by ewoo670 | May 3, 2018 | SOVS Post
SOVS former student Erna Takazawa is Samoa’s sole optometrist. The 29-year-old was named the University of Auckland 2017 Young Alumna of the Year for her work developing optometry in Samoa and for helping people with sight issues in the Pacific. Following a recent...
by ewoo670 | May 3, 2018 | SOVS Post
Principal Investigator: Dr Monica Acosta Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina (CMBR) Laboratory Dr Monica Acosta is a Senior Lecturer in the School, and principal investigator in the Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina lab. Her research focuses on retinal...
by ewoo670 | May 3, 2018 | SOVS Post
Image: From left to right – Dr Andrew Collins, Dr Nicola Anstice, Dr John Phillips, Dr Monica Acosta, Safal Khanal, Soheil Doustkouhi, Lucia Kim The 15th Scientific and 9th Educators’ Meeting in Optometry (SEMO) was held in Melbourne on 5-6 April. The event...
by ewoo670 | May 3, 2018 | SOVS Post
Congratulations to Dr Ehsan Vaghefi on being awarded an HRC Explorer grant for $150,000 for his work on an Optical Laser Biometry (OLB). This technology, developed at SOVS, is currently going through the patenting process. OLB combines two laser-based imaging...
by ewoo670 | May 3, 2018 | SOVS Post
Read about the latest advancements at the School of Optometry and Vision Science Dear Colleagues Welcome to the fourth issue of the SOVS newsletter for 2018. As well as the usual mix of news and profiles, this issue sees the introduction of a “Funding Opportunities”...