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Clinical Optometry
Prof. Dr. Chris Lievens
Prof. Dr. Lievens
Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, TN, USA
Dr Chris Lievens is the Director of Research and Professor at Southern College of Optometry. He has been employed in private practice, an ophthalmology referral center and he served in the United States Air Force. Dr Lievens was the Chief of Aerospace Optometry at the Pentagon before joining SCO.
Dr Lievens is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and was the Region Chair of the Academy’s Admittance Committee. He is a distinguished fellow in the National Academies of Practice and a fellow in the British Contact Lens Association. Dr Lievens is the co-creator of the fundus grading card and currently conducts research in glaucoma, dry eye, uveitis and contact lens care.
Dr Lievens has a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration and a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. He is a member of the American Optometric Association, the British Contact Lens Association, the Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology and the Royal Society of Medicine. You can see Dr. Lievens on his monthly podcast on the Defocus Media host network called the 4eyedProfessor.
Editorial Board
Professor Birge
Robert R. Birge, Professor Emeritus, Harold S. Schwenk Sr. Distinguished Chair, Departments of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Professor Bora
Nalini S. Bora, Ph.D., FRAVO, Bernice Y. Jones Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Professor of Genetics; Director of Research, Pat & Willard Walker Eye Research Center, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR, USA
Prof. Dr. Furlan
Walter D. Furlan, Professor of Optics, Department of Optics , University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Professor Girkin
John Girkin, Professor of Biophysics, Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham, UK
Professor Lakshminarayanan
Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Professor of Optometry and Vision Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada.
Professor Lawrenson
John G. Lawrenson, Professor of Clinical Visual Science, Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University of London, UK
Professor Nickerson
John M. Nickerson, Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Professor Panjwani
Noorjahan Panjwani, Professor Emerita of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, Department of Ophthalmology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Dr Patel
Sudi Patel, Dr, Research Consultant, Visiting Professor at Svjetlost Eye Clinic, Croatia, Shypyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Ukraine, and CERCA, University of Salento, Italy.
Dr Sowka
Dr. Joseph Sowka, Department of Optometry, attending optometric physician at Center for Sight in Sarasota, Florida, USA