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Al-Hafeez Z Dhalla

Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
PO Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281
101 Science Drive, Fciemas 2574A, Durham, NC 27708-0281

Research Interests


Biomedical optics, especially optical coherence tomography, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and LiDAR, applied to the diagnostic imaging, image guided surgery and robotic microsurgery.

Selected Grants


Auto-aligning hand-held OCT and OCTA for pediatric applications

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026

Widefield Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Optimized for Pediatric and Neonatal Imaging

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

Automated OCT Technology Translation to Diagnose Traumatic Eye Injury

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2020 - 2024

Handheld Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope for Remote Screening of Diabetic Retinopathy

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2022

External Relationships


  • Coherence Consulting LLC
  • Horizon Surgical Inc
  • Theia Imaging LLC

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