Ohio State Optometry, Faith Mission Partnership Earns Award
Together, The Ohio State University College of Optometry and Faith Mission Clinic received the University Engagement Recognition Award for Excellence in Community Parnership.
Ohio State’s Engagement Recognition Awards annually honor faculty, staff, students and community partners for outstanding achievement in local, national and international community-university collaborations. The 2017 awardees will be recognized at a ceremony on May 3 at 10:30 a.m. in the Ohio Union, Archie Griffin Ballroom.
BSK Service Project Continues Focus on Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Van Law, Sandy Veres, Sarah
Welcome Residents
The Ohio State University College of Optometry offers residency programs in ocular disease, primary eye care, contact lens, and pediatric optometry. Congratulations to our newest residents, listed below by location.
Cincinnati VA
Hye Seon Yoo
Christine Shukis
Amy Ruzicka
Dayton VA
Chelsea Monroe
Why don’t Americans have a name for the color “light blue?”
Study finds unique color terms used in Japan, U.S.
By: Misti Crane
Mizu, a color term for "light blue," translates to "water" and is unique to Japanese speakers. U.S. English speakers have no commonly used equivalent.
Amber Mathias Wins Schuller Scholarship
Congratulations to Amber Mathias (Class of 2018), who has been selected as the 2017 winner of the John F. Schuller Scholarship.
This scholarahip is designated for an OPT II or IV student who has demonstrated leadership and excellent clinical skills, has a commitment to community service and a social conscience, and works with visually impaired individuals, especially those who are developmentally disabled.
Elizabeth Brubaker wins 2017 Alcon Case Report Award
Congratulations to Elizabeth Brubaker (Class of 2017), who has been recognized as The Ohio State University winner of the 2017 Alcon Case Report Award. This case report competition involves patient encounters that require unique strategies to achieve successful contact lens wear.
Rebecca Windham wins Varilux Student Grant Award
Congratulations to Rebecca Windham (Class of 2018), who has been named The Ohio State University College of Optometry winner of the 2017 Varilux Student Grant Award.
ARVO Names Ewen King-Smith Silver Fellow
Dr. Ewen King-Smith, emeritus professor of optometry at The Ohio State University, has been honored as a Silver Fellow in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Class of 2017.
Angela Brown receives NIH funding for newborn vision test development
Dr. Angela Brown, professor of optometry at The Ohio State University, received a $600,000 two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) award to fund her project, Newborn infant vision test.
Heather Chandler receives Gray Lady Foundation award
Dr. Heather Chandler, associate professor of optometry at The Ohio State University, received an award from the Gray Lady Foundation to study Intraocular drug delivery via a pentablock polymer to prevent canine posterior capsule opacification.
In this work, Dr. Chandler will continue her study of a thermogel drug delivery device designed for intraocular release. Her aim is to develop a new strategy for preventing posterior capsule opacification in canines, which occurs in a majority of dogs after cataract surgery.
Welcome New #OSUopt BSK Members
On Nov. 3, Dr. Greg Nixon, The Ohio State University College of Optometry associate dean for clinical services and faculty advisor for Beta Sigma Kappa, along with the current BSK officers: Steven Manning, president; Sandy Veres, vice president; Sarah Baughman, secretary; and Heather Van Law, treasurer, welcomed 40 new members to the local chapter of this optometric honor society that recognizes scholastic excellence within the optometry curriculum.
They are:
Marielle Blumenthaler
Alicia Borer
Macy Caldwell
Bradley Dougherty receives OLERF grant
Dr. Bradley Dougherty, assistant professor of optometry at The Ohio State University, received the 2016 Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation Dick Neiderhauser AMD Grant for his project “Socioeconomic status affects health.”
His study will examine in greater depth his recent findings suggesting that among patients with age-related macular degeneration, those with lower socioeconomic status were more likely to have worse outcomes.
Emmanuel Owusu receives OLERF fellowship
Dr. Emmanuel Owusu, a graduate research associate in The Ohio State University College of Optometry, received the the 2016 Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation Fellowship.
T.J. Plageman receives OLERF Continuation Award
Assistant Professor T.J. Plageman of The Ohio State University College of Optometry received the 2016 Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation Continuation Award. His new grant, Characterizing the role of Shroom3 in corneal collagen expression and keratoconus, was awarded for his work in the development of a mouse model of keratoconus, a condition in which the clear tissue on the front of the eye bulges outward.
