Professor Ahmed Elsheikh PhD, CEng, MICE
Professor of Biomedical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Work email Ahmed.Elsheikh@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal Websitehttp://ocular-biomechanics.liv.ac.uk/
Research
Research Interest 1
Material characterisation of ocular tissue
Numerical simulation of ocular biomechanical performance
Development of medical devices to improve management of eye conditions
Research Grants
IMaging-based CUSTOMised EYE diagnostics - IMCUSTOMEYE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
January 2018 - December 2022
Early Diagnosis and prevention of visual impairment in Keratoconus
ROYAL SOCIETY
September 2020 - August 2022
Development of soft orthokeratology lenses
SEED (JAPAN)
November 2020 - September 2025
Development of New Mathematical Sciences Capabilities for Healthcare Technologies
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
December 2015 - April 2021
Determination of Corneal Biomechanical Properties in vivo.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2011 - June 2015
Impact Acceleration Account - University of Liverpool 2012
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2012 - March 2017
KEL 12/29 - Improved Management of Meibomian Gland Dsyfunction
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
May 2012 - September 2012
The ostracod carapace window as a biomimetic basis for development of a novel eye shield.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2012 - June 2013
Research into heat transfer modelling within the anteriorsegment/external eye.
WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)
May 2013 - April 2015
Research Collaborations
Professor David Wong
External: Hong Kong University
Professor Simon Harding
Internal
Clinical assessment of ophthalmology medical devices
Dr Steve Jones
Internal
Ocular biomechanics
Dr Yalin Zheng
Internal
Analysis of Ocular Coherence Tomography images
Professor John Mottershead
Internal
Uncertainty in ocular biomechanics
Peter Bierman
External: Ophtimalia
Collaboration in development of medical devices
Dr Stephen Kaye
Internal
Corneal topography
Dr Rachel Williams
Internal
Biomaterials in contact lenses