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Wednesday
• The Public Health and Environmental
Vision Section’s Diplomate Prep Course
welcomed doctors with an adventurous
spirit .......................................................3
• Today’s Plenary Session on ocular
oncology will sharpen your cancer
screening skills ......................................4
• At yesterday’s Armed Forces
Optometric Society meeting, AFOS
member ODs got the salute. ...............4
• Exciting events this week just for Students
and Residents . ......................................6
• Learn to conquer keratitis, today, at the
Anterior Segment Section
Symposium ............................................7
• This year’s exhibitors.............................9
• Lead on, like Flom, with tips from the
Merton C. Flom Leadership Course ....10
• Product Information Breakfasts..........10
• Today’s Section Awards and
Lectures..................................................11
• Corneal crosslinking took center stage
at yesterday’s Optometric Council on
Refractive Technology meeting .........13
• At the Binocular Vision, Perception and
Pediatric Optometry Section, expertise
and empathy converge...........................13
• Specialists discussed how diagnosis,
imaging and treatment of glaucoma are
all set for an upheaval at the Optometric
Glaucoma Society’s 14th annual scientific
meeting....................................................14
Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler, Academy 2015!
“Let the good times roll” at Academy 2015 New Orleans.
W
elcome to the American
Academy of Optometry annual meeting in
the magical atmosphere of New
Orleans! We had hoped to be
here in 2006, but certain forces of
nature disrupted the Academy’s
plans. A lot has changed in the
intervening nine years, but what
hasn’t changed is that the Academy meeting is the only place
where you can engage in the leading edge of scientific discovery.
It’s all presented in a variety of
formats and made relevant to you
for your practice or continued
research. You can also experience
new products and technologies
in a standing-room only Exhibit
Hall and meet those ODs and
vision scientists who are not only
analyzing the data from research
studies but also bringing the results to their clinics and practices.
If you see members of the Lectures & Workshops and Scientific
Program Committees rushing
around the hallways, please thank
them for their tireless work in
crafting a phenomenal program.
The Academy’s motto—All CE,
All the Time®—means that you
can get credit for that poster session, paper session or lecture. The
Academy submits the Scientific
Program to each state that doesn’t
automatically accept Academy
education to ensure that you can
get your scientific information
the way you want it (within your
state rules). Attend paper and
poster sessions and accrue credit
in 15-minute increments!
To keep up on events and activities, use the new and improved
EyeMAP™ app on your mobile
device or use the website on your
laptop. The Convention Center
has free Wi-Fi access throughout
(no password required). Don’t
forget to provide your evaluation
of the education—it is conveniently located in EyeMAP™.
Special Events
There are numerous special events
that you won’t want to miss!
• Be sure to join us today for
lunch at the Plenary Session,
“Today’s Research, Tomorrow’s
Practice®: Ocular Melanomas:
Past, Present and Future.” The
Academy is honored to welcome
Drs. Carol and Jerry Shields, who
head the Ocular Oncology Service
at Wills Eye Hospital. Don’t
worry if you aren’t able to get
into Hall B1! We will be broadcasting the session into Great Hall
A with the opportunity to buy a
concession lunch.
• The Academy is also honored
to present three symposia in partnership with other organizations:
(1) On Friday, the first-ever
joint program with the American
Academy of Ophthalmology is
scheduled to take place, with the
identical program to be repeated
at the American Academy of
Ophthalmology annual meeting in November. This inaugural
program is the result of a collaborative effort to support joint
educational initiatives. Evidencebased pediatric eye care will be
addressed by ODs and MDs.
(2) Today, be sure to attend the
Optometric Glaucoma Society/
Academy joint symposia: “Glaucoma in the 21st Century” from
8am to 10am and “Ocular Hy-
pertension” from 10am to noon
in Riverview 02-05.
(3) Also today, ARVO and the
Academy present a joint symposium this afternoon in room
243, sponsored by the Binocular
Vision, Perception and Pediatric
Optometry Section: “Visual Neural Plasticity: Cells to Systems.”
Using a cells-to-systems approach,
four leading scientists will present
cutting-edge research pertaining
to neural plasticity of the visual
system.
• Please join us tomorrow, 8am
to 10am in Hall B1, for the Monroe J. Hirsch Research Symposium for “Research Matters: How
Research Changed Practice.”
Get a bird’s eye view of the steps
required to transition from bench
to bedside, including the key
target areas that drive lab-based
research and the establishment of
diagnostic methods to both test
for and monitor therapeutic and
post-operative response.
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PHEV Section: Think Globally, Treat Locally
(continued from page 1)
• On Friday, 10am to noon in
room 243, join us for “Ezell Fellows Present: Tackling Traumatic
Brain Injury.” This interactive
symposium will showcase two
investigators who trained as optometrists and pursued doctoral
research education, during which
they received and were encouraged by Ezell Fellowship support.
• Celebrate the pioneers in
optometry as we recognize their
achievements at the Awards
Ceremony, Friday, 8am to 10am
in Hall B1. Get one hour of
COPE-approved credit for the
two-hour session that includes
lectures by this year’s Fry and
Prentice awardees, respectively.
Dr. Joanne Wood will present
“Driving Towards a New Vision:
Understanding the Role of Vision
in Driving,” and Dr. Ralph Freeman will discuss “Neural Organization of Binocular Vision.”
• The Exhibit Hall has it all!
Enter the most comprehensive
assembly of optometry-related
exhibitors, with more than 150
companies ready to demonstrate
their latest products and services. The Exhibit Hall is open
Wednesday, 5pm to 7:30pm, for
the Welcome Reception, Thursday, 11am to 6pm (with studentonly hours 9am to 11am) and
Friday, 11am to 3pm.
band aid” on a particular illness.
Topics at yesterday’s PHEV
She spoke on the ways in
diplomate prep course included
which optometry carries out accontroversies regarding vitamin
tions that lead to positive public
A, health care economics and
health outcomes, such as vision
systemic diseases that affect the
screenings. She concluded by
eye. The latter was presented by
discussing the historical role of
Tulane’s Susan McLellan, MD,
government in increasing pubone of the doctors on the front
lic health by providing funding
lines fighting ebola in Sierra Lefor hospitals, medical schools,
one. In the course, she presented
academic studies of public health
a case about one of the other
and agencies whose goals were to
doctors fighting ebola who ended
maintain public health.
TION S
up contracting the disease,
Dr. Verma followed
C
P with a discussion on the
SE
and how she managed
the case.
definition and central
Drs. Debbie Hettenets of ethics, then
tler, OD, FAAO, and
followed by discussSatya B. Verma, OD,
ing the role of conflict
PHEV
FAAO, delved into the
of interest in practice,
history of public health
such as diagnostic testing
and the foundation of ethics
to offset the cost of equipin optometric/clinical practice.
ment purchases instead of patient
Dr. Hettler started off by asking
benefit. Input from the audience
the audience what public health
on conflict of interest in health
is and isn’t.
care and the cost-benefit topic
“Public health is not merely
included fellow diplomate speakthe absence of disease or the
ers. Sandra E. Wang-Harris, OD,
infirmed; we think that health is
MPH, FAAO, also shared insight
the state of complete well-being,” into the problems associated with
she said, noting that public
pharmaceutical testing on populahealth in the correct sense of the
tions in Africa and how they were
term has saved more lives than
more prone to accepting the risks
curing one disease or “putting a
inherent in testing.
• Tomorrow, don’t forget to
participate in the Cycle for Sight
20/20 Challenge on World Sight
Day. Attendees are encouraged to
join in this invigorating one-day
only event by riding on a stationary bike to help reach the challenge goal of 2,020 minutes total
riding time, which will trigger a
$25,000 donation to the AOF
from the Alcon Foundation.
Participants will also receive
a free World Sight Day T-shirt,
compliments of the AOF. The
Cycle for Sight 20/20 Challenge
will be held in the Lounge area
on the exhibit hall floor from
9am to 6pm.
• On Saturday, from 11am to
2pm, join us at the AOF Silent
LIGHT
OT
Welcome!
The Greater Good
ACADEMY
T
many doctors prefer working
regular hours out of a hometown
practice, diplomates of the PHEV
section are differently motivated.
They crave a more rugged approach. You’ll find them on the
front lines, embarking upon
humanitarian eye missions around
the world and attending to impoverished patients.
“I believe if you’re interested
in making a bigger impact than
simply correcting refractive errors
on well-to-do American college
students, your interest may be
in public health,” Dr. Weaver
said. “We
are a smaller
section, but
one that I
think perhaps
has the best
heart.”
In addition
to taking on
international
health crises
such as the ebola outbreak,
members of
“We often don’t think of our patient population as being a population, but
the section are
we probably should,” said Kevin Jackson, OD, FAAO, at yesterday’s prep
dedicated to
course. Stressing the importance of prevention, he noted that doctors can
reducing myouse EHR analytical tools “to evaluate within your population certain risk
factors and ask those folks to come in for specific things.”
pia worldwide.
he Public Health and
Environmental Vision
(PHEV) section tapped
some local talent here in New
Orleans for its diplomate preparatory course, held yesterday.
“We actually have the dean of
Tulane University leading our
discussion on overall global
health issues facing the world,”
said Program Chair Jeff Weaver,
OD, FAAO. Global health and
emerging diseases, and their
visual implications, are precisely
the PHEV Section’s raison d’être.
Dr. Weaver stresses that, while
Auction & Celebration Luncheon. AOF will be recognizing the 2015–2016 AOF Ezell
Fellowship recipients and various
other award recipients and major
contributors. The auction is a
great way to contribute to AOF
and the future of optometric
education and research. Also,
stop by the Foundation exhibit
hall booth, #839, to support your
favorite AOF program by placing
your bid on any of the unique,
artistic and collectable offerings
up for auction.
• Every morning, complimentary breakfasts at the Hilton
feature product sessions. These
start at 6:45am; check the green
sheet for locations!
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AFOS Gains Ground
M
embers of the Armed Forces
Optometric Society (AFOS)
started yesterday’s annual
conference off with coffee and an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues
and hear from industry representatives
in the conference exhibit hall.
that multiple blast injury patients get
glaucoma 10 years earlier than the
general adult public, it’s harder to treat
and you lose vision quicker,” she said.
“Over time, this registry will help change
how we look at and treat these long-term
injuries.”
Neuro-orbital Grand Rounds
With one of the largest lists of attendees in years,
according to Dr. Ari, the exhibit hall was packed with
service members and exhibitors.
After breakfast, the Federal Service
Update provided a very positive organizational overview. In the last few years,
AFOS has grown from the 29th largest
organization in the AOA House of Delegates to the ninth, according to president Adrianne Ari, OD, MPH.
“That’s huge,” said Dr. Ari. “Because
it gives us a bigger voice at the table, and
other states are coming to us now.”
New Executive Director H. Lindsay
Wright, OD, then provided a brief look
at strategies for continued growth, before
introducing Capt. Penny Walter, OD,
MPH, director of the Vision Center for
Meghan Elkins, OD, FAAO, began the
afternoon’s neuro-orbital grand rounds
with a report on an unusual case of
ocular lymphoma disguised as recurrent
hordeolum. “I recommend doing CT of
the orbits, because it is faster,” Dr. Elkins said. “MRI isn’t going to show you
a whole lot of extra information in this
kind of case.”
Next, Capt. Jasmine Filpo, OD,
FAAO, discussed the diagnosis and
management of a patient with acquired
superior oblique palsy. Lastly, Julieanne M. Roper, OD, MS, presented
two cases of facial synkinesis in veterans—one with head trauma and one
with Bell’s palsy. Optometrists should
be aware of the potential for synkinesis in patients with a history of cranial
nerve paralyses or head trauma, she
said. An MRI should be performed to
rule out masses or lesions when etiology cannot be explained.
Wavefront Technology
The second course of the
afternoon, by Dori M. CarlExecutive Directors Anthony Borgog- son, OD, FAAO, focused on
noni, OD, and Gina Borgognoni asked the evolution of wavefront
to step down earlier this year, leaving technology. She used several
cases to reinforce the benefits
big shoes to fill. Michael Davis, OD,
of using wavefront technology
president elect, helped conduct an
in practice. “Combined with
executive director search, ultimately
naming Dr. Wright the new executive automated phoropters, it can
greatly decrease chair time and
director as of September 30.
add efficiencies to your exam,”
“By far we selected the best,” said Dr. Ari. “She was
the assistant executive director for the state of Colorado Dr. Carlson said. “Wavefront
technology is a tool that can
[Optometric Association], so she comes with experience
aid in providing more individuand we are happy to have her here.”
alized patient care.”
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
Excellence (VCE). She discussed the
VCE’s mission of developing a registry
focused on ocular injuries, treatments
and outcomes in the military and VA.
“Ten years from now, we may find
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The conference concluded with AFOS
awards, installation of officers and a
final CE course on detecting retinal and
choroidal disorders with fundus autofluorescence.
SHARPEN YOUR CANCER SCREENING
SKILLS AT TODAY’S PLENARY SESSION
Have you ever wondered whether a choroidal nevus was
really “just” a nevus? Does an atypical glaucoma case
sometimes lead you to consider a malignant etiology?
Might certain eyelid lumps and bumps warrant a referral?
At today’s plenary session lunch in Hall B1 (12pm to 2pm),
world-renowned Wills Eye ocular oncologists Carol Shields,
MD, and Jerry Shields, MD, will show you how to approach
these and other cancer screenings with confidence.
Optometrists are particularly well suited to detect
ocular malignancy, according to Dr. Carol Shields. “ODs
have a keen sense of clinical acumen, and tend to pick up
small things that might otherwise be overlooked,” such
as iris pigmentary changes that may suggest epithelial
cysts. Routine optometric exams, especially those that
include photographic documentation, she says, are a
great resource for ocular oncologists. Serial imaging done
at ODs’ offices—often for years—can document change
over time and become a valuable part of the oncological
work-up.
Visual acuity exams also can yield clues. “About 50%
of melanoma patients present with visual symptoms,
usually due to subretinal fluid,” Dr. Shields says, and
lenticular astigmatism could actually be a sign of ciliary
body melanoma.
In their talk, Drs. Carol and Jerry Shields will show how to
recognize a nevus and differentiate it from a small melanoma using imaging modalities like fluorescein angiography,
fundus autofluorescence and OCT. Malignancies involving
subretinal fluid are sometimes very difficult to see, requiring OCT for identification, says Dr. Shields. “Whenever you
get central serous chorioretinopathy or subretinal fluid of
unknown cause, you really have to look carefully—sometimes it’ll be a hidden choroidal hemangioma. They’re the
same color as the background fundus so they’re hard to
see, but you’ll pick them up with your FA or your OCT.”
Also, be mindful of asymmetric glaucoma—it could be
a malignancy like diffuse iris melanoma, says Dr. Shields,
or dark brown pigment in the angle could indicate a rare
variant of iris melanoma called trabecular meshwork
melanoma. “We see it in our practice here maybe three to
four times a year, and it’s always sent in by keen glaucoma
specialists.”
Tumors of the eyelids, the conjunctiva and orbit will
also be discussed. Dr. Shields estimates that the typical OD
likely sees a patient with some sort of tumor—whether benign or malignant—each day. “Most people think of ocular
tumors as rare, but on the contrary they’re not. In the US,
it is estimated that about 5% to 7% of Caucasians have a
choroidal nevus,” says Dr. Shields. The goal of today’s presentation is to help you feel secure in your determination
of what you are seeing and what to do about it.
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Student and Resident Events
STUDENT EVENTS
advance of the meeting in order
to qualify for this program.
Student Welcome Reception
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 5PM – 6:30PM
Generously sponsored by:
Marco, Luxottica and Allergan
Academic Partnership
Kick-off the annual meeting at
this students-only reception.
Student Fellowship
Orientation
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 6:45AM – 8AM
Generously sponsored by VSP
Global
Distinguish yourself by becoming a Student Fellow. Members
of the Faculty-Student Liaison
Committee will describe the
benefits and criteria. You must
be a student member and notify
the Academy that you wish to
pursue Student Fellowship in
Students-only
Exhibit Hall Hours
Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Meet and network with students from other schools. Staff
from residency programs will be
available to answer questions.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 9AM – 11AM
Students have a special opportunity to meet and network
with more than 150 exhibitors
in attendence at Academy 2015.
While you’re there, stop by the
Academy membership booth
(#539) in the Exhibit Hall to
ask a Fellow any question you
have about membership or the
Academy. Also, enter a drawing
to win a Fellowship Banquet
ticket!
Student Networking Lunch
RESIDENT EVENTS
Resident Interview Skills
Lunch
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 12PM – 1:15PM
Generously sponsored by
Allergan
At this lunch, you will hear
valuable tips that will help build
up your professional networking and interviewing skills,
which you can put into practice
during the Resident/Practitioner
Networking Event later today.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 12PM – 1:30PM
Generously co-sponsored by
VSP Global and Johnson &
Resident and Practitioner
Networking Event
New! Resident Education:
Medical Truth – A Primer
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 10AM – 12PM
Stuart P. Richer, OD, PhD,
FAAO, will discuss what he has
learned in 33 years of full time
patient care optometric practice at a major urban medical
center while educating dozens
of residents and optometry and
medical students. He will share
his favorite caveats for trainees
and resources for diagnosing
and treating the “patient in the
chair.”
Residents Day
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Generously sponsored by Alcon
Current residents will present papers from 8am to 12pm
and posters from 1:30pm to
3:30pm.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 4PM – 5:30PM
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Scientific Program for Wednesday, October 7
What’s happening with the scientific program this year? The Scientific Program
Committee has revamped the program to offer attendees different options in paper
and poster sessions. Here are a few highlights:
• Special Evening Poster Event: On Thursday posters will be defended by their
respective authors at a two hour evening event from 4pm to 6pm in the
Great Hall Foyer. Bring your complimentary drink ticket and join us for some
CE credit before heading out to dinner!
• Hot Topics Paper Sessions: Thursday morning, except for the Hirsch
Research Symposium, lectures will not begin until 9am. From 8 am to
9am, stop by Great Hall A, Great Hall B-C, and the Rivergate room to earn
CE focused on the hot topics in glaucoma, dry eye treatments, and altered
perception.
• Super Sessions: these sessions will feature both papers and posters on
applicable topics.
Today’s Paper Sessions
Time
Room
8am – 9:45am
203-205
8am – 9:45am
211-213
10am – 12pm
203-205
10am – 11:45am 211-213
2pm– 4:15pm
203-205
2pm – 3:45pm
4pm – 5pm
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Topic
Novel Treatments Papers
Meibomian Gland Disease and Management Papers
Vergence Accommodation and Eye Movements Papers
Papers: Dry Eyes, Allergies, and Bugs, Oh, My!
Myopia Research Papers (with Keynote Address by
Chris Hammond)
211-213 Corneal Physiology Papers
211-213 Adult Amblyopia Papers
Generously sponsored by
Allergan
Network with practitioners from
across the country and abroad
looking to hire residency-trained
ODs. RSVP required.
Residents Day Luncheon
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 12PM – 1:30PM
Take a break from the paper
and poster presentations to
continue the conversation with
your colleagues.
Mei Gland Adventure
Could you have MGD? Visit Booth #547 to find out.
T
he Fellows Doing Research Special Interest Group (FDR
SIG) is currently recruiting attendees of Academy 2015 New
Orleans to participate in a research study at the FDR 2015
exhibit hall booth.
The focus of this year’s booth is to analyze how meibomian
gland atrophy is related to race, geographic location and modifiable risk factors. The study involves measuring your ocular surface
symptoms, your eye’s tear volume and the shape of your eyelid’s
meibomian glands. You will also be asked survey questions related
to your general health and eyes.
Please stop by the FDR 2015 booth (#547) during exhibit hall
hours to participate. If you have any questions about participation,
please contact Andrew D. Pucker, OD, MS, FAAO, at pucker.1@
osu.edu or Sruthi Srinivasan, PhD, BS Optom, FAAO, at s2sriniv@
uwaterloo.ca.
This study has received ethics clearance through a Research
Ethics Committee at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Learn to Conquer Keratitis
Anterior Segment Section Symposium — Today: 2pm to 4pm in Great Hall B-C.
atypical infections,
explaining the impact
of the SCUT results.
“Other important
topic areas will highlight the rationale and
timing for vaccination in the prevention
of herpes zoster and
chicken pox and collagen crosslinking for
infection of the cornea,” Dr. Shovlin says.
Atypical infections and Infectious keratitis will be the focus of today’s symposium on
new treatment options corneal disease.
will also be described.
The symposium will conclude with final comments from the panelists and an audience question-and-answer session. “The attendee
should be able to leave with greater confidence and understanding in
managing corneal disease, and in particular infectious keratitis,” says
Dr. Karpecki.
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Photo: Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO
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t today’s panel on corneal infectious disease, speakers Paul
Karpecki, OD, FAAO, Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO, Mike
DePaolis, OD, FAAO, and Joseph Shovlin, OD, FAAO, will
present several cases that highlight key principles of how to differentiate and treat various types of keratitis.
“The goal of our symposium is to make the audience more familiar
with some of the important elements in the treatment of microbial
keratitis, which is probably the pathology with the greatest risk of
acute vision loss in the optometric scope of practice,” says panel
moderator Aaron Bronner, OD, FAAO.
Dr. Karpecki will introduce the course with a discussion of the
epidemiology and etiologies of bacterial, fungal and protozoan infectious keratitis, including a discussion of the potential for resistance.
Next, Dr. Sindt will take over with a discussion of microbial, sterile
and viral keratitis—specifically, how to best use patient history to assess the infiltrate. Dr. DePaolis will then cover culturing and empirical treatment of a bacterial ulcer.
“The important differential—especially in contact lens wearers who
present with a non-specific keratitis—includes the need for culturedriven therapy vs. empiric treatment,” says Dr. Shovlin, who will
discuss the role of steroids in infectious ulcers and management of
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AAO Exhibits
T
he Academy Exhibit Hall is the perfect place to experience cutting edge products
and services. Remember, badges are required for admission into the Exhibit Hall.
Hall hours are as follows:
WEDNESDAY, October 7 .........5pm to 7:30pm Welcome Reception
THURSDAY, October 8 ............11am to 6pm (Student-only hours from 9am to 11am)
FRIDAY, October 9 ..................11am to 3pm
Company Name
Booth Number
ABB Optical Group .......................................1008
Abbott.............................................................. 307
AccuLens, Inc.................................................1011
Acuity Pro Software ......................................... 632
Akorn Pharmaceuticals .................................... 914
Alcon Foundation: Cycle for Sight 2020
Challenge ...................................................... 739
Alcon Laboratories .......................................... 521
Alden Optical................................................... 529
AllAboutVision.com ........................................ 333
Allergan ........................................................... 813
American Academy of Optometry ................... 539
ATTENDEE LOUNGE.................................... 999
American Board of Optometry ........................ 544
American Optometric Association ................... 324
American Optometric Foundation ................... 839
Annidis Health Systems ................................... 746
Art Optical Contact Lens, Inc. ......................... 526
ARVO .............................................................. 609
Bausch + Lomb ................................................ 703
Beye.com.......................................................... 429
Bio-Tissue ........................................................ 910
BioD LLC ......................................................1106
Blanchard Contact Lens, Inc. ........................... 629
BlephEx............................................................ 409
Brien Holden Vision Institute.........................1039
Bruder Healthcare Company ........................... 432
Bryn Mawr Communiction.............................. 411
Canon USA, Inc. ............................................1113
Carecredit ........................................................ 706
Carl Zeiss Meditec ...................................421, 520
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Healthy Contact Lenses Program .................. 341
Chadwick Optical, Inc. ..................................1129
Cloud 9 Business Solutions/ATT ....................1222
Coburn Technologies .....................................1238
Compulink ....................................................... 916
CooperVision ................................................... 713
Designs for Vision, Inc. ..................................1130
DGH Technology, Inc. ..................................... 605
Diopsys, Inc. .................................................... 420
Elsevier............................................................. 807
Enhanced Vision ............................................1132
Envision University ........................................1127
Eschenbach Optik of America .......................1131
Essilor of America ............................................ 321
Euclid Systems Corporation ............................. 431
Eye Designs, LLC ...........................................1139
Eye Photo Systems, Inc. .................................1121
EyeMed Vision care ......................................... 847
EyeNetra, Inc. .................................................. 750
Fashion Optical Displays ................................. 747
Company Name
Booth Number
Fellows Doing Research SIG ............................ 547
First Vision Media Group, Inc. ......................1227
Fortifeye Vitamins............................................ 326
Foxfire Systems Group ..................................... 414
Freedom Scientific, Inc. .................................... 426
Getwell EHR..................................................1220
Good-Lite Co. ................................................1105
Haag-Streit USA/Reliance ................................ 932
HAI Laboratories, Inc. ..................................... 439
Heidelberg Engineering .................................... 528
Heine USA, Ltd. ............................................... 413
Hoya Vision Care ..........................................1013
Icare USA ......................................................... 902
iMatrix............................................................. 809
Infinite Therapeutics ......................................1221
Innova Systems, Inc. ......................................1234
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care...................... 821
Katena.............................................................. 728
Keeler Instruments, Inc. ................................... 704
King Devick Test .............................................. 442
Konan Medical USA ......................................1002
Leiter’s Compounding Pharmacy ...................1206
Wolters Kluwer ................................................ 428
Lombart Instruments ....................................... 512
LS&S Products, Inc. ......................................1126
M&S Technologies, Inc. ................................1033
MacuLogix, Inc................................................ 438
Marco .............................................................. 904
Marshall B. Ketchum University SCCO .........1010
Menicon America ............................................ 403
Metro Optics ................................................... 712
MiBo Medical Group....................................... 338
Mid-Gulf Instruments, Inc. ............................1226
Modern Design Architects ............................... 751
Moria, Inc ......................................................1031
NEI – EyeGene................................................. 647
National Vision, Inc. ........................................ 903
NBEO – Board Certification, Inc. ..................1225
NCI Vision Systems .......................................1104
Nova Southeastern University College
of Optometry ................................................ 415
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals................................ 628
Oculus, Inc.....................................................1027
Ocusoft, Inc. ..................................................1003
Ocutech, Inc...................................................1232
Optelec...........................................................1123
Opto Multimedia ............................................. 730
Optometry Times ............................................. 407
Optos, Inc. ....................................................... 831
Optovue ........................................................... 611
PentaVision, LLC ............................................. 320
PERC Alliance ................................................. 548
Note to those interested in booth
space for Academy 2016:
Stop by the Exhibit Manager’s office located
near Exhibitor Services and ask for Betty
Taylor. She will be happy to help you select a
prime booth location and get you registered for
2016.
Company Name
Precision Vision................................................ 533
Primary Care Optometry News and
Healio.com, Slack Inc. .................................. 312
PRN Physician Recommended
Nutriceuticals ................................................ 803
Reichert, Inc..................................................... 502
Review of Optometry ....................................1109
RightEye, LLC ................................................. 546
RPS Diagnostics ............................................... 631
SavCo Optical, Inc. .......................................... 732
Shire ...............................................................1239
Smart Vision Labs ..........................................1102
Solutionreach .................................................1032
Sonomed Escalon ...........................................1128
Stereo Optical Company, Inc. .......................... 607
Suppleyes, Inc. ................................................. 531
TearLab, Corp. ................................................ 330
TearScience ...................................................... 508
Topcon Medical Systems................................1021
TruForm Optics, Inc. ....................................... 532
Tsehootsooi Medical Center ..........................1208
Unilens Corporation ......................................1012
US Ophthalmic ................................................ 313
Valley Contax, Inc. ........................................1007
Veatch Ophthalmic Instruments ....................1110
Vindico Medical Education.............................. 649
Vision Ease....................................................... 327
VSP Vision Care/VSP Global ........................... 404
VSP Optics ....................................................... 406
Eyefinity ........................................................... 408
Marchon/Altair ................................................ 410
SOLN (Student Optometric Leadership
Network) ...................................................... 412
Visionary Optics, LLC ...................................1112
Visioneering Technologies, Inc. ........................ 846
Vmax Vision, Inc. ............................................ 708
Volk Optical...................................................1214
VOSH/International.......................................1004
VRmagic, Inc. ................................................1030
Walmart/Sam’s Club Health and Wellness .....1209
WebSystem3...................................................1213
Wells Fargo Practice Finance............................ 908
Western University of the Health
Sciences College of Optometry...................... 339
Williams Group .............................................1231
X-Cel Specialty Contacts ................................. 427
Younger Optics ................................................ 633
Zeavision ......................................................... 308
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Merton C. Flom Leadership InSight™ Program
R
egardless of position, everyone can benefit from learning about
leadership and how to bring about change through leadership.
That’s why the Academy is committed to bringing attendees
another stellar lineup in this year’s Merton C. Flom Leadership InSight Courses, generously sponsored by Alcon. The three-part series
kicks off today.
• Part I of this course, “What is Leadership?” will focus on topics
such as definitions of leadership, the differences between leadership and management, traits and characteristics of leadership and
how to influence organizational culture.
Part I also discusses individual strengths of different leadership
styles.
• Part II, “Putting Leadership Into Action,” will examine the real
world aspects of leadership and how to put it into action.
• The Intermediate Leadership Course is titled, “Leading Through
the Challenge of Change.” Sean Brawley, leadership consultant
and expert, will discuss different approaches to change and how to
galvanize an organization.
Parts I and II run today and tomorrow from 8am to 11am. The
Intermediate Leadership Course will be presented on Thursday
from 1:30pm to 4:30pm.
Product Information Breakfast Seminars
All seminars take place from 6:45am to 7:45am at the Hilton Riverside.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Optos: Emerging Utility of Ultra-widefield
Imaging in Clinical Practice
Bio-Tissue: Dry Eye Never Felt So Good: Utilizing Evidence
Based Therapies for Dry Eye and Lid Margin Disease
Allergan: Therapeutic Considerations
for Lowering Intraocular Pressure
Allergan: Therapeutic Considerations for
Lowering Intraocular Pressure
Ultra-widefield imaging is rapidly becoming a valued part of standard ophthalmic
care as the role of pathologic changes
to the retinal periphery in a variety of diseases are becoming better understood.
Hear from the experts how to drive practice growth and
promote quality healing by integrating new therapies
supported by clinical evidence, and improving patient
outcomes using novel treatment strategies.
Dr. Ben Gaddie, a renowned expert in
ocular disease, will lead a discussion
regarding Allergan eye care therapeutic considerations for lowering
intraocular pressure.
Dr. Scott Schachter, a renowned expert in
ocular disease, will lead a discussion regarding
Allergan eye care therapeutic considerations
for lowering intraocular pressure.
Speakers: Drs. Alan Kabat, Michael Cooper, John Rumpakis
Speaker: Dr. Rishi Singh
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Alcon: Open-Angle Glaucoma Treatments
and Patient Cases
Allergan: Therapeutic Consideration for Management of
Patients With Chronic Dry Eye
Speaker: Dr. Jim Thimons
Dr. Marc Bloomenstein, a renowned expert in ocular
disease, will lead a discussion regarding Allergan eye care
therapeutic considerations for the management of patients
with chronic dry eye.
Speaker: Dr. Marc Bloomenstein
ROOM: HEC B
Speaker: Dr. Scott Schachter
Speaker: Dr. Ben Gaddie
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Alcon: The Best of Both Worlds – Introducing Clear Care®
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Shire: The Chronic and Progressive
Nature of Dry Eye Disease (DED): It’s
Time to Think Differently About DED
This program will focus on the recognition and diagnosis of DED.
Speakers: Drs. Whitney Hauser, Gina
Wesley, Walter O. Whitley
ROOM: HEC B
Bausch + Lomb: Update on Bausch +
Lomb Anti-infective Product Portfolio
Plus Solution
Alcon: Ocular Allergy Disease State
and Treatment Update
Speaker: Dr. Walter O. Whitley
Speaker: Dr. Bill Townsend
Speaker: Dr. Paul Karpecki
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Oculus: Technological Advancements in Dry Eye – from
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ACADEMY EDUCATION ONLINE
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recordings from American Academy of Optometry annual meetings. Recordings from Academy 2015 New Orleans will posted online after the meeting, and
learners can already access previous Academy meeting recording packages!
If you missed a particular presentation or couldn’t make it to the conference
this year, here’s your chance to catch up on the sessions you were unable to
experience live. Recorded sessions make great training tools between conferences and will enrich your professional development year-round.
As a thank you to our valued members, we’re excited to offer our members
complimentary session recordings from the 2015 meeting, as well as previous
meetings. The recordings will be available to non-member attendees for a fee.
BONUS: Tests are available for purchase online for only $25. Start
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select the “Biographical Information” option on your personal profile menu
to upload a photo. Please note that it may take up to one hour for the photo to
appear online.
This new community feature also includes the ability to post and reply to
discussions. There is a general Academy member group page as well as individual pages for each Section, SIG and committee. We hope this will facilitate
year-round collaboration and collegiality that occurs at the Academy’s annual
meeting. Be sure to log in and introduce yourself in the community!
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SECTION AWARDS AND LECTURES — TODAY!
Please join us today from 4pm to 5pm to hear the Public Health and Environmental Vision Section Awards and Henry B. Peters Lecture (Room 208-210) and
the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies Awards
and Max Schapero Lecture (Rivergate Room).
Max Schapero Memorial Lecture
Eric B. Papas, PhD, BScOptom, FAAO
Getting to Better: Good People, Hard Work and Luck!
Henry B. Peters Memorial Award in Public Health and Environmental Vision
Lester Caplan, OD, MEd, FAAO
“I” to Eye – A Sixty-Eight Year Optometric Journey
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CXL Discussion Heats Up at OCRT
C
orneal collagen crosslinking (CXL)
took center stage at this year’s Optometric Council on Refractive Technology (OCRT) meeting yesterday. Widely used
internationally, the technology is still under
investigation for treatment of keratoconus and
corneal ectasia in the United States.
What needs to happen for it to succeed?
“Number one, we need to get FDA approval
for crosslinking; number two, we need to get
insurance reimbursement,” David Geffen,
OD, said. Collagen crosslinking was denied
approval by the FDA earlier this year, citing
data inconsistencies.
Economics play a role, too. “Once we get a
code that’s reimbursable,” Dr. Geffen suggested, “people will start buying the technology.”
Until then, he said, doctors will be conflicted
about the investment, despite the technology’s
obvious clinical advantages. Dr. Geffen was
joined in the discussion by moderator Andy
Morgernstern, OD, and fellow panelists Clark
Chang, OD, and Barry Eiden, OD, who noted
that many companies are attempting to design
For some keratoconus
patients, said Barry Eiden,
OD, contact lenses may
be the answer. “There
are three keys to success
in contact lenses: vision,
comfort and physiological
response,” Dr. Eiden said
as part of a discussion
on fitting the irregular
cornea. “You have to
have all three.” If so,
“I don’t care how the
Dr. Eiden discusses selection of contact lenses for
contact lenses look on the
keratoconic patients at this year’s OCRT meeting.
Patient Selection
eye, I don’t care what the
So, who’s the ideal candidate for CXL? It
contact lens is fabricated from or the design,
depends on the protocol, says Dr. Chang.
you have success.” Other factors when fitting
The Dresden protocol, for example, requires
a patient include managing lens bearing on the
a thickness of at least 400µm. Some criteria
apex of the cornea. Diagnostic lens fitting sets
are a little more flexible—minimum age, for
can be invaluable in these cases.
example, can be as young as needed. The proSondra Black, OD, and David Friess, OD,
cedure should only be performed in patients
FAAO, concluded the morning lecture series
with confirmed posterior elevation changes,
with a discussion on corneal inlays for presbyhowever.
opia and surgical correction of keratoconus.
technology to lower these
costs.
“I think we would
agree, right now, that we
wait for keratoconus to
find us, instead of looking for the disease before
patients lose vision,” Dr.
Geffen added. “That’s a
paradigm that has been
changing in a lot of countries around the world,
but not here.”
BVPPO: Where Expertise and Empathy Converge
LIGHT
OT
Along with theories of development, diThat’s where the diplomate program really
agnoses, testing and treatment, Dr. London
shines. The BVPPO section is a group of ODs
provided a foundation on the basics of binwith an interest in children’s vision, binocular
ocular vision and strabismus. He also cleared
vision and perception, or both.
the air on a common misunderstanding about
Now Dr. Bodack is that “someone more
anomalous binocular correspondence. “The
comfortable” to whom other doctors refer
term is not synonymous with anomalous retipatients. In addition to patient care, section
members teach, lecture nationally and interna- nal correspondence,” he noted.
He emphasized the effectiveness of relating
tionally, and participate in clinical research or
clinical trials on conditions such as amblyopia diagnostic testing to what the patient is seeing,
or convergence insufficiency.
CTION S and noted the compensatory etiology
P behind anomalous correspondence.
SE
Correspondence Course
“It prevents diplopia, it preserves
At yesterday’s diplomate prep
some degree of motor fusion, and
course, attendees looking to add that
it’s an attempt to restore some
same level of distinction to their CV
amount of binocularity,” he said.
BVPPO
spent the day learning about binocuHe defined four types of corlar vision disorders. First, Kelly Frantz,
respondence: harmonious, normal,
OD, FAAO, and BVPPO diplomate,
harmonious anomalous, and unharmopresented an overview of microstrabismus,
nious anomalous. The connection between
detailed an approach to diagnosis using variquality of life and relief from amblyopia and
ous tests and then laid out a treatment plan
fusion is clear, he said. “I’ve had patients who
using vision therapy. Pacific University’s Rick
tell me that I am their 10th doctor, and that if
London, OD, FAAO, and BVPPO diplomate,
they don’t correct this they will either take out
followed with a lecture on anomalous cortheir eye, or jump out of a window.” It’s critirespondence that built on Dr. Frantz’s talking
cal to get them the help they need to get their
points of suppression and accentric fixation.
lives back on track.
ACADEMY
T
he Academy’s diplomate program
provides a venue for doctors seeking
to operate at a high level of clinical
proficiency in one particular area of care. But
becoming a section diplomate means more
than simple recognition for passing a series of
exams. For Marie Bodack, OD, FAAO, diplomate chair of the Binocular Vision, Perception
and Pediatric Optometry (BVPPO) section, the
honor has extended in a tangible way to her
everyday practice, giving her practical skills
that can transform the lives of children at a
critical time in their development.
“I remember one patient who had seen
another eye doctor with a complaint of double
vision when reading,” Dr. Bodack said. “I
diagnosed her with a simple binocular and accommodative problem. During the exam I put
glasses on her and she immediately felt more
comfortable and her double vision resolved.”
The patient’ father asked why the other doctor couldn’t do that. “In reality, any OD could
do what I did, but I think that some doctors
get nervous when a patient complains of
double vision.” Instead, they refer the patient
to someone more comfortable with double
vision or binocular issues,” she said.
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Optometric Glaucoma Society Looks to the Future
W
ith an all-star lineup of academic glaucoma specialists
taking turns at the podium, the Optometric Glaucoma
Society discussed the potential next waves of diagnosis,
treatment and management at the group’s 14th annual scientific
meeting yesterday.
Among the speakers were Austin Roorda, PhD, of the University of California at Berkeley; Jonathan Myers, OD, FAAO, of the
Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia; Harry A. Quigley, MD, of Johns
Hopkins; and Algis Vingrys, BScOptom, FAAO, who journeyed all
the way from the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Structural Imaging
The lecture opened with two discussions on the relationship between
structure and function testing for glaucoma suspects, one from the
University of Houston’s Nimesh Patel, OD, PhD, and the other from
Dr. Roorda. Dr. Patel talked on the two testing methods, citing primate models, and the challenges in reconciling contradictory data. Dr.
Roorda’s talk focused on technology, particularly imaging ganglion
cells and what’s on the horizon for imaging capabilities. He focused on
adaptive optics OCT, which he says compensates for imperfections to
achieve cellular-level focusing ability that will provide a clearer picture
of the ganglion cell layer.
Of these adaptive optics innovations, “one of the most exciting approaches is called ‘split detector.’ Typically, we image with an SLO,
using confocal imaging,” said Dr. Roorda. “But that actually gives you
a limited view because it only looks at the direct back-scattered light
that’s coming from the structure of interest.” Split detector doesn’t
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measure the backscatter
light; rather, it measures
the light deflected by the
cell—a microscopy technique now making its way
into ophthalmoscopy, he
said.
Progression Analysis
The next lecture focused
on tried-and-true technologies necessary for
measuring and treating
glaucoma: visual fields
and OCT.
Dr. Myers, who peppered his lively, hour-long
talk with punch lines
Harry Quigley, MD, talks about the value of animal research
and witticisms, actually
in the hunt for neuroprotective therapy.
addressed quite a serious subject, giving an impassioned argument for making progression
analysis more proactive.
“When I talk to my partners, there’s still a question in our minds
about what we mean when we say ‘field defect,’ he said. “How can
we be having trials where we don’t agree yet on what a field defect
is?” Too often, he said, field progression is rated using the physician’s
personal impression. What’s worse, it’s taking far too long to evaluate patients. Patients undergo annual visual field testing. But, “a lot
of research suggests it can take seven visual fields” to overcome the
inherent variability in testing. Using that method, seven years will
have passed before you can make a diagnosis, Dr. Myers said.
“If someone has glaucoma with field loss, seeing him every six
months is my comfort range,” said Dr. Myers.
In the succeeding Q&A session, Dr. Quigley agreed with the assessment that seeing glaucoma patients once a year is insufficient. He said
he opts for getting a solid baseline for his newly diagnosed glaucoma
patients by obtaining five visual fields spanning two years.
Leslie O’Dell, OD, who was in attendance, called this exchange
“revelatory.”
Prospects for Neuroprotection
Dr. Quigley, MD, then gave his own presentation, addressing neuroprotection.
“You must have been hiding in a hole somewhere if you haven’t
heard the word—there isn’t any yet, except for lowering the eye pressure,” he began, “but I’m going to tell you it’s coming relatively soon.”
Although lowering IOP is the standard treatment and somewhat
effective, potential side effects and why some patients still get “catastrophically worse” remains a mystery, as does IOP’s relationship to
blood pressure.
Now, according to Dr. Quigley, a number of drugs in the pipeline
are aiming to provide neuroprotective therapy. However, glaucoma is
a tough target for neuroprotection. He detailed the animal studies conducted and associated information collected about how ganglion cells,
particularly glaucomatous ones, behave.
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