Duane Geruschat

Bio

Duane Geruschat, PhD, specializes in rehabilitation research with persons who are blind and visually impaired. His primary interest is in low vision orientation and mobility. He is a certified orientation and mobility specialist (COMS) and a certified low vision therapist (CLVT).

His involvement with prosthetic [i.e., artificial] vision began in 2004 with a product developed by Optobionics. Since 2009, Dr. Geruschat has been involved with Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., helping them to develop functional assessments and a rehabilitation curriculum that low vision therapists and orientation and mobility instructors can use when teaching patients to use the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.

Dr. Geruschat served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness from 2005-2012. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Corinne Kirchner Award from the American Foundation for the Blind for lifetime achievement in blindness and low vision research, and the Outstanding Contributions in Research and Literature in Low Vision Award from the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER).