Carolyn G. Begley, OD, MS, FAAO is Emerita Professor of

optometry Optometry is a specialized health care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities. Optometrists are health care professionals who typically provide comprehensive primary eye care. In the Uni ...

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with ...

. She holds an M.S.(1979) and O.D. (1983) from Indiana University Bloomington. She has been the recipient of several awards, such as the Garland M. Clay Award from the

American Academy of Optometry The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) is an organization of optometrists based in Orlando, Florida. Its goal is to maintain and enhance excellence in optometric practice, by both promoting research and the dissemination of knowledge. The AAO hold ...

for her most cited paper, “Characteristics of corneal staining in hydrogel contact lens wearers” and the Max Schapero Memorial Lecture Award, also from the AAO. She is a Fellow of the AAO. As an NIH-funded researcher, she participated in a Congressional briefing on dry eye syndrome therapies. According to the Web of Science, she has published over 80 articles in

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medical journals that, , had been cited more than 1100 times, giving her an

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of 19.

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