Education
Lotfi Merabet joins us and discusses his journey to becoming interested in CVI, successes he recognizes with research in this area, and what is happening now and what is in store for the future? Dr. Merabet is an optometrist-scientist and is active in clinical research relating to individuals' adaptations to blindness. As director of the Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Dr. Merabet's main research interests include the development of assistive technology for the blind and understanding how the brain adapts to the loss of sight (both from ocular and brain-related causes). (Massachusetts Eye & Ear)