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Ian A. Sigal, PhD, MASc

  • Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Bioengineering
  • Director, Image Acquisition and Analysis Core Module, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Center

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    Education & Training

  • University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PhD in Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace engineering Institute for Aerospace Studies, University of Toronto, MASc in Aerospace Engineering
  • Physics Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), BSc in Physics
Representative Publications

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Research Interests

Dr. Sigal has dedicated his scientific career to the study of biomechanics-related diseases of the eye, and to glaucoma in particular. In October 2010, he joined the University of Pittsburgh and founded the Laboratory of Ocular Biomechanics. He pioneered methods to study the eye using computational modeling to understand why some individuals develop glaucoma while others do not. His laboratory also works at developing tools to study the architecture of the eye and how this impacts vision health.

Dr. Sigal has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and is co-author on over 300 conference abstracts and presentations. The laboratory has received support from the National Institutes of Health, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, The Glaucoma Research Foundation and others.