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Sankaridurg named head of Global Myopia Centre
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Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg has been appointed head of the Global Myopia Centre at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.
“Professor Sankaridurg is a globally recognized leader in understanding myopia, its near epidemic proportions and its treatment, especially via visual/optical means,” Brien Holden Vision Institute CEO Yvette Waddell said in an announcement from the group. “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.”
Currently Professor 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, according to the announcement.
“I have been extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with and learn from visionaries in the field,” Sankaridurg said in the announcement. “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.”