Lisa Christian, University of Waterloo

Research

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Latest papers

Eye-hand coordination during a precision grasping and placement task in children with a history of amblyopia.
Vision research · 2025 · senior author
Vision, Visuomotor and Executive Function in Older Adults with a History of Brain Injury.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2025 · senior author
Evaluating visuomotor coordination in children with amblyopia.
Developmental psychobiology · 2022

All 7 publications

Latest funding

From eye patches to robots – Using socially interactive technology to improve health outcomes in children with amblyopia
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000

All 1 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Eye-hand coordination during a precision grasping and placement task in children with a history of amblyopia.

Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Wu S, Giaschi D, Colpa L, Wong AMF, Christian L

Vision research20253 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2025.108700 PMID: 40972345

02

Vision, Visuomotor and Executive Function in Older Adults with a History of Brain Injury.

Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Hobson J, Chaston A, Christian L

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2025Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2025.10116 PMID: 40415680

03

Evaluating visuomotor coordination in children with amblyopia.

Hou SW, Zhang Y, Christian L, Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Giaschi D

Developmental psychobiology202215 citations

DOI: 10.1002/dev.22270 PMID: 35452551

04

Application of bifocal and progressive addition lenses in the management of accommodative esotropia: A comprehensive review of current practices.

Akbari MR, Heirani M, Kundart J, Christian L, Khorrami-Nejad M, Masoomian B

Survey of ophthalmology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.02.005 PMID: 35183612

05

Contribution of stereopsis, vergence, and accommodative function to the performance of a precision grasping and placement task in typically developing children age 8-14 years.

Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Thai G, Christian L

Human movement science202024 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2020.102652 PMID: 32721372

06

Concurrent maturation of visuomotor skills and motion perception in typically-developing children and adolescents.

Niechwiej-Szwedo E, Meier K, Christian L, Nouredanesh M, Tung J, Bryden P, Giaschi D

Developmental psychobiology202023 citations

DOI: 10.1002/dev.21931 PMID: 31621075

07

Contribution of binocular vision to the performance of complex manipulation tasks in 5-13years old visually-normal children.

Alramis F, Roy E, Christian L, Niechwiej-Szwedo E

Human movement science201635 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2015.12.006 PMID: 26722986

From eye patches to robots – Using socially interactive technology to improve health outcomes in children with amblyopia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Thompson, Benjamin

$250,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Optometry & Vision Science
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Systems Design Engineering
College of Community and Global Health
Kinesiology and Physical Education
Other

Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo

Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Deborah Giaschi

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2025

James Tung

Department of Systems Design Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Pamela Bryden

Kinesiology and Physical Education

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Pam Bryden

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Agnes Wong

Department of Ophthalmology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Eric Roy

Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Mina Nouredanesh

College of Community and Global Health

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Christian, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Eye-hand coordination during a precision grasping and placement task in children with a history of amblyopia." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Lisa Christian

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Eye-hand coordination during a precision grasping and placement task in children with a history of amblyopia.

Vision, Visuomotor and Executive Function in Older Adults with a History of Brain Injury.

Evaluating visuomotor coordination in children with amblyopia.

Application of bifocal and progressive addition lenses in the management of accommodative esotropia: A comprehensive review of current practices.

Contribution of stereopsis, vergence, and accommodative function to the performance of a precision grasping and placement task in typically developing children age 8-14&#xa0;years.

Concurrent maturation of visuomotor skills and motion perception in typically-developing children and adolescents.

Contribution of binocular vision to the performance of complex manipulation tasks in 5-13years old visually-normal children.

From eye patches to robots – Using socially interactive technology to improve health outcomes in children with amblyopia

Frequent collaborators

Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo

Deborah Giaschi

James Tung

Pamela Bryden

Pam Bryden

Agnes Wong

Eric Roy

Mina Nouredanesh

Contribution of stereopsis, vergence, and accommodative function to the performance of a precision grasping and placement task in typically developing children age 8-14 years.