AAOF Announces 2019-2020 Allergan Foundation Research Grant Recipient

Tuesday, September 24 2019 | 10 h 58 min | Awards, News, Press Release

The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF), in partnership with the Allergan Foundation, announce Loretta B. Szczotka-Flynn, OD, PhD, FAAO, as the 2019-2020 recipient of the Allergan Foundation Research Grant.

Dr. Flynn is a professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. She has been awarded a $60,000 grant for her project, “Modeling Corneal Endothelial Cell Health Parameters as Predictors of Keratoplasty Stress.”

Her collaborative group of co-investigators include:

Primary Investigator:

Loretta B. Szczotka-Flynn, OD, PhD, FAAO

Co-Investigators: Tim McMahon OD, FAAO; University of Illinois at Chicago

Langis Michaud OD, FAAO; Montreal School of Optometry

Tracy Nguyen OD, PhD, FAAO; SUNY College of Optometry

Muriel Schornack OD, FAAO; Mayo Clinic Department of Ophthalmology

Christine Sindt OD, FAAO; Iowa Department of Ophthalmology

This highly competitive grant is awarded to talented optometrists and/or vision scientists, who are Academy members, and are currently undertaking cutting edge research in the areas of glaucoma and/or the anterior segment. This is the sixth year the Allergan Foundation has sponsored this generous grant through the AAOF.

Dr. Szczotka-Flynn and her team will be honoured for their achievement at the annual AAOF Celebration Luncheon at Academy 2019 Orlando on Saturday, October 26, 2019.

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