Owsley Recognized for Ophthalmology Research

Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and director of the department of ophthalmology’s clinical research unit, was recognized at the 2003 World Congress on the Eye and the Auto for her research contributions in the area of vision and driving. Owsley received the first Bartimaeus Award from the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology at its recent meeting in Dearborn, Michigan.

July 31, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and director of the department of ophthalmology’s clinical research unit, was recognized at the 2003 World Congress on the Eye and the Auto for her research contributions in the area of vision and driving. Owsley received the first Bartimaeus Award from the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology at its recent meeting in Dearborn, Michigan.

Bartimaeus was a blind man described in the Bible whose sight is restored through faith. The World Congress of the Eye and the Auto is organized biennially by the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology and supported by the Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Daimler-Chrysler.

The Congress brings vision researchers and design engineers from the automotive industry together. Owsley, along with Gerald McGwin, Ph.D., and Jennifer Wells, of the clinical research unit were invited faculty and delivered presentations to the Congress.