P.sarita Soni BSc, MS, OD

Dr. Sarita Soni is a Professor of Optometry, Associate Vice President for Research at Indiana University and Vice Provost for Research at Indiana University-Bloomington. As Vice Provost for Research at the IU Bloomington campus Dr. Soni is responsible for coordinating and developing research across disciplines and schools at IU Bloomington and is responsible for twenty campus research centers and institutes. She oversees all of the internal research funding and all grant programs that are administered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Her publications are as follows:
Shen L, Clark CA, Soni PS, Thibos LN, Peripheral refraction with and without contact lens correction, Optom Vis Sci. 2010;87(9):642-55.
Soni PS, Nguyen TT and XO Overnight Orthokeratology group, Overnight Orthokeratology experience with XO material, Eye and Contact Lens Journal, 2005 32(1): 39-45.
Siatkowski RM, Cotter S, Miller JM, Scher CA, Crockett RS, Novack GD, Soni PS, Nguyen TT, for the Pirenzepine Study Group, safety and Efficacy of 2% Pirenzepine Ophthalmic Gel in Children With Myopia; A 1-year A 1-Year, Multicenter, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Parallel Study. Arch Ophthalmol 2004; 122:1667-74.
Soni PS, Nguyen TT and Bonanno J, Overnight Orthokeratology: refractive and corneal recovery following discontinuation of reverse geometry lenses, Eye and Contact Lens Journal, 2004 30(4): 254-262.
Soni PS, Nguyen TT and Bonanno J, Overnight Orthokeratology: visual and corneal changes, Eye and Contact Lens, 2003. 29(3): 137-145.
Soni PS, Patel R, Carlson RS, Is ocular contrast sensitivity at distance compromised with multifocal soft contact lenses used to correct presbyopia? Optometry & Vision Science, 2003. 80(7): 505-514.
Joseph A. Bonanno, Tracy Nguyen, Trina Biehl, Sarita Soni. "Can variability in corneal metabolism explain the variability in corneal swelling?" Eye and Contact Lens Journal, 2003 29(1S): S7-9.
Nguyen T, Soni PS, Brizendine E., Bonanno JA., Variability in hypoxia-induced corneal swelling is associated with variability in corneal metabolism and endothelial function. Eye Contact Lens Journal. 2003. 29 (2): 117-125.
Ciulla TA, Danis RP, Klein SB, Malinovsky VE, Soni PS, Pratt LM, Pugh NO, Morphis JG, Bloch C, Cameron J. Proton therapy for exudative age-related macular degeneration: a randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial, Am J Ophthalmol. 2002. 34(6): 905-6.