a. Functions of the moduleThe instrumentation module has several essential functions. The first is to provide the electrical,mechanical, and computer hardware engineering expertise necessary for the development andimplementation of novel devices and instrumentation. This capability is essential for CVSresearchers to continue to break new ground in vision research. One example is the growinginterest in measuring and correcting the optical aberrations in the eye not only in humans, butalso in animal models. With the support of the instrumentation core the University of Rochesterhas become a leader in the development of advanced wavefront sensors and adaptive opticssystems for improving contact lens design and refractive surgery and also for high-resolutionretinal imaging. In the next 5 years, there will be even greater demand for this module, as weusher in the next generation of wavefront instrumentation. A second critical function of thismodule is the facilitation of intra- and extramural collaborations through the development anddeployment of shared technologies and expertise. For instance the instrumentation module wasa key component in the development of a new, shared, virtual reality laboratory for studying thevisual control of movement, and this innovative approach will now be replicated in the MedicalCenter. A subsidiary (although essential) role of the module is continuing support, debuggingand replication of developed technologies in order to maintain the high productivity of CVSresearchers and collaborators. As CVS has grown over the past 5 years and as newapproaches to research and new technologies are applied to vision research, the demands onthe instrumentation module have burgeoned. The experience and specialized expertise of themodule's staff lie at the foundation of the CVS research effort.
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