MacKeben Lab

Principal Investigator:

Manfred MacKeben

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Work in this laboratory is devoted to researching facts and developing tools to help the rehabilitation of people with low vision, especially those with macular vision loss.

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Ivanov, I. . , V, Mackeben, M. ., Vollmer, A. ., Martus, P. ., Nguyen, N. X., & Trauzettel-Klosinski, S. . (2016). Eye movement training and suggested gaze strategies in tunnel vision-a randomized and controlled pilot study. PloS One, 11, e0157825.

Mackeben, M. ., & Gofen, A. . (2007). Gaze-contingent display for retinal function testing by scanning laser ophthalmoscope. JOSA A, 24, 1402–1410.

Ivanov, I. . , V, Kuester, S. ., Mackeben, M. ., Krumm, A. ., Haaga, M. ., Staudt, M. ., … Trauzettel-Klosinski, S. . (2018). Effects of visual search training in children with hemianopia. PloS One, 13, e0197285.

Eisenbarth, W. ., Pado, U. ., Schriever, S. ., Schötschel, D. ., Feucht, N. ., & Mackeben, M. . (2016). Lokalisation von Skotomen mittels Lesetest bei AMD – Localization of scotomas in AMD by reading test. Der Ophthalmologe, 113, 754–762.

Fletcher, D. C., & Mackeben, M. . (2013). Everyday use of modern microperimetry in a low-vision service. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology Journal Canadien d’ophtalmologie, 5, e99–e101.

Mackeben, M. ., & Fletcher, D. C. (2011). Target search and identification performance in low vision patients. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 52, 7603–7609.

Li, R. W., Mackeben, M. ., Chat, S. W., Kumar, M. ., Ngo, C. ., & Levi, D. M. (2010). Aging and visual counting. PLoS ONE 5(10): E13434.

Hahn, G. A., Messias, A. ., Mackeben, M. ., Dietz, K. ., Horwath, K. ., Hyvärinen, L. ., … Trauzettel-Klosinski, S. . (2009). Parafoveal letter recognition at reduced contrast in normal aging and in patients with risk factors for AMD. Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 247, 43–51.

Mackeben, M. . (2009). Making the best of remaining vision—the role of focal attention. Neuro-Ophthalmology, 33, 127–131.

Mackeben, M. . (2008). Topographic mapping of residual vision by computer. J Vis Impair Blind, 102, 649–655.

Poggel, D. A., Strasburger, H. ., & Mackeben, M. . (2007). Cueing attention by relative motion in the periphery of the visual field. PERCEPTION, 36, 955-970.

Reinhard, J. ., Messias, A. ., Dietz, K. ., Mackeben, M. ., Lakmann, R. ., Scholl, H. P., … McClung, J. . (2007). Quantifying fixation in patients with Stargardt disease. Vision Research, 47, 2076–2085.