James Wolffsohn

Professor James Wolffsohn (Aston University) is a leading figure in optometry and vision science with over 420 research outputs. His work focuses on contact lenses, intraocular lenses, ophthalmic instrumentation, and dry eye research.

• Professor and Head of Optometry at College of Health and Life Sciences
• Former Deputy Executive Dean and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor
• International Myopia Institute Chief Scientific Officer

Education:

• PhD in Ocular Accommodative Response to Virtual Imagery (Cardiff University, 1997)
• PG Dip in Advanced Clinical Optometry (University of Melbourne, 1999)
• MBA with distinction (Aston University, 2009)

Research spans ophthalmic instrumentation, myopia control optics, and tear film dynamics, with recent publications on AI in eye care, CL-SPF technology, and retinal image denoising using U-Net architectures.

Scientific Contributions:

• Chair of BCLA CLEAR reports
• TFOS DEWS II leadership
• Over 280 peer-reviewed papers
• Editorial roles in 8 journals

Teaching leadership includes module design for advanced contact lenses and ophthalmic doctorate programs. Current activities involve international editorial work and visiting professorship at University of Sichuan.