This space is dedicated to Network members who shine within the scientific community or to announce events or activities related to vision research. Contact us so that we can share your latest advances in vision or other vision-related news.
2026-04-09
Symbiose Innovation – Webinar available – How the platform works for translational research and networking on rare diseases (source: YouTube)
2026-03-13
Practical Workshop – Introduction to Audio Description of Scientific Posters – March 24, 2026 – 1 PM to 5 PM (CRIR)
2026-02-18
Dr. Walter Wittich published two books related to perspectives on Deafness.
Link to “Learning, Education, and Support…”
Link to “Communication with People...”
2025-11-26
Webinar on science communication (source: FRQ and You Tube) – French only . Slides (PDF) available here.
2025-10-15
Brain Coloring Book “How we see” is now available for purchase on Amazon
2025-10-02
Major acquisition at the CHUM. Unity enhances efficiency and safety during retinal surgery (source: TVA nouvelles)
2025-08-06
Brain Coloring Book “How we see ” (interview) – Maria Zamfir, Science illustrator (CTV Morning Live)
2025-06-19
Reconstructing the tissues of burn victims (interview) – Lucie Germain (Info Radio-Canada – Téléjournal Québec)
2025-06-09
Deafblindness: when the sum is different from the parts (UdM News)
2025-03-15
Walter Wittich (professional page-You Tube)
2025-02-28
AMD Foundation – Pierre Brisebois (It’s My Business, Ami-Télé)
2025-02-01
White Cane Week / FBC – Michel Cayouette (It’s My Business, Ami-Télé)
2024-09-25
Death of Yves Frégnac – former member of the VSRN International Advisory Committee (Tribute -CNRS, France)
2024-10-18
Montreal research: new hope in sight for retinal diseases – Michel Cayouette (Journal de Québec)
2024-04-08
Solar eclipse – Michel Cayouette laboratory , IRCM (source YouTube)
Link to the video (French)
2023-11-10
Death of Jean-Réal Brunette – Founder of VSRN (Obituary)
2023-11-05
Open access neuroscience textbook – Stuart Trenholm, Arjun Krishnaswamy (webpage – The Open Brain )
2023-10-28
Restoring sight to a blind person – Serge Picaud (Ça me regarde, Ami-Télé)
2023-08-31
New hope for patients with a form of hereditary vision loss – Cynthia Qian, Flavio Rezende (Le Devoir)
2022-09-08
Childhood blindness – Michel Cayouette, Robert Koenekoop (UdM News)
2021-05-15
How to fight glaucoma – Georges Durr (TEDxUMontréal)
2021-05-15
Can you learn to see again when you’ve lost your vision? – Cynthia Qian (TEDxUMontreal)
2021-05-15
Fishing for Single Cells – Santiago Costantino (TEDxUMontreal)
2021-05-15
How to re-grow human corneas to treat cornea blindness: Hope or hype? – May Griffith (TEDxUMontreal)
2021-01-16
Genetic advances offer hope to Canadians with hereditary vision loss – Robert Koenekoop (Le Devoir)
2019-03-09
Advances in the treatment of glaucoma – Adriana Di Polo (Ça me regarde, Ami-Télé)
2019-03-03
Presentation of the RRSV – Michel Cayouette (Ça me regarde, Ami-Télé)
2018-04-30
New technologies for people living with vision loss – Walter Wittich (Ça me regarde, Ami-Télé)
2018-02-05
Better understanding the effects of blue light on the eyes – Patrick Rochette (Info Radio-Canada)
2017-09-17
The Bionic Eye – Cynthia Qian , Flavio Rezende (La Presse)
