Terri Lewis

• Vision Scientist, Department of Ophthalmology, The Hospital for Sick Children
• Project Investigator, Brain and Behavior Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children

Dr. Lewis has published over 50 manuscripts in prestigious peer reviewed journals such as Science, Vision Research, and Journal of Vision. She also has 11 published book chapters and nearly 100 published abstracts from presentations at international scientific meetings held in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Her research interests involve studying the normal development of vision, the consequences of visual deprivation during infancy, and the brain mechanisms underlying both normal and abnormal visual development. Dr. Lewis has also recently begun to investigate new ways to capitalize on adult brain plasticity in order to improve reduced vision in adults.

Appointments

Professor Appointment - McMaster University
Adjunct Professor - Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children