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.
See What's Possible: Visit Day is Oct. 15
Thinking about a career in optometry? See what’s possible at The Ohio State University College of Optometry Admissions Visit Day on Saturday, October 15 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Maggie Nikituk Earns Fellowship
Maggie Nikituk, of The Ohio State University College of Optometry Class of 2018, has been awarded the 2016 Essilor Private Practice Student Travel Fellowship. This award was created to encourage optometry students to attend key national meetings and contribute to the body of knowledge within the field.
Want to hit your target? Good luck, short stuff
Tall people have built-in advantage when it comes to spatial relations, study finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tall quarterbacks might have more going for them than a clear view over the offensive line.
New research shows that tall people are better than shorter people at correctly identifying the location of targets in their middle-distance vision – between three and 20 meters away. (In football, that would be about three to 22 yards away.)
T.J. Plageman awarded NIH grant
Assistant Professor T.J. Plageman of The Ohio State University College of Optometry has been awarded a new NIH grant, Characterizing the fundamental mechanisms of epithelial invagination during ocular morphogenesis.
Ann Morrison Wins Pediatric Residency Award
Ann Morrison (OD’14, MS’16), an Ohio State University College of Optometry doctoral student, is one of just two pediatric residents nationwide to receive the 2016 Terrance N. Ingraham Pediatric Optometry Residency Award.
Katherine Fisher Wins J. Pat Cummings Scholarship
Katherine Fisher (Class of 2018) has been named the 2016 Ohio State University College of Optometry winner of the J. Pat Cummings Scholarship sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Vision Care and the American Optometric Foundation.
