College of Optometry Vision Performance Institute

James E. Sheedy, OD, PhD, Director

 

Mission

The Organizing Thesis of the Vision Ergonomics Laboratory is that better vision and a better visual environment improve the comfort and work efficiency of people who perform critical visual tasks. 

The Mission of the Vision Ergonomics Laboratory is to use scientific methods to understand the effects of vision and visual environment upon human performance and comfort and to apply this knowledge to improve vision performance in the workplace.

 

Vison Ergonomics Research Group:

Pacific University

John Hayes, PhD

James Kundart, OD, MEd

Hannu Laukkanen, OD, MEd

James Sheedy, OD, PhD

Yu-Chi Tai, PhD

Dan Ullmann, MD, MPH

Shun-Nan Yang, PhD

 

Affiliates at Ohio State University

Sowjanya Gowrisankarn, BS Optom, MS

Niru Nahar, MS

Padampriya Ramamoorthy, BS Optom, MS

 

                  

 

The Vision Ergonomics Laboratory is located is located in PRICE HALL  on the Pacific University Campus. 

Pacific University

2043 College Way

Forest Grove, OR 97116

Yu-Chi Tai, Manager

(O) 503-352-2289

(Lab1, Room 112) 503-352-2798 

(Lab 2, Room 125) 503-352-3196

 

Primary sponsor: Microsoft

 

Recent Publications and Abstracts