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Ana Amorim de Sousa is a dedicated optometrist (since 2014) and researcher with extensive academic and professional experience in Optometry and Vision Sciences. She holds a PhD from the University of Minho (2023), where she focused on the retinal response to dynamic visual stimuli and myopia control strategies. With a strong foundation in clinical optometry, she is skilled in advanced diagnostic methods and the development of innovative solutions for visual health. Ana is an active member of the Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Lab at the University of Minho. Her research encompasses topics such as myopia progression, optical quality, and the application of advanced contact lens technologies. She has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented her findings at international conferences, earning recognition for her contributions, including a Best Poster Award. As an optometry consultant and clinical practitioner, she combines her research expertise with patient care, ensuring evidence-based approaches to vision management. She is also an active participant in professional organizations, contributing to the advancement of the field through collaborative projects and education. Ana is proficient in conducting peer reviews and academic communications in Portuguese, English and Spanish. She strives to bridge the gap between academic research and clinical practice, making significant contributions to the understanding and management of visual health challenges.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Isabel Carvalho Amorim de Sousa
Date of birth
1993/09/19
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana
  • Ana Amorim-de-Sousa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
761C-7E6E-6C37
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8716-095X

Email addresses

  • ana.amorim.sousa@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Lab, Departamento de Física, Escola de Ciências, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057, Gualtar, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Optics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/03 - 2023/07
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Optometry and Vision Sciences (Doutoramento)
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
"The Retinal Response to Dynamic Changes in Image Spatial and Temporal Properties using Selective Experimental Stimulation and Myopia Control Devices" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014 - 2016
Concluded
 Master in Advanced Optometry (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Impact of Defocus in the Measurement of Light Distortion: Simulation and Experimental Measurements" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2011 - 2014
Concluded
 Graduated in Optometry and Vision Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/10 - Current Researcher (Research) Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Lab, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/06 - 2015/09 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Opticalia Póvoa de Lanhoso - Óptica Queirós, Portugal
2014/08 - 2014/09 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Grandvision Portugal, Portugal
MultiOpticas DV Antas, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/03 - 2023/10 Optometrist Clínica Oftalmológica Dr Rufino Ribeiro Lda, Portugal
2016/05 - 2018/04 Member of the Scientific Department Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria e Ciências da Visão, Portugal
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2014/04 - 2016/05 Coordinator of the Marketing, Communication, and Image Department Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria e Ciências da Visão, Portugal
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/11/24 - Current Member of the Professional Aptitude Evaluation Committee Associação dos Profissionais Licenciados de Optometria, Portugal
2024/02 - Current Clinical Optometrist (Freelancer) Hipótese Fabulosa Lda - Opticenter Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
2023/09 - Current Consultant Alcon Portugal Produtos e Equipamentos Oftalmológicos LDA, Portugal
2016/10 - 2019/10 Assistant in Practical Classes of the Master's Program in Advanced Optometry Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2015/11 - 2018/08 Optometrist (Freelancer) MultiOpticas Amarante, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/10/01 - 2022/11 Adaptive and Selective Optical Setup for Visual Stimulation: Proof of Concept, Experimental Setup and Validation
SFRH/BD/136684/2018
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidad de Murcia, Spain
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021 - Current MyopiaX Treatment for the Reduction of Myopia Progression in Children and Adolescents: Safety and Efficacy Investigation (MyopiaX-1)
NCT04967287
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Dopavision GmbH
Concluded
2019/04 - 2022/02 Effect of blue light stimulation on retinal electrical activity
DOPA-ERG
Researcher
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2024/02 - Current Study on the Functionality of Lenses for Diabetic Patients
CEICVS 023/2024
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 POLO - Produtos Ópticos S.A.
Ongoing
2018/11 - 2022 A Multicentre Dispensing Clinical Evaluation of MiSight® Lenses
NCT01729208
Researcher
Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Lab, Portugal

University of Waterloo, Canada

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Aston University Ophthalmic Research Group, United Kingdom
Coopervision, Inc.

Visioncare Research Ltd.
Concluded
2018/09 - 2019/09 Comparative Study of the Comfort of Two Hydrophilic Contact Lenses
CEICVS 029/2019
Researcher
Concluded
2016/10 - 2018/09 Optical Customization of Electrophysiological Retinal Activity in Humans - Evaluation of the Short-Term Electrical response of the Retina With Imposed Optical Systems Currently Used in Myopia Retention
PTDC/FIS-OPT/0677/2014
Researcher
Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Lab, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. José M González-Méijome; Ana F. Pereira-da-Mota; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Sofia Peixoto-de-Matos; António Queirós Pereira. "Control de Miopía con Lentes de Contacto". In Superfície Ocular y Biomateriales. Xátiva, Spain: Ulleye, 2019.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Lopes-Ferreira, Daniela; Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, P; Pereira-da-Mota, AF; Amorim, A; Ribeiro, M; et al. "Myopic trend in refractive error and biometric parameters in a population of young adults entering university in Portugal between 2016 and 2018". Paper presented in EAOO Rome 19, Rome, 2019.
    Submitted
Conference paper
  1. Schroder, Pascal; Martinez-Canada, Pablo; Amorim, Andre; Paulo RB Fernandes; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; José M González-Méijome; Fernandes, Paulo; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Gonzalez-Meijome, Jose Manuel. "A Minimal-Model Approach to Analyze Neuronal Circuit Dynamics from multifocal ERG (mERG)". Paper presented in 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC 2019), 2019.
    10.1109/embc.2019.8856840
Conference poster
  1. Filipa Barbosa Gomes ; Mechó-García, María; Silva-Leite, Sara; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Lopes-Ferreira, Daniela; Jorge Jorge. Corresponding author: Filipa Barbosa Gomes. "Evaluación de la influencia de las lentes diseñadas para el control de la miopía en la acomodación, estereopsis y visión binocular: un estudio piloto.". Paper presented in OPTOM 2024, 2024.
  2. Silva-Leite, Sara; Alves-Touças, Sílvia; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo; González-Méijome, José Manuel. "Electrophysiological retinal response in myopic young adults wearing a perifocal ophtalmic lens for myopia control". Paper presented in European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) Congress, 2023.
  3. Gomes, Filipa; Mechó-García, María; Silva-Leite, Sara; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Lopes-Ferreira, Daniela; Jorge, Jorge. Corresponding author: Gomes, Filipa. "Evaluation of the influence of lenses designed for the control of myopia progression on accommodation and binocular vision: A pilot study.". Paper presented in International Optometry and Vision Sciences Congress (CIOCV), 2023.
  4. Silva-Leite, Sara; Alves-Touças, Sílvia; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Queirós, António; Fernandes, Paulo; González-Méijome, José Manuel. Corresponding author: Silva-Leite, Sara. "Inner retinal activity in myopic young adults with a perifocal ophthalmic lens for myopia control". Paper presented in International Optometry and Vision Sciences Congress (CIOCV), 2023.
  5. Silva-Leite, Sara; Antunes-Pereira, Carla; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo; González-Méijome, José Manuel. Corresponding author: Silva-Leite, Sara. "Changes on the On- and Off-pathways in myopes and non-myopes and myopes using a myopia control intervention". Paper presented in International Optometry and Vision Sciences Congress (CIOCV), 2023.
  6. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Paulo RB Fernandes; António Queirós Pereira; MEIJOME, JOSE MANUEL GONZALEZ. "Retinal Response to Two Commercially Available Contact Lenses for Myopia Management". Paper presented in European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) Congress, 2023.
  7. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Paulo RB Fernandes; António Queirós Pereira; MEIJOME, JOSE MANUEL GONZALEZ. "The Retinal Activity of Myopic Eyes to a Dual Focus Contact Lens used for Myopia Management". Paper presented in European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) Congress, 2023.
  8. Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute J.; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; González-Méijome, Jose M.. "Prospective assessment of corneal biomechanical properties and intraocular pressure during scleral lens wear". Paper presented in CIOCV23 - 20th Edition of the International Congress of Optometry and Vision Sciences 2023, 2023.
  9. António Queirós Pereira; Ana F. Pereira-da-Mota; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Daniela Lopes-Ferreira; Fernandes, Paulo; José Manuel González-Méijome. "The impact of orthokeratology treatment on myopic eyes". Paper presented in 20th International Congress of Optometry and Vision Sciences, 2023.
  10. Silva-Leite, Sara; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo; González-Méijome, José Manuel. Corresponding author: Silva-Leite, Sara. "Visual function of myopic young adults with a novel ophthalmic lens for the control of myopia progression". Paper presented in Biophotonics for Eye Research Summer School, 2023.
  11. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Faria-Ribeiro, M; Queirós, A; Fernandes, P; González-Méijome, JM. "Enhanced Electrophysiological Response of the Inner Layers Within the Macular Area with an Extended Depth-Of-Focus Contact Lens for Myopia Control in Young Myopic Subjects". Paper presented in International Myopia Conference 2022 (IMC2022) - Rotterdam, 2022.
  12. Jessica Costa; Ana F. Pereira da Mota; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Joana Silva; Antonio Queiros; J.M. Gonzalez-Meijome. "Changes in Retinal Response During Orthokeratology Treatment". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão (CIOCV), 2022.
  13. António Queirós Pereira; Jéssica Costa Leitão; Joana Silva; Pereira-da-Mota, Ana F.; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo; MEIJOME, JOSE MANUEL GONZALEZ. "Ortoqueratología nocturna en la respuesta acomodativa en sujetos míopes". Paper presented in 26º Congreso Internacional de Optometría, Contactología y Óptica Oftálmica, OPTOM, 2021.
  14. Antonio Queiros; Jéssica Costa; Joana Silva; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Ana F. Pereira-da-Mota; Paulo Fernandes; J.M. Gonzalez-Meijome. "Effect of Orthokeratology on Accommodative Response in Myopic Subjects". Paper presented in OPTOM’21 - Congreso de Optometría, Contactología y Óptica Oftálmica, 2021.
  15. Antonio Queiros; Jéssica Costa; Joana Silva; Ana F. Pereira-da-Mota; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Paulo Fernandes; J.M. Gonzalez-Meijome. "Changes in Visual Evocated Potentials using Orthokeratology in myopic subjects – a pilot study". Paper presented in OPTOM’21 - Congreso de Optometría, Contactología y Óptica Oftálmica, 2021.
  16. António Queirós Pereira; Jéssica Costa; Joana Vieira-Silva; Pereira-da-Mota, AF; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; José M González-Méijome. "Changes in Accommodation Using Orthokeratology in Myopic Subjects". Paper presented in 17th International Myopia Conference, 2019.
  17. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Paulo RB Fernandes; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim, André; António Queirós Pereira; José M González-Méijome. "NEW PARADIGM OF MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENS EVALUATION USING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES". Paper presented in 20th ISCLR Singapore, 2019.
    10.1117/12.142812
  18. Antonio Queirós Pereira; Ana Filipa Pereira-da-Mota; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Amorim, André; Fernandes, Paulo; MEIJOME, JOSE MANUEL GONZALEZ; Jéssica Costa; Joana Silva; Pereira-da-Mota, Ana F.. "Changes in Retinal Activity Using orthokeratology in Myopic Subjects - pilot study.". Paper presented in at European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) annual conference 2019, 2019.
  19. António Queirós Pereira; Ana Filipa Pereira-da-Mota; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Amorim, André; Fernandes, Paulo; MEIJOME, JOSE MANUEL GONZALEZ. "Meridional activity of the myopic retina with different contact lens designs". Paper presented in European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) annual conference 2019., 2019.
  20. Catarina Martins; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Miguel Faria-Ribeiro; Jaume Pauné; Queirós, António; Jose Manuel González-Méijome. "IMPACT OF THREE NEW MYOPIA CONTROL PROTOTYPE CONTACT LENSES ON LIGHT DISTURBANCE MEASUREMENTS". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional em Optometria e Ciências da Visão - CIOCV’2019 - Altice Forum Braga - 4 e 5 de maio, 2019.
  21. Catarina Martins; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Miguel Faria-Ribeiro; Jaume Pauné; Jose Manuel González-Méijome; Queirós, António. "PERIPHERAL REFRACTION AND VISUAL PERFORMANCE WITH THREE NEW PROTOTYPES OF CONTACT LENSES WITH POTENTIAL FOR MYOPIA CONTROL". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional em Optometria e Ciências da Visão - CIOCV’2019 - Altice Forum Braga - 4 e 5 de maio, 2019.
  22. António Queirós Pereira; Pereira-da-Mota, AF; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Paulo RB Fernandes; Amorim, André; Jaume Pauné; José M González-Méijome. "Meridional Activity of the Myopic Retina with Different Contact Lens Designs for Myopia Control". Paper presented in EAOO - European Academy of Optometry and Optics, 2019.
  23. Ana F. Pereira-da-Mota; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Jaume Pauné; J. M. Gonzalez-Meijome; Antonio Queiros. "High and Low Contrast Visual Performance Assessment with Contact Lens Prototypes for Myopia Progression Control". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão (CIOCV), 2019.
  24. Vaz, Ana R.; Daniela Lopes-Ferreira; Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Queirós, A; Gonzalez-Meijome, J.M; Ana Rita Oliveira Vaz; et al. "Ocular Biometry and Refractive Error of Portuguese Young Subjects in 3 years of University Enrolment". Paper presented in CIOCV, 2019.
  25. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; van der Worp, E; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "MEDIUM-TERM SCLERAL CONTACT LENS WEAR: VISUAL ACUITY AND COMFORT RATINGS AND HANDLING LEARNING CURVE FROM THE WEARER PERSPECTIVE". Paper presented in Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS), 2018.
  26. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; van der Worp, E; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "PRACTITIONER LEARNING CURVE IN FITTING MINI-SCLERAL CONTACT LENSES IN IRREGULAR AND REGULAR CORNEAS USING A FITTING TRIAL". Paper presented in Global Specialty Lens Symposium - GSLS2018, 2018.
  27. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim, André; Queirós, A; Fernandes, P; González-Méijome, JM. "INFLUENCE OF SCLERAL CONTACT LENS ON THE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF THE RETINA – A PILOT STUDY.". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão 2018, 2018.
  28. Queirós, A; Villa Collar, C; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Gargallo, B; Ramon Gutierrez, A; González-Méijome, JM. "MORFOLOGÍA CORNEAL Y RESULTADOS VISUALES EN PACIENTES CON LASIK DESPUÉS DE ORTOQUERATOLOGÍA Y USO DE LENTES DE CONTACTO BLANDAS: UN ESTUDIO PILOTO". Paper presented in OPTOM 2018, 2018.
  29. Catarina Martins; Carolina Vieira; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Jaume Pauné; González-Méijome, JM; Queirós, A. "COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPTICAL QUALITY WITH DIFFERENT CONTACT LENS DESIGNS". Paper presented in XV Congresso Internacional de Optometria, 2018.
  30. González-Méijome, JM; Lopes-Ferreira, Daniela; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Fernandes, P; Queirós, A. "CHANGE IN MYOPIA PREVALENCE OVER 24 MONTHS IN A SCHOOL POPULATION FROM 6 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE IN PORTUGAL". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), 2018.
  31. Carolina Vieira; Catarina Martins; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Jaume Pauné; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERIPHERAL REFRACTION WITH DIFFERENT CONTACT LENS DESIGNS". Paper presented in XV Congresso Internacional de Optometria, 2018.
  32. Fernandes, Paulo; Ferreira, Cesarina; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Amorim, André; Queirós, António; González-Méijome, José M. "EFFECT OF DEFOCUS INDUCED BY MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENS OF DOMINANT AND NON-DOMINANT DESIGN ON THE AMPLITUDE AND IMPLICIT TIME OF MULTIFOCAL ELETRORRETINOGRAM (MFERG)". Paper presented in 2018 ISCEV Symposium, 2018.
  33. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Moreira, Linda; Macedo-Araújo, Rute; Amorim, André; Fernandes, Paulo; Queirós, António; Jorge, Jorge; González-Méijome, José M. "INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT CONTACT LENS MATERIAL ON THE MULTIFOCAL ELETRORRETINOGRAM (MFERG) RESPONSE". Paper presented in 2018 ISCEV Symposium, 2018.
  34. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Moreira, Linda; Macedo-Araújo, Rute; Amorim, André; Fernandes, Paulo; Queirós, António; Jorge, Jorge; González-Méijome, JM. "THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT CONTACT LENS MATERIAL ON THE mfERG". Paper presented in 56th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV 2018), 2018.
    10.1007/s10633-018-9641-2
  35. Fernandes, Paulo; Ferreira, Cessarina; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Amorim, André; Queirós, António; González-Méijome, JM. "EFFECT OF DEFOCUS INDUCED BY MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENS OF DOMINANT AND NON-DOMINANT DESIGN ON THE AMPLITUDE AND IMPLICIT TIME OF THE mfERG". Paper presented in 56th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV 2018), 2018.
    10.1007/s10633-018-9641-2
  36. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Queirós, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; González-Méijome, JM. "LOWER AND HIGHER-ORDER SPHERICAL ABERRATIONS AS DEGRADING FACTORS OF VISUAL QUALITY UNDER DIM LIGHT CONDITIONS: LIGHT DISTORTION ANALYSIS". Paper presented in EAOO Annual Conference 2017, 2017.
  37. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Queirós, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; González-Méijome, JM. "RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS AND LIGHT DISTURBANCE PHENOMENA IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS". Paper presented in EAOO Annual Conference 2017, 2017.
  38. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Beerten, R; van der Worp, E; González-Méijome, JM. "REDUCTION OF NIGHT VISION DISTURBANCES WITH SCLERAL CONTACT LENSES IN IRREGULAR AND NORMAL CORNEAS: SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS". Paper presented in EAOO Annual Conference 2017, 2017.
  39. Peixoto-de-Matos, S; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "PERCEPTIONS OF PORTUGUESE EYE CARE PRACTITIONERS TOWARDS FITTING CONTACT LENSES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS". Paper presented in EAOO Annual Conference 2017, 2017.
  40. Queirós, A; Villa Collar, C; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Gargallo, B; Ramon Gutierrez, A; González-Méijome, JM. "CORNEAL MORPHOLOGY AND VISUAL OUTCOMES IN LASIK PATIENTS AFTER ORTHOKERATOLOGY AND SOFT LENS WEAR: A PILOT STUDY". Paper presented in XXXV Congress of the ESCRS, 2017.
  41. Vieira, C; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM; Queirós, A. "VARIAÇÕES LONGITUDINAIS DA SUPERFÍCIE CORNEAL". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão (CIOCV2017), 2017.
  42. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Peixoto-de-Matos, S; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "EVALUATING ACCOMMODATIVE RESPONSE TO BIFOCAL, MULTIFOCAL AND SINGLE VISION: PILOT STUDY". Paper presented in Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão (CIOCV2017), 2017.
  43. Queirós, A; Correia, Filipa; Silva, Conceição; Borges, Bárbara; Fernandes, Catarina; Lopez, Helena; Passos, Patrícia; et al. "PREVALENCE OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN PORTUGUESE INFANTS, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS,ACADEMY 2017". Paper presented in EAOO Barcelona Academy and OPTOM Meeting 2017, 2017.
  44. Vieira, Cláudia; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM; Queirós, A. "ALTERAÇÕES DA SUPERFÍCIE OCULAR". Paper presented in XIV Congresso Internacional de Optometria, 2017.
  45. Queirós, A; Vieira, C; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "CORNEAL ASPHERICITY IN A COHORT OF 1484 SUBJECTS AND LONGITUDINAL CHANGES". Paper presented in The 16th International Myopia Conference, 2017.
  46. Queirós, A; Faria-Correia, F; Marques, C; Borges, Bárbara; Fernandes, Catarina; Lopez, Helena; Passos, Patrícia; et al. "REFRACTIVE ERROR AND AXIAL LENGTH AT DIFFERENT SCHOOL LEVELS FROM 6 TO 23 YEARS OF AGE IN A PORTUGUESE POPULATION". Paper presented in The 16th Internacional Myopia Conference, 2017.
  47. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Fernandes, P; Amorim, André; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "TOPOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE HUMAN RETINAL CELLS: A REVIEW". Paper presented in Young Researcher Vision Camp 2017, 2017.
  48. Amorim, André; Fernandes, P; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "CHANGES IN ACTIVITY OF DIFFERENT RETINAL CELLS WHEN PROCESSING DIFFERENT DEGREES OF DEFOCUS: PILOT STUDY". Paper presented in Young Researcher Vision Camp 2017, 2017.
  49. González-Méijome, JM; Correia, Filipa; Silva, Conceição; Borges, Bárbara; Fernandes, Catarina; Lopez, Helena; Passos, Patrícia; et al. "TWO-YEAR CHANGE IN REFRACTIVE ERROR PREVALENCE IN A SCHOOL POPULATION FROM 6 TO 13 YEARS OF AGE IN PORTUGAL LONGITUDINAL PILOT STUDY". Paper presented in 16th International Myopia Conference, 2017.
  50. Fernandes, P; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Amorim, André; Queirós, A; Lopez-Gil, Norberto; González-Méijome, JM. "TOPOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS IN MULTIFOCAL ELETRORRETINOGRAM AMPLITUDE AND IMPLICIT TIME WITH CHANGES IN SPHERICAL ABERRATION". Paper presented in European Retina Meeting 2017, 2017.
  51. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; van der Worp, E; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "UNUSUAL APPLICATIONS OF MINI-SCLERAL CONTACT LENSES: TWO CASE REPORTS". Paper presented in 14º Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão (CIOCV2017), 2017.
  52. Rute J. Macedo-de-Araújo; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa. "Viagem Pela Luz E Visão Em 10 Etapas [Journey throught light and vision in 10 steps]". Paper presented in Noite Europeia dos Investigadores (NEI2017), 2017.
  53. Queirós, António; Faria-Correia, F; Marques, C; Borges, B; Fernandes, AC; López, H; Passos, Patrícia; et al. "PREVALENCE OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN PORTUGUESE INFANTS ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS". Paper presented in OPTOM MEETING ACADEDMY 20017, 2017.
  54. González-Méijome, José M; Peixoto-De-Matos, Sofia; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo. "ASYMMETRIES IN MYOPIA CONTROL EFFECT AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS IN CLINICAL TRIALS INVOLVING OPTICAL DEVICES: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL FACTORS INVOLVED". Paper presented in 16th International Myopia Conference, 2017.
  55. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo; Amorim, André; Queirós, António; González-Méijome, JM. "TOPOGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN RETINAL: A REVIEW". Paper presented in Young Researcher Vision Camp 2017, 2017.
  56. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "COMPARISON BETWEEN MONOCULAR AND BINOCULAR LIGHT DISTORTION MEASURES". Paper presented in X Colóquio de Optometria, 2016.
  57. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MONOCULAR AND BINOCULAR LIGHT DISTORTION MEASUREMENTS". Paper presented in XIII Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão, 2016.
  58. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Queirós, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Ferreira-Neves, H; Rico-del-Viejo, L; González-Méijome, JM. "SENSIBILIDAD AL DESENFOQUE ESFERICO Y ASTIGMÁTICO EN UN NUEVO DISPOSITIVO PARA LA DETERMINACIÓN RÁPIDA DE LA DISTORSIÓN LUMINOSA". Paper presented in 24 Congreso Internacional de Optometría, Contactologia y Óptica Oftálmica - OPTOM 2016, 2016.
  59. Queirós, A; Ferreira-Neves, H; Vaz, R; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Lopes-Ferreira, D; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "PREVALENCIA DEL ERROR REFRACTIVO Y CORRELACIONES BIOMÉTRICAS EN UNA POBLACIÓN PRE-UNIVERSITARIA EN PORTUGAL". Paper presented in 24 Congreso Internacional de Optometría, Contactologia y Óptica Oftálmica - OPTOM 2016, 2016.
  60. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Peixoto-de-Matos, S; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Ferreira-Neves, H; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "MEDIDA, QUANTIFICAÇÃO E CORREÇÃO DA DISTORÇÃO LUMINOSA DA VISÃO EM HUMANOS". Paper presented in 3ª Jornadas de Investigação Clínica. Investigação e Inovação em Dispositivos Médicos, 2016.
  61. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Fernandes, P; González-Méijome, JM. "LIGHT DISTORTION IN EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES AND ITS CORRECTION". Paper presented in Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2016, 2016.
  62. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "DISTORÇÃO LUMINOSA: O QUE É? COMO SE MEDE? COMO SE PODE REDUZIR?". Paper presented in Noite Europeia dos Investigadores, 2016.
  63. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Queirós, António; Macedo-Araújo, Rute; Neves, Helena; Rico-del-Viejo, Laura; González-Méijome, JM. "SENSIBILIDAD AL DESENFOQUE ESFÉRICO Y ASTIGMÁTICO EN UN NUEVO DISPOSITIVO PARA LA DETERMINACIÓN RÁPIDA DE LA DISTORSIÓN LUMINOSA (Prémio melhores comunicações em poster)". Paper presented in 24º Congreso Internacional de Optometría, Contactología y Óptica Oftálmica, OPTOM 2016, 2016.
  64. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Queirós, António; González-Méijome, JM. "DIFERENÇAS ENTRE AS MEDIDAS DA DISTORÇÃO LUMINOSA MONOCULAR E BINOCULAR". Paper presented in XIII Congresso Internacional de Optometria, CIOCV 2016, 2016.
  65. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Queirós, António; González-Méijome, JM. "COMPARAÇÃO DE MEDIDAS DE DISTORÇÃO LUMINOSA MONOCULAR E BINOCULAR". Paper presented in X Colóquio de Optometria, 2016.
  66. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "INFLUENCE OF SPHERICAL AND ASTIGMATIC DEFOCUS ON LIGHT DISTORTION INDEX: A PILOT STUDY". Paper presented in XII International Conference of Optometry and Visual Sciences, 2015.
  67. Queirós, A; Jorge, J; Borges, B; Lopez, H; Passos, P; Fernandes, C; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM. "REFRACTIVE CONDITIONS IN TWO LEVELS OF BASIC EDUCATION (STUDY 3 YEARS)". Paper presented in 15th International Myopia Conference, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Chakraborty, Ranjay; Collins, Michael J.; Fernandes, Paulo; González-Méijome, José; Hannibal, Jens; Hoseini-Yazdi, Hosein; et al. "Blue light stimulation of the blind spot in human: from melanopsin to clinically relevant biomarkers of myopia". Bioelectronic Medicine 10 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42234-024-00159-0.
    10.1186/s42234-024-00159-0
  2. Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute J.; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; González-Méijome, José M.. "Influence of midday removal and re-application of a scleral lens on fluid reservoir thickness, pre-lens tear film quality and visual acuity". Contact Lens and Anterior Eye (2024): 102250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2024.102250.
    10.1016/j.clae.2024.102250
  3. Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Rute J. Macedo-de-Araújo; Paulo Fernandes; José M. González-Méijome; António Queirós. "Enhancement of the Inner Foveal Response of Young Adults with Extended-Depth-of-Focus Contact Lens for Myopia Management". Vision (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/vision8020019.
    10.3390/vision8020019
  4. Francesco Martino; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Paulo Fernandes; José Juan Castro-Torres; José Manuel González-Méijome. "Neural binocular summation and the effect of defocus on the pattern electroretinogram and visual evoked potentials for different pupil sizes". Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.13204.
    10.1111/opo.13204
  5. Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Jaume Pauné; Silva-Leite, Sara; Fernandes, Paulo; Gonzále-Méijome, José M; António Queirós. "Changes in Choroidal Thickness and Retinal Activity with a Myopia Control Contact Lens". J Clin Med 12 11 (2023): 3618.
    Published • 10.3390/jcm12113618
  6. Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Paulo Fernandes; Noberto López-Gil; António Queirós; José M. González-Méijome. "Assessment of the Human Retinal Neural Selectivity to Square Gratings’ Orientation with the Multifocal and Pattern Electroretinograms". Photonics (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050526.
    10.3390/photonics10050526
  7. Ana F. Pereira da Mota; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; Jaume Pauné; J.M. Gonzalez-Meijome; Antonio Queiros. "Accommodative response with three contact lens prototypes for myopia control vs monofocal contact lens". Contact Lens and Anterior Eye Journal - Manuscript Number: CLAE-D-23-00069 (2023):
    Under revision
  8. Sara Silva-Leite; Ana Amorim-de-Sousa; António Queirós; José Manuel González-Méijome; Paulo Fernandes. "Peripheral Refraction and Visual Function of Novel Perifocal Ophthalmic Lens for the Control of Myopia Progression". Journal of Clinical Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041435.
    10.3390/jcm12041435
  9. Francesco Martino; Pereira-da-Mota, AF; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; José Juan Castro-Torres; José M González-Méijome. "Pupil size effect on binocular summation for visual acuity and light disturbance". Int Ophthalmol. (2023):
    Published • 10.1007/s10792-022-02614-w
  10. Queirós, António; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo; Ribeiro-Queirós, Maria Sameiro; Villa-Collar, César; González-Méijome, José M.. "Mathematical Estimation of Axial Length Increment in the Control of Myopia Progression". Journal of Clinical Medicine 11 20 (2022): 6200. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206200.
    Published • 10.3390/jcm11206200
  11. Fernandes, Paulo; Ferreira, Cesarina; Domingues, Joana; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Faria-Ribeiro, Miguel; Queirós, António; González-Meijome, José M.. "Short-term delay in neural response with multifocal contact lens might start at the retinal level". Documenta Ophthalmologica 145 1 (2022): 37-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10633-022-09870-2.
    Published • 10.1007/s10633-022-09870-2
  12. Schilling, Tim; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; A Wong, Nikita; Bahmani, Hamed; González-Méijome, José Manuel; Fernandes, Paulo. "Increase in b-wave amplitude after light stimulation of the blind spot is positively correlated with the axial length of myopic individuals". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): 4785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08319-5.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-022-08319-5
  13. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Schilling, Tim; Fernandes, Paulo; Seshadri, Yeshwanth; Bahmani, Hamed; González-Méijome, José Manuel. "Blue light blind-spot stimulation upregulates b-wave and pattern ERG activity in myopes". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): 9273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88459-2.
    Published • 10.1038/s41598-021-88459-2
  14. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute; Fernandes, Paulo; Queirós, António; González-Méijome, José M.. "Multifocal Electroretinogram in Keratoconus Patients without and with Scleral Lenses". Current Eye Research 46 11 (2021): 1732-1741. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2021.1912781.
    Published • 10.1080/02713683.2021.1912781
  15. Pereira-da-Mota, Ana F.; Costa, Jéssica; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; González-Méijome, José M.; Queirós, António. "The Impact of Overnight Orthokeratology on Accommodative Response in Myopic Subjects". Journal of Clinical Medicine 9 11 (2020): 3687. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113687.
    Published • 10.3390/jcm9113687
  16. Queirós, António; Pereira-da-Mota, Ana F.; Costa, Jéssica; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Fernandes, Paulo R. B.; González-Méijome, José M.. "Retinal Response of Low Myopes during Orthokeratology Treatment". Journal of Clinical Medicine 9 8 (2020): 2649. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082649.
    Published • 10.3390/jcm9082649
  17. Remón, Laura; Pérez-Merino, Pablo; Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute J.; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana I.; González-Méijome, José M.. "Bifocal and Multifocal Contact Lenses for Presbyopia and Myopia Control". Journal of Ophthalmology 2020 (2020): 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8067657.
    Published • 10.1155/2020/8067657
  18. Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; van der Worp, Eef; José M González-Méijome. "Clinical Findings and Ocular Symptoms Over 1 Year in a Sample of Scleral Lens Wearers". Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/icl.0000000000000672.
    Published • 10.1097/icl.0000000000000672
  19. António Queirós Pereira; Lopes-Ferreira, Daniela; Yeoh, Brigitte; Issacs, Stan; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Villa-Collar, César; José M González-Méijome. "Refractive, biometric and corneal topographic parameter changes during 12months of orthokeratology". Clinical and Experimental Optometry (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cxo.12976.
    Published • 10.1111/cxo.12976
  20. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Moreira, Linda; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Amorim, André; Jorge, Jorge; Paulo RB Fernandes; Queirós, António; José M González-Méijome. "Impact of contact lens materials on the mfERG response of the human retina". Documenta Ophthalmologica (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10633-019-09722-6.
    Published • 10.1007/s10633-019-09722-6
  21. Martins, Catarina; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Faria-Ribeiro, Miguel; Pauné, Jaume; José M González-Méijome; António Queirós Pereira. "Visual performance and high order aberrations with different contact lens prototypes with potential for myopia control". Current Eye Research (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2019.1645182.
    10.1080/02713683.2019.1645182
  22. Ruiz-Pomeda, Alicia; Fernandes, P; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; González-Méijome, JM; Prieto-Garrido, Francisco Luis; Pérez-Sánchez, Bélen; Villa Collar, C; et al. "Light disturbance analysis in the controlled randomized clinical trial MiSight® Assessment Study Spain (MASS)". Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 1367 484 (2019): 30381-30383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2018.11.006.
    Published • 10.1016/j.clae.2018.11.006
  23. Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute J.; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Queirós, António; van der Worp, Eef; González-Méijome, José M.. "Relationship of placido corneal topography data with scleral lens fitting parameters". Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 42 1 (2019): 20-27.
    Published • 10.1016/j.clae.2018.07.005
  24. Macedo-de-Araújo, Rute J.; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Queirós, António; van der Worp, Eef; González-Méijome, José M.. "Determination of central corneal clearance in scleral lenses with an optical biometer and agreement with subjective evaluation". Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 42 1 (2019): 28-35.
    Published • 10.1016/j.clae.2018.11.013
  25. Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Vieira, C; González-Méijome, JM; Queirós, A; Amorim-de-Sousa A; Vieira AC; González-Méijome JM; Queirós A. "Age-Related Variations in Corneal Asphericity and Long-Term Changes". Eye & Contact Lens 45 2 (2019): 99-104. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30095529.
    Published • 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000540
  26. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Fernandes, P; Queirós, A; González-Méijome, JM. "Impact of Defocus and High-Order Aberrations on Light Disturbance Measurements". Journal of Ophthalmology 2019 1 (2019): 1-8.
    Published • 10.1155/2019/2874036
  27. Queirós, A; Villa Collar, C; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; Gargallo, B; Ramón Gutiérrez-Ortega; Javier González-Pérez; González-Méijome, José M.. "Corneal morphology and visual outcomes in LASIK patients after orthokeratology: A pilot study". Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 41 6 (2018): 507-512.
    Published • 10.1016/j.clae.2018.09.001
  28. Queirós A; Amorim-de-Sousa A; Lopes-Ferreira D; Villa-Collar C; Gutiérrez ÁR; González-Méijome JM; Queirós, A; et al. "Relative peripheral refraction across 4 meridians after orthokeratology and LASIK surgery.". Eye and vision (London, England) 5 (2018): 1-8. http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29796404.
    Published • 10.1186/s40662-018-0106-1
  29. Faria-Ribeiro, Miguel; Amorim-de-Sousa, Ana; González-Méijome, José M.. "Predicted accommodative response from image quality in young eyes fitted with different dual-focus designs". Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 36 (2018): 309-316.
    Published • 10.1111/opo.12443
  30. Fernandes, P; Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Queirós, A; Escandón-García, S; McAlinden, Colm; González-Méijome, JM. "Light disturbance with multifocal contact lens and monovision for presbyopia". Contact Lens and Anterior Eye (accepted) (2018): Availableonline-22March2018. http://www.contactlensjournal.com/article/S1367-0484(17)30409-5/abstract.
    Published • 10.1016/j.clae.2018.03.006

Other

Other output
  1. Os Melhores Alunos na UMinho. 2018. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Miranda, António; Queirós, A; Fernandes, P; Amorim, André; Faria-Ribeiro, Miguel; et al.
  2. Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los. Jardim de Infância Agostinho da Silva / AE de Abação (Guimarães). 2018. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R.
  3. Os Melhores Alunos na UMinho. 2017. Amorim-de-Sousa, A; Macedo-de-Araújo, R; Miranda, António; Queirós, A; Amorim, André; Lopes-Ferreira, Daniela; Peixoto-de-Matos, S; Fernandes, P; González-Méijome, JM.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/28 Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los
Atividades ECUM para as Escolas de 1ºciclo ao ensino Secundário
2023/10/01 The Retinal Activity of Myopic Eyes to a Dual-Focus Contact Lens used for Myopia Management XX Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Universidade do Minho
2023/04 Retinal Response to Myopia Management Strategies - Literature Overview BarcelonaOK: 6th EurOK International Meeting
(Spain)
2022/05/21 Comparação da Resposta Eletrofisiológica da Camada de Células Ganglionares da Retina de Emetropes e Baixos Míopes Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão (CIOCV2022)
(Portugal)
2022/04/02 Estudio Preliminar de la Respuesta Electrofisiológica de la Retina con Lentes de Contacto de Gradiente en Sujetos Miopes OPTOM 2022
(Madrid, Spain)
2022/04/01 Cambios en el Espesor de la Coroides con una Lente de Contacto para el Control de la Miopía OPTOM 2022
(Madrid, Spain)
2022 Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los Atividades ECUM para as Escolas de 1ºciclo ao ensino Secundário
2021/10/21 Cuidados a ter com a Visão nas Diferentes Idades Dia Mundial da Visão
Rede Casas do Conhecimento
2021/05 Alteraciones en la Actividad de la Retina en Sujetos con Queratocono Adaptados con Lentes Esclerales OPTOM 2021 - online
2021 Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los Atividades ECUM para as Escolas de 1ºciclo ao ensino Secundário
2020 Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los Atividades ECUM para as Escolas de 1ºciclo ao ensino Secundário
2019/08 New Paradigm of Multifocal Contact Lens Evaluation using Electrophysiological Techniques 20th ISCLR Singapore
International Society of Contact Lens Research (Singapura, Singapore)
2019/07 A Minimal-Model Approach to Analyze Neural Circuit Dynamics From multifocal ERG (mERG) 41st Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference
Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB) (Berlin, Germany)
2019/07 Daily Disposable Contact Lenses Visita à Fábrica de Lentes Alcon, Frankfurt
Alcon Portugal (Frankfurt, Germany)
2019/05/19 Myopic Trend in Refractive Error and Biometric Parameters in a Population of Young Adults Entering University in Portugal Between 2016 and 2018 EAOO Annual Conference - Rome 2019
European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) (Roma, Italy)
2019/05/19 Changes in Ocular Accommodation and Astigmatism During Near Vision with Prototypes of Contact Lenses for Myopia Progression Control EAOO Annual Conference - Rome 2019
European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) (Roma, Italy)
2019/05/19 Retinal Activity Changes with 3 Prototype Contact Lenses for Myopia Control EAOO Annual Conference - Rome 2019
European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) (Roma, Italy)
2019/05/18 Local Retinal Sensitivity to Different Grating Direction Measured with mfERG EAOO Annual Conference - Rome 2019
European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) (Roma, Italy)
2019/05/18 Effect of Changes in Grating Direction and Spatial Frequency as a Measure of the Sensitivity of Macular Function - a pilot study. EAOO Annual Conference - Rome 2019
European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) (Roma, Italy)
2019/05/05 Changes to Grating Orientation and Spatial Frequency in Two Different Tests to Assess the Electrophysiological Response of the Retina Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciência da Visão 2019
CIOCV 2019 (Braga, Portugal)
2019/04/13 Eletrofisiologia na Investigação da Progressão e Controlo da Miopia OPTOMEVISTA 2019
Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria da Universidade do Minho (NEOUM) (Braga, Portugal)
2019/04/13 Electrofisiologia na Investigação da Progressão e Controlo da Miopia OPTOMEVISTA 2019
Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria da Universidade do Minho (NEOUM) (Braga, Portugal)
2019 Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los Atividades ECUM para as Escolas de 1ºciclo ao ensino Secundário
2018 Medium-Term Performance of Scleral Contact Lenses in Irregular and Healthy Corneas: Results of Visual Acuity, Symptomatology and Halometry Nederlands Contactlens Congres (NCC 2018 Conference)
BCLA (Veldhoven, Netherlands (11-12 March 2018), Netherlands)
2018 Evaluación Del Vault En La Adaptación De Lentes De Contacto Esclerales Con Un Biómetro Óptico OPTOM 2018 (25 Congreso Internacional de Optometría, Contactología y Óptica Oftálmica)
Consejo General de Colegios de Ópticos-Optometristas (Madrid, Spain (13-15 April 2018), Spain)
2018 Six-month Performance of Scleral Contact Lenses: Visual Acuity, Comfort and Handling Perspective Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão 2018
Universidade do Minho (Braga, 28-29 April, Portugal)
2018 Distorsión Luminosa con Lentes de Contacto de Doble Foco para el Control de la Miopía en Niños OPTOM 2018
Consejo General de Ópticos y Optometristas (Madrid, 13-15 April, Spain)
2018 Resultados Objetivos y Subjetivos de Adaptación de Lentes de Contacto Esclerales en Corneas Pos-Quirúrgicas OPTOM 2018
Consejo General de Ópticos y Optometristas (Madrid, 13-15 April, Spain)
2018 THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT CONTACT LENS MATERIAL ON THE mfERG 56th ISCEV Symposium
ISCEV - International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (Reims, France, 18-23 June 2018, France)
2018 EFFECT OF DEFOCUS INDUCED BY MULTIOCAL CONTACT LENS OF DOMINANT AND NON-DOMINANT DESIGN ON THE AMPLITUDE AND IMPLICIT TIME OF THE mfERG 56th ISCEV Symposium
ISCEV - International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (Reims, France, 18-23 June 2018, France)
2018 Eficácia de uma Lente de Contacto no Controlo da Miopia XII Colóquio de Optometria
Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria da Universidade da Beira-Interior (Covilhã, Portugal, 22-23 Setembro 2018, Portugal)
2018 Parâmetros refractivos e biométricos em uma população portuguesa de 850 jovens adultos que entraram na Universidade do Minho em 2017 XV Congresso Internacional de Optometria
CIOCV 2018 (Braga, 28-29 abril, Portugal)
2018 Refractive and biometric parameters in a Portuguese population of 850 young adults entering University of Minho in 2017 OCCSEE&EAOO 2018 Optometry Conference
(Pula (Croatia), May 11-13, Croatia)
2018 Spon-taneous visual acuity in students registering in the superior education for the first time OCCSEE&EAOO 2018 Optometry Conference
(Pula (Croatia), May 11-13, Croatia)
2018 Previsibilidad de los Parámetros de Altura Sagital de la Topografía Corneal na Adaptación de Lentes de Contacto Esclerales 25º Congreso Internacional de Optometría, Contactología y Óptica Oftálmica (OPTOM 2018)
CGOO (Madrid, 13-15 abril, Spain)
2018 Medium-term Scleral Contact Lens Wear: Visual Acuity and Comfort Ratings and Handling Learning Curve from the Wearer Perspective Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS)
(Las Vegas, Nevada, United States)
2018 Os olhos: como funcionam, como devemos usá-los e cuidá-los Atividades ECUM para as Escolas de 1ºciclo ao ensino Secundário
2017 Light Disturbance in Presbyopia With Multifocal CL and Monovision EAOO Annual Conference 2017
EAOO European Academy os Optometry and Optics (Barcelona - Spain, 12-14 May 2017, Spain)
2017 Como Funciona a Retina (por convite) 3ª Edição OPTOMEVISTA
Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria da Universidade do Minho (NEOUM) (Braga, 8 Abril 2017, Portugal)
2017 Alteraciones de la distorsión luminosa con diferentes niveles de desenfoque esférico y astigmático 32 Congreso SECOIR
Sociedad Española de Cirurgía Ocular Implanto-Refractiva (Oviedo, 24-27 May 2017, Spain)
2017 Organização Anatómica e Funcional da Retina XIII Conferências Abertas de Optometria
APLO (Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Optometria) (Braga, Portugal)
2017 Descomplicar o Optometro de Badal XIII Conferências Abertas de Optometria (CAOS 2017)
APLO (Braga, Portugal, Portugal)
2017 Effect of Defocus and Spherical Aberration on Light Disturbances Measured With a New Psychophysical Method 34th Congress of the ESCRS
(Copenhagen, septemebr 10-14, Denmark)
2016 Alterações na Distorção Luminosa com Diferentes Níveis de Desfocado Esférico e Astigmático Conferências Abertas de Optometria 2016
APLO (Covilhã - Portugal, 12-13 November 2016, Portugal)
2016 Variações Longitudinais Da Asfericidade Corneal XII Edition Conferências Abertas de Optometria (CAOs 2016).
Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Optometria (APLO) (Covilhã, November 12-13, Portugal)
2016 Atitudes e Barreiras dos Profissionais da Visão na Adaptação de Lentes de Contacto em Crianças e Adolescentes XII Edition Conferências Abertas de Optometria (CAOs 2016)
Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Optometria (APLO) (Covilhã, November 12-13, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/05/23 - 2022/05/28 Myopia Awareness Week (2022/05/23 - 2022/05/28)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Rede Casas do Conhecimento, Portugal
2019/05/13 - 2019/05/19 Myopia Awareness Week (2019/05/13 - 2019/05/19)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Rede Casas do Conhecimento, Portugal
2017 - 2017 OPTOMEVISTA 2017
Conference (Other)
2016 - 2016 OPTOMEVISTA 2016
Conference (Other)
2015 - 2015 OPTOMEVISTA 2015
Conference (Other)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/02/19 - Current Participação IV Jornadas Ciências da Visão 2022, Dr. ERGO
Symposium
 IV Jornadas Ciências da Visão 2022
2021/09 - Current O impacto dos problemas visuais na sustentabilidade ambiental. Terá a correção da visão influência no ambiente? Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2021 (NEI 2021)
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2021/04/18 - Current Formação On-line, CooperVision
Seminar
 Virtual Perspectives 2021, Contact Lenses - today, tomorrow and beyond
Coopervision, Inc., United States
2020/10/14 - Current Formação On-line LKC Technologies
Seminar
 Improving Premium Cataract Surgery Outcomes with the RETeval
LKC Technologies Inc, United States
2020/04/29 - Current Formação On-line incluída no programa de Formação Contínua desenvolvido por Alcon Vision Care
Seminar
 SARS-CoV2 (Covid-19) e Implicações na Superfície Ocular e Lente de Contacto: José Manuel González- Méijome
2022/09/23 - 2022/09/23 Saúde Visual para Tod@s
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2022 (NEI 2022)
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2021/02/27 - 2021/02/28 Formação em contactologia
Conference
 16ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia, CONTACTUM 2021
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2018 - 2018 13ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia [CONTACTUM2018]
Conference
 13ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia [CONTACTUM2018]
2018 - 2018 ISCEV Human Course
Seminar
 ISCEV Human Lab Course
ISCEV - International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, France
2018 - 2018 56th ISCEV Symposium
Symposium
 56th ISCEV Symposium
ISCEV - International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, France
2017 - 2017 12ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2017
Symposium
 12ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2017
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2017 WebEx meeting: 3D Retina Organoid Challenge - potential sponsors
Conference
 WebEx meeting: 3D Retina Organoid Challenge - potential sponsors
National Eye Institute (NEI), Portugal
2017 - 2017 OPTOM Meeting, EAOO Academy Barcelona 2017
Congress
 OPTOM Meeting, EAOO Academy Barcelona 2017
EAOO and Consejo General de Ópticos y Optometristas, Spain
2016 - 2016 XII Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Congress
 XII Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2016 11ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2016
Symposium
 11ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2016
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2016 24 Congreso Internacional de Optometría, Contactologia y Óptica Oftálmica
Congress
 OPTOM 2016
Consejo General de Colegios de Ópticos-Optometristas, Spain
2016 - 2016 X Colóquio de Optometria
Congress
 X Colóquio de Optometria
NEOUBI - Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria da Universidade da Beira-Interior, Portugal
2016 - 2016 XII Conferências Abertas de Optometria
Conference
 XII Conferências Abertas de Optometria - CAOs 2016
Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Optometria (APLO), Portugal
2016 - 2016 19ª Feira do Empreendedor 2016
Other
 19ª Feira do Empreendedor 2016 - Estados Gerais do Empreendedorismo
Associação Nacional de Jovens Empreendedores (ANJE), Portugal
2016 - 2016 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
Meeting
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores - NEI
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2015 - 2015 XI Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Congress
 XI Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2015 10ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2015
Symposium
 10ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2015
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2015 6º Congresso Nacional da Óptica Ocular - Gerar Oportunidades, Obter Resultados
Congress
 6º Congresso Nacional da Óptica Ocular
Associação Nacional do Ópticos (ANO), Portugal
2014 - 2014 X Congresso INternacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Congress
 X Congresso INternacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2014 9ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2014
Congress
 9ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2014
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2013 IX Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Congress
 IX Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2013 8ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2013
Congress
 8ª Jornada Científico-Técnica de Contactologia CONTACT_UM2013
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2012 VIII Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Congress
 VIII Congresso Internacional de Optometria e Ciências da Visão
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/13 O impacto do tratamento da ortoqueratologia em olhos míopes
(Thesis) Arguer
 Inês Mota Silva (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/01 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Licenciados em Optometria (APLO)
2014/04 - 2018/03 Núcleo de Estudantes de Optometria da Universidade do Minho (NEOUM)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/06/04 - Current Diversity of Retinal Cells and Their Basic Functions VisSciUM2021 International Summer School - Visual electrophysiology and optical intervention Fundamentals Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2024/06 - 2024/06 [Theoretical] Diversity of Retinal Cells and Their Basic Functions AND [Hands-on] "Introduction to Clinical Electrophysiology" and "Electroretinography & VEP" VisSciUM2024 International Summer School (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2022/05/20 - 2022/05/27 Laboratory "hands-on" - Introduction to Clinical Electrophysiology - Electroretinography & VEP - Multifocal & Visual Evoked Potentials VisSciUM2022 International Summer School (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2022/05/19 - 2022/05/27 Diversity of Retinal Cells and Their Basic Functions VisSciUM2022 International Summer School: Visual electrophysiology and optical intervention - Fundamentals Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho (ECUM), Portugal
2020/07/10 - 2020/07/24 Diversity of Retinal Cells and Their Function VisSciUM2020 International Summer School (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2019/05/31 - 2019/06/02 Diversity of Retinal Cells and Their Functions VisSciUM2019 International School - Visual Electrophysiology and Paths for Intervention: Fundamentals, Tools and Applications (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2019 [Aulas Práticas de Laboratório] Métodos de Avaliação e Imagiologia Ocular Mestrado em Optometria Avançada (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2016/10 - 2016/10 Métodos de Avaliação e Imagiologia Ocular - 2 aulas práticas Mestrado em Optometria Avançada (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2016 Best Poster OPTOM 2016
Consejo General de Colegios de Ópticos-Optometristas (CGCOO), Portugal