Faculty in Biomedical Optics
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Edmund Arthur, OD, PhD, FAAO
Assistant Professor
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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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Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO
Professor
Senior Associate Vice President for ResearchThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
AB 714 and HPB 502(205) 975-3497
Teaching/research interests: Anterior segment, cornea, contact lenses, dry eye disease, meibomian gland disease
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Steven J. Pittler, PhD, FARVO, FAAO
Professor
Director, Vision Science Research CenterThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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 ProgramThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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.