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Faculty in Biomedical Optics

  • Edmund Arthur, OD, PhD, FAAO

    "Edmund Arthur, OD, PhD, FAAO"

    Assistant Professor

    earthur@uab.edu
    HPB 519

    (205) 996-6576

    Teaching/research interests: Ocular Disease Detection and Diagnosis; Vision Science; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Geometric and Visual Optics; Advanced Retinal Imaging; Retinal biomarkers for early detection of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema; Ocular biomarkers for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias; Biological variable model for screening and early detection of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema in underserved populations.

  • Steven J. Pittler, PhD, FARVO, FAAO

    Steven Pittler headshot.

    Professor
    Director, Vision Science Research Center

    pittler@uab.edu
    VH 375B

    (205) 934-6744

    Teaching/research interests: Teaching: Biochemistry, Genetics, Ocular System, Posterior Segment

    Research: Retina, Photoreceptors, Phototransduction, Transgenic Mice, Gene Editing, Translational Genetics

  • Lawrence Sincich, PhD

    Lawrence Sincich.

    Professor
    Director of the Graduate Program

    sincich@uab.edu
    SHEL 911

    (205) 975-3446

    Teaching/research interests: Anatomy and physiology of the visual system (VIS 613), optics for vision science (VIS 610), visual psychophysics and perception (VS 122, VS 211), graduate educational initiatives.