Pauline Kang, PhD.
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ORLANDO, Fla.—The American Optometric Foundation (AOF) will present the 2016 Jill and George Mertz Fellowship to Pauline Kang, PhD. Dr. Kang—an optometry graduate student and faculty member at the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. She plans to carry out her Mertz Fellowship at SUNY College of Optometry.

“The Mertz Fellowship will not only provide unique research and teaching experience critical for my academic career development,” said Dr. Kang. “The knowledge gained from this study will increase our understanding of fundamental mechanisms involved in visually guided ocular growth as well as provide insight into methods of improving the efficacy of current optical strategies of myopia control.”

The AOF will honor Dr. Kang during the annual AOF Celebration Luncheon at Academy 2016 Anaheim on Nov. 12.