BB Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, first, middle): Lev! , Dennis M. DESCRIPTION. State theapplication'sbroad, long-term objectives andspecificaims, making referencetothehealthrelalednessof theproject.Describeconcisely the research design and methods for achievingthese goals. Avoidsummaries of pastaccomplishments andthe use of the first person. This description is meant to serve as a succinct and accurate description of the proposed work when separatedfrom the application. If the application is funded, this description, as is, will become public information. Therefore, do not include proprietary/confidential information. DO NOT EXCEED T.HE SPACE PROVIDED. Fhe lorig-terrn objectives of the proposed shon-femt training pmgiam aie. 1) tu inspiie cmuimiiueiit to a research career in vision science among optometry students, including women and underrcpresented minorities and 2) to foster a better understanding of vision research.
The specific aim i s to increase the number of researchers who can do investigative work on vision disorders through early exposure to research. The program has been operating successfully since 1985. 200 optometry students were enrolled as research trainees: these include 113 women, 73 underrepresented minorities and 28 students from 7 other optometry schools. The essence of the training program is to provide an opportunity for academically qualified and interested optometry students to spend three months learning to formulate testable vision-research questions and to develop research skills by doing a research project under the supervision of one of 18 experienced vision scientists serving as mentors. The scientists' current research programs fall into the following areas: 1) visual development, plasticity and aging; 2) refractive error; 3) oculomotor systems; 4) visual anatomy and physiology; 5) visual cell biology and toxicology; 6) clinical optometry; 7) spatial vision, 8) binocular vision. Fifteen optometry students from the University of Houston and other optometry schools will be recruited into the program during each of the next five years. Selection will be based on scholarship, particularly in the sciences, as well as on research interest, potential, and experience. Special consideration will be given to underrepresented minority students. Most of the trainees will be first- or second-year optometry students, with a few third-year students who make special arrangements duringthis largely clinical year. The level of the student's training will be determined by their academic background and research potential and experience. In addition to their training in a laboratory, each student will: 1)take a 3-hourcourse on research design, methods, and instrumentation, 2) attend weekly seminars by local and visiting vision scientists, and 3) attend for credit or audit any of the courses in the College's graduate program in physiological optics. The trainees will have access to first-rate educational and research facilities: about 14,000 square feet of well- equipped basic and clinical research space, a full scope of technical research services (e.g. histology and electron microscopy, programming andcomputing), animal quarters, anda well stocked vision science library - all housed in a modern building of approximately 135,000 square feet on a major university campus. PERFORMANCE SITE ========================================Section End===========================================
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| McAllister, Faith; Harwerth, Ronald; Patel, Nimesh (2018) Assessing the True Intraocular Pressure in the Non-human Primate. Optom Vis Sci 95:113-119 |
| Huang, Juan; Lentsch, Matthew J; Marsack, Jason D et al. (2018) Evaluating the use of a temperature sensor to monitor spectacle compliance in warm versus cold climates. Clin Exp Optom : |
| Abbott, Kaleb S; Queener, Hope M; Ostrin, Lisa A (2018) The ipRGC-Driven Pupil Response with Light Exposure, Refractive Error, and Sleep. Optom Vis Sci 95:323-331 |
| Lentsch, Matthew J; Marsack, Jason D; Anderson, Heather A (2018) Objective measurement of spectacle wear with a temperature sensor data logger. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 38:37-47 |
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| Moore, Kelly E; Benoit, Julia S; Berntsen, David A (2017) Spherical Soft Contact Lens Designs and Peripheral Defocus in Myopic Eyes. Optom Vis Sci 94:370-379 |
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