Faculty and Physicians

B.E. McCarey, PhD

Professor of Ophthalmology
Research (Basic Research) Section

Our laboratory performs new drug, contact lens, and contact lens maintenance solution toxicology evaluations.  New contact lens polymers and contact lens care solutions are tested by fitting rabbits with contact lenses for daily or extended wear regiments.  Other techniques to assess ocular toxicity are used in the laboratory, such as noninvasive fluorophotometry to determine corneal epithelial permeability, corneal endothelial permeability, tear turn-over rate, and aqueous humor turn-over rate.  Many other techniques have proven to be useful, such as, corneal epithelial wound closure rate, corneal stromal wound strength, etc.
 
We are presently a Specular Microscopy Reading Center for both two multiple center surgical clinical trials.  The corneal endothelial cell specular microscopy morphology is analyzed from photographic images and computer captured images.

Undergraduate Education
Paterson State College: 1968

Graduate School
Master’s in Physiology
Marquette University: 1970

PhD in Physiology
Marquette University: 1972

Fellowship in Ophthalmology
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology: 1972-1973