Scientists

Dingcai Cao  

Dingcai Cao, PhD

Associate Professor
Director, Visual Perception Laboratory
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

 

Email   dcao98@uic.edu
Phone   312-355-3662
Office   LIERI 149
US Mail   University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
1855 W. Taylor Street M/C 648
Chicago, IL 60612


Research Interests

Investigation of neural mechanisms of fundamental visual perception
Development of psychophysical and electrophysiological tests for visual function loss in eye diseases

Education/Training

PhD, 2003, Biopsychology, University of Chicago
MS, 2002, Statistics, University of Chicago
MS, 1994, Biopsychology, Beijing University, China
BS, 1991, Psychology, Peking University, China

UIC Appointments

2011-present Associate Professor
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Representative Publications

  1. Cao, D., Pokorny, J. (2010). Rod and cone contrast gains derived from reaction time distribution model. Journal of Vision, 10(2)11:4, 1-15.
  2. Lee, B. B, Sun, H. & Cao, D. (2010). Macaque ganglion cell responses and the probed-sinewave paradigm: a stimulus too far? Journal of Vision, 10(12):26, 1-14.
  3. Cao, D., Lee, B. B. & Sun, H. (2010). Combination of rod and cone inputs in parasol ganglion cells of the magnocellular pathway, Journal of Vision, 10 (11):4, 1-15.
  4. Swanson, W. H., Sun, H., Lee, B. B. & Cao, D. (2011). Responses of retinal ganglion cells to perimetric stimuli, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 52(2), 764-771.
  5. Feigl, B. Cao, D., Morris, C. P. & Zele, A. (2011). Persons with age-related maculopathy risk genotypes and clinically normal eyes have reduced mesopic vision. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 52(2), 1145-1150.
  6. Pula, J. H, Towle, V. Li, Staszek, V. M., Cao, D., Bernard, & Gomez, C. M. (2011) Retinal nerve fiber layer and macular thickness are decreased in spinocerebellar ataxia and cerebellar multisystem atrophy, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 35(3),108-114.
  7. Cao, D., Pokorny, J., & Grassi, M. A. (2011). Isolated mesopic rod and cone Electroretinograms realized with a four-primary method, Documenta Ophthalmologica, 123(1), 29-41.
  8. Cao, D., Zele, A. J., Pokorny, J., Lee, D., Messner, L. V., Diehl, C., & Ksiazek, S. (2011). Functional loss in the magnocellular and parvocellular pathway in patients with optic neuritis, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, in press.
  9. Cao, D. & Lu, Y., (2012). Chromatic discrimination: Differential contributions from two adapting fields, Journal of the Optical Society of America, A, 29(2) (to appear).
  10. Cao, D. , Lu, Y.,(2012). Lateral suppression of mesopic rod and cone flicker detection, Journal of the Optical Society of America, A, 29(2) (to appear).