He came from humble beginnings. An early life filled with days of hard work, odd jobs and an uncertain future. However, a meeting with the late Dr. Chester Pheiffer, University of Houston College of Optometry Dean (1961-1979), changed the course of his life.
Zanna Kruoch, OD, FAAO, Clinical Faculty at the Cedar Springs Eye Clinic has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Dr. Margaret Brown Ingram Early Career Development Award at the University of Houston College of Optometry.
Funding from this generous endowment will be used to support professional development activities critical to the enrichment and enhancement of her career growth at UHCO. Dr. Kruoch will use the funds to support training on methods to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses— the gold-standard for addressing clinical questions and defining evidence-based clinical practices.
Earl Smith, OD, ‘72, PhD, ‘78, was honored at the 17th International Myopia Conference in Tokyo, Japan, to present The Chew Sek-Jin Memorial Lecture. The Chew Sek-Jin Memorial Lecture represents a tradition in the International Myopia Conference series and one of 2 keynote presentations. By tradition, it is given by a senior myopia researcher whose work has made a significant impact on the myopia research field. The awardee was selected by an awards committee, whose members were also responsible for identifying suitable candidates based on their myopia-related research achievements; the final selection was based on anonymous votes by committee members.
Christina Klein, OPT IV, was recently selected as the American Optometric Student Association (ASOA) - American Public Health Association's National Liaison for 2019-2020 academic year. There were many strong candidates, but Christina's experience, work ethic, goals and passion were a few of aspects that led the group to selecting her in representing this AOA affiliate organization on a national level.