El 19 de septiembre, y en el marco de la inauguración del curso académico 2018·2019, la Facultad de Óptica y Optometría de Terrassa entregó al profesor Konrad Pesudovs el Premio Internacional al Optometrista del Año, en su edición de 2018.

En el transcurso del acto, que tuvo lugar en el conjunto monumental de las iglesias de San Pedro de Terrassa, una de las joyas del románico (s. IX-XII), el profesor Konrad Pesudovs ofreció a los asistentes la conferencia inaugural dirigida especialmente a los estudiantes de primero de la FOOT.

También se hizo la entrega del libro de registro de Actividad Clínica a los estudiantes de segundo curso, un libro que sirve de evidencia de los pacientes con los que estos estudiantes tendrán ocasión de interactuar a lo largo del Grado.

El profesor Konrad Pesudovs ofreció a los asistentes la conferencia inaugural.

Entrega del "Premio Internacional al Optometrista del Año" a cargo del decano de la Facultad, Joan Gispets, del presidente del COOOC, Alfons Bielsa y la vicepresidenta de la ACOTV, Patricia Motlló.

Konrad Pesudovs

Konrad Pesudovs has been Foundation Professor of Optometry and Vision Science at Flinders   University in Adelaide, South Australia.

Professor Pesudovs graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1990 and spent two years in a specialty contact lens practice before joining the Department of Ophthalmology at Flinders University, where he completed a PhD in 2000. During his PhD studies he also ran a private optometric practice in Glenelg, South Australia.

His main research interest is ophthalmology outcomes research, incorporating optical, visual and patient-centred measurement into the holistic evaluation of outcomes in ophthalmology. A key element of this is the development of patient-centred measures including visual disability, quality of life and other latent traits using Rasch analysis. This method improves internal consistency and measurement precision, thus facilitating a more effective diagnosis and management of patients.

Another key area of research interest of professor Pesudovs is in the optics of the eye and visual performance. Current research includes identifying optical quality metrics predictive of visual performance in eye disease.

Professor Pesudovs is a part of the Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research Group at Flinders University, which aims at improving outcomes for patients with blinding eye conditions. He is involved in a number of international collaborations: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study and The Swedish National Cataract Register.

Professor Pesudovs has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers (including 28 in The Lancet), seven book chapters, and over 70 other publications.  He has made over 200 presentations at international conferences.  His career grant funding is over US$9million. He was Chairman of the Board of Administration of the National Vision Research Institute (2015-2016). He is a member of the Governing Council of the Australian College of Optometry (2010-), serving as President from 2016-. He has been a Committee Member of the Publications Committee for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (2012-2014). He has a page on wikipedia