24 Australian Mertz Fellow Engages in Myopia Research Dr. Pauline Kang, a faculty member at the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, visited the College this fall to collaborate with SUNY Optometry assistant clinical professor Dr. Alexandra BenaventePerez thanks to the American Optometric Foundation’s Jill and George Mertz Fellowship. Drs. Kang and Benavente-Perez explored the temporal integration of simultaneous foveal correction and peripheral myopic defocus. Inaugural SUNY Student Innovator Award Fourth-year OD student Vanessa Fimreite and her original idea, MAVA: Mobile Acuity and Vision Assessment, won the first SUNY Optometry Student Innovator Award during the Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit on Wednesday, April 13. The $5,000 award was established by the Rick Bay Foundation and Essilor of America to reward an original concept by the next generation of optometrists that is impactful, viable, and feasible for today’s practice. Students developed and defended innovations or improvements to clinical eye care, research, practice management, optometric education, health care policy, community education, technology, and social media. Winner Vanessa Fimreite, OD ‘16 (second from right) with the competition’s judges (L to R): Dr. Richard Madonna, professor and chair of clinical education; Ms. Liduvina Martinez-Gonzalez, vice president for clinical administration and executive director of the University Eye Center; Dr. David Troilo, vice president and dean for academic affairs; Dr. Howard Purcell, Essilor of America, Inc.; Mr. Marc Ferrara, Jobson Medical Information.
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