Vitor Pamplona

I am mostly known for starting a smart, connected wave of technologies in eye care. We created the first smartphone add-on to measure the refractive error of the eyes, the first at-home vision test to be self-administered by the patient alone, the first to use virtual reality to improve the experience, the first tele-optometry deployment, the first to allow patients to track their own eyesight over time, and the first to complete an integrated solution to remote refractive care worldwide. All of them are marketed products these days (EyeNetra, EyeQue, OnSight, Blink). My research also established the concept and first prototype of a 3D display that eliminates the need for corrective eyewear altogether (Tailored Displays). I operate in the triple frontier between optics, computer science, and vision science from early research to post-breakeven. We have created and deployed refractive innovations that enable eyecare providers to fulfill a vision correction to the ~4.5B people in need. That vision correction is delivered in various form factors: eyeglasses, contacts, Lasik surgery, self-correcting displays, holograms, virtual and augmented reality add-ons, etc; and through a range of companies and products my technology helped create and deploy over the past years. My executive style is based on transparency, freedom, diversity, and trust. Besides the technical knowledge, I have hands-on experience in corporate governance, marketing, sales, fundraising and finances, business development, and intellectual property, both in an NGO and Startup settings. In the side, I co-founded PUB-Boston and the SciBr Foundation to help catalyze Brazilian innovation worldwide. In the past, I co-founded one of the biggest Java User Groups in Brazil (JavaFree), the first Portuguese-speaking on-line portal for Ruby (RubyOnBr), the first 3D game engine for feature phones (M3GE), deployed 11 other open source projects while working full time as a software developer and architect.