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OD Honors Projects

We’ve listed recent projects to give you an idea of the kind of projects our students are doing for the OD Honors program.

Honors in Clinical Science

Mimia Wen
Class of 2019

Title: Alport Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Epidemiology, Systemic and Ocular Manifestations, Differential Diagnoses, and Management.
Mentor: Kuniyoshi Kanai, OD, FAAO

Dianna Lam
Class of 2016

Title: Carotid Artery Disease and Ocular Ischemia.
Mentor: Kuniyoshi Kanai, OD

Laura Lujan
Class of 2015

Title: En Face Optical Coherence Tomography Visualization of Transient Outer Retinal Disruption Following Ocriplasmin Injection.
Mentors: Shirin Barez, MD, MS, Carl H. Jacobsen, OD, and Brandon J. Lujan, MD

Honors in Research

Mihret Girum
Class of 2024

Title: Can Illusory Tilt Induce Optostatic Torsion?
Mentor: Jorge Otero-Millan, PhD

Estie Sherbak
Class of 2024

Title: Assessing Adaptation to Monocular Minification in Wearable Optics.
Mentors: Emily Cooper, PhD and Iona McLean

Sara J. Abboud
Class of 2023

Title: Transcriptional Adaptations and Survival of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Upon Exposure to Tear-Like Fluid.
Mentors: David Evans, PhD; Suzanne Fleiszig, OD, PhD, FAAO & Naren Kumar, PhD

Elsie Shin Sawai
Class of 2023

Title: Dynamic Analysis of Indoor and Outdoor Human Behavior and Myopia.
Mentors: Elise N. Harb, OD, PhD, FAAO & Christine F. Wildsoet, OD, PhD, FAAO, FARVO

Tiffany Fung
Class of 2022

Title: Responses of the Visual System to an Artificial Scotoma Do Not Represent Genuine Visuomotor Adaptation.
Mentor: Susana T. L. Chung, OD, PhD

Jacqueline D. Nguyen
Class of 2021

Title: A Decade of Low Vision Care: Characterizing Trends in Functional Complaints and Vision Aid Demonstrations.
Mentors: Marlena Chu, OD, FAAO and Emily Cooper, PhD

Joanna Toner
Class of 2021

Title: Human Albinism: Normal Contrast Sensitivity for Large Targets Despite an Alternative Retinal Organization.
Mentor: Susana Chung, OD, PhD

Charlotte Yiyi Wang
Class of 2019

Title: Human Foveal Cone Photoreceptor Topography and its Dependence on Eye Length.
Mentors: Austin Roorda, PhD and Sowmya Ravikumar, PhD

Molly Duong
Class of 2018

Title: Virtual Reality Game Play as Treatment for Stereo Anomalous Adults.
Mentor: Dennis M. Levi, OD, PhD

Elysia Ison
Class of 2018

Title: Off-Axis Refractive Changes Associated with Normal and Induced Ocular Growth in Chick Model.
Mentors: Sowmya Ravikumar, PhD and Christine F. Wildsoet, OD, PhD

Kenneth Tran
Class of 2018

Title: Improving Adult Amblyopic Vision with Stereoscopic 3D Video Games.
Mentors: Roger W. Li, PhD and Dennis M. Levi, OD, PhD

Ka Yee So
Class of 2017

Title: Monocular Blur Alters the Tuning Characteristics of Stereopsis for Spatial Frequency and Size.
Mentor: Dennis M. Levi, OD, PhD

Britney Kitamata-Wong
Class of 2016

Title: Effects of Lens-Care Solutions on Comfort, Tear Film Stability, and Corneal Epithelial Integrity.
Mentors: Meng Lin, OD, PhD

Jill Lobingier
Class of 2016

Title: Reading Performance in Children with Amblyopia Following Action Video Game Play.
Mentor: Dennis Levi, OD, PhD

Tracy Wang
Class of 2016

Title: Retinal Vascular Caliber and Neuroretinal Function in Adults with and Without Diabetic Retinopathy.
Mentor: Marilyn Schneck, PhD and Marcus Bearse, PhD

Ann Chang
Class of 2015

Title: Retinal Vascular Changes in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.
Mentors: Marcus A. Bearse, PhD and Anthony J. Adams, OD, PhD

Jeremy Chin
Class of 2015

Title: Factors Affecting Crowded Acuity: Eccentricity and Contrast.
Mentor: Susana T. L. Chung, OD, PhD

Heather French
Class of 2015

Title: Effects of Daily Irrigation on Corneal Epithelial Permeability and Adverse Events with Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens Continuous Wear.
Mentor: Meng C. Lin, OD, PhD

Rajpreet Kaur
Class of 2015

Title: Effects of Parafoveal Preview and Review of Words on Reading Speed in Central and Peripheral Vision.
Mentor: Susana T. L. Chung, OD, PhD

Kevin Tong
Class of 2015

Title: Directional OCT Reveals Reliable Outer Nuclear Layer Measurements.
Mentor: Meng C. Lin, OD, PhD

Kevin Wang
Class of 2015

Title: Identification of Integrin Receptor Subunits in the Guinea Pig Sclera.
Mentors: Ravikanth Metlapally, PhD and Christine F. Wildsoet, OD, PhD

Thomas Wu
Class of 2015

Title: Interocular Acuity Differences Alter the Spatial Frequency Tuning of Stereopsis.
Mentors: Roger W. Li, PhD and Dennis M. Levi, OD, PhD