Many vision scientists seem to have a penchant for creating art, and Dr. Paul Witkovsky is no exception. Paul is a famous vision scientist that spent most of his career at NYU New York City in the department of Ophthalmology. His research spanned the fields of retinal physiology, retinal ultrastructure and pharmacology.
His major contribution has been in trying to understand the role of dopamine in the retina and its role in light adaptation and cone vision. This work he has passed on to his academic progeny including David Krizaj here at the Moran Eye Center, Bill Brunken at SUNY and Jozsef Vigh at Colorado State University.
Paul has always been a “renaissance man” interested in travel, languages, music and art as well as science. Above, you can see one of his recent abstract paintings (acrylic).