MYOPIA PROFILE FOUNDERS
Dr Kate Gifford
Director
Dr Kate Giffordis a clinician-scientist, peer educator and professional leader based in Brisbane, Australia, and a co-founder of Myopia Profile. Kate graduated from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2003 with First Class Honours and a University Medal, and was awarded her PhD in contact lens optics in myopia from QUT in 2018. She holds four professional fellowships, over 70 peer reviewed and professional publications, and has presented over 140 conference lectures around the world, primarily on clinical myopia management. Kate was the youngest ever National President of Optometry Australia from 2014-16, and was awarded the inaugural BCLA President’s Award and also named the QUT Young Alumnus of the Year in 2017. Kate works in clinical practice and holds a Visiting Research Fellow position at QUT. When not talking, thinking and dreaming about myopia, Kate is a mediocre runner, aspiring yogi, dark chocolate addict, voracious reader, shoe enthusiast and amateur travel film-maker.
保罗·吉福德博士
Director
保罗·吉福德博士is a research scientist and industry innovator based in Brisbane, Australia, and co-founder of Myopia Profile. Paul graduated from City University, London, England in 1995; completed his Masters in 2005 and was awarded his PhD in hyperopic orthokeratology and contact lens optics in 2009 from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Paul’s experience includes every facet of the optometry profession, from clinical practice to academia, research and industry. He holds three professional fellowships, more than 50 peer reviewed and professional publications, has been conferred several prestigious research awards and grants, and has presented more than 50 conference lectures around the world. Paul is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UNSW and consults to contact lens industry on projects relating to product and systems design and software solutions including machine learning. In his spare time, Paul is a new tech explorer, cooking enthusiast, fancy coffee fanatic, avid reader and a much better runner than Kate.
近视资料团队成员
Cassandra Haines
Professional Content Curator
Cassandra Haines is a researcher, clinical optometrist and writer with a background in policy and advocacy from Adelaide, Australia, with a particular passion for children’s vision and myopia control. She graduated from her Masters in Optometry from Deakin University in 2016 and is now undertaking her PhD at Flinders University in Children’s Vision Screening. She works in the policy and advocacy team at Optometry Australia, clinically in an ophthalmology practice and teaching at Flinders University. Previously, Cassandra was chair of the Early Career Association for Optometry South Australia and is now on the amalgamated Optometry Victoria/South Australia board. When not talking to her multiple houseplants, Cassandra writes and produces cabaret and dramatic theatre for the fringe festival circuit, most recently Adelaide Fringe Festival.
阅读卡桑德拉的作品临床领域MyopiaProfile.com。Cassandra also writes for our我的孩子视觉网站博客，我们的公共意识平台。
Kimberley Ngu
Professional Content Developer
Kimberley NGU是位于澳大利亚珀斯的临床验光师。她于2013年毕业于墨尔本大学。在一个近视是每个孩子的自然仪式的社会中，金伯利对近视管理的兴趣始于与儿科人群一起工作的研究生验光师。她还曾在新加坡工作了两年，那里的近视率最高，并参与为近视风险开发和提供为学龄前儿童和父母提供教育计划。金伯利（Kimberley）在缅甸两次自愿参加了志愿者，支持了一项教学计划，发展了当地折磨者的临床技能。在验光外，她花了太多时间摇摆舞，烘烤和与蔬菜补丁中的害虫作斗争。
Read Kimberley's work in the188金宝搏体育app苹果下载案例研究领域MyopiaProfile.com。金伯利也管理着我们近视概况和我的孩子们的视线Instagram and我的孩子们的视线Facebook platforms.
Connie Gan
Professional Content Developer
康妮·甘（Connie Gan）是位于马来西亚凯达（Kedah）的临床验光师。她于2017年毕业于吉隆坡国家眼科科学研究所，是马来西亚验光师协会（AMO）的成员。康妮（Connie）为儿童提供全面的视力护理，并在其临床实践中运行近视管理服务。除此之外，康妮还积极参加马来西亚卫生部主持的弱视和视觉障碍筛查（AVIS）计划，以帮助检测可能影响正常发展和影响学习的学龄前儿童的视觉障碍。在业余时间，康妮（Connie）是水下潜水员，游泳者和甜点上瘾者。
Read Connie's work in the188金宝搏体育app苹果下载案例研究领域MyopiaProfile.com。Connie also manages our近视概况和我的孩子们的视线Instagram and我的孩子们的视线Facebook platforms.
艾尔萨巷
Professional Content Developer
AILSA Lane是位于英国肯特的经验丰富的隐形眼镜眼镜师。AILSA凭借近20年的经验，还是一位远程学习导师，可通过ABDO学院分配眼镜师和隐形眼镜的眼镜师学生，目前正在以荣誉完成她的高级联络镜头文凭，这引发了她的理解和理解和技能情境化科学研究。自10岁起就一直是近视，并且是一名隐形眼镜佩戴者30年，AILSA在显微镜两侧的经验增强了她对近视控制的热情，确保孩子们现在拥有最佳视野，并且对未来更健康。在光学外，AILSA喜欢与丈夫，两个孩子和充满活力的救援狗共度时光。以及烘烤和重新阅读她最喜欢的英语文学。
Read Ailsa's work in theSCIENCE domainMyopiaProfile.com。
克莱尔·马赫（Clare Maher）
Professional Content Developer
克莱尔（Clare）是位于澳大利亚悉尼的临床验光师。她于2019年毕业于昆士兰州理工大学，在那里她因验光研究硕士学位而受到凯特·吉福德（Kate Gifford）的监督。这种经历激发了她对研究的兴趣，她现在通过批判性研究分析和转化为临床实践的技能来使近视概况。自完成验光以来，克莱尔（Clare）搬到悉尼开始学习医学博士学位，目前正在第二年。克莱尔（Clare）随随便便地担任验光师，喜欢与近视管理中最新的科学和行业进步保持最新状态 - 她对基于证据的实践的关注与她的医学研究高度相关。在业余时间，克莱尔（Clare）喜欢探索悉尼，享受悉尼海滩的新鲜空气和蓝天。
Read Clare's work in theSCIENCE domainMyopiaProfile.com。
Ellie Arnall
内容研究和社交媒体合伙人
Ellie Arnall is an experienced optometric assistant and optical dispenser based in Brisbane, Australia. A qualified Veterinary Nurse, Ellie's family of optometrists (brother and uncle) saw her move from Vet practice into optometric practice several years ago. From late 2017 Ellie commenced working alongside Kate Gifford in their Brisbane City practice undertaking eye care diagnostics including optical coherence tomography (OCT), anterior eye imaging, axial length measurement, retinal imaging and dry eye management. A multi-talented technical whizz, Ellie's web and research skills are being combined with her clinical experience in her Myopia Profile work. In her spare time, Ellie has adventures with her faithful pooch Eva, crafts fancy cocktails and creates astounding eye makeup artistry.
Ellie's work is everywhere behind the scenes throughout MyopiaProfile.com and MyKidsVision.org.
