Faculty News
| Awards & honors
Circadian rhythms and us
Practitioner of the year
Emory Eye Center
Michael A.
Director of Research
Ward, MMSc,
P. Michael Iuvone has
FAAO, director
published a new book,
of the Emory Eye
The Retina and Circa-
Center’s contact
dian Rhythms (Spring-
lens service, was
named the 2014
er, 2014), along with
fellow editors Gianluca
Tosini (Morehouse
GPLI Practitioner
of the Year, for
“outstanding
College of Medicine),
Douglas G. McMahon
(Vanderbilt University),
and Shaun P. Collin (University of Western Australia).
The book provides a comprehensive review of the
professional
expertise in fitting customized contact lenses
to benefit patients with improved vision and
corneal health and to advance the contact
lens field.”
retinal circadian rhythms and their roles in photorecep-
The award was presented at the annual
tion and visual function. Its aim is to further the study
meeting of the GP Lens Institute (GPLI), the
of retinal neurobiology by researchers and to provide a
educational component of the Contact Lens
resource for clinicians about how daily changes in retinal
Manufacturers Association.
function may influence treatment outcomes.
A visionary award
Emory Eye Center director Timothy W. Olsen received the
Visionary Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness
(FFB) during its spr