AcuiSee
AcuiSee automatically determines the visual abilities of mice, rats, or other laboratory animals. Based on operant conditioning, AcuiSee's fully automated and reliable analysis finds visual acuity and contrast sensitivity quickly and objectively. AcuiSee has been developed by the company of the same name, Acuisee LLC. Striatech has teamed up with Acuisee and their lead scientist, Dr. Jeff Jamison.
AcuiSee: Briefly explained
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Background on AcuiSee
History of AcuiSee, and Differences to OptoDrum
Watch our expert interview to learn more about the background of AcuiSee: how it works, why Jeff Jamison developed it, and how AcuiSee measures vision differently than the OptoDrum.
The AcuiSee Testing Procedure: A 3-Step Process
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Food Deprivation and Acclimation
Follow a few simple food deprivation guidelines before your experiments with AcuiSee. In addition, your animals should get familiarized with the chamber.
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Training
Training consists of two 45 minute sessions per day. Animals have access to two touch panels - one in front of alternating black and white bars, the other with brightness-matched white noise. A food reward is given whenever the animal chooses the bars. Most animals reach criteria (usually: 70% correct) in 10-14 days, while a few take longer. Once trained, animals can be evaluated for visual acuity (spatial density threshold) as well as contrast sensitivity.
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