Clinical Optics Research Lab at Indiana University

11/21/2024

New Publication Alert! 🚨
We took a look at highly myopic eyes (

06/20/2023

The CORL Team is excited to announce the publication of our new article on myopia in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics (OPO). This article explores the impact of zone geometry of multizone lenses and offers valuable insights for myopia control. It’s great to see our diligent efforts come to fruition, and we are optimistic that our research will make significant contributions to future studies in this field.

Purpose Multizone contact lenses control myopia progression by proposed introduction of myopic defocus. This project investigated how much of the pupil area and how many dioptres of myopic defocus a...

05/17/2023

Another successful CORL competition! Congrats to our 1st place winner, Kaitlyn, with her "5-course meal on a stick" and Emily's 2nd place "mini goat cheese balls on pretzel sticks!"

05/15/2023

What is the optical impact of dual focus (DF) contact lens in children during accommodation? – is the question that researchers from Clinical Optics Research Lab, Indiana University, Aston University and Coopervision answer in this paper. We measured the optics of children eyes treated with a dual focus and control monofocal contact lens using a high resolution aberrometer during active accommodation. The distribution of refractive states and defocus across the eye pupil together with the complex power distribution of the dual focus lens was well characterized by histogram and ternary plots. Key results include a) Myopic shift in the mean defocus across the pupil (from +0.75 D to -1.00 D) by the treatment optics of the DF lens, b) Reduction in the % of hyperopic defocus in the retinal image from 52% to 25% and associated increase in myopic defocus from 17% to 42% and c) unaltered accommodative behavior in children with the DF lens.

The DF contact lens did not alter the accommodative behavior of children. The treatment optics introduced myopic defocus and decreased the amount of hyperopically defocused light in the retinal image.

05/10/2023

Congratulations to our CORL 2023 grads! We are so proud of your hard work and can't wait to see what amazing things you will do!

05/08/2023

President Pamela Whitten highlighted the work of CORL graduate, Raman Sah PhD, in her 2023 commencement speech! We are proud to see Raman's great work on myopia recognized on a bigger stage and wish him the best on his future endeavors!

05/08/2023

We are so proud of our CORL 2023 OD graduate, Dr. Bailey Alter!

Please join us in congratulating one of our newest OD graduates of the Indiana University School of Optometry Class of 2023, Dr. Bailey Alter.

Dr. Alter is originally from Hastings, MN, and will be starting her optometry career as a captain in the U.S. Army.

Her favorite memory from optometry school it going to Trivia at The Tap “Go Team Iridocyclitis/Team Eyeballers 🎉.”

Congratulations, Dr. Alter, and welcome to the IU Optometry Alumni Association family!

05/08/2023

We are so proud of our CORL 2023 OD graduate, Dr. Emily Eherenman!

Please join us in congratulating one of our newest OD graduates of the Indiana University School of Optometry Class of 2023, Dr. Emily Eherenman!

Dr. Eherenman is originally from Roanoke, IN, and will be practicing at Accent Vision Care in Gonzales, LA.

Her favorite memories from optometry school were Eyeball 2020 and bonding with friends, roommates, and classmates over cake pops and study dates.

Congratulations, Dr. Eherenman, and welcome to the IU Optometry Alumni Association family!

05/08/2023

We are so proud of our CORL 2023 OD graduate, Dr. Hannah Massa!

Please join us in congratulating one of our newest OD graduates of the Indiana University School of Optometry Class of 2023, Dr. Hannah Massa!

Dr. Massa is originally from Hemlock, MI, and will be practicing in the Metro Detroit area following graduation.

Her favorite optometry school memories are trivia nights and creating lifelong friendships.

Congratulations, Dr. Massa, and welcome to the IU Optometry Alumni Association family!

04/28/2023

CORL ARVO highlights from this past week!

Dr. Meyer: "Evaluation of Contrast Sensitivity with Diffusion Optics Technology Lenses"

Josh Richards: "Image quality characterization of myopia control contact lens designs"

Dr. Ping Situ: "The effect of ceasing and restarting contact lens wear for 3 months each on psychophysical responses to repetitive cooling stimuli in symptomatic contact lens wearers

Javier Gantes: "Optical Characterization of a Diffusion Optics TechnologyTM Ophthalmic Lens Design for Myopia Control"

04/25/2023

We are so proud of Grace Walther for her great presentation, “On-eye centration of soft contact lenses” at ARVO!

04/10/2023

Thank you to everyone that participated in the 2023 BCOR Photography Contest and congratulations to our finalists!

1st Place: “Wolf in cute clothing: this innocent looking "tree frog" is actually a poison dart frog!” by Dr. Nitya Murthy

2nd Place: “Eyes” by Yasser Alaa Mobarak

Honorable Mention: “Street Light : Through An Aging Eye” Vamsi Parimi