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<\/a>The Paul Berman Young Leader Award is awarded to an optometrist who has made an outstanding contribution over time to the achievement of the WCO\u2019s Vision and Mission and shows promising future leadership in world optometry.\u00a0 Priya has been nominated by peers due to her dedication to improving the lives of others and incredible attention to detail as well as her ability to build relationships and through them deliver world class research and policies that can impact the lives of many.<\/p>\nPriya’s research work primarily on improving the efficiency of school programmes for uncorrected refractive error in India.<\/p>\n
The award is given by the Governing Board of the World Council of Optometry (WCO) in collaboration with the Brien Holden Vision Institute, Essilor International, Lions Clubs International Foundation and the Special Olympics.<\/p>\n
Congratulations Priya!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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