Mashael Al-Namaeh, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, FOWNS, Dipl ABO
Research Associate Professor
Dr. Al-Namaeh is the founder of the eye research center. She earned her optometric doctorate and doctor of philosophy degrees from Salus University. Dr Al-Namaeh is an adjunct faculty at the Kentucky College of Optometry, Pikeville, KY. She serves as a grant reviewer for national organizations.
Michael Cymbor, O.D., FAAO, Dipl ABO
Research Associate Professor
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.
Aaron McNulty, O.D., FAAO, Dipl ABO
Research Assistant Professor
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.
Ian McWherter, O.D., FAAO, Dipl ABO
Research Assistant Professor
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.