Points de Vue | International Review of Ophthalmic Optics

Prof. Padmaja Sankaridurg is Program Leader, Myopia Program at the Brien Holden Vision Institute.  She was awarded her B.Opt degree from the Elite School of Optometry, Chennai, India in 1989, Ph.D in 1999 from the University of New South Wales, Australia and MIP in 2012 from University of Technology, Australia.  After working for a number of years at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, India as the Chief of Contact Lens Services, she took up a position at the Brien Holden Vision Institute (formerly the Institute for Eye Research) and the Vision Cooperative Research Centre.  She is also a Conjoint Professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Australia. She has been actively researching myopia for approximately 12 years.   In addition, she is also involved in post graduate supervision and manages the Intellectual Property portfolio of the Institute.   She has over 50 articles in peer reviewed journals, has authored several book chapters and has delivered many podium presentations.