Leadership

 Dr. Al-Namaeh is the founder of the eye research center. She graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University in 2010. In 2018, she earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree from Salus University. She is a regular member of grant review panels and the Editorial Board for national organizations.  

Dr. Cymbor joined Nittany Eye Associates in 1997.  He received his optometric doctorate from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He is a principal investigator in numerous contact lens research studies. He is a glaucoma researcher.  He is published in Optometry and Vision Science, and Review of Optometry. 

Dr. McNulty is a private practitioner in Louisville, Kentucky. His practice emphasizes ocular disease and specialty contact lenses. He serves as a proctor for Kentucky optometrists receiving their laser surgery certification. He is past president of the Kentucky Optometric Association.

Dr McWherter is a consultative optometrist at Bennett and Bloom Eye Centers, in Louisville, Ky. He is a 2012 graduate of the PCO at Salus University in  Philadelphia, PA.  He is the Head of Optometric Telemedicine and Emerging Technology at the Kentucky  College of Optometry, Pikeville, Ky.