Olga Overbury, Ph.D.
Full Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Adjunct Professor, Department of Ophtalmology, McGill University, Associate Member, CRIR - Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille of the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
Phone: 514 343-2384
Fax: 514 343-2382
Email: [email protected]
Education
- B.A., Psychology (Honours), Loyola College, 1974
- M.A., Experimental Psychology, Concordia University, 1977
- Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Concordia University, 1983
Research interests
Vision impairment and rehabilitation; visual perception, sensory and psychosocial aspects linked to loss of vision
Selected publications
Bower, T. N., Muhsen, S., Overbury, O., Birt, C., & Kasner, O. (sous presse 2013). Canadian ophthalmologists’ opinions concerning complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in glaucoma. Journal of Glaucoma.
Overbury, O. & Wittich, W. (2011). Barriers to low vision rehabilitation: The Montreal Barriers Study. Investigative Ophtalmology and Visual Science, 52(12), 8933-8938.
Westaway, L., Wittich, W. & Overbury, O. (2011). Depression and burden in spouses of individuals with sensory impairment. Insight: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness, 4(1), 29-36.
Wittich, W., Faubert, J., Watanabe, D.H., Kapusta, M.A. & Overbury, O. (2011). Spatial judgments in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Vision Research, 51(1), 165-173.
Wittich, W., Watanabe, D.H., Kapusta, M.A. & Overbury, O. (2011). Subjective perception of visual distortions in individuals with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 105(1), 50-55.
Renaud, J., Levasseur, M., Gresset, J., Overbury, O., Wanet-Defalque, M.-C., Dubois, M.F. et al. (2010). Health-related and subjective quality of life of older adults with visual impairment. Disability and Rehabilitation, 32(11), 899-907.
Desrosiers, J., Wanet-Defalque, M.-C., Témisjian, K., Gresset, J., Dubois, M.F., Renaud, J., Vincent, C., Rousseau, J., Carignan, M. & Overbury O. (2009). Participation in daily activities and social roles of older adults with visual impairment. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(15), 1227-1234.
Dubuc, S., Wittich, W., Gomolin, J.E., Kapusta, M. & Overbury, O. (2009). Beyond visual acuity: functional outcome and patient satisfaction following treatment for age-related macular degeneration. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 44(6), 680-685.
Chetrit, S., Gaudet, M., Wittich, W., Bailey, I.L. & Overbury, O. (2009). A comparative study of the efficiency of chart versus computer-generated contrast sensitivity testing in glaucoma patients and controls. Canadian Journal of Optometry, 71(3), 34-41.
Yampolsky, M.A., Wittich, W., Webb, G. & Overbury, O. (2008). The role of spirituality in coping with visual impairment. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 102(1), 28-39.
Research orientation
Axis 1
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Research Site
CRIR – Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille of the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
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