Seminar | 2019 Symposium on the Diagnosis, Education, and Rehabilitation of Cerebral Visual Impairment

In the past, public awareness of the visually impaired was largely limited to ocular structural damage, while understanding of visual impairments caused by damage to visual pathways and the brain's visual centers (hereinafter referred to as cerebral visual impairment, or CVI) remained scarce, leading to widespread misunderstandings of CVI patients. Consequently, many CVI patients struggle to obtain disability certificates, fail to receive appropriate treatment and various rehabilitation resources, and worse yet, are mistakenly accused of faking blindness.

To foster a broader understanding of this issue among all sectors of society, the Symposium on the Diagnosis, Education, and Rehabilitation of Cerebral Visual Impairment invited Dr. Gordon N. Dutton, a British doctor of ophthalmology. Dr. Dutton is a senior researcher in cerebral visual impairment with over thirty years of professional experience, having participated in research and professional exchanges on cerebral visual impairment across multiple countries. The event also featured panel discussions and exchanges with figures from Taiwan's ophthalmology community, cognitive neuroscientists, and special education scholars.

Online Registration

Time

2019/4/27 (Sat.) 9:00~17:10

Location

Kuo-Shu Liang International Conference Hall, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University (No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City)

Keynote Speaker

Gordon N. Dutton, MD

Doctor of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He served as a pediatric ophthalmologist at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow, Scotland, for over 30 years. He is currently an Honorary Professor in Vision Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. Widely known for his work on visual impairment caused by brain damage in children, he has long served as a committee member and consultant for organizations across the UK, North America, and other countries, including as a visiting professor at Boston Children's Hospital.

Panelists

Chao Hsiao-ming　Attending Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital
Hsieh Man-li　Project Host, National Teachers' Association Comprehensive Cross-Age Rehabilitation Service Project for the Visually Impaired
Tseng Hsu-hsuan　Special Education Teacher, Kindergarten
Chen I-chuan　Parent
Lan Ting　Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Taipei Medical University
Chen Chien-chung　Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University
Tseng Hsiang-fei　Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities, Taipei Medical University
Wu Chang-wei　Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities, Taipei Medical University
Chang Chien-hui　Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, National Taiwan Normal University
(Ordered chronologically by agenda)

Agenda

Time	Topic	Chair/Speaker
09:00-09:15	Case Introduction	Chien Kai-lun　Pro Bono Lawyer
09:15~10:00	Sharing Experiences in CVI Diagnosis	Chao Hsiao-ming, Ophthalmologist, Cheng Hsin General Hospital
10:00~10:10	Intermission
10:10~12:00	Medico-Legal Diagnostic Requirements in the UK	Dr. Gordon Dutton
12:00~13:00	Lunch
13:00~14:00	Sharing on Education for CVI Children	Hsieh Man-li, Project Host, National Teachers' Association Comprehensive Cross-Age Rehabilitation Service Project for the Visually Impaired Tseng Hsu-hsuan, Kindergarten Special Education Teacher Chen I-chuan, Ms. (Parent)
14:00~14:20	Intermission
14:20~14:40	What is consciousness and how fast is it?	Lan Ting, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, TMU
14:40~15:00	Mapping Early Visual Cortices	Chen Chien-chung, Professor, Department of Psychology, NTU
15:00~15:20	EEG Marker for Visual Recognition	Tseng Hsiang-fei, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities, TMU
15:20~15:40	Exploring Functional Visual Networks Using fMRI	Wu Chang-wei, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities, TMU
15:40~16:00	Functional Vision Assessment	Chang Chien-hui, Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, NTNU
16:00~16:50	General Discussion	Dr. Gordon Dutton Dr. Chao Hsiao-ming Professor Lan Ting Professor Chen Chien-chung Professor Tseng Hsiang-fei Professor Wu Chang-wei Professor Chang Chien-hui
16:50~17:00	Closing	Professor Chang Chien-hui

Notice

• Admission is free; lunch is not provided and must be arranged individually.
• Due to limited seating, advance online registration is mandatory. Walk-in registrations on-site cannot be accepted; thank you for your understanding.
• Consecutive interpretation will be provided on-site.

Co-organizers

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (Education Discipline), Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Special Education and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University
Judicial Reform Foundation
Legal Aid Foundation
Eden Social Welfare Foundation Visually Impaired Services Division
Taiwan Association of Orientation and Mobility
Taiwan Blind Rehabilitation Association