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Head of Technology - Professor Arthur Ho

Professor Ho oversees the development of custom systems for biometry, metrology and vision measurements. He is also Presbyopia Programme Director at Vision CRC.

 

Qualifications

B. Optom (First Class Honours and University Medal), University of New South Wales, Sydney, 1980
M. Optom, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1981
PhD, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1992

Professional and academic memberships

Chair of Ophthalmic Technologies, Society for Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
Optometrists Association Australia
Optical Society of America
Australian Optical Society
Council Member, International Society for Contact Lens Research
Secretary General, Accommodation Club
Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society

Current project involvement

  • Dynamic Vision
  • Corneal Onlay
  • Anti-Myopia

Granted/Issued patents and marks

  1. United States Patent No. US 4,784,485: Ho A. "Contact Lens Zonometer".
  2. United States Patent No. US 5,760,100: June 2, 1998. Nicolson P, Baron R, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Griesser H, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock B, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs G, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle J, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton L “Extended Wear Ophthalmic Lens”.
  3. United States Patent No. US 5,776,999: July 7, 1998. Nicolson P, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Griesser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Methods of using and screening extended wear ophthalmic lenses”.
  4. United States Patent No. US 5,789,461: August 4, 1998. Nicolson P, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Griesser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Methods of forming an extended wear ophthalmic lens having a hydrophilic surface”.
  5. United States Patent No. US 5,849,811: December 15, 1998. Nicolson PC, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Greisser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Extended wear ophthalmic lens”.
  6. United States Patent No. US 5,965,631: October 12, 1999. Nicolson PC, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Greisser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Extended wear ophthalmic lens”.
  7. Australian Design Application No. 3814/93: Sujono I, Luettringhaus H, Ho A. “Optical Quality Analyser”.
  8. United States Patent No. US 6,595,639: July 22, 2003. Ho A, Back A “Junctionless ophthalmic lenses and methods for making same”.
  9. United States Patent No. US 6,951,894: October 4, 2005. Nicolson PC, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Greisser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Extended wear ophthalmic lens”.
  10. United States Patent No. US 7,001,426: February 21, 2006. Lee W, Fernandez V, Parel J-M, Ho A. “One-piece minicapsulorhexis valve”.
  11. United States Patent No. US 7,025,460: April 11, 2006. Smith EL, Greeman N, Ho A, Holden BS. “Methods and apparatuses for altering curvature of field and positions of peripheral, off-axis focal positions”.
  12. United States Patent Application US 7,060,095: June 13, 2006. Ho A, Erickson P, Manns F, Parel J-M “Supplementary endo-capsular lens and method of implantation”.
  13. United States Patent No. US 7,152,975: December 26, 2006. Ho A, Back A “Junctionless ophthalmic lenses and methods for making same”.

Published patent applications

  1. United State Patent Application No. 20030208265: April 4, 2003. Ho A, Erickson P, Manns F, Parel J-M. “Supplementary endo-capsular lens and method of implantation”.
  2. Australian Patent Application No. VSSN 729,984: Holden BA, Back AP, Ho A, Cox IS, Sayer G. “Method of Treating Presbyopia with Concentric Bifocal Contact Lenses”.
  3. United State Patent Application No. 20040075807: July 21, 2003. Ho A, Back A. “Junctionless ophthalmic lenses and methods for making same”.
  4. United State Patent Application No. 20040098122: November 18, 2002. Lee W, Fernandez V, Parel J-M, Ho A. “One-piece minicapsulorhexis valve”.
  5. United States patent Application No. 20040237971: December 2, 2004. Radhakrishnan H, O’Leary DJ, Pardham S, Calver R, Ho A, Holden BA. “Methods and apparatuses for controlling optical aberrations to alter modulation transfer functions”.
  6. United States patent Application No. 20050105047: July 9, 2004. Smith EL III, Greeman N Jr, Ho A, Holden BA, Greeman P. “Methods and apparatuses for altering relative curvature of field and positions of peripheral, off-axis focal positions”.
  7. United States Patent Application No. 20050228065: June 7, 2005. Nicolson PC, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Greisser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Extended wear ophthalmic lens”.
  8. United States Patent Application No. 20060116761: January 23, 2006. Lee W, Fernandez V, Parel J-M, Ho A. “One-piece minicapsulorhexis valve”.
  9. United States Patent Application No. 20060203189: May 31, 2006. Ho A, Back A. “Junctionless ophthalmic lenses and methods for making same”.
  10. Australian Patent Application No. 2006906848: December 8, 2006. Ho A, Holden BA, Sankaridurg PR, Smith EL. “Methods and Devices for Myopia Control”.
  11. Australian Patent Application No. 2007900710: February 14, 2007. Ehrmann K, Ho A. “Characterisation of Optical Systems”.
  12. Australian Patent Application No. 2007901634: March 28, 2007. Ehrmann K, Ho A. “Characterising Eye-Related Optical Systems”.
  13. Australian Patent Application No. 2007902208: April 27, 2007. Ehrmann K, Ho A. “Determination of Optical Adjustments for Retarding Myopia Progression”.
  14. United States Patent Application No. 20070105973: December 30, 2006. Nicolson PC, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Greisser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Extended wear ophthalmic lens”.
  15. United States Patent Application No. 20070105974: December 30, 2006. Nicolson PC, Baron RC, Chabrecek P, Court J, Domschke A, Greisser HJ, Ho A, Hopken J, Laycock BG, Liu Q, Lohmann D, Meijs GF, Papaspiliotopoulos E, Riffle JS, Schindhelm K, Sweeney D, Terry WL Jnr, Vogt J, Winterton LC “Extended wear ophthalmic lens”.
  16. United States Patent Application No. 20070115431: February 7, 2006. Smith EL, Greeman N, Ho A, Holden BS. “Methods and apparatuses for altering curvature of field and positions of peripheral, off-axis focal positions”.
  17. United States Patent Application No. 20070132948: July 27, 2006. Evans SR, Ho A, Brent GP, Ehrmann K, Falk DM, Perera SI, Tan J, Du Toit R. “Bifocal contact lens”.
  18. United States Patent Application No. 20070159601: January 11, 2007. Ho A, Smith EL III, Sankaridurg P, Holden BA. “Methods and apparatuses for controlling peripheral image position for reducing progression of myopia”.
  19. United States Patent Application No. 20070216859: February 6, 2007. Caroline P, Bergenske PD, Choo JD, Aboutalebi SS, Evans SR, Ho A, Papaspiliotopoulos EB, Holden BA. “Soft lens orthokeratology”.
  20. United States Patent Application No. 20070296916: June 5, 2007. Holden BA, Ho A, Sankaridurg PR, Aller TA, Smith EL III. “Means for controlling the progression of myopia”

Selected publications

  1. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Parel J-M. (2004) Ex vivo accommodation simulator II: concept and preliminary results. Proceedings of SPIE Vol 5314: 48-58.
  2. Ho A, Evans S. (2004) Finite element modeling of soft contact lens flexure and aberrations. Proceedings of SPIE Vol 5314: 96-201.
  3. Manns F, Ho A, Parel J-M. (2004) Effect of the internal optics on the outcome of custom-LASIK in an eye model. Proceedings of SPIE Vol 5314: 202-206.
  4. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Parel J-M (2005) Evaluation of porcine crystalline lenses in comparison with molded polymer gel lenses with an improved ex vivo accommodation simulator. Proceedings of SPIE Vol 5688: 240-251.
  5. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Papas E (2005) A Novel method for assessing variations in visual acuity after the blink. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye Vol 28: 157-162.
  6. Ho A, Manns F, Pham T, Parel J-M (2006) Predicting the performance of accommodating intraocular lenses using ray tracing. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Vol 32: 129-136.
  7. Ehrmann K, Conrad F, Papas EB, Ho A (2006) Measurement of ocular parameters under various directions of gaze. Proceedings of SPIE Vol 6183: W1-9.
  8. Parel J-M, Ziebarth N, Denham DB, Fernandez V, Lamar P, Rosen A, Manns F, Ho A, Erickson P. (2006) Assessment of the strength of mini-capsulorhexes. J Cataract Refract Surg Vol 32: 1366-73.
  9. Stahl U, Ho A, Brent G, Naduvilath T, Stapleton F (2007) Factors influencing the measurement of solutions and contact lenses with a vapour-pressure osmometer. Optom Vis Sci Vol 84: 321-327.
  10. Manns F, Parel JM, Denham D, Billotte C, Ziebarth N, Borja D, Fernandez V, Aly M, Arrieta E, Ho A, Holden B (2008) Optomechanical response of human and monkey lenses in a lens stretcher. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci [In Press].

Book chapters

  1. McMonnies CW, Ho A. (1986) Marginal dry eye diagnosis: history versus biomicroscopy. In: Holly FJ (ed) The preocular tear film in health, disease, and contact lens wear. Dry Eye Institute, Lubbock Texas, Chapter 1: 32 40.
  2. Guillon M, Ho A. (1993) Photokeratoscopy. In: Ruben M, Guillon M (eds) Contact Lens Practice. Chapman and Hall Medical, London, Chapter 17: 314-357.
  3. Ho A, Manns F, Fernandez V, Erickson P, Parel J-M. (2003) The limits of simultaneous ametropia correction in phaco-ersatz. In: Tsubota K, Boxer Wachler BS, Azar D, Koch D, (eds) Hyperopia and Presbyopia. New York: Marcel Dekker.
  4. Manns F, Ho A, Krueger R (2004) Customized visual correction of presbyopia. Wavefront Customized Visual Correction Chapter 41: 353-360.
  5. Parel J-M, Manns F, Ho A, Holden B (2006) Refractive surgical procedures to restore accommodation. Refractive Surgery Chapter 40: 501-510.