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PhD (Queensland University of Technology), MAppSc (Queensland University of Technology), DipAppSc (Queensland Inst. of Technology)
Background Michael Collins is a Professor in the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. He graduated from QIT in 1977 with a Diploma of Applied Science (Optometry), gained a Master of Applied Science degree in visual psychophysics in 1986 and a PhD in visual optics in 1996. His research laboratory, the Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, commenced in 1990 and specializes in myopia and the optical characteristics of the eye.
Research highlights
Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory He has been Principal Investigator on numerous research grants from industry, NHMRC, ARC and CRC programs. The laboratory has graduated 31 HDR students.
Additional information
- Collins, M., Vincent, S. & Read, S. (2017). The cornea. In P. Artal (Ed.), Handbook of visual optics: Fundamentals and eye optics, Volume One (pp. 187–210). CRC Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/104536
- Read, S., Collins, M. & Vincent, S. (2015). Light exposure and eye growth in childhood. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 56(11), 6779–6787. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/93311
- Chakraborty, R., Read, S. & Collins, M. (2011). Diurnal variations in axial length, choroidal thickness, intraocular pressure, and ocular biometrics. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 52(8), 5121–5129. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/52381
- Read, S., Collins, M. & Sander, B. (2010). Human optical axial length and defocus. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 51(12), 6262–6269. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38245
- Collins, M., Buehren, T. & Iskander, R. (2006). Retinal Image Quality, Reading and Myopia. Vision Research, 46(1-2), 196–215. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/3523
- Atchison, D., Collins, M., Wildsoet, C., Christensen, J. & Waterworth, M. (1995). Measurement of Monochromatic Ocular Aberrations of Human Eyes as a Function of Accommodation by the Howland Aberroscope Technique. Vision Research, 313–323. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/884
- Collins, M., Davis, B. & Wood, J. (1995). Microfluctuations of Steady-state Accommodation and the Cardiopulmonary System. Vision Research, 2491–2502. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/882
- Collins, M., Wildsoet, C. & Atchison, D. (1995). Monochromatic Aberrations and Myopia. Vision Research, 1157–1163. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/883
- Deep Learning methods applied to anterior eye optical coherence tomography images
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr David Alonso Caneiro, Associate Professor Stephen Vincent - DEVELOPING DEEP LEARNING IMAGE ANALYSIS METHODS FOR MOBILE EYE TRACKING
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr David Alonso Caneiro - Deep generative models to enhance ophthalmic image analysis
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr David Alonso Caneiro - AUTOMATIC LAYER SEGMENTATION IN RETINAL OCT IMAGING USING DEEP LEARNING METHODS
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr David Alonso Caneiro, Professor Scott Read - Use of Light Fields in Eye Disease Research
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Anjali Tumkur Jaiprakash, Professor Jonathan Roberts
- Temporal Dynamics of the Eye's Response to Blur (2018)
- The Influence of Light Exposure and Seasonal Changes on Short-Term and Longer-Term Changes in Axial Length of the Human Eye (2018)
- The Influence of the Autonomic Nervous System on the Human Choroid (2017)
- Ocular Changes Associated with Accommodation in Myopes and Emmetropes (2015)
- Diurnal variation of ocular biometrics under natural and defocused conditions (2013)
- Ocular characteristics of anisometropia (2011)
- Wavefront aberrations and the depth of focus of the human eye. (2011)
- Non-invasive Assessment of Tear Film Surface Quality (2010)
- Eyelid Pressure on the Cornea (2009)
- Corneal Topography and the Morphology of the Palpebral Fissure (2006)