The key mission of our I nnovative T raining N etwork (ITN) OptiVisT is to enhance the societal participation of individuals with vision impairment through innovative and inclusive care. To achieve this, we acquire new knowledge and, in particular, design new and innovative tests to assess functional visual abilities, and tools to train and augment them. To this end, we have brought together and are training Translational Vision Scientists, for them to become experts in the foundations of vision science , technology and healthcare .