Effective September 1, 2007New Director of the University of School (UW) of Optometry is Thomas F. FreddoSource: University of Waterloo
New Director of the UW school of optometry is Thomas F. Freddo, who takes over (effective September 1, 2007) from interim director Trefford Simpson. Freddo comes to UW from the Boston University school of medicine, where he was professor in the department of ophthalmology, as well as director of the Ophthalmic Pathology Service at Boston Medical Center hospitals. He is president-elect of the International Society for Eye Research.Thomas F. Freddo completed his B.A. at the University of Connecticut,
his Doctor of Optometry degree at The New England College of Optometry
and a Ph.D in Anatomy at Boston University School of Medicine, where
he also completed a Fellowship in Diagnostic Ophthalmic Pathology. Prior
to coming to the University of Waterloo as Professor and Director of
the School of Optometry, Dr. Freddo served as Vice-Chairman for Research
in the Department of Ophthalmology at Boston University School of Medicine
where he was also a Professor of Ophthalmology, Pathology and Anatomy.
He practiced comprehensive optometry on the staff of The Boston Medical
Center Hospitals for 26 years and also served as Senior Consultant in
Diagnostic Ophthalmic Pathology in the Pathology department. In addition
to his appointment at Boston University, Dr. Freddo served as an adjunct
Professor of Optometry at The New England College of Optometry where
he taught Ocular and Human Gross Anatomy. Four times Dr. Freddo received
NECO's Foster Namias Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Freddo's
research has been funded by the U.S. National Eye Institute continuously
for over 20 years, working on glaucoma and anterior uveitis. Dr. Freddo
has served on the Editorial Board of the journal Optometry and Vision
Science and currently serves as an Executive Editor for the journal
Experimental Eye Research. In 2000, Dr. Freddo was elected to the Board
of Directors of the American Academy of Optometry and in 2006 was elected
to become the next President of the International Society for Eye Research
(www.iser.org). Dr. Freddo also serves on the Long Range Planning Committee
for The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
and as a member of the US Food and Drug Administration's Ophthalmic
Medical Devices review panel.
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