Senior Editor

• Feb 2022 - Present

Head, Ophthalmic Biophysics and Faculty, Ophthalmic Biostatistics

• Apr 2016 - Jan 2022

• Featured in the Alumni Profile section of the August 2021 newsletter issue of the Cooperative Research Centres Association, Deakin, Australia (https://crca.asn.au/dr-ashik-mohamed-head-of-ophthalmic-biophysics-at-the-lvpei/) • Indian Principal Investigator in the project “Optical imaging tools in highly prevalent ophthalmological disorders”; Agency: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain; Period: 1/1/2021 – 31/12/2022; The project will take advantage of imaging… Show more • Featured in the Alumni Profile section of the August 2021 newsletter issue of the Cooperative Research Centres Association, Deakin, Australia (https://crca.asn.au/dr-ashik-mohamed-head-of-ophthalmic-biophysics-at-the-lvpei/) • Indian Principal Investigator in the project “Optical imaging tools in highly prevalent ophthalmological disorders”; Agency: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain; Period: 1/1/2021 – 31/12/2022; The project will take advantage of imaging technology (Quantitative 3-D Optical Coherence Tomography; High Resolution Corneal Microscopy) custom-developed at VioBio Lab (IO-CSIC), a fruitful established collaboration between LVPEI and CSIC, and the unprecedented opportunity to incorporate a thriving institute in sub-Saharan Africa (Liberia Eye Center), to tackle unmet needs in ophthalmology on highly prevalent eye diseases, yet with wide variations across the globe. • Indian Principal Investigator in the project "Fiber Cell Junctions in Normal and Cataractous Lenses"; Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Eye Institute (NEI); Period: 1/7/2018 – 30/6/2023; In this study on the cellular basis for cataract formation, new areas are approached involving the removal of fiber cell organelles and other features of the fiber cell differentiation. • Biostatistics Course Coordinator: Post-Graduate Diploma in Optometry and Vision Science (PGDOVS) course, LVPEI, Hyderabad, India – 2020 to present • Principal Investigator in the study “Ocular Photosensitivity Assessment in Healthy and Diseased Eyes” • Ad-Hoc Reviewer – BMJ Case Reports, Cornea, European Journal of Ophthalmology, Experimental Eye Research, International Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Journal of Ophthalmology, Molecular Vision, Scientific Reports and Translational Vision Science and Technology Memberships • ARVO 2019– • Association for Psychological Science 2017–18, 2020 • Asia-Pacific Ocular Imaging Society 2019–20 • Optica 2020

Consultant

• Feb 2010 - Mar 2016

• Project Manager, Accommodating Gel (Dynamic Vision) Project, a Presbyopia program by the Vision Cooperative Research Centre (Vision CRC), Sydney, Australia • Member, Research & Development (R & D), Adventus Technology Inc., Sydney, Australia • Consultant Biostatistician • One of the five best ‘Lab Masters’ in the event ‘Eye Opener’ organized by Prof. Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, LVPEI, Hyderabad, India • Investigator in the project “Optics of the Growing Crystalline Lens”;… Show more • Project Manager, Accommodating Gel (Dynamic Vision) Project, a Presbyopia program by the Vision Cooperative Research Centre (Vision CRC), Sydney, Australia • Member, Research & Development (R & D), Adventus Technology Inc., Sydney, Australia • Consultant Biostatistician • One of the five best ‘Lab Masters’ in the event ‘Eye Opener’ organized by Prof. Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, LVPEI, Hyderabad, India • Investigator in the project “Optics of the Growing Crystalline Lens”; Agency: NIH/NEI; Period: 1/6/2012 – 31/5/2018; The objective of this project is to understand how the continuous growth of the crystalline lens throughout the life span contributes to changes in the optical quality of the eye. • Investigator in the project “Towards a true restoration of accommodation”; Agency: CSIC; Period: 1/1/2013 – 31/12/2014; The project aimed at addressing the optical characterization of the accommodating lens, to gain insights into the accommodation mechanism and as a source of inspiration for artificial accommodating solutions. • Investigator in the project “Quantifying crystalline and intraocular lens optics”; Agency: CSIC; Period: 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2018 • Project guide for BS Optometry (Bausch and Lomb School of Optometry, Kismatpur, Hyderabad, India) students John Michael and Suragani Raja; “Dynamics of accommodation assessed in ex vivo human natural lens” – Aug 2011 to May 2012 • Mentor for Ms Soungsothira Toch, BS (Chemical and Biological Engineering) student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and summer intern to LVPEI; Jun 2014 • Ad-Hoc Reviewer – Experimental Eye Research • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO): Regular Member, 2010 – 2011 • International Society for Eye Research (ISER): Young Investigator Member, 2012 • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO): Member-in-Training, 2014 – 2018

Project Associate

• Feb 2009 - Jan 2010

• Project Associate, Dynamic Vision project • Member, R & D, Adventus Technology Inc. • Investigator in the project "Fiber Cell Junctions in Normal and Cataractous Lenses"; Agency: NIH/ NEI; Period: 30/9/2008 – 30/4/2017; The major goals of this project are to determine the distribution and age-related changes of the intercellular junctions in the mammalian lens, to measure the relative refractive index in multilamellar bodies compared to the adjacent cytoplasm, and to make detailed… Show more • Project Associate, Dynamic Vision project • Member, R & D, Adventus Technology Inc. • Investigator in the project "Fiber Cell Junctions in Normal and Cataractous Lenses"; Agency: NIH/ NEI; Period: 30/9/2008 – 30/4/2017; The major goals of this project are to determine the distribution and age-related changes of the intercellular junctions in the mammalian lens, to measure the relative refractive index in multilamellar bodies compared to the adjacent cytoplasm, and to make detailed comparisons of human normal nuclei and age-related nuclear cataracts. • Indian Eye Research Group (ARVO – India Chapter): Regular Member, 2009 – present

Senior Research Fellow

• Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

• Project Coordinator, Dynamic Vision project • Member, R & D, Adventus Technology Inc. • Investigator in the project “Optomechanical characteristics of lens accommodation”; Agency: NIH/ NEI; Period: 30/9/2002 – 31/8/2020; The goal of this is to develop new technology and to generate new knowledge that will accelerate the development of implants and surgical approaches to treat presbyopia. • Investigator in the project “Restoring Accommodation/Accommodating Gel”; Agency: Vision CRC;… Show more • Project Coordinator, Dynamic Vision project • Member, R & D, Adventus Technology Inc. • Investigator in the project “Optomechanical characteristics of lens accommodation”; Agency: NIH/ NEI; Period: 30/9/2002 – 31/8/2020; The goal of this is to develop new technology and to generate new knowledge that will accelerate the development of implants and surgical approaches to treat presbyopia. • Investigator in the project “Restoring Accommodation/Accommodating Gel”; Agency: Vision CRC; Period: 8/15/1997 – 6/30/2015; The project focused on the development and optimization of a surgical technique, of polymer materials as intraocular lenses, and of associated surgical technologies.

CSIC for Development (i-COOP) Fellow

• Nov 2018 - Nov 2018

Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés" Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"

CSIC for Development (i-COOP) Fellow

• Nov 2017 - Nov 2017

Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés" Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"

Visiting Scientist

• May 2017 - May 2017

Ophthalmic Biophysics Center Ophthalmic Biophysics Center

CSIC for Development (i-COOP) Fellow

• Nov 2016 - Nov 2016

Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés" Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"

Visiting Scholar

• May 2016 - Jun 2016

Ophthalmic Biophysics Center Ophthalmic Biophysics Center

Visiting Researcher

• May 2015 - May 2015

Ophthalmic Biophysics Center Ophthalmic Biophysics Center

Visiting Scholar

• Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

CSIC i-LINK Fellow

• Nov 2014 - Nov 2014

Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés" Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"

Visiting Researcher

• May 2014 - May 2014

Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography, Laser Ray Tracing, Fluorescent Confocal Microscopy; Ophthalmic Biophysics Center Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography, Laser Ray Tracing, Fluorescent Confocal Microscopy; Ophthalmic Biophysics Center

Visiting Scientist

• May 2011 - Jun 2011

Transmission Electron Microscopy, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Transmission Electron Microscopy, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

Postdoctoral Fellow

• Nov 2009 - Nov 2009

Phaco Ersatz and Ex Vivo Accommodation Systems studies, Ophthalmic Biophysics Center Phaco Ersatz and Ex Vivo Accommodation Systems studies, Ophthalmic Biophysics Center