Staff profile

Dr Suzane Vassallo

Lecturer, Honours Co-ordinator

Faculty of Health Sciences


Department of Clinical Vision Sciences

HS2-309, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

PhD BOrth (Hons), Grad Cert (Higher Ed)

Membership of professional associations

Australian Orthoptic Board , Orthoptic Association of Australia Inc, ASAR Member, Neuro-ophthalmology Society of Australia, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Area of study

Orthoptics

Brief profile

 

Suzane Vassallo is a full-time Lecturer in the department of Clinical Vision Sciences. She is also the 4th year & Honours year coordinator. Suzane teaches in the areas of optics, refraction, neuro-ophthalmic disorders and also in those subjects concerned with the orthoptic management of patients in the ophthalmic setting - e.g., ocular ultrasonography, surgical assistance. Her main area of research interest is in the analysis of saccadic eye movements and understanding the manner in which individuals look at emotional faces. Suzane is currently coordinating the development of the new degree Bachelor of Orthoptics/Master of Health Sciences.

Suzane is actively involved in the Orthoptic Association of Australia (Victorian Branch) and is currently the Branch Treasurer. In 2008, she was Convenor of the 65th Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia Inc.

 

Research specialisation

- Clinical Vision Sciences

Recent publications

Vassallo, S. Cooper, SLC. Douglas, JM. Visual scanning in the recognition of facial affect: Is there an observer sex difference? Journal of Vision 2009; 9(3); 1-10

Vassallo S. Mancuso C. Harper CA. Two cases of Valsalva retinopathy treated with Nd:YAG laser hyaloidotomy. Australian Orthoptic Journal 2007; 39(1): 8-12.

Vassallo S. Abel L. Alcohol effects on the saccadic eye movement system. Australian Orthoptic Journal 2007; 39(1): 38. [abstract]

Jones L. Vassallo S. Eye movement control during the visual scanning of objects. Australian Orthoptic Journal 2007; 39(1): 38-39. [abstract]

Vassallo S, Abel LA. Effect of alcohol on saccades: reply [Letter]. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2002; 30: 450-451.

Vassallo S, Abel LA. Ethanol effects on volitional versus reflexive saccades. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2002; 30: 208-212.

Vassallo S, Abel LA. Effects of aging on saccadic reaction times in gap and overlap paradigms. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology 1998; 27: 288. [abstract].

Conference Presentations

Douglas, JM., Vassallo S., White, E. Impaired interpretation of facial expression after traumatic brain injury: Exploring the role of visual scanning. Presentation accepted for the 32nd Annual Conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI). (May 2009, Sydney).

Murphy, MJ., Vassallo, S., Malesic, L., Crewther, S.G. Why tertiary education is bad for your eyes. Poster presentation at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS) (January 2009, Canberra).

Drowley, CR. Gatens, M. Vassallo, S. O’Day, J. Clinical management of Coat’s Disease: A case study. Presentation at the 65th Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia (November 2008, Melbourne).

Vassallo, S. White, E. Douglas, JM. The way we look at faces: Variations and implications. Presentation at the 65th Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia (November 2008, Melbourne).

Vassallo, S. Cooper, SLC. Douglas, JM. Gender differences in the visual scanning of facial affect. Poster presentation at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (July 2008, Brisbane).

Vassallo, S. Sinha, S. Cooper, S. Douglas J. Investigating gender differences in the interpretation of emotional facial expressions using the Tobii 1750. Tobii Eye Tracking Workshop. (December 2007, Melbourne). Invited speaker.

Vassallo, S. Cooper, S. Douglas J. Visual attention in the recognition of facial affect: Is there a gender difference? Presented at the Australasian Ophthalmic and Visual Sciences Meeting. (December 2007, Canberra).

Vassallo, S. Cooper, S. Douglas J. He sees, she sees: an analysis of gender differences in visual scanning to emotional facial expressions. Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia. (November 2007, Perth).

Vassallo, S. Kolic, M. Retinal assessment using OCT: An Orthoptist’s Compilation of Tips. Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia. (November 2007, Perth). Invited Speaker.

Vassallo, S. Mancuso C., Harper CA. Interesting retinopathy. Presented at the 63rd Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia. (November 2006, Sydney).

Vassallo, S. Alcohol effects on the saccadic eye movement system. Presented as part of the Victorian College of Optometry seminar series, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne. (April, 2006). Invited speaker.

Vassallo, S. Alcohol effects on the saccadic eye movement system. Presented as part of the Research Colloquia Program, School of Psychological Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora. (April, 2006). Invited speaker.

Jones L, Vassallo S. Eye movement control during the visual scanning of objects. Presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia. (November 2005, Hobart).

Vassallo S, Abel LA. Alcohol effects on the saccadic eye movement system. Presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Conference of the Orthoptic Association of Australia. (November 2005, Hobart).

Vassallo, S. Ophthalmic Surgical Assistance. Workshop presented as part of the Orthoptic Association of Australia Continuing Education Program: ‘The Cutting Edge’. (November 2005, Calvary Hospital, Hobart). Invited speaker.