Christine W. Sindt, OD, FAAO | Email Address | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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| Title | Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology |
| Service | Contact Lens, Optometry |
| Address | 11196-O PFP |
| Phone | 319-356-4816 |
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Dr. Sindt's Titles
Director, Contact Lens Service
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Education
- BS (Biology), State University of New York at Geneseo
- OD, Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, Ohio
Post Graduate Education
- Residency (Optometry), Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center
Certification
- National Board of Examiners of Optometry
Professional Affiliations
- American Optometric Association
- American Optometric Association Contact Lens and Cornea Section (AOA-CLCS)
- AOA-CLCS Council member 2005-present
- AOA-CLCS On-line Chair/Editor 2002-2005
- AOA-CLCS Vice Chair 2008-present
- American Optometric Association Low Vision Section
- Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmology, Associate Member
- Iowa Optometric Association
- Women of Vision, Vice-President 2008-2009
- American Academy of Optometry, Fellow
Honors and Awards
- Consumer’s Research Council of America. Listed in the “Guide to America’s Top Optometrists”, 2002-2003 Edition
- Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award: UIHC, 2002 & 2004
- Dr. Rodger Kame Award: for service and dedication to the profession, Awarded by: American Optometric Association—Contact Lens and Cornea Section, 2005
- AcademicKeys Who’s Who in Medical Sciences Education, 2005
Research Interests
- Post-surgical Contact Lenses
- Keratoconus Contact Lenses
- Design of corneo-scleral contact lens for the correction of keratoconus/ pellucid marginal degeneration.
- Pediatric Contact Lenses
Current Projects
- Study of familial basis of keratoconus using state-of-the-art molecular genetics. [Collaboration]
- Evaluate the performance of a silicone hydrogel hyper-oxygen permeability material compared to a low oxygen transmission contact lens material. CIBA Vision Sponsor
- “The Role of Contact Lens Solution Types as a Substrate in the Viability of Fusarium spp.: Potential implications in contact lens related fungal keratitis.”
- Developing contact lens insertion and removal video for parents of aphakic infants.
- Compiling CD-ROM of contact lens complications for resident education.
- Contact Lens Resident Handbook.
Scholarly Articles (via Google Scholar)
