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Ian Cox was awarded his Bachelor of Optometry degree with honors from the University of N.S.W. in 1981, and in 1986 received his PhD degree from the same institution for studies involving the visual performance of soft contact lenses. During this time, he was involved in clinical supervision at the School of Optometry and a part-time research optometrist at the Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit, directed by Prof. Brien Holden.

In 1986 he began working in the United States as a Senior Research Optometrist in the Research Clinic at the Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Division in Rochester, NY. In 1991 he was promoted to the position of Principal Scientist, and in this role, Ian's interests expanded to include the fitting characteristics and physiological response of hydrogel and silicone lenses in both daily and extended wear modalities, and the understanding and development of current and experimental presbyopic fitting systems. In 1995 he was promoted to the position of Research Fellow following his significant contributions in the use of computers in contact lens and vision research. Since 1998, Ian has been collaborating with Dr David Williams at the Center for Visual Science at the University of Rochester on the role of ocular aberrations in visual performance and their correction with contact lenses and refractive surgery. In 2003 Ian took on the position of Director of Clinical Affairs, Refractive Technologies at Bausch & Lomb to help improve the clinical study impact in refractive product development. Most recently, Ian was promoted to Distinguished Research Fellow, and is expanding his research interests into the area of surgical correction of presbyopia. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Rochester, and is currently a member of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Society of Contact Lens Researchers, the Optical Society of America, and a Fellow of the Contact Lens Society of Australia and the American Academy of Optometry.