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Student and Resident Research Awards



    Past Winners
    2006 Ms. Shauna Thornhill, PCO [paper]
    2005 Ms. Gina O’Neil, OSU [paper]

    The goal of the CLCS Research Paper Award is to recognize optometric students and or residents for their contributions in the form of a research paper involving contact lenses, cornea, and/or refractive surgery. The selected research papers will be on a topic chosen by the CLCS, and suitable for publication.

    The CLCS Student Research Paper Award was developed by Dr. David Seibel during the 2004-05 year. Optometric students indicated a strong desire to compete for the award.

    Each award included:

    • One first-place award providing a $2,000 check, round-trip coach airfare and two-nights stay at Optometry’s Meeting™, as well as meal reimbursement, a prestigious plaque, and acknowledgement at the Annual Business Meeting of the CLCS at Optometry’s Meeting™ this coming June in Boston.
    • Two “runner-up” award winners received a $1,000 check and certificate.

    Roster of Awards

    “Decision Making in Contact Lens Practice, the Why and the When.”

    Zainab Awan Baig (left), Illinois College of Optometry, Class of 2007, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    Zainab Awan Baig (left), Illinois College of Optometry, Class of 2007, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    Sponsored by: CIBA Vision: A Novartis Company is a proud sponsor of the CLCS Student Research Award
    CIBA Vision supported this student award for research on “Decision Making in Contact Lens Practice, the Why and the When.”
    1st Place Winner Zainab Awan Baig,
    Illinois College of Optometry,
    Class of 2007
    Runner-up John D. Friederich, University of Missouri,
    St. Louis College of Optometry,
    Class of 2008
    Runner-up Magdalena Kielian,
    Illinois College of Optometry,
    Class of 2007

    Download a copy of the winning paper.

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    “The Evolution of Continuous Wear: How has our knowledge of corneal oxygen requirements, material oxygen transmission, tear exchange behind the lens and ocular pathogens, shaped our thinking about continuous wear contact lenses?”

    John D. Friederich (left), University of Missouri, St. Louis College of Optometry, Class of 2008, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    John D. Friederich (left), University of Missouri, St. Louis College of Optometry, Class of 2008, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    Sponsored by: CIBA Vision: A Novartis Company is a proud sponsor of the CLCS Student Research Award
    CIBA Vision supported this student award reviewing “The Evolution of Continuous Wear: How has our knowledge of corneal oxygen requirements, material oxygen transmission, tear exchange behind the lens and ocular pathogens, shaped our thinking about continuous wear contact lenses?”
    1st Place Winner John D. Friederich, University of Missouri, St. Louis College of Optometry, Class of 2008
    Runner-up Tara Fowler, NOVA Southeastern University Optometry, Class of 2007
    Runner-up Amanda Mataya, Illinois College of Optometry, Class of 2007

    Download a copy of the winning paper.

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    “Contemporary Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye”

    Renee Phipps, Illinois College of Optometry, Class of 2008, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    Renee Phipps (left), Illinois College of Optometry, Class of 2008, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    Sponsored by: Allergan is a proud sponsor of the CLCS Student Research Award
    Allergan supported this student award for research papers dedicated to the “Contemporary Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye.”
    1st Place Winner Renee Phipps, Illinois College of Optometry, Class of 2008
    Runner-up Kirsten Harwood, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Class of 2009
    Runner-up Erin McCabe, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Class of 2008

    Download a copy of the winning paper.

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    “My Most Challenging Contact Lens Case”

    Elizabeth Sanders (left), O.D., NOVA Southeastern University, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    Elizabeth Sanders (left), O.D., NOVA Southeastern University, accepts the 2007 CLCS Student Research Award from Jack Schaeffer, O.D., Chair of the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section.
    Sponsored by: The Vision Care Institute is a proud sponsor of the CLCS Resident Research Award
    Vistakon supported this resident award addressing “My Most Challenging Contact Lens Case.”
    1st Place Winner Elizabeth Sanders, O.D., NOVA Southeastern University
    Runner-up Navpreet Johar, O.D., New England College of Optometry
    Runner-up Catherine Pannebaker, O.D., The Ohio State University College of Optometry

    Download a copy of the winning paper.

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