About

Rowe Technical Design, Inc.

T. Scott Rowe, P.E founded, and is currently Principal/Chief Consultant for Rowe Technical Design since March of 2005. Previously, he was Director of Engineering at WaveTec Vision Systems of Aliso Viejo, CA and Director of Optical Engineering for Fovioptics, Inc of Santa Clara CA. Earlier, he was Associate Director of Research and Development at Alcon Laboratories, Inc for 17 years.

He has been involved in laser and optical system development since 1978 in a variety of settings, including military/aerospace, commercial and since 1987 in ophthalmic medical devices. His current professional interests include intraoperative diagnostic instrumentation for improving outcomes in refractive cataract surgery, non-invasive measurement of blood glucose, therapeutic lasers for treatment of retinal disorders, photodynamic therapy, glaucoma and secondary cataracts, and the development of tissue phantoms and model eyes, simulating the optics of various tissues and organs.

He holds 23 issued US patents, has published 20+ conference presentations, posters and peer reviewed papers in optical technology, is a Fellow and Past President of the Optical Society of Southern California, a Senior Member of SPIE and a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California. He taught Optical Instrument Design for University of California, Irvine Continuing Education Division for 5 years. Please see his LinkedIn and ResearchGate pages for more information.