Faculty in Biomedical Optics
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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.
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Steven J. Pittler, PhD, FARVO, FAAO
Professor
Director, Vision Science Research Centerpittler@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
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Lawrence Sincich, PhD
Professor
Director of the Graduate Programsincich@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.