{"id":45208,"date":"2022-12-07T13:51:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reviewofmm.com\/?p=45208"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:51:10","slug":"kathryn-richdale-joins-coopervisions-research-and-development-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewofmm.com\/kathryn-richdale-joins-coopervisions-research-and-development-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathryn Richdale Joins CooperVision’s Research and Development Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
December 7, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a>SAN RAMON, Calif. \u2014 Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD, Diplomate CCLRT, has joined CooperVision’s<\/a><\/strong> growing research and development team. In her role as a Clinical Research Fellow, Dr. Richdale will work across multiple areas of CooperVision\u2019s clinical affairs on projects related to European Union Medical Device Regulation, and most timely, the ongoing MiSight 1 day clinical studies in countries around the world. Under Dr. Richdale\u2019s direction, these studies will complement CooperVision\u2019s widely cited international MiSight 1 day study<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cData from the MiSight 1 day post-approval study will help define the future of myopia control for millions of children, while simultaneously extending CooperVision\u2019s leadership in the field,\u201d said Dr. Richdale. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to apply my experience as an eye care professional, researcher, and educator in a new capacity to advance scientific understanding and clinical action on the international stage.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Richdale has decades of clinical and research expertise in myopia, presbyopia, and cornea\/anterior segment disease management. Most recently an associate professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry, she has also held roles at the SUNY College of Optometry and Ohio State University. She received her bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Notre Dame and her PhD, Doctor of Optometry degree, and Cornea and Contact Lens Advanced Practice Fellowship from Ohio State University. Her peer-reviewed publications<\/a><\/strong> have grown the knowledge base that eye care professionals need for evidence-based practice.<\/p>\n