1   As time goes by, your body changes, and so do your eyes. The lens inside your eye helps you see things clearly by changing shape to focus on objects near and far. But as we age, the lens becomes stiff and loses its ability to adjust. This makes it harder to...

Date of the defence: 3 february 2025 Title of the thesis: Localized Corneal Stiffening for Refractive Correction: Experiments and Computational Analysis Brief summary: This thesis explores the suitability of localized corneal cross-linking (CXL) as a treatment for refractive correction. To this purpose, the relationship between the mechanical and refractive changes that CXL induces in the...

Date of the defence: 5th february 2025 Title of the thesis: Statistical Wavefront Model of Accomodation: Analysis and Synthesis Brief summary: This thesis investigated wavefront aberrations during accommodation, developed a statistical model, and applied it to computational optical devices. Results showed significant aberration changes with accommodation, especially with mydriatic drugs and different stimuli, but no...

Date of the defence: 18 october 2024 / Degree Awarded: 18 February 2025 Brief summary: The eye lens is a vital part of vision that can change its shape to help focus on objects at different distances, a process known as accommodation. However, around the age of 50, the lens loses this ability, making it...

Dr Elena Redaelli finished her PhD   Date of the defence: 23rd September 2024 Title of the thesis: Characterizing patient-specific corneal biomechanics: high fidelity modeling and AI techniques. Brief summary: Estimating the biomechanical properties of ocular tissues is crucial for understanding, diagnosing, and treating certain ocular pathologies, such as corneal ectasias, but also for planning refractive...

Dr. Fabian Dębowy Date of the defence: 16th August 2024 Title of the thesis: Optical modelling of ocular parameters in eyes of varying refractive errors The World Health Organization predicts that by 2050, 50% of the global population will be affected by myopia. Fabian Dębowy (ESR 5) extended his research beyond just myopia to include...

  The Next OBERON Annual Meeting will be held jointly with VPO. We are excited to announce this and look forward to the combined expertise and insights from both organizations. The event promises to be a valuable experience for all attendees, featuring a range of presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities. For more information and updates,...

Some highlights of the last OBERON Annual Meeting, held on Antwerp (August 25-29, 2023) Matteo Frigelli (University of Bern) – winner of Best Student Presentation at the VPO 2023   Benedetta Fantaci (University of Zaragoza) – winner of Best Student Presentation at the VPO 2023   Winning team of Hackaton – Grant Writting Arezoo Farzanfar,...

Here is a list of the most recent OBERON-related publications: UMINHO María Mechó ,Iñaki Blanco-Martinez, Paulo Fernandes, Rute J. Macedo de Araújo, Miguel Faria Ribeiro, José M. González-Méijome Changes in Wavefront Error of the Eye for Different Accommodation Targets under the Application of Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Photonics 2023, 10, 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10040381 Original Research Article CSIC/ESR7 Navarro R, Lockett-Ruiz...

Next OBERON Annual meeting will be in Jointly together with VPO:  www.vpoptics.net Stay tuned for more on this topic!