[visionlist] Graduate Program in Physiological Optics and Vision Science at the University of Houston College of Optometry

[Frishman, Laura]

Applications are invited from qualified, motivated candidates for the Graduate Program in Physiological Optics and Vision Science at the University of Houston College of Optometry (http://www.opt.uh.edu/academics/graduate/).

The Graduate Program provides students with a broad base of knowledge in the vision sciences, and provides the resources and infrastructure for students to develop expertise in areas of special interest. Students will work side-by side with an internationally recognized group of basic, clinical and translational researchers studying numerous aspects of normal and abnormal visual systems using a variety of approaches. The program is supported by Core Vision Research and Training Grants from the National Eye Institute. Students will have access to extended facilities in the new Health and Biomedical Sciences Building featuring state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories and collaborative spaces for vision scientists working together with researchers across university departments in natural, social and computer sciences and engineering.

Requirements: Candidates should possess, at minimum, a B.S. degree (or equivalent) in optometry, physiological optics, vision sciences, medicine, ophthalmology, structural and functional biosciences, including neuroscience and biophysics, psychology, optics, biomedical engineering.

To Apply: Deadline for applications: February 1, 2013. Complete application details may be found on-line at http://www.opt.uh.edu/academics/graduate/  (see PhD program, How to apply).  Questions regarding the application process or graduate program may be sent to phopgrad at optometry.uh.edu<mailto:phopgrad at optometry.uh.edu> or by calling 1 (713) 743-1885 or 1 (713) 743-1972.

Graduate Program Faculty Research Interests (Joint appointments in parentheses):


*        Heather Anderson - Accommodation and visual function in children, Down Syndrome

*        Ray Applegate - Visual optics and performance of normal and diseased eyes

*        Harold Bedell - Normal and abnormal spatial perception, eye movements

*        Jan Bergmanson - Anatomy and pathology of the cornea, keratoconus

*        David Berntsen - Myopia, contact lenses, optics of the eye

*        Alan Burns -Corneal inflammation and wound healing, leukocyte biology

*        Han Cheng - Structure-function relations in normal and pathological eyes

*        Yuzo Chino - Amblyopia, neural plasticity, effects of abnormal visual experience on retinogeniculostriate pathways.

*        Vallabh Das (Biomedical Engineering) - Oculomotor control in strabismus, development of eye movements

*        Donald Fox (Biology & Biochemistry) - Retinal and cellular biology, effects of lead on developing and mature retina

*        Laura Frishman (Biology & Biochemistry) - Retinal physiology, origins and cellular mechanisms of the electroretinogram, diseases affecting optic nerve

*        Adrian Glasser (Biomedical Engineering) - Physiological optics of accommodation and presbyopia

*        Ronald Harwerth - Structure-function relations in glaucoma

*        Heidi Hofer (Biomedical Engineering) - Color vision, adaptive optics imaging

*        Ruth Manny - Myopia and infant visual development

*        Jason Marsack - Customized correction of the eye's optics

*        Alison McDermott (Biology & Biochemistry) - Corneal cell biology, wound healing and pathology

*        William Miller - Contact lenses, corneal and tear film physiology

*        Jason Nichols - Contact lenses, dry eye, ocular surface disease and optical imaging

*        Kelly Nichols - Dry eye, meibomian gland dysfunction, tear film proteomics

*        Deborah Otteson (Biology & Biochemistry) - Genetic, cellular and molecular perspectives on morphogenesis, neurogenesis and regeneration of the retina

*        Nimesh Patel - Structure-function relations in glaucoma, retinal development

*        Judith Perrigin - Contact lenses, ocular microbiology

*        Jason Porter (Biomedical Engineering) - Retinal & optic nerve head diseases, adaptive optics imaging

*        Rachel Redfern - Pathogenesis of dry eye

*        Earl Smith III - Myopia and emmetropization

*        Scott Stevenson - Eye movements & binocular coordination, stereopsis

*        Michael Twa - Corneal and scleral imaging and biomechanics, experimental glaucoma

*        Janice Wensveen - Stereopsis, binocular vision

*        Stanley Woo - Low vision assessment and rehabilitation

Additionally, the University of Houston and the city of Houston offer an excellent blend of cultural and entertainment activities, including acclaimed museums, concert halls, theaters, restaurants, music venues, and professional and collegiate sports.

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