Leading international myopia researcher, Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg has been appointed Head of the ‘Global Myopia Centre’ by the Brien Holden Vision Institute.
“Professor Sankaridurg is a globally recognised leader in understanding myopia, its near epidemic proportions and its treatment, especially via visual/optical means,” says CEO of Brien Holden Vision Institute, Yvette Waddell. “She also brings decades of experience as an educator, researcher and clinician, particularly in the area of contact lenses, which makes her a perfect fit in this role, which we believe is critically important in equipping eye care professionals to successfully manage myopia,” she added.
Professor Sankaridurg is a globally recognised leader in understanding myopia, its near epidemic proportions and its treatment, especially via visual/optical means
Under Prof. Sankaridurg’s leadership and overarching global perspective, the Global Myopia Centre aims to bring expertise and resources in myopia research, training and global advocacy onto one platform to equip and provide resources for vision scientists and eye care professionals to manage the impending escalation in myopia. The platform hosts several online tools for myopia management, information and resources such as global prevalence data and the Institute’s Myopia Education Program.
In 2018, Prof. Sankaridurg was named one of Vision Monday’s Most Influential Women in Optical in the Innovator category, recognising women who have initiated new products, program or ideas marking success.
“I have been extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with and learn from visionaries in the field. The late Professor Brien Holden taught me that excellence is an attitude that has to be projected in everything one does. Work hard, strive for excellence, be compassionate to those around you and if the situation demands it, stand up for yourself and those around you. Our actions, either individual or collective, will support other women in the future,” said Prof. Sankaridurg when receiving the honour.
Currently Prof. Sankaridurg is Head of the Myopia Program at Brien Holden Vision Institute. She was previously Leader of the Vision CRC Myopia Program, a 12-year global collaboration to develop optical products to manage myopia, involving partners such as Professor Earl Smith from the University of Houston (U.S.), Professor Daniel O’Leary and Professor Shahina Pardhan from the Anglia Polytechnic University (Cambridge), Professor Mingguang He from Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre at Sun Yat-sen University (China), and LV Prasad Eye Institute (India).
Find out more at: www.globalmyopiacentre.org
