diff --git a/matlab/examples/StereoVOExample.m b/matlab/examples/StereoVOExample.m
index b3c834a93..661b9aee8 100644
--- a/matlab/examples/StereoVOExample.m
+++ b/matlab/examples/StereoVOExample.m
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ result = graph.optimize(initialEstimate);
 toc
 
 %% visualize initial trajectory, final trajectory, and final points
-figure(1); clf; hold on;
+cla; hold on;
 
 % initial trajectory in red (rotated so Z is up)
 plot3(initialEstimate.zs(),-initialEstimate.xs(),-initialEstimate.ys(), '-*r','LineWidth',2);
@@ -73,5 +73,6 @@ xlabel('X (m)'); ylabel('Y (m)'); zlabel('Z (m)');
 points = result.points();
 plot3(points(:,3),-points(:,1),-points(:,2),'.');
 
+axis([-4 4 -4 4 -4 4]);
 axis equal
 view(3)
diff --git a/matlab/examples/gtsamExamples.m b/matlab/examples/gtsamExamples.m
index 67d4f1c27..b3862088a 100644
--- a/matlab/examples/gtsamExamples.m
+++ b/matlab/examples/gtsamExamples.m
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ echo off
 
 % --- Executes on button press in StereoVO.
 function StereoVO_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)
-fprintf(1,'StereoVOExample not implemented yet\n');
+axes(handles.axes3);
+echo on
+StereoVOExample
+echo off
 
 % --- Executes on button press in Future.
 function Future_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)