George Asimellis, PhD, MSc, MBA

Credentials

MBA, University of Pikeville
Fellowship, Harvard University Medical School
PhD, Optical Signal Processing, Tufts University
MSc, Physics, Tufts University
BSc, Physics, Magna Cum Laude, University of Athens, Greece

Areas of Expertise

Optics
Laser Vision Correction

Professional Honors & Awards

• Recipient, 2017 Emerging Vision Scientist Award, National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR)/ Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR).
• Consultant for the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).
• Peer Review and Science Management Member / US Department of Defense / Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), 2019.
• Cassini Founders member, i-Optics BV, The Hague, The Netherlands

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Research Interests

Corneal & Anterior Segment Imaging
Corneal Cross Linking
Keratoconus

Additional Scholarship

• Associate Editor, Journal of Refractive Surgery (SLACK, Inc).
• Editorial board member in seven journals.
• Consultant, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).
• Peer Review and Science Management Member / US Department of Defense / Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), 2019.

Publications

1. SPIE series (2023) Asimellis George Lectures in Optics Volume 5 Ocular Imaging https://spie.org/Publications/Book/2506316
   Date Published: 29 November 2023
   Pages: 504/ ISBN: 9781510622654
2. SPIE series (2022) Asimellis George Lectures in Optics Volume 4 Visual Optics
   https://spie.org/Publications/Book/2506311
   Date Published: 12 January 2022
   Pages: 720 / ISBN: 9781510622616
3. SPIE series (2020) Asimellis George Lectures in Optics Volume 3 Wave Optics
   https://spie.org/Publications/Book/2506313
   Date Published: 21 September 2020
   Pages: 394 / ISBN: 9781510622630
4. SPIE series (2020) Asimellis George Lectures in Optics Volume 2 Geometrical Optics
   https://spie.org/Publications/Book/2506309
   Date Published: 31 August 2020
   Pages: 476 / ISBN: 9781510619456
5. SPIE series (2020) Asimellis George Lectures in Optics Volume 1 Introduction to Optics
   https://spie.org/Publications/Book/2318474
   Date Published: 4 September 2020
   Pages: 292 / ISBN: 9781510619432

Publications

Presentations

1. George Asimellis
   “Influence of axial length and corneal curvature to spherical refractive error”
   Association of Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO) Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT 2025. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Presentation Number – Posterboard Number: 3710 – A0085
2. George Asimellis and Gary Chu
   “Agreement between smartphone-based applications and traditional techniques for interpupillary distance measurement.”
   Association of Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO) Meeting, Seattle, USA 2024. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2024; 65(7):5449.George Asimellis and Marianthi Stergiou
3. “Central and Peripheral Corneal Pachymetry, measured by Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Scheimpflug Topometry in Healthy, Keratoconic, and Post-LASIK eyes”
   Association of Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO) Meeting, Virtual, 2021. Submission ID: 3547459
4. George Asimellis
   “Teaching Optics in an Optometric Setting / Breaking the barrier to teaching Optics in Optometry”
   Oculistyca Optometrica 2020, Warsaw, Poland, 20 February 2020
5. George Asimellis and Jessi Sampson
   “Exact Topographic Calculation of Arcual Corneal Displacement Corresponding of the Subject-fixated Coaxially Sighted Corneal Light Reflex”
   American Academy of Optometry (AAO) Meeting, Nashville, TN, 7-22 October 2020