EDUCATION
PhD, Vision Science - 2022 (Anticipated)
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Pucker
Project: Customizing Myopia Control with Multifocal Contact Lens.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
Bachelor of Science (Optometry) - 2016
Lotus College of Optometry, Mumbai, India.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed
1. Savla K, Le JT, Pucker AD. Tea tree oil for Demodex blepharitis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD013333.
2. Pucker AD, Steele K, Rueff E, Franklin QX, McClure K, Savla K, Walline JJ. Contact Lens Adaptation in Neophytes. Optom Vis Sci. 2021 Mar 1;98(3):266-271.
Editor Reviewed
1. Savla K, Pucker, AD. Visual Comfort with Multifocal Contact Lenses. Contact Lens Spectrum, September 2021.
2. Savla K, Pucker, AD. A Global Perspective on OTC Contact Lenses. Contact Lens Spectrum, March 2018.
Peer-Reviewed Published Abstracts for Scientific Presentations
1. Savla K, Dickson, T, Akhtar, S, Pucker, AD, De Gracia, P, Effect of Pupil Size on MiSight Contact Lens Optics. American Academy of Optometry (AAO), 2021.
2. Savla K, Franklin, QK, McHugh, K, Mutti, DO, Pucker, AD. Morphological Ciliary Muscle Changes Associated with Monocularly-Induced Hyperopic Defocus. American Academy of Optometry (AAO), 2018.
3. Grytz, R, Hamdaoui, M, Savla K. Investigating the Effect of Local Vision-Guided Scleral Remodeling on the Development of the Eye. World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM), 2018.
4. Savla K, Ramasubramanian, V. Measurement of 360° Peripheral Refraction Profile in Emmetropic and Myopic Young Human Eyes. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 2017.
5. Savla K, Ramasubramanian, V. Effect of Color Combination on Laptop on Reading Performance, Accommodative Function and Pupil Response. Silmo Academy, 2015.
6. Savla K. & Pirdankar, O. Pituitary Macroadenoma: A Rare Ocular Emergency. 14th Dr. E. Vaithilingam Memorial Scientific Session, 2015.
Service to Journals (Reviewer)
Professional and Clinical Positions
Teaching Experience
2020 Fall: Teaching Assistant: OPT 112 – Geometric & Clinical Optics – Lecture: Refractive Power of the Eye.
2020 Spring: Teaching Assistant: OPT 122 – Ocular Microbiology
2019 Fall: Teaching Assistant: VIS 612 – Optics for Vision Science – Lecture: Schematic Eye
2016 – 2017: Course Director: HSC 150 – Visual Optics I
2016 – 2017: Course Director: HSC 143 – Clinical Examination of Visual Systems
2016 – 2017: Course Director: HSC 141 – Optometric Optic I
Professional memberships
2021 – Present: British Contact Lens Association
2020 – Present: Scientific Writer, and Content Creator, Online Optom Learning Series
2020 – 2021: Sigma Xi – Associate Member, the University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018 – Present: Student Member, American Academy of Optometry
2018 – Present: Phi kappa Phi, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Chapter
2016 – Present: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology