Expert Source: David Robbins, Ph.D.

Interim president, provost, and pre-optometry advisor at Ohio Wesleyan University, David Robbins, Ph.D., has spent more than 30 years studying the adverse effects that intense laser light has on the physiology and function of the primate visual system. His other research interests include receptive field organization and cellular responses within midbrain structures in the reptilian brain, the physiological bases of sleep, and neural encoding and recognition of the human face.

Education:

• B.A., Lycoming College
• M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware

Areas of Expertise:

• Visual neuroscience

Selected Publications:

• “Intensity and wavelength effects on the responses of single optic tectal cells in the turtle, Pseudemys  (Brain, Behavior and Evolution)
• Critical spatial frequencies involved in face and feature recognition” (The Ohio Psychologist)
• “Spatial visual function loss in accidental human laser exposure” (Neuroscience Abstracts)
•  “Punctate macular lesions and visual acuity deficits induced by pulsed Q-switched laser exposure” (Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science)