Associate Professor
UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
Centro de investigación en Óptica y Nanofísica, Edif. CiOyN
Campus de Espinardo 30100 – Murcia (Spain)
Email: enriquej@um.es
phone: +34 868 888541

Josua’s Brief Professional and Personal Bio:
I studied Physics at Universidad de Granada (Spain), and obtained a Master Degree in Astrophysics at Universidad de La Laguna (Spain) in 1999. I also got the International Student Diploma at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UK). Then I enrolled in the PhD program of Applied Chemistry at the Universidad de Murcia (Spain), obtaining the Advanced Studies Degree (Diploma de Estudios Avanzados) in 2001. In 2003 I was honored with the Young Investigator Award, granted by the Spanish Optical Society and the Royal Spanish Physics Society. I completed my PhD thesis in 2004, supervised by Pablo Artal, whom I continue collaborating with. I moved from Astrophysics to Physiological Optics in my thesis, applying some astronomical optics techniques to correct telescopes’ images from the atmospheric turbulence to the human eye optical aberrations. That’s adaptive optics (AO) about, one of my main research lines since then. This technology is capable of measuring in real time ocular aberrations, for their subsequent correction and/or manipulation. The possibilities of studying the eye while free from its inherent aberrations are enormous from several perspectives.
Right after defending my thesis I moved to Vienna (Austria), where I worked for slightly more than two years applying AO in ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography (UHR OCT) for the human retina. That was in the nice group of W. Drexler, at the Zentrum für Biomedizinische Technik und Physik (Institute of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Vienna). I suggested the correction of chromatic aberration together with AO for OCT, introducing the term pancorrection. Using pancorrection we achieved unprecedented transverse and axial resolution in the living eye, resolving for the first time subcellular features of the photoreceptors. Because of that, I was honored with the Pascal Rol Award 2006, granted by SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering (USA).
In 2006, I came back to Universidad de Murcia as an assistant professor, and I obtained my national habilitation as associate professor. Since 2007, I am associate professor (tenured) in Optics at the department of Physics of the Universidad de Murcia. I spend most of my time investigating the eye and its optics from different perspectives. I find it fascinating. If you are interested in knowing more details about my research activities, you will find further information below in the selected papers’ list.
I have also experience setting with other colleagues a spin out company in Murcia (Voptica SL). This company has developed a commercial instrument AO-based for the advanced retrieval of the refraction, and simulation of vision. In addition to my academic position, I also collaborate regularly with Voptica, trying to develop new solutions and instruments. This is an endeavor I really enjoy for it allows me to make useful to patients my research ideas.
Among other things, I am also teaching Physiological Optics, basic and advance courses, at the School of Optometry in Murcia. I have initiated and directed a Master in Advanced Optical Techniques for Applied Ophthalmology in last years.
Currently, I am also working on intraocular lenses (IOLs) design. I am especially interested and motivated to find a solution that really restores accommodation in the presbyopic eye. It could be based on the triplet lens design. If I success, you might wear one of these IOLs in the future!

When not working (yet often thinking about work), I really love spending the time with my wife and our three fantastic kids. I very much enjoy staying with good friends (not very original, it’s true), jogging, casterboarding (you have to see me), listening to music, playing piano (badly), guitar (even worse), singing (…), and reading -mostly classical, Greek and Roman- literature. And of course, always with the Sea around.

Selection of scientific papers (25)
1. Comparison of binocular through-focus visual acuity with monovision and a small aperture inlay, Schwarz, Christina; Manzanera, Silvestre; Prieto, Pedro M.; Fernández Enrique J.; et al. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 5, 10, 3355-3366, 2014

2. Impact on stereo-acuity of two presbyopia correction approaches: monovision and small aperture inlay, Fernandez, Enrique J.; Schwarz, Christina; Prieto, Pedro M.; et ál. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 4, 6, 822-830, 2013

3. Binocular adaptive optics vision analyzer with full control over the complex pupil functions, Schwarz, Christina; Prieto, Pedro M.; Fernandez, Enrique J.; et ál. OPTICS LETTERS 36, 24, 4779-4781, 2011

4. Binocular Visual Simulation of a Corneal Inlay to Increase Depth of Focus, Tabernero, Juan; Schwarz, Christina; Fernandez, Enrique J.; et ál.. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE 52, 8, 5273-5277, 2011.

5. Adaptive optics binocular visual simulator to study stereopsis in the presence of aberrations, Fernandez, Enrique J.; Prieto, Pedro M.; Artal, Pablo. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION 27, 11, A48-A55, 2010

6. Binocular adaptive optics visual simulator, Fernandez, Enrique J.; Prieto, Pedro M.; Artal, Pablo. OPTICS LETTERS 34, 17, 2628-2630, 2009

7. Wave-aberration control with a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) spatial phase modulator. Fernandez, Enrique J.; Prieto, Pedro M.; Artal, Pablo. OPTICS EXPRESS 17, 13, 11013-11025, 2009

8. Ocular aberrations up to the infrared range: from 632.8 to 1070 nm. Fernandez, Enrique J.; Artal, Pablo. OPTICS EXPRESS 16, 26, 21199-21208, 2008

9. Ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography and pancorrection for cellular imaging of the living human retina. Fernandez, Enrique J.; Hermann, Boris; Povazay, Boris; et ál.. OPTICS EXPRESS 16, 15, 11083-11094, 2008

10. Dynamic eye model for adaptive optics testing, Fernandez, Enrique J.; Artal, Pablo. APPLIED OPTICS 46, 28, 6971-6977, 2007

11. Adaptive optics with a magnetic deformable mirror: applications in the human eye, Fernandez, Enrique J.; Vabre, Laurent; Hermann, Boris; et ál.. OPTICS EXPRESS 14, 20, 8900-8917, 2006

12. Chromatic aberration correction of the human eye for retinal imaging in the near infrared, Fernandez, Enrique J.; Unterhuber, Angelika; Povazay, Boris; et ál.. OPTICS EXPRESS 14, 13, 6213-6225, 2006

13. Three-dimensional adaptive optics ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography using a liquid crystal spatial light modulator, Fernandez, EJ; Povazay, B; Hermann, B; et ál..
VISION RESEARCH 45, 28, 3432-3444, 2005

14. Influence of ocular chromatic aberration and pupil size on transverse resolution in ophthalmic adaptive optics optical coherence tomography, Fernandez, EJ; Drexler, W. OPTICS EXPRESS 13, 20, 8184-8197, 2005

15. Study on the effects of monochromatic aberrations in the accommodation response by using adaptive optics, Fernandez, EJ; Artal, P. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION 22, 9, 1732-1738, 2005

16. Ocular aberrations as a function of wavelength in the near infrared measured with a femtosecond laser, Fernandez, EJ; Unterhuber, A; Prieto, PM; et ál.. OPTICS EXPRESS 13, 2, 400-409, 2005

17. Adaptive optics simulation of intraocular lenses with modified spherical aberration, Piers, PA; Fernandez, EJ; Manzanera, S; et ál. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE 45, 12, 4601-4610, 2004

18. Adaptive-optics ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography, Hermann, B; Fernandez, EJ; Unterhuber, A; et ál.. OPTICS LETTERS 29, 18, 2142-2144, 2004

19. Adaptive optics with a programmable ph ase modulator: applications in the human eye
Por: Prieto, PM; Fernandez, EJ; Manzanera, S; et ál.. OPTICS EXPRESS 12, 17, 4059-4071, 2004

20. Neural compensation for the eye’s optical aberrations, Artal, P; Chen, L; Fernandez, EJ; et ál.. JOURNAL OF VISION 4, 4, 281-287, 2004

21. Adaptive optics for vision: The eye’s adaptation to point spread function, Artal, P; Chen, L; Fernandez, EJ; et ál.. JOURNAL OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY 19, 5, S585-S587, 2003

22. Membrane deformable mirror for adaptive optics: performance limits in visual optics, Fernandez, EJ; Artal, P. OPTICS EXPRESS 11, 9, 1056-1069, 2003

23. Are optical aberrations during accommodation a significant problem for refractive surgery?, Artal, P; Fernandez, EJ; Manzanera, S. JOURNAL OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY 18, 5, S563-S566, 2002.

24. Adaptive optics visual simulator, Fernandez, EJ; Manzanera, S; Piers, P; et ál.. JOURNAL OF REFRACTIVE SURGERY 18, 5, S634-S638, 2002

25. Closed-loop adaptive optics in the human eye, Fernandez, EJ; Iglesias, I; Artal, P. OPTICS LETTERS 26, 10, 746-748, 2001

 

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