Austrālijas apbalvojums Konrādam Pešudovam

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Konrāds Pešudovs. FOTO no Konrāda Pešudova personīgā arhīva.

Karaļa dzimšanas dienas 2026 Apbalvojumu sarakstā Konrāds Pešudovs ir iecelts par Austrālijas ordeņa locekli (Member of the Order of Australia (AM)) „Par nozīmīgu ieguldījumu optometrijas un oftalmoloģijas pētniecībā, kā arī klīniskajā izglītībā un apmācībā.“. Konrāds ir pazīstamo Austrālijas latviešu Dimitrija un Selgas Pešudova dēls.

Paskaidrojumu raksts oriģinālvalodā ir šāds:

Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division Professor Konrad Pesudovs, Glenelg SA 5045

For significant service to optometry and ophthalmology research, and to clinical education and training.

University of New South Wales

• Professor of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Medicine and Health, since 2020.

The Australian College of Optometry

• President, 2016-2020.
• Board Member, 2010-2020.
• Board Chairman, National Vision Research Institute of Australia, 2015-2016.

National Health and Medical Research Council

• Member, Research Translation Faculty, since 2012.
• Deputy Director, Centre for Clinical Eye Research, 2005-2017.
• Leader, Eye-tem Bank Project.
• Project Grant Reviewer, since 1999.

Flinders University

• Council Member, 2017.
• Foundation Chair, Optometry and Vision Science, 2009-2017.
• Associate Professor, 2004-2009.
• Staff Clinical Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre, 1994-2000.

Clinical Appointments

• Consultant, Ultralase, UK, 2003.
• Consultant Optometrist, Aboriginal Trachoma and Eye Health Program, Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists, 1992-2000.
• Consultant Optometrist, Low Vision Centre, Adelaide, 1993-2000.
• Staff Clinical Consultant (Visual Assessment Clinic), Lions Eye Centre, Adelaide, 1998.

The Australian Optometrical Association (SA Division)

• Senior Vice President, 1995-1996.
• Junior Vice President, 1993-1995.
• Councillor, 1992-1996.

Contact Lens Society of Australia (SA Chapter)

• President, 1994-1996.
• Councillor, 1993-2000.

University Fellowships and Research

• Visiting Research Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University, U.K., 2019-2020.
• Visiting Professor, Wenzhou Medical College, China, 2011-2017.
• Visiting Fellow, University of Bradford, U.K., 2006-2010.
• Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Houston, U.S.A., 2003-2004.
• Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Bradford, U.K., 2000-2002.

Other Professional Fellowships

• Fellow, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2016.
• Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2015.
• Member, The College of Optometrists (UK), 2001.
• Fellow, The Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia, 1999.
• Fellow, American Academy of Optometry, 1995.
• Fellow, Australian College of Optometry, 1992.

Patents

• Method and Algorithm for Designing Custom Optics, Patent 20140176900, Issued 2014.
• Method for Designing and Manufacturing Custom Optics, US Patent 20110157545 Issued 2011.
• Method of filtering data for the objective classification of eyes. US Patent 7325927, Issued, 2008.

Author

• Editor, multiple Clinical Journals including Journal of Refractive Surgery, since 2005, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2007-2017, and Journal of Optometry, 2008-2016.
• Over 300 peer-reviewed papers.
• Over 200 presentations at international conferences.
• Approximately 10 Book Chapters.

Awards and Recognition include:

• The leading optometrist researcher worldwide by H-Index.
• Arthur Bennet Prize, The College of Optometrists (UK), 2025
• Glenn A Fry Lecture Award, American Academy of Optometry, 2021.
• H Barry Collin Research Medal, Optometry Australia, 2020.
• International Optometrist of the Year, The World Council of Optometry, 2018.
• Garland A Clay Award, American Academy of Optometry, 2009 and 2011.
• Irvin M and Beatrice Borish Award, American Academy of Optometry, 2008.
• Waring Medal, The Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2006.