Awards
Alberta Association of Optometrists Service Award (2012)
Awarded for volunteer time raising awareness and advocating for children’s vision.
AAO Binocular Vision Perception and Pediatric Section Travel Fellowship (2009) Awarded for accomplishments in optometric research and education.
COVD Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy (2009) Awarded to the graduating Waterloo optometry student who has demonstrated strong clinical skills in vision therapy.
Carl Zeiss Fellow, American Optometric Foundation Award (2008) A prestigeous award to one “student who exemplify the highest level of commitment to clinical excellence and the profession of optometry” at Waterloo School of Optometry.
Publications
A. Publications
A novel GJA8 mutation in an Iranian family with progressive autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract. Willoughby CE, Arab S, Gandhi R, Zeinali S, Arab S, Luk D, Billingsley G, Munier FL, and Heon E. Journal of Medical Genetics 40:e124 (2003)
B. Posters
Optometric Vision Therapy as a Treatment for Acquired Non-Comitant Deviations. Nolan A, Luk D, Han EMH, Cohen A, and Shaby S. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, San Francisco, CA (Nov 2010)
Vision Therapy for Basic Exotropia in Adults: Two Case Studies. Luk D, Peddle A, Han EMH and Steiner A. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry, Orlando, FL (Nov 2009)
Associations
Dr. Luk is a board member of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development’s Canadian chapter and member of the Canadian Association of Optometrists, the College of Optometrists of Alberta, the Alberta Association of Optometrists, Calgary Society of Optometrists, the Optometric Extension Program Foundation and the American Optometric Foundation.
