Friday 6th May , 2005. Full details of the nomination process is available here as a pdf document.
Emiko Adachi Award details (PDF)
David Keating & Daphne McCulloch
The 2004 DODT Award
The winner of the 2004 Dodt Award was Dr Chi Luu. Professor Eberhart Zrenner , President of the Society for the Advancement of Neuro-ophthalmological Sciences, which administers the award on behalf of ISCEV presented the prize.
Dr Luu presented a most interesting poster describing a study which has contributed to the understanding of myopia on the one hand and the action of myopia on the electroretinogram on the other. The full text of Professer Zrenner's speech will be in the Newsletter. Unfortunately Frau Dodt was not able to be present at the award ceremony, but she sent a letter via Prof Zrenner which is reproduced in ISCEV News Extra.
Congratulations to Dr Chi Luu.
Colin Barber & David Keating
Election Results
February 2004: The results of the latest ISCEV elections have been counted and have been checked and verified by another Board member (Prof. Yozo Miyake), as required by the Bye-laws. The results are as follows:
- PRESIDENT: Michael Bach is elected
- MEMBER-AT-LARGE: A. Patrizia Tormene is elected
Thank you for your participation!
Colin Barber & Michael Bach
ISCEV member Emiko Adachi-Usami honoured
Prof. Emiko Adachi-Usami received the “Medal with Purple Ribbon” from the Japanese goverment. She received this award on account of her tremendous contributions to Retinitis Pigmentosa Society as well as her electrophysiological works in ophthalmology.
Our warmest felicitations, Dr. Adachi-Usami!
Michael Bach
ISCEV member John Robson elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
The Royal Society, the UK national academy of science, has elected our colleague John Robson as Fellow. John Robson has contributed with many sophisticated investigations to our society. He is also a most knowledgeable co-author of the new calibration guidelines which will appear shortly in Documenta Ophthalmologica (2003, volume 107, issue 1). We are proud to have him as ISCEV member and feel that this is prestigious award is well deserved.
Congratulations, John!
Michael Bach
Former ISCEV president Eberhart Zrenner received Order of Merit
On Saturday, 22 November 2002, Eberhart Zrenner was awarded the “Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande”, the “Order of Merit” of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was honoured for his long-standing commitment to research in the field of Retinal Degenerations and for his efforts as chairman of Pro Retina’s scientific committee on behalf of the patient self-help organization “Pro Retina Deutschland”.
The medal was conferred by Regierungspräsident Hubert Wicker in lieu of President Johannes Rau during a festive ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the German Retinitis Pigmentosa Association.
Eberhart Zrenner has been an active member of ISCEV for many years and successfully served as president. We are very proud of him!
News on Documenta Ophthalmologica
Since Peter Butler took over the management of our Journal at Kluwer, many aspects are improving:
Colin Barber & Michael Bach
Election Results
April 2002: The results of the latest ISCEV elections have been counted and have been checked and verified by another Board member, as required by the Bye-laws. The results are as follows:
Thank you for your participation!
Colin Barber & Michael Bach
Documenta Ophthalmologica, special issue
“The rise and fall of vision: from pediatric to geriatric electrophysiology”You will recall that one of the topic of this year's ISCEV Symposium was: “The rise and fall of vision: from pediatric to geriatric electrophysiology”. Following the Symposium, the Editorial Board of Documenta Ophthalmologica (our Journal) has agreed to a special issue that would include significant papers on these topics.
Those interested in contributing (human or animal studies) to this special issue of Documenta must take the following deadlines into consideration:
Statement of intent to submit: January 1, 2002
Receipt of final manuscript: April 1, 2002
We would appreciate if you consider submitting a manuscript to this special issue following the detailed instructions of Documenta Ophthalmologica. The paper would then, of course, be peer-reviewed.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact either of us at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely yours,
Pierre Lachapelle, pierre.lachapelle@staff.mcgill.ca
and
Jelka Brecelj, jelka.brecelj@kclj.si
Documenta Ophthalmologica, special issue
“Genetic Diseases and Animal Models”A special issue of Documenta Ophthalmologica is planned that will be dedicated to the topic of 'Genetic Diseases and Animal Models'. As you may remember, this was a major theme of the ISCEV meeting held recently in Orford, Quebec. We hope that ISCEV members will consider submitting a manuscript to this special issue. If so, please bear in mind the following deadlines:
Statement of intent to submit -- January 1, 2002
Receipt of final manuscript -- April 1, 2002If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact either of us at your earliest convenience.
Pierre Lachapelle, 514-412-4480 x23890, pierre.lachapelle@staff.mcgill.ca
or
Neal Peachey, 216-445-1942, peachen@ccf.org
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NEWS RELEASE
Thursday, January 11, 2001
Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., Named Director, National Eye Institute
Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the appointment of Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., as director of the National Eye Institute (NEI). Dr. Sieving is currently the Paul R. Lichter Professor of Ophthalmic Genetics and director, Center for Retinal and Macular Degeneration, at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor. He will join the NEI in late spring.
Paul has been an active member of ISCEV for many years. We are very proud of him and wish him a happy & successful office there.
CEVnet – The ISCEV discussion list (CEVnet@mssm.edu)
CEVnet 1-year update (January 2002)
CEVnet, the on-line discussion list-server sponsored by ISCEV, has completed its first year of operation. Many thanks to those who participated in this new forum. Overall, in the past year, traffic on CEVnet ran at the rate of approximately one message per day, creating about 70 ‘threads’ of linked discussion topics and responses.
I am working on creating a ‘digest’ of the entire first year's CEVnet traffic, which will allow participants to review old messages on a central server and allow everyone the opportunity to free up disk space on their personal computer without losing access to our prior discussions. We are also planning to provide a summary of CEVnet highlights for the year in Documenta, the ISCEV journal.
Please make every effort to keep your email address on our master list up to date. CEVnet users are frequently annoyed by “failure to deliver” messages sent by member's email servers due to changes in their email address. In order to minimize this problem, I will start actively deleting from the CEVnet address list those addresses which repeatedly reject CEVnet messages. (A second test-message for this purpose will go out shortly.)
Please email any changes of email address to Scott Brodie, CEVnet Moderator, at scott.brodie@mssm.edu (with a cc to d.keating@clinmed.gla.ac.uk) as well as requests to be added or dropped from the CEVnet list. Remember that the server will accept messages only from active email addresses -- if you (or your email server) change your email address, but continue to receive CEVnet messages through an automatic forwarding arrangement, you will not be able to post CEVnet messages until your email listing is updated.
Those ISCEV members who were reluctant to participate in CEVnet for fear of overwhelming their email in-box should be reassured that our experience in 2001 indicates that this need not be of concern, and are warmly invited to reconsider for 2002!
Happy New Year, Scott.
Scott E. Brodie, MD, PhD
Moderator, CEVnet
New York
scott.brodie@mssm.edu
Starting 1 January 2001 Scott E. Brodie has set up a mailing list "CEVnet". Any ISCEV member wishing to change her status (receiving / not receiving) can contact the CEVnet moderator at Scott.Brodie@mssm.edu.
Some details on list policy
Our intention is to provide an e-mail forum for informal discussions of interesting or perplexing cases, technical issues, economics, and any other matters of interest to the membership. Many of our members are already in the habit of sending an occasional e-mail query to knowledgeable colleagues; the list-sever should greatly facilitate these exchanges, and broaden the international pool of expertise on which we all may call.
The operation of the list will be closely modelled after the very successful "Ped-Ophth" list-server, operated under the auspices of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus ("AAPOS") for the last several years. If their experience is any guide, you may expect to encounter no more that a few postings each day.
If this does not appeal to you at all, even for a trial period, you may unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-note to Scott Brodie, the list moderator, at Scott.Brodie@mssm.edu requesting that your e-mail address be removed from the list. If you change your mind, just use the same address to request that you be re-instated.
In order to post a message to the list, simply send it by e-mail to CEVnet@mssm.edu. Your message will promptly be relayed to everyone on the discussion group mailing list.
The list will operate under the following guidelines:
- Participation in CEVnet is restricted to ISCEV members. Non-members who wish to participate should join!
- All posted messages must be signed by their author(s) -- no anonymous posts.
- All patient discussions are to be considered purely hypothetical, for illustrative purposes only. Clinical summaries should contain no information which identifies the patient under discussion. No doctor-patient relationship is to be implied by or inferred from participation in on-line discussions.
- Discussions on the list are to be considered confidential. Messages posted on the list should not be reproduced or forwarded elsewhere without the consent of the the authors of the message.
- Waveforms and images posted on the list may be used by participants for appropriate scientific or educational purposes. Please acknowledge the original author(s) in any lectures or publications.
- Commercial interests: authors must acknowledge any commercial interest in items which they discuss, or in any competing item.
- "Flames" and disparaging personal remarks will not be tolerated, and may result in deletion from the list.
WAVEFORMS
Participants are encouraged to post waveforms as part of their discussions or queries. We hope that, over time, the waveforms posted on CEVnet will constitute a library of real clinical data available to members for comparison or reference.
After considerable experimentation we have adopted a format for posting waveforms which should work well for nearly all users, regardless of the brand of computer or electrophysiology equipment they use:1) Waveforms are to be sent as spreadsheets, in the form of "tab-delimited text" files.
2) Each waveform spreadsheet should be laid out as follows:
1st Column: time-axis, with times in msec. Pre-stimulus baseline to be indicated by negative numbers. Stimulus should occur at time 0.
Subsequent Columns: waveform data, in microvolts. Do NOT repeat the time axis.
All numbers should be written with explicit decimal points. Please indicate decimal points by a ".", not a "," -- for example: "183.5", not "183,5".
Text, such as waveform identifiers, or other comments, may be added after the last row of data.Most users will be able to generate these files by importing their waveform data into a spreadsheet program, and then saving it in "text" or "ASCII" format.
In order to view waveforms, save the attached data file on your computer, and then import it to your favorite spreadsheet program as a "tab-delimited" text file. Use your spreadseet program's graphing utilities to plot the data. (For example, when using Excel, the "XY (scatter)" plot format automatically uses the first column for the (horizontal) time axis, and plots the remaining columns as separate waveforms.)
IMAGES
Participants are encouraged to post images, such as fundus photographs, as part of their discussions or queries. PLEASE be respectful of the limited internet bandwidth and finite hard discs of your colleages – do NOT attach image files directly to your posted messages. Instead, please place your image file (preferably in a compressed format such as JPEG) on a convenient web server, and place a LINK to your image file in your posted CEVnet message. If you do not have access to a suitable web server, you may send your image file to either Scott Brodie (CEVnet moderator) at Scott.Brodie@mssm.edu or to David Keating (ISCEV web-master) at d.keating@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
They will place your file on a local web server, and reply with the URL for you to include as a link in your CEVnet message.A few final suggestions
Ask questions. Share your unusual or perplexing cases, or even particularly illustrative examples of straightforward cases. You will be pleasantly surprised at the expertise your colleagues are willing to share.
If you have something knowlegeable to add to the discussion, please contribute. Many remarks which may seem "obvious" to you may not be obvious to the rest of us.
If you have nothing useful to add, do not clutter up the list with useless chatter. This self-restraint is what has led to the success of the Ped-Ophth list. I am confident we can do as well.
Keep it informal. Have fun.
Best regards,
Scott. (your CEVnet moderator)
Scott E. Brodie, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York
Member Requests
April 2000
Hello,
I am trying to locate someone who may help me solve a problem. I hope to find someone who is using Hewlett Packard's HPVEE program to record electrophysiological response. I am being interrupted at times by Windows 95 and I don't know how to stop it. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Bob Dippner. Email: dippnerr@pioneer.nevada.edu1999
Help wanted: Request for used electrophysiological equipment
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing this to ask you for some help in getting used ERG/VEP equipment for a new lab in Poznañ. We look also for some ERG apparatus for animal studies. Since the equipment is still very expensive, we would be most satisfied with the used one. I humbly ask all ISCEV colleagues again to ask for your help.
With best wishes,
Dr Andrzej Grzybowski, POLAND. Email: grzyb@mail.usoms.poznan.plLKC Systems Users-group
Our Department, which has been involved in Visual Electrophysiology for over 20 years, is interested in establishing an LKC UTAS Systems Users-group (essentially via email). We purchased a UTAS-E 3000 eighteen months ago and little ‘first-hand’ information from experienced users was, or is, available. As there are now many systems being used internationally, such a group set up for dissemination of information may be beneficial for all those involved. If you wish to be included, please contact me at the address below, and I will be happy to enter you into a register of LKC UTAS-users.
Serena Kay, Scientific Officer, Department of Medical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia 6009
email: skay@mtp.pd.uwa.edu.au
Phone: +618 9346 2866 Fax: +618 9346 3466
Positions
Postdoc (1-2 years) in Baltimore, US: Electrophysiology in patients with a retinal prothesis
The retinal prosthesis lab at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute is embarking on a new NIH-sponsored project to analyze retinal and cortical signal processing in response to electrical stimulation via retinal prostheses. The project has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow, for a 2-year period, effective January 2010.Formal training and/or experience in clinical electrophysiology and psychophysics of vision, nonlinear signal processing, and a PhD in applied math, physics, or biomedical sciences are prerequisites for this position.Qualified candidates are encouraged to contact the PI, Gislin Dagnelie gdagnelie@jhmi.edu as soon as possible.Salary and benefits will be set according to NIH norms, $37-43k/yr, depending on experience.
Retinal Dystrophies Faculty Position at the Wilmer Eye Institute
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Job Description: The ideal candidate is an MD or MD/PhD who has expertise and involvement in the diagnosis and management of patients with retinal dystrophies and proficiency in clinical electrophysiology is a prerequisite. Prior participation in clinical trials of new treatments for retinal or macular dystrophies is advantageous. In addition to clinical expertise in retinal dystrophies, the candidate should have an active research program related to these diseases. The research can include a range of approaches, including basic laboratory studies, psychophysical and/or electrophysiological studies, genetic and other experimental treatments, or a combination thereof. The faculty member will have an opportunity to build an outstanding program in the field of retinal dystrophy, working in a brand new 220,000 square foot Wilmer research building in a highly interactive and exciting environment in collaboration with distinguished scientists throughout the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Faculty rank and support will be dependent upon the successful applicant’s experience and accomplishments.
The Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women and minority candidates are strongly encourage to apply. Applicants interested in the position are encouraged to submit a curriculum vitae and letter of interest no later than January 311, 2009 to:
Neil Bressler, MD and Don Zack, MD, PhD
Search Committee Chairs
Department of Ophthalmology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Maumenee 7 th Floor
Baltimore , MD 21287
Vision Research Scientist
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
3 year fixed term contract
A graduate scientist is required in the Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department to participate in our research and clinical trials work in ophthalmology. The main trials at present are in age related macular degeneration (AMD). The scientist will be expected to perform electrophysiological tests, and also psychophysical measurements and imaging as the specific trials require. He/she will be a member of several research/teams and expected to take part in the planning, organisation, patient and data management, analysis and publication of results.
Depending on the candidate, he/she will be expected to participate in the provision of diagnostic electrophysiology services, and for this, training will be given. HPC registration as a Clinical Scientist would be an advantage. For suitable candidates training towards registration can be provided.
A background in physiology, physics, engineering or mathematics is considered suitable, and candidates with a relevant Ph.D. would be especially favoured.
The Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department in Liverpool supports clinical and research ophthalmology based mainly in the Clinical Eye Research Centre of St. Paul’s Eye Unit using electrophysiology (adult and paediatric), data management, statistics, artificial intelligence (AI) applied to eye cancer success rates, AI applied to differential diagnosis in strabismus, and advanced signal processing in electrophysiology. There are also projects in corneal surface mapping and in performance and biocompatibility of implantable materials.
The post is offered on NHS Agenda for Change Band 6
Confidential enquiries about the position should be directed to Dr. Malcolm Brown on +44 151 706 4202, or by email to Malcolm.Brown@rlbuht.nhs.uk
October 2008
MCBrown
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