Jacob Sivak
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Waterloo
Election Year
2002
Academy
Academy of Science
Discipline
Medical Sciences
Department
School of Optometry and Department of Biology
Keywords
Refractive state, ocular aberrations, accommodation, ocular development, toxicity
Jacob Sivak has published over 200 articles on the refractive components, optical aberrations and accommodative (focussing) mechanisms of the vertebrate eye. He has developed and patented a novel lens organ culture and scanning optical system designed to use abattoir-supplied tissue to measure toxicological ocular sensitivity as an alternative to the use of live animals.
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