Biography

Dr. Diane N. Sayah is a licensed optometrist with expertise in scleral biomechanics in myopia and glaucoma. She obtained her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Montreal and was awarded a full scholarship for her PhD on Ocular biomechanics research at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (University of Montreal). She then worked as a research fellow at the Harvard Retinal Imaging Lab (Massachusetts Eye and Ear) in myopia and neurodegenerative diseases imaging.

Dr. Sayah is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Optometry and the director of the Sayah Vision Lab at the University of Houston College of Optometry. She attends to patients at the University Eye Institute, and lectures to optometry and graduate students in the field of myopia and glaucoma. Dr. Sayah contributed to the Brien Holden Vision Institute's Global Optometry Resources, a complete curriculum for emerging optometry schools, and occasionally lectures at the University of Montreal on Professional Competencies in optometry.

As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Sayah leads grant-funded research primarily in the field of pediatric myopia. Her interests are directed towards neurodegenerative and connective tissue diseases in the eye. Benefiting from cutting-edge technology and innovative methods, her objective is to lead translational research that will directly improve patient outcomes. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and a member of CMDA. She also serves on the Editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Optometry, and as scientific peer reviewer for international journals in vision science.

For a list of Dr. Sayah's publications, click here : orcid.org/0000-0002-3734-403X.