
Joseph Carroll, PhD
Richard O. Schultz, MD / Ruth Works Professor of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Biophysics, and Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy Director, Advanced Ocular Imaging Program
Locations
- Eye Institute
- 925 N. 87th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Contact Information
Education
PhD, Cell & Developmental Biology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Biography
Research Interests
I take a multidisciplinary approach to study the human visual system. I am interested in developing a better understanding of the relationship between structure and function in the visual system – both in health and disease. My primary focus is on applying high-resolution imaging tools (adaptive optics and optical coherence tomography) to the study of the human retina. In addition, I have broad interests in comparative color vision, foveal development, visual neuroscience, and behavioral aspects of human color vision (normal and aberrant).
- Developing a better understanding of the relationship between structure and function in the visual system — both in health and disease
- Applying high-resolution imaging tools (adaptive optics and optical coherence tomography) to the study of the human retina
- Comparative color vision
- Foveal development
- Visual neuroscience
- Behavioral aspects of human color vision (normal and aberrant)
Research Team
- Niamh Wynne, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Heather Heitkotter, Graduate Student (Neuroscience Doctoral Program)
- Erica Woertz, PhD, Medical Student (Medical Scientist Training Program)
- Ruth Woehlke, Graduate Student (Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program)
- Ching Tzu Yu, Graduate Student (Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences)
Research in the AOIP is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), various research foundations, as well as individual donors.
Publications
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(Zouache MA, Faust CD, Silvestri V, Akafo S, Lartey S, Mehta R, Carroll J, Silvestri G, Hageman GS, Amoaku WM.) Ophthalmol Sci. 2024;4(2):100386 PMID: 37868802 PMCID: PMC10585639 10/23/2023
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Assessing the Sensitivity of OCT-A Retinal Vasculature Metrics.
(Szpernal J, Gaffney M, Linderman RE, Langlo CS, Hemsworth K, Walesa A, Higgins BP, Rosen RB, Chui TYP, Carroll J.) Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Aug 01;12(8):2 PMID: 37531114 PMCID: PMC10405864 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85166071382 08/02/2023
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Change in Cone Structure Over 24 Months in USH2A-Related Retinal Degeneration.
(Duncan JL, Liang W, Maguire MG, Porco TC, Wong J, Audo I, Cava JA, Grieve K, Kalitzeos A, Kreis J, Michaelides M, Norberg N, Paques M, Carroll J, Foundation Fighting Blindness Consortium Investigator Group.) Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 Aug;252:77-93 PMID: 36948373 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85154059408 03/23/2023
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Adaptive Optics Imaging of Inherited Retinal Disease.
(Duncan JL, Carroll J.) Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2023 Jul 05;13(7) PMID: 36220331 PMCID: PMC10317068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85154019865 10/12/2022
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The Shape of the Foveal Avascular Zone: When a Circle Isn't Round.
(Grieshop J, Gaffney M, Linderman RE, Cooper RF, Carroll J.) Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Jun 01;12(6):26 PMID: 37378965 PMCID: PMC10309160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163700755 06/28/2023
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Cone Structure and Function in RPGR- and USH2A-Associated Retinal Degeneration.
(Micevych PS, Wong J, Zhou H, Wang RK, Porco TC, Carroll J, Roorda A, Duncan JL.) Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jun;250:1-11 PMID: 36646238 PMCID: PMC10308738 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149232799 01/17/2023
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Extracting spacing-derived estimates of rod density in healthy retinae.
(Heitkotter H, Patterson EJ, Woertz EN, Cava JA, Gaffney M, Adhan I, Tam J, Cooper RF, Carroll J.) Biomed Opt Express. 2023 Jan 01;14(1):1-17 PMID: 36698662 PMCID: PMC9842010 01/27/2023
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Extracting spacing-derived estimates of rod density in healthy retinae
(Heitkotter H, Patterson EJ, Woertz EN, Cava JA, Gaffney M, Adhan I, Johnny TAM, Cooper RF, Carroll J.) Biomedical Optics Express. 1 January 2023;14(1):1-17 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144608208 01/01/2023
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Foveal Cone Structure in Patients With Blue Cone Monochromacy.
(Patterson EJ, Kalitzeos A, Kane TM, Singh N, Kreis J, Pennesi ME, Hardcastle AJ, Neitz J, Neitz M, Michaelides M, Carroll J.) Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 Oct 03;63(11):23 PMID: 36301530 PMCID: PMC9624264 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140862245 10/28/2022
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Effects of color-enhancing glasses on color vision in congenital red-green color deficiencies.
(Patterson EJ, Mastey RR, Kuchenbecker JA, Rowlan J, Neitz J, Neitz M, Carroll J.) Opt Express. 2022 Aug 15;30(17):31182-31194 PMID: 36242206 PMCID: PMC9576280 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136846710 10/16/2022
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Assessing Foveal Structure in Individuals with TYR R402Q and S192Y Hypomorphic Alleles.
(Ayala GD, Linderman RE, Valenzuela RK, Woertz EN, Brilliant M, Tarima S, Carroll J.) Ophthalmol Sci. 2021 Dec;1(4):100077 PMID: 36246950 PMCID: PMC9560529 10/18/2022
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Comparing Retinal Structure in Patients with Achromatopsia and Blue Cone Monochromacy Using OCT.
(Patterson EJ, Langlo CS, Georgiou M, Kalitzeos A, Pennesi ME, Neitz J, Hardcastle AJ, Neitz M, Michaelides M, Carroll J.) Ophthalmol Sci. 2021 Sep;1(3) PMID: 36186895 PMCID: PMC9521040 10/04/2022
Advanced Ocular Imaging Program
The Advanced Ocular Imaging Program (AOIP), located in the Eye Institute, serves as a local, national, and international resource for advancing the field of ocular imaging and for translating adaptive optics technology into a clinically relevant imaging tool.