Center for Visual Science Archives - News Center

Two male researchers sit in a dimly lit office and look at a large computer screen displaying red and green chevrons in motion. One researcher is wearing an eye-tracking device.

Science & Technology

The brain uses eye movements to see in 3D

February 4, 2026

Contrary to long-standing beliefs, motion from eye movements helps the brain perceive depth—a finding that could enhance virtual reality.

Health & Medicine

Can lost vision be restored?

December 8, 2025

URochester researchers are at the forefront of improving eyesight while discovering how our visual system works.

System of colorful neurons with glowing connections against a dark background.

Science & Technology

Do neurons transmit light?

Rochester researchers aim to determine if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels.

Close-up of a Black person's eye with a multicolored light falling on it to illustrate how retinal ganglion cells function.

Health & Medicine

Are these newly found rare cells a missing link in color perception?

Rochester researchers harnessed adaptive optics to gain insight into the complex workings of the retina and its role in processing color.

Science & Technology

Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world

February 23, 2023

"Fixational" eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.

Science & Technology

International vision association honors Susana Marcos

February 4, 2022

The Center for Visual Science director has been elected a Gold Fellow by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

two portaits of Duncan Moore and David Williams

Science & Technology

A cure for blindness? A next-generation solar concentrator?

December 7, 2021

Two new Rochester fellows of the National Academy of Inventors take aim at transformative discoveries in the world of optics.

Boy standing by ocean looking through a telescope

Science & Technology

Brief period of ‘blindness’ is essential for vision

November 19, 2021

Rochester vision scientists uncover new information about the role of tiny “fixational” eye movements in enabling us to see clearly.

Senior man, wearing glasses and looking up, suffering from macular degeneration

Health & Medicine

First-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients

Rochester researchers' breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.

Susana Marcos.

University News

Susana Marcos to lead Center for Visual Science

February 11, 2021

Internationally recognized pioneer in vision science and its applications is named the next director of one of the University’s most highly regarded research centers.