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Loretta Szczotka-Flynn, O.D., Ph.D. Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Visual Sciences Office: UH Case Medical Center
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- Education
- Ph.D., 2009, Epidemiology, Case Western Reserve University
O.D., 1992, Optometry, Ohio State University
M.S., 1992, Physiological Optics, Ohio State University
- Research Interests
- Contact lens complications, extended wear, silicone hydrogels, keratoconus, post-surgical contact lens fittings and corneal topography. Her most recent interests include the genetic causes of keratoconus which she studies in collaboration with Sudha Iyengar PhD, a genetic epidemiologist from Case Western Reserve University.
- Professional Memberships
- Diplomate and Program Chair in the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies of the American Academy of Optometry
Contributing Editor for Contact Lens Spectrum
Editorial board for Optometry and Vision Science
- Awards
- 2004 - Patient Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Eye Institute to study infiltrative complications with silicone hydrogel lenses.
2000 - Nissel Award from the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) for excellence in rigid contact lens research in London, England.
1997 - Ohio Young Optometrist of the Year
Recipient of two Ezell Fellowships from the American Optometric Foundation
Female Scholar Award from Prevent Blindness Ohio
CLAO Educational Research Foundation Award
Grants from Prevent Blindness America and the American Optometric Foundation which all support her research in silicone hydrogel related infiltrative complications.
Last Updated (Wednesday, 13 July 2011 19:43)