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Students Around the Globe Use OcuBall’s Polymer-Based Eye Model to Gain ‘Real Feel’ Practice of Fore
WATERLOO, Ontario, April 8, 2022—Optometry educators and students in five countries are now using a novel eye model to replace...
Chau-Minh Phan
Apr 11, 20222 min read
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The Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Point-of-Care Test in Dry Eye
The article, the matrix metalloproteinase 9 point-of-care test in dry eye by Lanza et al., discusses the role of ocular surface matrix...
Anna Ivanova
Apr 19, 20212 min read
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Injectable, Porous, and Cell-Responsive Gelatin Cryogels
The article, Injectable, porous, and cell-responsive gelatin cryogels by Koshy et al., discusses the creation of cell-adhesive and...
Anna Ivanova
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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Fiber reinforced GelMA hydrogel to induce the regeneration of corneal stroma
The article Fiber reinforced GelMA hydrogel to induce the regeneration of corneal stroma by Kong et al., discusses the development of a...
Anna Ivanova
Apr 4, 20212 min read
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Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels
The article, Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels by Yue et al., discusses...
Anna Ivanova
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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Hybrid Eye-Tracking on a Smartphone with CNN Feature Extraction and an Infrared 3D Model
The article, Hybrid Eye-Tracking on a Smartphone with CNN Feature Extraction and an Infrared 3D Model by Brousseau et al., describes a...
Anna Ivanova
Mar 19, 20212 min read
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Determination of optical parameters of the porcine eye and development of a simulated model
Short summary of the article, Determination of optical parameters of the porcine eye and development of a simulated model by Regal et...
Anna Ivanova
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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A new corneal epithelial biomimetic 3D model for in vitro eye toxicity assessment
The article, A new corneal epithelial biomimetic 3D model for in vitro eye toxicity assessment: Development, characterization and...
Anna Ivanova
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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OcuTrack - Gaining Traction In Various News Outlets
Our collaboration with AdHawk Microsytems is being reported on in various news outlets. We are very excited to see where this...
hendrikwalther
Jul 2, 20201 min read
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COVID-19 Protection with OcuShield
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we put our skills and tools to use and created the OcuShield. The design is based on the original and...
hendrikwalther
Jul 2, 20201 min read
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Awarded COETF funding for 3 projects in 2020
We are happy to be amongst the awardees of the 2020 COETF application stream, with 3 out of 16 funded projects: Manish Shukla (OcuBlink +...
hendrikwalther
May 11, 20201 min read
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OcuTrack: A new type of eye model
In the past few months, we've been working closely with Adhawk Microsystems to develop an eyeball that can be used with their...
Chau-Minh Phan
Mar 12, 20201 min read
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FBR Publication in Optometric Education
We're always experimenting on how we can develop better eye models for foreign body removal. We want to give students the "right feel"...
Chau-Minh Phan
Dec 5, 20191 min read
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OcuBlink in the NEWS
We are very excited to have shipped our first shipment of our metal particles lined OcuBall to our first educational customer outside of...
hendrikwalther
Sep 14, 20191 min read
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OcuBlink development featured on TVST
Our publication on the development of OcuBlink got featured on the cover of TVST (a vision science journal) in the September issue. Talk...
Chau-Minh Phan
Sep 4, 20191 min read
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Adviser ranked as top contact lens expert
Dr. Lyndon Jones, our adviser, has been recognized as the world’s top-rated contact lens expert, according to the medical search and...
Chau-Minh Phan
Jul 9, 20191 min read
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2nd at Canadian Biomaterials Society Pitch Competition
The Canadian Biomaterials Society (CBS) is not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of biomaterials science, technology,...
Chau-Minh Phan
Jun 20, 20191 min read
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Removing foreign bodies with OcuBall
As a start-up, we are always trying to explore new opportunities to gain traction and growth as a company. Using OcuBlink as an...
Chau-Minh Phan
Feb 9, 20192 min read
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Tackling Contact Lens Discomfort with Comfort Agents
We have all heard of the problem with contact lens wearers experiencing discomfort. In fact, contact lens discomfort remains the primary...

Joanne Qiao
Feb 1, 20192 min read
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A new member to the team
We welcome a new member to our team - Vivian Chan! Thanks to Mitacs funding, she will be helping us out for the next two years while...
Chau-Minh Phan
Jan 5, 20191 min read
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