Andrea Curatolo, PhD
PhD, The University of Western Australia
Former Group Leader
Biomedical Imaging
Description
Andrea Curatolo is an expert in biomedical imaging, especially in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and derived techniques to enhance diagnostic accuracy and guide surgery, aimed at improved health outcomes, mainly in ophthalmology and oncology. Dr Curatolo obtained a PhD in biophotonics at The University of Western Australia.
He is an author of more than 30 publications in Q1 peer-reviewed international journals, including three book chapters. He is also involved in the clinical translation and commercialization of biophotonics technologies; he has authored several patent applications, and he is engaged in collaborations with MedTech startups.
Publication list
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Biomedical Optics Express
Single-shot, depth-encoded multiplexed OCT for multi-spot tracking of induced transient corneal dynamics
10.1364/BOE.596342
2026
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Photopic flicker optoretinography captures the light-driven length modulation of photoreceptors during phototransduction
10.1073/pnas.2421722122
2025
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STAR Protocols
In vivo volumetric analysis of retinal vascular hemodynamics in mice with spatio-temporal optical coherence tomography
10.1117/1.NPh.11.4.045003
2024
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Optics Letters
Chirped flicker optoretinography for in vivo characterization of human photoreceptors’ frequency response to light
10.1364/OL.514637
2024
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Biomedical Optics Express
Long-range frequency-domain optical delay line based on a spinning tilted mirror for low-cost ocular biometry
10.1364/BOE.501889
2023
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Biomedical Optics Express
Optical beam scanner with reconfigurable non-mechanical control of beam position, angle, and focus for low-cost whole-eye OCT imaging
10.1364/BOE.493917
2023
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Technical Digest Series
Flicker optoretinography (f-ORG) with chirped frequency stimulus for retinal tissue characterisation
10.1364/BODA.2023.JTu4B.5
2023
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Spatio-temporal optical coherence tomography (STOC-T) for high-resolution imaging of the human and mouse retina in vivo
10.1364/BODA.2023.DTh2A.2
2023
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Technical Digest Series
A low-cost, non-mechanical optical beam scanner: experimental proof-of-concept for whole-eye OCT imaging
10.1364/BODA.2023.DTh2A.4
2023
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Technical Digest Series
Clinical prototype of multi-spot air-puff OCT for assessment of corneal biomechanical asymmetry
10.1364/BODA.2023.DTh2A.1
2023
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Improved tool tracking algorithm for eye surgery based on combined color space masks
10.1117/12.2654602
2023
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SPIE Proceedings
Spatio-temporal optical coherence tomography (STOC-T) focal plane adjustment in the mouse retina aided by a fundus camera
10.1117/12.2652956
2023
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SPIE BiOS
Long-range frequency-domain optical delay line based on a spinning tilted mirror for low-cost ocular biometry
10.1117/12.2652952
2023
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SPIE Proceedings
Frequency characterization of human photoreceptors’ response to light with the use of chirped flicker stimulus optoretinography
10.1117/12.2649632
2023
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SPIE Proceedings
High-speed, in vivo, volumetric imaging of mouse retinal tissue with spatio-temporal optical coherence tomography (STOC-T)
10.1117/12.2648893
2023
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SPIE Proceedings
Intraoperative ophthalmic OCT system tracking surgical tools at 200 Hz
10.1117/12.2649761
2023
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SPIE Proceedings
Low-resource and cost-effective camera-based optical palpation for breast cancer detection and burn scar assessment
10.1117/12.2650883
2023
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Biomedical Optics Express
Estimation of the full shape of the crystalline lens in-vivo from OCT images using eigenlenses
10.1364/BOE.477557
2023
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Scientific Reports
Co-axial acoustic-based optical coherence vibrometry probe for the quantification of resonance frequency modes in ocular tissue
10.1038/s41598-022-21978-8
2022
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Technical Digest Series
Functional and Structural Imaging of Retinal Tissue with Spatio-Temporal Optical Coherence Tomography (STOC-T)
10.1364/FIO.2022.FW7D.2
2022
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Technical Digest Series
Design of a low-cost, versatile, whole-eye scanner for optical coherence tomography
10.1364/OCT.2022.CS2E.5
2022
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Technical Digest Series
Hysteresis in vibrational resonance modes of model corneas measured with Optical Coherence Tomography Vibrography utilizing a co-axial acoustic stimulation technique and pre-compensation
10.1364/OCT.2022.CTu4E.4
2022
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Technical Digest Series
In vivo frequency characterization of human photoreceptors response to a flicker stimulus with optoretinography
10.1364/OCT.2022.CS3E.1
2022
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Technical Digest Series
Simultaneous multi-spot OCT measurements of air induced corneal deformations
10.1364/OCT.2022.CW3E.3
2022
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Biomedical Optics Express
Light-adapted flicker optoretinograms captured with a spatio-temporal optical coherence-tomography (STOC-T) system
10.1364/BOE.444567
2022
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SPIE BiOS
A novel co-axial and acoustic pre-compensation approach for tissue excitation in optical coherence tomography vibrography
https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/PC11962/0000/A-novel-co-axial-and-acoustic-pre-compensation-approach-for/10.1117/12.2610707.full
2022
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SPIE Proceedings
Corneal biomechanical parameters of keratoconus patients from cross-meridian air-puff deformation optical coherence tomography and finite element modeling
https://journals.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/0/PC119620/Corneal-biomechanical-parameters-of-keratoconus-patients-from-cross-meridian-air/10.1117/12.2609816.short
2022
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SPIE Proceedings
Towards spatially mapped frequency response of human photoreceptor length variation with flicker optoretinography
10.1117/12.2609513
2022
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Biomedical Optics Express
Estimation of scleral mechanical properties from air-puff optical coherence tomography
10.1364/BOE.437981
2021
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Biomedical Optics Express
Smartphone-based optical palpation: towards elastography of skin for telehealth applications
10.1364/BOE.424567
2021
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Improved detection of corneal deformation asymmetries in keratoconus patients using multi-meridian deformation imaging
https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2773726
2021
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XIII Spanish National Meeting on Optics, Sedoptica
Applications of the ImTOPScanner for the investigation of ocular biomechanical parameters
https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3141961
2020
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SPIE Proceedings
Optical Coherence Elastography Imaging Probes
10.1063/9780735423664_010
2020
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Industrialization Potential of Optics in Biomedicine i-POB
High-frame rate multi-meridian corneal imaging of air-puff induced deformation for improved detection of keratoconus
https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3103534
2020
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Biomedical Optics Express
Multi-meridian corneal imaging of air-puff induced deformation for improved detection of biomechanical abnormalities
10.1364/BOE.402402
2020
2026 Research projects
Research groups
Image-guided Devices for Ophthalmic Care
We seek to research novel techniques and develop instrumentation to address unanswered questions in vision science and unmet needs in ophthalmology and optometry.
