Walter Wittich

Summary

Affiliation: McGill University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Coping with extended facedown positioning after macular hole surgery: a qualitative diary analysis
    Walter Wittich
    Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Nurs Res 57:436-43. 2008
  2. ncbi Hierarchical linear modeling of visual acuity change over time: rate of functional recovery after macular hole surgery
    Walter Wittich
    Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Optom Vis Sci 84:872-8. 2007
  3. ncbi Spatial judgments in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
    Walter Wittich
    Centre de recherche institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, 4565, Chemin Queen Mary, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3W 1W5
    Vision Res 51:165-73. 2011
  4. ncbi Luminance contrast with clear and yellow-tinted intraocular lenses
    Andrena Pierre
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, and Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Cataract Refract Surg 33:1248-52. 2007
  5. ncbi Beyond visual acuity: functional outcome and patient satisfaction following treatment for age-related macular degeneration
    Sara Dubuc
    School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Can J Ophthalmol 44:680-5. 2009
  6. ncbi Barriers to low vision rehabilitation: the montreal barriers study
    Olga Overbury
    School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52:8933-8. 2011
  7. ncbi Macular hole: perceptual filling-in across central scotomas
    Walter Wittich
    Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Pavilion E 008, 3755 Cote Sainte Catherine, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Vision Res 46:4064-70. 2006
  8. ncbi Multisensory integration: central processing modifies peripheral systems
    J E Lugo
    Visual Psychophysics and Perception Laboratory, School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Psychol Sci 19:989-97. 2008

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Coping with extended facedown positioning after macular hole surgery: a qualitative diary analysis
    Walter Wittich
    Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Nurs Res 57:436-43. 2008
    ..Patients undergoing facedown positioning have to overcome physical and psychological challenges; however, their perspective and experience are rarely documented in the research literature...
  2. ncbi Hierarchical linear modeling of visual acuity change over time: rate of functional recovery after macular hole surgery
    Walter Wittich
    Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Optom Vis Sci 84:872-8. 2007
    ..To examine acuity recovery rate after Macular Hole (MH) surgery, using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) with linear and curvilinear regression analysis...
  3. ncbi Spatial judgments in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
    Walter Wittich
    Centre de recherche institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, 4565, Chemin Queen Mary, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3W 1W5
    Vision Res 51:165-73. 2011
    ..59. Brain laterality may be an important factor when examining changes in cortical function in response to peripheral system damage...
  4. ncbi Luminance contrast with clear and yellow-tinted intraocular lenses
    Andrena Pierre
    Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, and Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Cataract Refract Surg 33:1248-52. 2007
    ..To determine whether yellow-tinted intraocular lenses (IOLs) negatively affect luminance contrast in postoperative cataract patients...
  5. ncbi Beyond visual acuity: functional outcome and patient satisfaction following treatment for age-related macular degeneration
    Sara Dubuc
    School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Can J Ophthalmol 44:680-5. 2009
    ..Using additional objective and subjective measures to assess the outcome of treatments may provide greater insight into the visual functions that are lost, maintained, or improved during the course of treatment...
  6. ncbi Barriers to low vision rehabilitation: the montreal barriers study
    Olga Overbury
    School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52:8933-8. 2011
    ..Further research is necessary on the psychological and psychosocial contributors to this process...
  7. ncbi Macular hole: perceptual filling-in across central scotomas
    Walter Wittich
    Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Pavilion E 008, 3755 Cote Sainte Catherine, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Vision Res 46:4064-70. 2006
    ..Examination of MH diameters in relation to the line perceptions indicated that the shape of the perceived line can be explained at the retinal level, while its continuity must be perceptually created at the cortical level...
  8. ncbi Multisensory integration: central processing modifies peripheral systems
    J E Lugo
    Visual Psychophysics and Perception Laboratory, School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Psychol Sci 19:989-97. 2008
    ..We also discuss a theoretical framework to explain this novel interaction...