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