IES Webinar: Influence of Light Intensity, Time of Day, and Spectral Composition on Eye Growth and Myopia
September 5, 2024 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
From birth, ocular development is influenced by the visual environment, with light exposure playing an important role in modulating eye growth and myopia, i.e. nearsightedness. Numerous characteristics of light, including intensity, time of day of exposure, and spectral composition, contribute to the development and progression of myopia. Additionally, new therapies are being developed which leverage light as a treatment for myopia. In this webinar, the influence of intensity, time of day, and spectral composition of light exposure on eye growth and myopia will be discussed, and light-based therapies for myopia will be presented.
PRESENTER
Lisa Ostrin is an associate professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and completed the combined OD/Ph.D. program at the University of Houston College of Optometry. Following graduate work focused in accommodative physiology, she went to Johns Hopkins University for post-doctoral research in low vision and retinal prosthetics. From there, she worked as a clinician researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry, with a focus on myopia and associations with glaucoma. She returned to the University of Houston as faculty to continue her work in myopia and circadian rhythms.
