Short-Term Research Training for Optometry Students

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EXCEED THE SPACE PROVIDED. Eighteen vision scientists at the School of Optometry, Indiana University seek to provide short- term research training to students in optometry school. The long-term objective is to develop in these students an abiding interest in research which will motivate them to study for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in vision science and ultimately lead to careers in health-related vision research. Mentors in the program are funded by the NEI or by industry in health-related areas of research. Support is requested for six short-term trainees for eight weeks of summer research in the laboratories of vision scientists. Students enter the program at the end of the first year in optometry school. The areas of potential research training include: ocular surface problems including dry eye; regulation of ion transport and metabolic activity in the cornea; cortical processing of spatial information including amblyopia; development of the visual system in infants; rehabilitation of the visually impaired; accommodation and eye movements; development of tests of vision in relation to retinal ganglion cells, glaucoma; retinal function; problems of contact lens wear; epidemiology of the eye; adaptive optics; myopia; optical aberrations of the eye; and pathophysiologyof the trabecular meshwork. A seminar course exposes trainees to ethical issues in research. Trainees are able to continue their research interest during the year by attending weekly meetings of visiting scholars, and by attending international scientific meetings at which they present their research under the guidance of their mentors. Trainees are encouraged to continue their participation in later summers. PERFORMANCE SITE ========================================Section End===========================================