Engineering Ophthalmology

This book is the first of its kind to present the engineering aspects of medical vision ophthalmology. It showcases an array of amazing systems and devices involving biomimetic microrobotics and artificial muscles.

Mohsen Shahinpoor is professor emeritus and director at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Maine College of Engineering. He has also served as Richard C. Hill chaired professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department for seven years as well as a professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering of the university. He has been the director of the Advanced Robotics Laboratory, the Smart Materials, Artificial Muscles and Tissue Manufacturing Laboratory, and the Biomedical Engineering and Robotic Surgery Laboratory as well as of two prominent engineering programs of the university--one in robotics and another in biomedical engineering. Prof. Shahinpoor has also been affiliated with the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Chemical and Bioengineering of the university. He is active in research and development in biomimetics, soft, flexible robotics, robotic surgery, smart wearable robotic braces, smart materials, electroactive polymers, ionic polymer-metal composite, soft actuators, self-powered energy harvesters, and sensors.

David Soltanpour is a general ophthalmologist and owns a practice called BQE Ophthalmology in New York, USA. He is also associated with Century Medical and Dental Clinic, a large multispecialty medical group in Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York. He is also an associate adjunct physician at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York. Dr. Soltanpour has also completed his residency training in anesthesiology. He has prior bioengineering research experience in a cochlear implant for hearing loss and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He holds a New York medical license, board certification in ophthalmology, and multiple patents in ophthalmology applications and devices using smart materials, such as shape memory alloys (SMAs), ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) artificial muscles, and other engineering modalities. His experience of 27 years as an ophthalmologist involves a strong background working with a diverse patient population.

Parsa Shahinpoor is an internal medicine physician, specializing primarily in adult hospital medicine, and is associated with a large multispecialty medical group Northwest Permanente PC, OR, USA. He is also a quality improvement administrator and is currently the clinical lead of the regional sepsis quality improvement initiative of Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Washington, DC, USA. He has also held academic appointment at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, NM, USA. He possesses formal training in statistical medicine, quality improvement, and has led several system-wide quality improvement initiatives including a Clostridioides difficile secondary prevention protocol, nurse-driven telemetry reduction initiative, and an accredited Opioid, Pain, and Addiction Treatment in Hospitalized Patients educational conference. He has prior bioengineering research experience in spine biomechanics, cardiovascular implants, and ophthalmic implants. He has been in practice for 14 years and possesses proficiency in the biomedical application of smart materials, such as SMAs and IPMC artificial muscles.