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H. Grady Rylander, III, M.D.

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Curriculum Vitae

Department of Biomedical Engineering
BME 1.108A
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, C0800
Austin, Texas 78712-1062
Phone: (512) 471-1995
E-mail Address

Research Focus

Vision research, biomedical sensors, laser applications, neuroprosthesis designResearch InterestsResearch interests are in developing objective tests for visual function and finding new applications for lasers in ophthalmology. Current projects include a VEP visual function based method for early diagnosis of glaucoma, a feedback control system for panretinal photocoagulation, an improved delivery system for cyclo-photocoagulation, and a holmium-YAG technique for drilling holes in the stapes bone. In the past, he has supervised research on RK surgery to correct myopia and thermokeratoplasty to correct hyperopia. A method for acquiring non-contact endothelial cell counts was developed that relied on computer assisted image analysis to determine cell boundaries. He has taught the neuroprosthesis course for the last six years and have supervised several rehabilitation engineering theses.

Selected Publications   

  • Badr Elmaanaoui, Bingqing Wang, Jordan C. Dwelle, Austin B. McElroy, Shuang S. Liu, Henry G. Rylander, and Thomas E. Milner, Birefringence measurement of the retinal nerve fiber layer by swept source polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography, Opt. Express 19, 10252-10268 (2011). NIHMSID #305739
  • Raiyan T. Zaman, Narasimhan Rajaram, Brandon S. Nichols, III Henry G. Rylander, Tianyi Wang, James W. Tunnell and Ashley J. Welch, Changes in morphology and optical properties of sclera and choroidal layers due to hyperosmotic agent, J. Biomed. Opt. 16, 077008 (Jul 13, 2011); doi:10.1117/1.3599985
  • Raiyan T. Zaman, PhD, Ashwini Gopal, PhD, Kathryn Starr, Xiaojing Zhang, PhD, Sharon Thomsen, MD, James W. Tunnell, PhD, Ashley J. Welch, PhD, and Henry G. Rylander III, MD, Micro-Patterned Drug Delivery Device for Light-Activated Drug Release, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, DOI 10.1002/lsm.21149, Nov, 2011.
  • C.H.G. Wright, S.F. Barrett, R.D. Ferguson, H.G. Rylander, A.J. Welch, Initial in vivo results of a hybrid retinal photocoagulation system, Journal of Biomedical Optics 5(1), 56-61, 2000.
  • G. Vargas, E.K. Chan, J.K. Barton, H.G. Rylander III, and A.J. Welch, Use of hyperosmotic agents to reduce scattering in skin, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 24: 133-141, 1999.
  • M.G. Ducros, J.F. deBoer, H. Huang, L. Chao, Z. Chen, J.S. Nelson, T.E. Milner, and H.G. Rylander III, Polarization Sensitive  Optical Coherence Tomography of the Rabbit Eye, IEEE J of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol 5, No 4: 1159-1167, 1999.
  • B. Nemati, A. Dunn, A. J. Welch, H.G. Rylander III, Optical Model for Light Distribution During Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation, Applied Optics, V3. 37(4), 764-771, 1998.
  • C.H.G. Wright, H.G. Cameron, J.K. Barton, D.E. Protsenko, H.G. Rylander III, A. J. Welch, Anomalous Reflectance Of Laser-Induced Retinal Lesions, Journal of Special Topics on Quantum Electronics, v. 2(4), 1035-1040, 1996.