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Yue Liu's research focuses on optical control of myopia progression, with an emphasis on investigating the optical influences on emmetropization and the development of myopia. Utilizing a chicken model, Liu has identified several optical designs that significantly inhibit myopia progression, highlighting their potential translational value for controlling human myopia. Additionally, her research involves designing fitting contact lenses for young guinea pigs to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of contact lenses as a method for inducing defocus in myopia research using mammalian models. Liu's expertise spans across several domains including epidemiology, optometry, vision science, myopia, refractive errors, accommodation, eye growth, contact lenses, optical myopia control, pharmacological myopia control, aberration, bifocal, emmetropization, multifocal, orthokeratology, pediatric vision examinations, rigid gas permeable lenses, and clinical trials.
The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.