 Director of Technology - Dr Klaus Ehrman
Dr Ehrmann trained in Germany in precision engineering, followed by further studies in machine design in the United Kingdom and biomedical engineering at the University of New South Wales. He is also Research Manager in Technology at the Vision CRC.
Qualifications
PhD, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 1998
MSc, Cranfield University, Cranfield UK, 1988
Dipl. Ing. , Aalen University, Aalen Germany, 1986
Honours and Awards
The Contact Lens Society of Australia Research Award, 1995
Peter Abel Wissenschaftspreis, 1998
Da Vinci Award, BCLA, 2000
Lloyd Hewitt Award, 2009
Professional and academic memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Society for Photographic Instrumentation Engineers
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Current project involvement
- Dynamic Vision
- Anti-Myopia
- Artificial Cornea
- Instrument Development
Research interest
- Contact lens design
- Instrumentation for ophthalmic and contact lens related metrology
- Visual optics
Selected Publications
1. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Schindhelm K., ‘A 3D optical profilometer using a compact disc reading head’ in Measurement Science and Technology, 1998; 9:1259-1265.
2. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Parel JM, ‘Ex vivo accommodation simulator II – Concept and preliminary results’ in Ophthalmic Technologies XIV, 2004; SPIE Proceedings Vol. #5314:48-58.
3. Ehrmann K, ‘Eine neue Methode zur Messung des Profils harter gaspermeabler Kontaktlinsen’ in Die Kontaktlinse, 1999; 33:11-17.
4. Ho A, Ehrmann K, ‘A knife edge system for evaluating contact lenses’ in Ophthalmic Technologies X, 2000; SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3908: 102-10
5. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Schindhelm K, ‘A novel method to quantify the edge contour of RGP contact lenses’ in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye; 1999; 22:19-25.
6. Papas E, Keshavarzi K, Lum E, Ehrmann K, ‘Dacryomeniscometry: An early attempt’ in Ophthalmic Technologies X, 2000; SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3908: 23-31
7. Ehrmann K, Francis I, Stapleton F, ‘A novel instrument to quantify the tension of upper and lower eyelids’ in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2001; 24:65-75.
8. Ehrmann K, Ho A, ‘Lens prism in RGP manufacturing and its effect on edge quality’ in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2001; 24: 143-152
9. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Parel JM, ‘Evaluation of porcine crystalline lenses in comparison with molded polymer gel lenses with an improved ex vivo accommodation simulator’, in Ophthalmic Technologies XV, 2005; SPIE Proceedings Vol. #5688:240-251.
10. Ehrmann K, Ho A, Papas E, ‘A novel method for assessing variations in visual acuity after the blink’ in Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 2005; 28:157-162. |
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