Professor Steve Vincent
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Optometry and Vision Science
Biography
Steve is the Director of the Centre for Vision and Eye Research. His research interests include visual optics, contact lenses, and refractive error development.Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Optometry and Vision Science
Keywords
Contact lens, Cornea, Myopia, Visual optics
Research field
Ophthalmology and optometry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
Professional memberships and associations
Fellow: American Academy of Optometry
Fellow: Australian College of Optometry
Fellow: British Contact Lens Association
Fellow: Scleral Lens Education Society
Fellow: Higher Education Academy
Member: Optometry Queensland Northern Territory
Member: Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia
Member: International Society for Contact Lens Research
Teaching
Bachelor of Vision Science and Master of Optometry
Unit Coordinator:
OPN161 - Advanced Eye Care 1
OPN164 - Vision and Eye Research 1
OPN262 - Advanced Eye Care 2
Lecturer:
OPB650 - Diseases of the Eye 2
OPN162 - Contact Lens Practice
Research Supervision:
OPN164 - Vision and Eye Research 1
OPN264 - Vision and Eye Research 2
Master and Doctor of Philosophy:
Supervision of Higher Degree Research candidates
Publications
- Vincent, R. & Vincent, S. (2024). You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contact lenses. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 44(6), 1053–1057. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/250382
- Craig, J., Barsam, A., Chen, C., Chukwuemeka, O., Ghorbani-Mojarrad, N., Kretz, F., Michaud, L., Moore, J., Pelosini, L., Turnbull, A., Vincent, S., Wang, M., Ziaei, M. & Wolffsohn, J. (2024). BCLA CLEAR Presbyopia: Management with corneal techniques. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 47(4), Article 102190. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/249110
- Garcia Marin, F., Alonso Caneiro, D., Vincent, S. & Collins, M. (2022). Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) image analysis methods and applications: A systematic review. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 146, Article 105471. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/231181
- Santodomingo-Rubido, J., Carracedo, G., Suzaki, A., Villa-Collar, C., Vincent, S. & Wolffsohn, J. (2022). Keratoconus: An updated review. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 45(3), Article 101559. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227721
- Vincent, S., Cho, P., Chan, K., Fadel, D., Ghorbani-Mojarrad, N., González-Méijome, J., Johnson, L., Kang, P., Michaud, L., Simard, P. & Jones, L. (2021). CLEAR - Orthokeratology. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44(2), 240–269. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209517
- Barnett, M., Courey, C., Fadel, D., Lee, K., Michaud, L., Montani, G., van der Worp, E., Vincent, S., Walker, M., Bilkhu, P. & Morgan, P. (2021). CLEAR - Scleral lenses. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 44(2), 270–288. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209515
- Walker, M., Schornack, M. & Vincent, S. (2020). Anatomical and physiological considerations in scleral lens wear: Conjunctiva and sclera. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 43(6), 517–528. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202402
- Hughes, R., Vincent, S., Read, S. & Collins, M. (2020). Higher order aberrations, refractive error development and myopia control: a review. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 103(1), 68–85. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132525
- Read, S., Fuss, J., Vincent, S., Collins, M. & Alonso-Caneiro, D. (2019). Choroidal changes in human myopia: insights from optical coherence tomography imaging. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 102(3), 270–285. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/128735
- Vincent, S. & Fadel, D. (2019). Optical considerations for scleral contact lenses: A review. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 42(6), 598–613. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/128726
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Award or Prize
- Reference year
- 2023
- Details
- The Global Specialty Lens Symposium Rising Star Award
- Type
- Award or Prize
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- The British Contact Lens Association Dallos Award for Contact Lens Research.
- Type
- Best Paper/Article/Poster/Presentation
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- The J Lloyd Hewitt Award (Optometry Australia). The most meritorious original research paper published in Clinical and Experimental Optometry in the past 3 years determined by the Editorial Board.
Supervision
Looking for a postgraduate research supervisor?
I am currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters and PhD study.
You can browse existing student topics offered by QUT or propose your own topic.
Current supervisions
- Environmental light exposure characteristics of children with pre-myopia
MPhil, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Rohan Hughes, Dr Emily Woodman, Professor Scott Read - Investigation of the effects of different aspects of light exposure on the choroidal characteristics of the human eye
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Scott Read - Reducing distress associated with the administration of cyclopentolate 1% eye drops in paediatric eye examinations
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Shelley Hopkins, Associate Professor Nazrul Islam - The Influence of Scleral Contact Lens Parameters and Lens Fitting Characteristics upon Ocular Monochromatic Aberrations in Keratoconus
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor David Atchison, Associate Professor Andrew Carkeet - Using objective methods to understand the effects of near activities on myopia-genic visual environmental factors
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Scott Read
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Tear exchange during scleral lens wear (2026)
- Image segmentation and analysis methods applied to anterior eye optical coherence tomography (2024)
- The Influence of Scleral Lens Parameters and Fitting Characteristics on Corneal Oedema Under Open and Closed Eye Conditions (2021)
- Ocular Characteristics of Non-Myopic and Myopic Children During Relaxed and Active Accommodation (2020)
- Spatial Characteristics of the Response of the Human Choroid to Imposed Defocus (2018)
- 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 supervisions listed above are only a selection.