11/08/2026
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When: Aug 12, 2026 17:30 Johannesburg
Topic: Part 1 In- and On-the-Eye Low Vision Telescopes: A Critical Evaluation
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Webinar Speakers
Eli Peli (Prof )
Dr. Eli Peli earned a BSc in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. He then received his OD degree from the New England College of Optometry. Dr. Peli is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear. He also serves as Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine, where since 1983 he has been caring for visually impaired patients as the director of the Vision Rehabilitation Service at the New England Medical Center Hospitals. Dr. Peli is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, a Fellow of the SID (Society for Information Display), a Fellow of the SPIE (The International Society of Optical Engineering) and a Fellow of ARVO. He was presented the 2001 Glenn A. Fry Lecture Award, the 2009 William Feinbloom Award and the 2017 Charles F Prentice Medal and Lecture Award by the American Academy of Optometry, the 2004 Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science by the Jewish Guild for the Blind, the 2006 Pisart Vision Award by the Lighthouse International, the 2009 Alcon Research Institute award, the 2010 Otto Schade Prize from the SID, the 2010 Edwin H. Land Medal by the Optical Society of America and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology, and the 2020 Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision by ARVO. He was awarded an Honorary of Master’s in Medicine degree by Harvard Medical School and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York. Dr. Peli consulted to over 50 companies in the ophthalmic instrumentation area and manufacturers of head-mounted displays. He served as a consultant on many national committees, including the National Institutes of Health, NASA’s Aviation Operations Systems advisory committee, US Air Force, Department of Veterans Affairs, US Navy Postdoctoral Fellowships Program, US Army Research Labs, and US Department of Transportation
Spectacle mounted telescopes have been used by people with impaired vision for about a century. The use of these devices has increased in the USA since the 1950s with the increased use in driving promoted by Feinbloom. In-and on-the-eyes (In&OnTE) telescopes for low vision were proposed by Dallos and implemented in the USA since the 1930s. There has been a substantial increase in activities in these areas around the world in the last 3 decades. Some of these systems have gained regulatory approval in the USA and in Europe. Despite numerous systems developments, none has seen wide clinical acceptability or commercial success. This presentation critically reviews the numerous (In&OnTE) approaches, their optical characteristics, and the modes of use of various systems. The review attempts to explain the reasons for the lack of success in the marketplace. It is hoped that better understanding of the physics and operational use of such systems will lead to more successful developments and clinical use in the future.
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