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Josephine Ibironke, O.D.,
MPH, FAAO is a Professor of Optometry and the Assistant Dean at the Kentucky
College of Optometry. In her role at the optometry school, she serves on the
KYCO administrative team, teaches pediatric-related courses, serves pediatric
patients, and helps students become career-ready and leaders in their
communities.
She developed the KYCO
Vision Screening Initiative. In this program, KYCO students and faculty screen
all 3rd grade students in Pike County – the program has screened more than 1000
children to date. She also developed the Pre-Optometry Summer Camp that exposes
bright pre-health students to optometry during interactive experiences. In her
role, she also guides the professional development of students as they grow
into competent and independent optometrists and leaders.
Dr. Ibironke is a
Presidential Leadership Scholar (PLS) because of her work creating pipeline projects
and experiences to engage youth interested in optometry. PLS is a catalyst for
a diverse network of established leaders to gain further insights into
leadership through the lens of the presidential experiences of George W. Bush,
Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. She is the only
optometrist in the program.
Before moving to Pikeville,
Dr. Ibironke was an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye
Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD
for almost 12 years. She has dedicated her career to research and clinical
activities that focus on preventable blindness in children. At the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine, her clinic specialized in the treatment
of refractive errors and amblyopia, and the management of strabismus cases in
children and adults.
She served as an
investigator on the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study (BPEDS), an NIH
funded study to determine the prevalence of eye disease in preschool children
in Baltimore. She was also an investigator on the Baltimore Reading and Eyes
Disease Study (BREDS) that was conducted to determine the associations between
reading difficulties and uncorrected vision problems in children. She also
served as a vision consultant and technical expert for the Baltimore City
Health Department Bureau of School Health. She advised them how to improve
their vision screening protocols for the Baltimore City school children.
Dr. Ibironke earned her
Doctor of Optometry degree and completed a residency training in pediatric
optometry at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She earned a Master of
Public Health degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in
Baltimore, Maryland. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry.