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Christian Casanova is an Associate Professor at the School of Optometry at the Université de Montréal and the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Sherbrooke. He has played a crucial role in collaborating with the Department of Ophthalmology to establish the first doctoral program in vision sciences in the Francophone world. Director of the new Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Brain and Learning (CIRCA), Casanova is a member of several international research associations, including the Vision Sciences Society, the American Academy of Optometry, and the Society for Neuroscience. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying normal and pathological vision, specifically examining the role of the pulvinar and cortico-thalamic-cortical pathways in visual processing, especially motion analysis of images. His team explores the functional consequences of neurotransmitter and neuromodulator deprivation in the retina regarding contrast sensitivity, as seen in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Additionally, he works on models of retinopathy of prematurity and glaucoma.
University of Montreal • Montreal, Quebec
Teaching, researching, and directing interdisciplinary projects in vision sciences.
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.