Simon Winter, PhD

Dr. Simon Winter is a researcher specializing in visual optics, retinal imaging, and ophthalmic instrumentation. He earned his PhD at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, where he investigated the optical and psychophysical aspects of peripheral vision. Following his doctoral studies, he gained extensive experience in optical product development at the independent consultancy Eclipse Optics, working on projects from initial concept through manufacturing.

Drawing on both industrial and academic expertise, he returned to research with a focus on retinal image quality and advanced ocular imaging. His current work aims to advance optical coherence tomography (OCT) for high-resolution structural imaging and functional assessment of the human eye, with the goal of improving our understanding and early diagnosis of retinal conditions.

1. S. Winter, C. Liu, Z. Lin, P. Artal, W. Lan, and L. Zheleznyak, “Optical quality and anisotropy across the retina of Chinese children’s eyes”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 43, 77-85 (2026). doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.576403
2. L. Zheleznyak, C. Liu, and S. Winter, “Chromatic cues for the sign of defocus in the peripheral retina”, Biomed. Opt. Express 15, 5098–5114 (2024).
3. A. P. Venkataraman, P. Papadogiannis, D. Romashchenko, S. Winter, P. Unsbo, and L. Lundström, “Peripheral resolution and contrast sensitivity: effects of monochromatic and chromatic aberrations”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 36, B52-B57 (2019).
4. S. Winter, R. Sabesan, P. Tiruveedhula, C. M. Privitera, P. Unsbo, L. Lundström, and A. Roorda, “Transverse chromatic aberration across the visual field of the human eye”, J. Vis. 16, 9 (2016). doi: 10.1167/16.14.9
5. C. M. Privitera, R. Sabesan, S. Winter, P. Tiruveedhula, and A. Roorda, “Eye-tracking technology for real-time monitoring of transverse chromatic aberration”, Opt. Lett. 41, 1728 (2016).
6. A. P. Venkataraman, S. Winter, R. Rosén, and L. Lundström, “Choice of grating orientation for evaluation of peripheral vision”, Optom. Vis. Sci. 93, 6 (2016).
7. A. P. Venkataraman, S. Winter, P. Unsbo, and L. Lundström, “Blur adaptation: contrast sensitivity changes and stimulus extent”, Vision Res. 110, 100 (2015).
8. S. Winter, M. Taghi Fathi, A. P. Venkataraman, R. Rosén, A. Seidemann, G. Esser, L. Lundström, and P. Unsbo, “Effect of induced transverse chromatic aberration on peripheral vision”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 32, 1764 (2015). doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.32.001764
9. R. Rosén, L. Lundström, A. P. Venkataraman, S. Winter, and P. Unsbo, “Quick contrast sensitivity measurements in the periphery”, J. Vis. 14, 3 (2014).

Research groups

The research in our group can be seen as a perfect interplay between physics, biology and chemistry. We are focusing on developing imaging techniques and using them in many biological and chemical systems.

Simon Winter, PhD

Research groups

Physical Optics and Biophotonics

Projects