Dr Jason Turuwhenua

MSc(Hons) PhD Waik.

Snr Research Fellow

Biography

Jason is a Research Fellow who works between the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and the Department of Optometry and Vision Science.

Research | Current

Jason is interested in how engineering methods might be applied to problems of interest in vision. To date this has involved work on corneal topography (videokeratography), simulating retinal images, as well as image processing. At present Jason is working on developing 'the virtual eye', which is a physics based system for investigating eye disease.

Research group

Vision Engineering

Responsibilities

Associate Director Māori, Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Connell, C. J. W., Thompson, B., Turuwhenua, J., Srzich, A., & Gant, N. (2017). Effects of Dopamine and Norepinephrine on Exercise-induced Oculomotor Fatigue. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 49 (9), 1778-1788. 10.1249/mss.0000000000001307
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Benjamin Thompson, Nicholas Gant
Connell, C. J. W., Thompson, B., Turuwhenua, J., Hess, R. F., & Gant, N. (2017). Caffeine increases the velocity of rapid eye movements in unfatigued humans. Psychopharmacology, 234 (15), 2311-2323. 10.1007/s00213-017-4638-1
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Benjamin Thompson, Nicholas Gant
Connell, C. J. W., Thompson, B., Turuwhenua, J., Srzich, A., & Gant, N. (2017). Fatigue-related impairments in oculomotor control are prevented by norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibition. Scientific reports, 710.1038/srep42726
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/33259
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Nicholas Gant, Benjamin Thompson
Chang, L. Y.-L., Turuwhenua, J., Qu, T. Y., Black, J. M., & Acosta, M. L. (2017). Infrared Video Pupillography Coupled with Smart Phone LED for Measurement of Pupillary Light Reflex. Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 1110.3389/fnint.2017.00006
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/34371
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Lily Chang, Joanna Black, Monica Acosta
Vellara, H. R., Ali, N. Q., Gokul, A., Turuwhenua, J., McGhee, C. N. J., & Patel, D. (2016). Penetrating keratoplasty versus deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: which technique establishes healthy corneal biomechanics?. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), Seattle, WA. 1 May - 5 May 2016. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. (pp. 2).
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Dipika Patel, Charles McGhee
Guo, P., Sangi, M., Chang, L., Thompson, B., & Turuwhenua, J. (2016). A 2D Feature Space Representation of the Optokinetic Velocity Signal. Paper presented at IEEE EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. 4 December - 8 December 2016. 2016 IEEE EMBS CONFERENCE ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES (IECBES). (pp. 6).
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Peng Guo, Mehrdad Sangi, Benjamin Thompson
Vellara, H., Ali, N., Gokul, A., Turuwhenua, J., McGhee, C., & Patel, D. (2015). PURE CORNEAL DEFORMATION AND THE INFLUENCE OF KERATOPLASTY TECHNIQUE ON THE DYNAMIC CORNEAL BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN KERATOCONUS. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. (pp. 1).
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Charles McGhee, Dipika Patel
Vellara, H., Ali, N., Gokul, A., Turuwhenua, J., McGhee, C., & Patel, D. (2015). DYNAMIC BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF KERATOCONIC CORNEAS EVALUATED USING THE CORVIS ST. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY. (pp. 1).
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Charles McGhee, Dipika Patel