Ambreen Saira Hussain wins 2016 Coopervision Student of the Year competition

Ambreen Saira Hussain (pictured centre), a final-year optometry student at Glasgow Caledonian University, has been named the 2016 Coopervision Student of the Year during the National Student Summit held at the company’s European headquarters in Segensworth, Hampshire.

Students from seven UK academic establishments presented the results of their summer research projects on a contact lens topic of their choice. A panel of academics, chaired by Optician clinical editor Bill Harvey and the students’ project supervisors, including Hussain’s supervisor, Dr Louise Madden (picutred right), judged the presentations for content, creativity and delivery style.

Hussain’s project investigated the effect of contact lens material on in-vitro wettability in adverse environmental conditions. It utilised a controlled environmental chamber facility at Glasgow Caledonian University and, in particular, studied silicone hydrogel vs hydrogel materials.