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BCOR and Dr. Borish
| Throughout his diverse career, Dr. Irvin Borish saw the need for a facility which could offer practitioners, researchers, and industry the opportunity to contribute to the scientific literature of clinical research. Thus, he funded the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research--"an entity to develop a premier clinical vision research center that attracts scholars and researchers from around the world; provides an infrastructure that promotes innovative and challenging clinical investigations; provides development of clinical research in vision; encourages multidisciplinary approaches; and develops strong relations with the university, governmental agencies, industry, professional organizations, practitioners, and the public." The Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research was officially dedicated on Wednesday, October 11, 1995. |
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Under the co-direction of Dr. Gerald Lowther (then Dean of the IU School of Optometry) and Dr. P. Sarita Soni (then Associate Dean for Research of the school) from 1995 to 2006, at least 61 separate projects had been undertaken. Among the projects have been studies on contact lens wear (including the national keratoconus investigation); orthokeratology, tear analysis and visual performance of bifocals; efficacy of new, progressive spectacle lens designs; efficacy of new bifocal contact lens designs; concepts of improved optical performance, glaucoma detection, and improving reading for those with macular degeneration. Dr. Ann Elsner (Professor at the school) is serving a 2-year appointment as director of the center through June 2008. She has assumed responsibility for the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research at a critical time when there is a national need for translational research programs and when the center can play a role in the IU Life Sciences initiative.
The Borish Center provides exciting opportunities for undergraduate, professional, and graduate students to participate directly in vision research. Students can work with faculty to study and solve important questions related to vision disorders or diseases that confront vision care providers on a daily basis. Creating research experience for students was one fundamental reason for establishing the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research. |
Irvin M. Borish, OD, LID
[About Dr. Borish]
[A letter from Dr. Borish]
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