Abstract submission deadline is approaching! Join leaders in #vision and #psychiatry, present your research, and connect with your research community face-to-face in Rochester, NY! Don't miss this chance! Submit your abstract by February 28th: cvop.org/cvop-2024

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New paper out from Lizano lab at BIDMC (Paulo Lizano) on relationships between retinal functional impairments, insulin resistance, and childhood trauma in first episode psychosis patients: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New study from the Center for Retina and Brain at URMC shows that concussions and repetitive head impacts in college football players are associated with CNS changes in the retina. With URMC Sports Concussion Research and Brian P. Keane: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Interested in the intersection of the visual system and psychiatric disorders? Consortium for Vision and Oculomics in Psychiatry (CVOP): Conference registration now open, and program online at cvop.org/2024-annual-mtg The meeting is July 11-12 in Rochester, NY.

For those who missed our Spring Webinar, here is a link to the recording: youtube.com/watch?v=fjCwwz… We look forward to seeing you at the next one!

The 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit is one month away! The #eyesummit will take place on July 10-11, 2024, as a FREE virtual interactive event. Register here: PreventBlindness.org/eyesummit

In this study of individuals w/ a first diagnosis of a psychotic disorder, most had used mental health services in the prior 3 years, w/ higher proportions across all services, compared w/ a matched group of individuals first diagnosed with mood disorders. ja.ma/3xyPglU

We are excited to share the results of our updated meta-analysis demonstrating that retinal alterations exist in psychosis and bipolar disorder. This work could not have been done without our amazing team and the generosity of our patients. doi.org/10.1093/schbul…

New meta-analysis out in Schizophrenia Bulletin on retinal imaging findings in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, from the Paulo Lizano lab. doi.org/10.1093/schbul…

New paper out on association between schizophrenia polygenic risk score and retinal neural layer thickness, with Brittany A. Blose, Siegfried Wagner and others at NIHR Moorfields BRC doi.org/10.1016/j.psyc…

New findings on the relationship between altered contrast sensitivity and visual distortions in people at clinical high risk for psychosis. mdpi.com/2914698

Resistance to seeing the hollow face illusion is related to severity of hallucinations in people with schizophrenia. From Judy L Thompson urldefense.com/v3/__https://k…$

Hallucinations and the depth-inversion illusion in schizophrenia sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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