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Dr. Steven Ali, O.D., Diplomate ABO

Dr. Steven Ali, O.D., Diplomate ABO

Dr. Ali, a founding partner of Manhattan Vision (1984) and Queens Eye Associates (1991), specializes in primary eye care, contact lens management, treatment of eye diseases, and refractive surgery. Dr. Ali is also the Managing Partner of the Institute for Vision Research, a private research organization involved in the development of optical designs and products for ophthalmic lens, contact lens, and contact lens solution manufacturers. 

Dr. Ali received his doctor of optometry degree from The New England College of Optometry and completed a residency program in pediatric vision at the State University of New York College of Optometry where he was then appointed to a clinical teaching position as assistant professor. He has lectured in the areas of contact lenses and refractive surgery and authored numerous scientific posters and refereed journal articles (see a list of publications). He has frequently served on scientific advisory boards for the contact lens, ophthalmic lens, and laser surgery industries. Dr. Ali is currently a Principal Investigator for Johnson & Johnson and Essilor America. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, the New York State Optometric Association, the American Academy of Optometry, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Selenow, A., Bauer E.A., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W. (2000). Progressive Lenses: A New Technique for Quantifying “Swim”, Vision Science & Its Applications, OSA Technical Digest, 209-211.
  2. Selenow, A., Bauer E.A., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W. (2000). Progressive Lenses: New Techniques for Assessing Visual Performance, Vision Science & Its Applications, OSA Technical Digest, 226-229.
  3. Selenow, A., Bauer E.A., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W., Ciuffreda K.J. (2000). A Technique for Objectively Measuring Perceptual Distortion in PALs, Presentation, American Academy of Optometrists.
  4. Ali, S.R., Selenow, A., Bauer E.A., Spencer, L.W., Ciuffreda, K.J. (2000). Assessing Visual Performance with Progressive Addition Lenses, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 41 (supp), 435.
  5. Bauer E.A., Selenow, A., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W., Ciuffreda, K.J. (2000). Can an Objective Response of Visual Performance Discriminate Between PALs? Presentation, American Academy of Optometrists.
  6. Selenow, A., Bauer E.A., Spencer, L.W., Ali, S.R. (2001). Can Contrast Sensitivity Be Used to Assess the Performance of PALs? Vision Science and Its Applications, OSA Technical Digest, Opt. Soc. Am., 136-139.
  7. Ciuffreda, Y.H., Ciuffreda, K.J., Selenow, A., Bauer E.A., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W. (2001). Eye and Head Movements During Low Contrast Reading with Single Vision and Progressive Lenses. Vision Science & Its Applications, OSA Technical Digest. Opt. Soc. Am., 140-143.
  8. Selenow, A., Bauer, E.A., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W., Ciuffreda, K.J. (2002). Assessing Visual Performance with Progressive Addition Lenses. Optometry and Vision Science, 79:502-505.
  9. Han, Y., Ciuffreda, K.J., Selenow, A., Bauer, E., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W. (2003). Static Aspects of Eye and Head Movements during Reading in a Simulated Computer-Based Environment with SingleVision and Progressive Lenses. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 44:145-153. 
  10. Han, Y., Ciuffreda, K.J., Selenow, A., Ali, S.R. (2003). Dynamic Interactions of Eye and Head Movements When Reading with Single-Vision and Progressive Lenses in a Simulated ComputerBased Environment. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 44:1534-1545.
  11. Selenow, A., Han, Y., Ciuffreda, K.J., Ali, S.R., Spencer, L.W. (2003). Point of Regard in an Ophthalmic Lens. Presentation, ARVO.
  12. Zikos, G.A., Han, Y., Selenow, A., Ciuffreda, K.J., and Ali. S.R. (2004). An Objective Technique to Assess the Functional Envelope of Vision in PALs. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004 45: E Abstract 2540. Presented at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
  13. Ciuffreda, K.J., Selenow, A., Wang, B., Zikos, G., Ali. S.R, and Vasudevan, B. (2005). “Bothersome Blur”: A New Functional Unit of Blur Perception. Presented at the American Academy of Optometry.
  14. Ciuffreda, K.J., Selenow, A., Wang, B., Zikos, G., Ali. S.R, and Vasudevan, B. (2005). “Bothersome Blur”: A New Functional Unit of Blur Perception. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005 46: EAbstract 2930. Presented at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
  15. Zikos, G.A., Ciuffreda, K.J., Kang, S.S., Selenow, A., Ali, S., Robilotto, R., Spencer, L.W. (2006). Rotational Stability of Differently Designed Toric Soft Contact Lenses. Presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
  16. Ciuffreda K.J., Selenow A., Wang, B., Vasudevan, B., Zikos, G., Ali S.R. (2006). “Bothersome Blur": A Functional Unit of Blur Perception. Vision Res. 2006 Mar; 46(6-7):895-901.
  17. Zikos, G.A., Ciuffreda, K.J., Selenow, A., Ali, S.R., Pereira, S., Spencer, L. W., Kang, S.S., Lee, M. (2007). Blur Perception of the Human Eye in a Clinical Adult Population. Presented at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
  18. Zikos, G. A., Kang, S. S., Ciuffreda, K. J., Selenow, A., Ali, S., Spencer, L. W., Robilotto, R. Lee, M. (2007). Rotational Stability of Toric Soft Contact Lenses During Natural Viewing Conditions. Optometry and Vision Science, 54(11), 1039-1045.
  19. Nason, R.J., Zikos, G., Ali. S.R., Selenow, A. (2008). On and Off Axis Comparative Contrast Sensitivity Performance of Progressive Addition Lenses. Presentation ARVO 2008; Poster A112.
  20. Zikos, G., Kang, S.S., Nason, R.J., Selenow, A., Ali. S.R. (2008). Objective in-vivo Contact Lens Wettabilty Testing with Different MPS using the Shack Hartman Sensor. Presentation ARVO 2008; Poster D777.
  21. Zikos, G., Kang, S.S., Nason, R.J., Selenow, A., Ali. S.R. (2008). Shack-Hartmann Sensor Based Objective In-Vivo Contact Lens Wettability Testing with Different Multi-Purpose Solutions. Poster Presentation at BCLA.
  22. Robilotto, R., Zikos, G.A., Slotnick, S., Selenow, A., & Ali, S. (2008). A New Random-Dot Stereopsis Test. American Academy of Optometry, Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
  23. Zikos, G., Nason, R., Robilotto, R., Selenow, A., Ali, S. (2009). CSF and Reaction Time Differences in Young and Elderly Subjects with Polarized and Tinted Lenses in a Driving Environment. American Academy of Optometry, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
  24. Zikos, G., Robilotto, R., Selenow, A., Ali, S. (2009). Effect of Scratched Antireflective Coatings on Visual Performance. American Academy of Optometry, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.
  25. Zikos, G., Nason, R., Robilotto, R., Ali, S., Selenow, A. (2009). Contrast Sensitivity and Reaction Times with Polarized and Tinted Lenses in a Driving Environment. Presented at the Eye and the Auto meeting Warren, MI. 
  26. Zikos, G., Robilotto, R., Selenow, A., Ali, S. (2010). Visual Performance with Scratched Antireflective Coated Spectacle Lenses. Presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
  27. Zikos, G., Selenow, A., Ali, S. (2011). Comparison of Corneal Sag Based on Corneal Topographers and Optical Coherence Tomography. Presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. 
  28. Zikos, G., Gupta, A., Robilotto, R., Blum, R., Selenow, A., Ali, S. (2012). Wavefront and Pupil Dependence of Refractive Differences in Bright and Dim Environments. Presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
  29. Zikos G., Slotnick S., Robilotto, R., Selenow, A., Ali, S. (2013). Novel Method to Objectively Evaluate Visual Comfort When Using Different Sunglass Types. Presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting Seattle, WA.
  30. Zikos, G., Robilotto, R., Ali, S., Selenow, A., Morris, M., Gupta, A. (2013). Modification of the Neuroptics Pupillometer to Measure Near Response Miosis in Cataractous and Pseudophakic Subjects. Presented at the American Academy of Optometry, annual meeting, Seattle, WA
  31. Kubota, R., Joshi, N.R., Selenow, A., Gupta, A., Ali, S.,Samandarova, I., Oliva, M., and Ciuffreda, K.J. "Effect of temporary full-field defocus on ocular biometric components and their subsequent normalization: a pilot study." Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 61.7 (2020): 2700-2700.
  32. Kubota, R., Joshi, N.R., Samandarova, I., Oliva, M. Selenow, A., Gupta, A., and Ali, S. "Effect of short-term peripheral myopic defocus on ocular biometrics using Fresnel “press-on” lenses in humans." Scientific Reports 11.1 (2021): 1-7.
  33. Kubota, R., Joshi, N.R., Samandarova, I., Oliva, M., Selenow, A., Gupta, A., and Ali, S. "Effect of shortterm peripheral myopic defocus on ocular biometrics using Fresnel “press-on” lenses in human subjects." Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 62.8 (2021): 2746-2746.
  34. Kubota,R., Joshi, N.R., Samandarova, I., Oliva, M., Selenow, A., Gupta, A., Ali, S., and Ciuffreda, K.J. "Visual Performance as a Function of Clear Central Aperture Diameter with a Defocused Myopic Periphery." Optometry and Vision Science 98.8 (2021): 914-919.
  35. Kubota, R., Joshi, N.R., Samandarova, I., Oliva, M., Selenow, A., Fitzgerald, T.J., Gupta, A., and Ali, S.R. "Effects of Programmable Projected Defocus on Ocular Biometrics Using a Wearable Device." PowerPoint Presentation (researchgate.net)
  36. Kubota, R., Joshi, N.R., Fitzgerald, T.J., Samandarova, I., Oliva, M., Selenow, A., Gupta, A., Ali, S., Mitchell, L.G., Chun, R., and Ciuffreda, K.J. "Biometric and refractive changes following the monocular application of peripheral myopic defocus using a novel augmented-reality optical system in adults." Scientific Reports 12.1 (2022): 1-9.