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TimThursdayes Edition Your AAO 2016 Plenary: From Puzzles to Mysteries News Source As the problem-solving paradigm shifts, practitioners and institutions are playing catch-up.

Thursday s this year’s distinguished plenary speaker, Malcolm • Author Malcolm Gladwell AGladwell—noted author of wowed the crowd at yesterday’s The Tipping Point and other pop- ular treatises on social trends— Plenary Session ...... 1 dissected the changing nature of health care for practitioners in the • The OGS and the AAO join 21st century. Mr. Gladwell began together as specialists in frontier by speaking about a transforma- land ...... 3 tion he argues is taking place within many professions, includ- ing optometry, from a world of • Scenes from an Exhibit Hall puzzles to one of mysteries...... 3 opening Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell lectured to a packed house at yesterday’s plenary session. Information Overload • Ocular Nutrition Society sinks Historically, Mr. Gladwell says, and mysteries” as advanced by dilemma of, as he said, “finding its teeth into some science ...... 4 we have been trained to solve Gregory Treverton, PhD, head the message in the noise.” problems whose origins rest in of the National Intelligence • The Low Vision Section reviews a lack of information, which Council. “In case of the Cuban New Problems, New Solutions he characterizes as “puzzles.” Missile Crisis, the way to resolve The distinction between mysteries ...... 6 retinal degeneration However, the problems we now the question was to gather more and puzzles matters because, “if face do not arise from a lack of information” on Russia’s activi- you’re trying to solve a mystery, • Optometrists and information but rather from too ties, and spy planes revealed the the solution is very different than ophthalmologists to come much of it—creating “myster- nature of the event easily enough. if you’re trying to solve a puzzle,” together tomorrow...... 6 ies,” in his view. Puzzles yield to a “But if you think about 9/11, the he said. “But more than that, it’s formal and overt method of inves- opposite was happening—we al- an important distinction because • Today’s Section Awards and tigation, while mysteries require ready had the information,” Mr. we designed our world to solve the more nebulous qualities of Gladwell said. “We already knew puzzles […] when we trained Lectures ...... 7 judgment and insight. that Al-Qaeda was planning professionals, built schools of “This transformation is taking something for the fall, on Ameri- law, medicine and business, and • Take a gander at 2016’s Photo place particularly can soil, and [we when we set up our expectations Contest winners ...... 8 within the world of knew] it involved an about what professionals are sup- health care, but I airplane.” The chal- posed to do for us.” According • List of Exhibitors ...... 11 think you can look lenge was to make to Mr. Gladwell, we don’t live in at almost every sense of data we had a puzzle world any more. “It’s a cognitively complex in hand. mystery world” now. • Looking to lasers for first-line discipline and argue Relating the anal- care ...... 13 that they’re being ogy to health care, Shifting Roles transformed,” said he explained that Connecting the dots among • Crosslinking changes the game Mr. Gladwell. Using “the task of the pro- varied topics such as NFL quar- of care ...... 13 the examples of the fessional is to make terback drafts, public school Cuban Missile Crisis sense of all this teacher performance, the 2008 and the September data that’s already Wall Street crash and this week’s • The Public Health and 11 terrorist attacks, out there.” And, in presidential election, the always- Environmental Vision Section he illustrated the di- Mr. Gladwell reveals the shift in the many ways, modern entertaining speaker revealed embraces its mission ...... 14 chotomy of “puzzles problems practitioners face. practitioners face the (continued on page 4)

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Specialists in Frontier Land Optometric Glaucoma Society and AAO joint session captures the cutting edge of research

he Optometric Glaucoma Society, in does something about it. But Dr. Wong didn’t partnership with the AAO, hosted a only want to understand why these issues OGS AWARDS DINNER pair of vibrant speakers from ophthal- impact astronauts, but also how to develop a T The Optometric Glaucoma Society took some time mology yesterday who were eager to help countermeasure to combat them. Among the guide specialists, both ODs and MDs, through solutions he’s researching is a cuff—some- Tuesday night to honor distinguished doctors for “New Frontiers in Glaucoma.” what like a blood pressure monitor—that sits their contributions to the subspecialty. around an astronaut’s thighs and “creates The Final Frontier negative pressure to suck that fluid back to Alex Wong, MD, PhD, of the Doheny Eye your legs,” he explained. The results showed Institute, opened the session with his presenta- promise—a countermeasure that may allow tion on not just a new frontier, but the final for mobility and effective regulation of pres- frontier—space. Dr. Wong discussed his part- sure. nership with NASA and his work using ocular imaging devices on astronauts dealing with Alternative Med and intracranial pressure. Derek Welsbie, MD, PhD, of the University What he found is that the longer an astronaut of California San Diego, used his time to take is in space, the more likely they are to develop on a $32 billion industry—complementary issues such as cotton wool spots, retinal hem- and alternative medicine. With California’s Felipe Medeiros, MD, PhD, (left) was honored as the President’s Lecturer at this year’s annual OGS awards orrages and edema of the head, to passage Tuesday of a recreational marijuana dinner. Current OGS President I. Ben Gaddie, OD, (right) name a few. Astronauts—who typically spend bill, Dr. Welsbie took the timely opportunity presented the award to him. six months or more in space—say they end up to address the chemicals in the cannabis plant using their reading glasses for distance, indi- and how they impact eye pressure and the cating they’re experiencing a hyperoptic shift, problems with relying on it as a therapeu- which Dr. Wong attributes to fluid dynamics. tic agent. Patients are also likely to turn to “The nerve changes are concerning,” he says. products such as bilberry (anthocyanins) and “Without gravity, fluid moves up. That’s why ginkgo biloba. For the most part, these alter- astronauts always complain that it feels like native therapies show no effect. they have the flu all the time.” Some retrospective data suggests eating To study this, Dr. Wong looked at intraocu- green, leafy vegetables has minor neuroprotec- lar pressure (IOP) in patients in a head-down tive elements, but that has yet to be prospec- tilt position, to simulate space’s fluid shift. In tively demonstrated. Either way, Dr. Welsbie addition to IOP, Dr. Wong studied the cho- said, “if the outcome of this talk is that you The program concluded with Dr. Gaddie also being recognized for his service to the society and the glaucoma roid in head-down-tilt and supine positions. tell your patients to exercise and eat kale, I’m community at large. Incoming new OGS President Michael All this research may just rule out a manned OK with that. It’s probably a good idea for Chaglasian, OD, (left) presented Dr. Gaddie (right) with the mission to Mars, he says, unless somebody everyone.” Distinguished Service Award.

Exhibit Hall Opening ttendees crowded around the Exhibit Hall entrance yesterday afternoon, eager to check out the latest and greatest on display Aby this year’s exhibitors. With 156 booths to explore, there was something for everyone, and no time to waste. The hall filled quickly after the grand opening at 4pm, and attend- ees had until 7pm to check out their favorite vendors and browse the newcomers. The hall will be a must-see for the remainder of the conference, and attendees can stop in today from 11am until 6pm and tomorrow from 11am until 3pm. Students should find time today to visit the hall from 10am to 11am during the student focus hour. In addition to the information provided at each vendor booth, con- ference-goers can attend six new “vision theater” sessions, conducted by exhibitors in a specially constructed theater on the exhibit floor.

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ONS: Bridging the Gap Between Diet and Eye Health he Ocular Nutri- low 25(OH)D concentra- healthy microbiome can help susceptible tion Society focused tions on the frequency of individuals avoid autoimmune conditions, Theavily on connect- late-stage age-related macu- according to the presentation. Dr. Poteet re- ing the science of nutri- lar degeneration. flected on a patient who said, ‘I tell everyone tional supplementation to that my eye doctor cured my skin disease,’ af- ocular and systemic health Autoimmunity ter being educated on the impact of gluten on in its Tuesday afternoon Next, Julie Poteet, OD, MS, patients prone to autoimmune disease. “We symposium. CNS, shed light on just how don’t simply change patients’ diet to change patients succumb to auto- nutrient intake, we change the diet to change Vitamin D immune disorders with her the microbes,” she concluded. Dr. Poteet explained recent research connecting John J. Cannell, MD, gut microbiome health to autoimmunity. talk, “Nutritional Modula- kicked off the day with his tion of Autoimmunity.” She Inflammation presentation, “Vitamin D and Eye Health,” shared surprising research showing the im- Finally, Stuart Richer, OD, PhD, FAAO, which explained vitamin D’s biochemistry, pact of diet on susceptible individuals. “Sev- presented on “The Role of Inflammation in how the hormone regulates expression, enty percent to 80% of immune cells in the Systemic and Retinal Disease.” He offered and its importance in maintaining calcium body are located in gut-associated lymphoid advice on how to help homeostasis. From vitamin D metabolism tissue,” she said, citing recent research link- patients (using vitamin D supplements). He to the current research supporting the mol- ing gut health to ocular and systemic health. then delved into complex biochemistry and ecule’s protective effects on the eye, Dr. “The importance of diet and GI dysmbiosis the interaction between diet and biochemical Cannell provided a comprehensive overview cannot be overstated,” she said, quoting its aberrations that lead to ocular disease. of just how important vitamin D is for the authors. Dr. Richer also pushes back on the view eye, and the implications of diet on systemic Dr. Poteet enlightened attendees on the of certain modalities, such as foods, as an and ocular health. The talk centered around formula for autoimmunity, which includes “alternative medicine” of sorts. “Turmeric subjects such as research into the impact of managing the interaction between , is alternative medicine—really? There are low vitamin D levels on rates of autism, the infections, the gut microbiome and the envi- 5,000 publications in the medical literature impact of genes related to vitamin D recep- ronment (i.e., the diet). and the spice is 4,000 years old, yet some- tors on primary open-angle glaucoma, and Removing gluten, milk and eating for a how [its use] is alternative to NSAID use.”

sophisticated way if they are going to help me 2016 Plenary as a patient deal with the possibility of this (continued from page 1) disease”—a vastly different role from 50 years ago, Mr. Gladwell said. the significance of how our roles have shifted Importantly, you have to identify what your from puzzle solver to mystery solver. patient wants. Treatment decisions no longer “I think that in many ways health care has depend solely on your fact-finding abilities. seen the brunt of this transition the most,” he “You’ve gone from having an operational noted, explaining at length the difference in role—from being simply someone who did an how prostate cancer screening and decision- action—to a social role” as well. In a post-lecture Q&A, Mr. Gladwell (far left) fielded questions making now happens. “It used to be really from (left to right) Essilor’s Howard Purcell, OD, FAAO, Alcon’s straightforward—you gathered information Redefining Success Robert Warner, Allergan’s Herm Cukier and Karla Zadnik, OD, and you acted. Now we’re talking about In a Q&A session with industry leaders that PhD, FAAO, dean of Ohio State University College of Optometry. someone who has to exercise judgment. […] followed the lecture, Mr. Gladwell elaborated to the training required of someone entering You have to take a piece of information that on this societal burden and how it manifests the profession because of the newfound com- has a highly variable set of meanings and in the public’s often-contradictory attitudes plexity of it—if those are things you prioritize, interpret it.” toward the healthcare system. To successfully you have to make sacrifices or incentives to That judgment burden colors the patient’s adapt to this changing clinical landscape, Mr. make them happen” such as higher reimburse- perception of success as well, he argued. Gladwell offered, we must revamp not just ments or increased investment in education. “Now, the doctor has got to understand me our methods of providing health care but our “We have to make these choices explicit, and I and my attitudes towards risk and certainty, criteria for defining the success of it. don’t think we do that.” my feelings about my own health and happi- “I think it would be important for patients The ultimate shift from puzzlers to mystery ness. They have to be able to communicate in and physicians to sit down and make a list of solvers requires a recognition that we can’t an intimate and meaningful way.” Doctors what they care about most,” he suggested. “If always get everything we want without priori- have to win their patients’ trust, be able to talk I say that one of the things we have to protect tizing goals and making deliberate decisions, about matters of life and death in a “really and enhance is the length of a visit, or to add Mr. Gladwell concluded.

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Retinal Degeneration: From Basic Science to Clinical Success The 2016 Low Vision Section Symposium — Friday, 10am to noon, Room 213 A-D n pediatric patients, moderate to severe visual impairment is low— approaches. His lab currently conducts studies in a dog model for a 0.04% to 0.18%. Yet this relatively small cohort finds itself subject number of inherited photoreceptor diseases, the biochemical nature of Ito visual impairment for the longest number of years. Research has which are currently being revealed by researchers. shown that an estimated that 60% of cases of infant blindness are the Artur Cideciyan, PhD, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the result of inherited retinal dystrophies and optic atrophy. University of Pennsylvania will present newly published work on Advances in and have revolutionized inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), including pigmentosa. diagnosis and prognostication, and this symposium will discuss the While more than 200 genes are known to be involved in IRDs, the latest research and the clinical management implications for low vision most common involve the RPGR gene on the X-chromosome. Ac- patients, as well as the role of low vision and primary care optometrists cording to Dr. Cideciyan, the ORF15 exon of the gene is home to the in counseling patients suffering from hereditary ocular disease. majority of RPGR gene mutations. “Most, but not all, patients with Speakers include Nicole Ross, OD, MS, FAAO, Kerry Goetz, MS, RPGR-ORF15 mutations are diagnosed with X-linked RP (XLRP),” Gustavo Aguirre, VMD, PhD, Artur Cideciyan, PhD, and Howard Dr. Cideciyan’s lab explains on its website. Dr. Cideciyan’s lab has Shann-Cherng Ying, MD. looked at various stages of disease in a dog model of RPGR-ORF15 Gustavo Aguirre, VMD, PhD, from the University of Pennsylvania’s based pathologies. Dr. Cideciyan has recently published results that he school of veterinary medicine will discuss his research, which focuses says are “a prerequisite to the translation of preclinical experiments to on the finding the genetic causes of inherited blindness, identifying the human clinical trials.” His most recent work involves the characteriza- mechanisms linking mutation to disease, and developing treatment tion of disease in patients with RPGR-ORF15 to guide future studies.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Joint Symposium Brings SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Hot Topics Paper Sessions ODs and MDs Together Today from 8am to 8:45am Today, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, Hall A Lectures won’t begin until 9am this morning, so join us at a Hot Topic Paper Session for some CE and information on the latest developments in the field: he American Academy and Ophthalmology joins the Ameri- • Hot Topics: Anterior Segment (Room 204 A-C) can Academy of Optometry Thursday afternoon in a joint ef- • Hot Topics: (Room 207 A-D) Tfort to combat one of the most confounding etiologies present • Glaucoma Hot Topics: Toward Best Practices (Room 210 A-D) in eye care today. The two boards will come together to examine the • Hot Topics: Imaging – Outer to Outer Space (Room 213 A-D) relationship between corneal infections and contacts in their presen- tation “Corneal Infections and Contact Wear: An Evidence- Based Approach to Navigating the Risks and Complications.” Special Evening Poster Event The speakers (Lorretta Sczotka-Flynn, OD, Elmer Tu, MD, Thom- Tonight from 4pm to 6pm in Ballroom AB as Lietman, MD, Deborah Jacobs, MD, Fiona Stapleton, PhD, and Stop by for CE and a complimentary cocktail (with ticket) during this special evening Suzanne Fleiszig, OD, PhD) will address the conundrum that, despite poster session. This will be a fun way to catch up on some of the latest research that the best efforts of both industry and eye care providers, contact lens will shape our profession in the years to come! Posters will be available to view start- wear remains the most significant risk for corneal infection and ing at 9am. Poster topics will include: inflammation in most developed countries, even as the majority of contact lens wearers never experience such complications. The talk • Binocular Vision/Pediatrics • Ocular Physiology will detail the complex interaction of microbes, contact lenses and • /Anterior Segment /Contact Lens • Posterior Segment the corneal surface, and will provide attendees with an understand- • Glaucoma • Systemic & Other Disease ing of why infectious occurs, preventative measures and • Low Vision • Visual Function / Perception treatment options. The team will address the numerous studies on Today’s Paper Sessions associated behaviors that researchers believe could either increase or decrease the risk of keratitis for individual contact lens users. Category Room Number Time New developments in diagnosis and management can also signifi- Anterior Segment/Dry Eye 211AB 10:15AM - 12:00PM cantly improve the prognosis of patients who develop corneal infec- Visual Function Assessment 212AB 10:15AM - 12:00PM tions. The speakers aim to address the differences in nomenclature Optometric Education 211AB 1:45PM - 3:15PM among and between ophthalmologists and optometrists, highlight differences in perspective concerning contact lens-related inflamma- Animal Models for Glaucoma and Research with 212AB 1:30PM - 3:30PM tory disorders and offer ways to improve interdisciplinary communi- Keynote Address by Machelle Pardue, PhD cation among clinicians and researchers.

6 AAO TIMES NOVEMBER 10, 2016 DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ACADEMY IS MORE THAN JUST A MEETING? AAO 2016 We invite you to become a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO) and to join a group of profes- November 9th-12th sionals dedicated to the highest standards in patient care. Visit the Academy’s membership booth in the Exhibit Hall (#461) to meet current Fellows of the Academy, ask questions, and learn more about the Candidacy for Fellow- ship process. Also, if you submit your Candidacy for Fellowship application during the meeting, we will waive the application fee (that’s a savings of $60)! We also invite you join us for the Prospective Member Information Session being held today from 3pm to 4pm in California A (2nd Floor) of the Hilton Anaheim.

ATTENTION OD STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS! Stop by the booth to pick up Academy information, apply for student membership, and to enter to win a banquet ticket. Did you graduate from optometry school in 2016? If so, submit your Candidacy for Fellowship application by the end of the year and we will waive your 2017 Academy dues. Visit the Academy booth for more information.

CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH EXAMINATION (CEE) CREDITS AT ACADEMY 2016 ANAHEIM The courses listed below will be presented with an option to take an exam, administered by the University of Houston College of Optometry. All CEE exams are offered by mail or online. All are welcome to attend the courses without taking the exam. Instructions to request the exams are available at the Education Desk.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Time Course Lecturer(s) 9am Pharmacology Rounds Brad Sutton 10am Lumps & Bumps: A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Technique Removal Nathan Lighthizer 10am Rapid Fire: The Herpes Group Joseph Shovlin, Michael De Paolis, Paul Karpecki, Greg Caldwell 1:30pm Glaucomatous - Type Visual Field Loss Due to Glaucoma Sherry Bass 3:30pm Simplifying Systemic Antibiotics Blair Lonsberry 3:30pm Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT): Has It Become First-Line Therapy? Nathan Lighthizer

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL VISION SECTION AWARDS AND LECTURE Please join us today from 4pm to 5pm to hear the Public Health and Environmental Vision Section Awards and Henry B. Peters Lecture in Room 205 AB. Provided by the American Optometric Foundation Henry B. Peters Memorial Award in Public Health and Environmental Vision — Kovin Naidoo, OD, PhD, FAAO

ALCON FOUNDATION “HOWARD THE HEDGEHOG” FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT AOF Support pediatric optometric research and meet Howard the Hedgehog from Howard and the Amazing Eye Exam at Academy 2016 Anaheim. With a few taps on your smartphone you can have Howard ’s story at your fingertips and help the American Optometric Foundation (AOF) raise $25,000 for pediatric optometric research. Scan the QR code to download this children’s book about a young student excited to tell his classmates about his visit to the eye doctor. The Alcon Foundation will donate $25,000 to AOF when 2,020 Academy delegates download the book November 9-11, 2016. For the first time ever, Howard the Hedgehog is making a personal appearance. Stop by the Alcon Foundation booth (#957) for your Howard photo op and share your personal Howard encounter with parents and kids in your community. Reading the book can inspire parents to schedule comprehensive eye exams for their children and help prepare children for their visit to the optometrist. Download Howard’s story and share your fun photos to raise awareness of the importance of comprehensive eye exams for children and help some of the 30 million children in the United States who have undetected vision problems.

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Ocular Photography Contest Winners he 2016 Comprehensive Eye Care Section Annual Academy Ocular Photography Contest received 100 image submissions from 60 different optometrists. The submissions were divided into anterior and poster segment categories, which received T60 and 40 submissions, respectively. Grand prizes were awarded for the anterior and poster segments, followed by runners up and honorable mentions from the combined submissions. Submissions were graded in seven categories, each assigned a numerical value between 1 and 10: Sponsored by: focus, exposure, field of view, difficulty of capturing image, absence of distracting elements, lighting and visual impact (“wow” factor). The total scores from the 12 optometrist judges were averaged to deter- mine the winners. Grand Prize: Anterior Segment Praveena Gupta, OD, PhD, FAAO, and Anvesh Annadanam, BS Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD Pedunculated Multi-lobular Short Stalked Conjunctival Papilloma of Tarsal of Left Lower Image system used: Zeiss SL 30 camera

Grand Prize: Posterior Segment Krushna Gopal Panda, B.Optom, and Tapas Ranjan Padhi, MS L.V. Prasad Eye Institute; Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Choroideremia Image system used: Zeiss FF-450 camera

Left Eye (left) Right Eye (right)

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Runners Up First Runner Up: Robert L. Shapiro, OD, FAAO Second Runner Up: Krushna Gopal Panda, B.Optom, Drs. Balfour & Shapiro, Optometrists; Los Angeles, CA and Soumyava Basu, MS Valsalva L.V. Prasad Eye Institute; Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Image system used: DRS by Centervue (color & fundus autofluorescence) Image system used: Zeiss FF-450 fundus camera

Left Eye (left) Right Eye (below)

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mention #1: Honorable Mention #2: Krushna Gopal Panda, B.Optom, Sujoy Mukherjee, B.Optom, and and Umesh Chandra Behera, MS Soumyava Basu, MS L.V. Prasad Eye Institute; Patia, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute; Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Anterior Staphyloma Pre–Macular Subhyaloid Hemorrhage Image system used: Canon EOS 30D camera Secondary to Valsalva Retinopathy mounted on Haag-Streit BX-900 slit lamp Before and Soon After YAG Hyaloidotomy (Glimpse of Blood Saturates Inferiorly) Image system used: Zeiss FF-450 fundus camera

Honorable Mention #3 Bruce Anderson, OD, FAAO Dept. of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida; Tampa, FL Silicone Oil Leakage into Anterior Chamber and Dense Cataract Formation after Repair Image system used: Zeiss Photo Slit Lamp with Nikon DSLR

Honorable Mention #4 Honorable Mention #5 Morgan Schuiteman, OD Sujoy Mukherjee, B.Optom, Primary Care Resident, Indiana School Bindurekha Barik, B.Optom, and of Optometry; Bloomington, IN Vivek Warkad, MS Idiopathic Choroidal L.V. Prasad Eye Institute; Neovascularization with associated Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Macular Hemorrhage Bilateral Development of Lamellar Image system used: Nidek Fundus Camera Cataract Image system used: Canon EOS 30D camera mounted on Haag-Streit BX-900 slit lamp

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Note to those interested AAO Exhibits in booth space for Academy 2017 he Academy Exhibit Hall is the per- Remaining Exhibit Hall hours are as follows: Stop by the Exhibit Manager’s office located near fect place to experience cutting edge THURSDAY, Nov. 10 11am – 6pm Exhibitor Services and ask for Betty Taylor. She will Tproducts and services. Remember, (Student Focus hour, 10am – 11am) be happy to help you select a prime booth location badges are required for admission into the FRIDAY, Nov. 11 11am – 3pm and get you registered for 2017. Exhibit Hall. 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National Vision, Inc...... 721 Volk Optical ...... 835 DGH Technology Inc...... 701 NBEO – Board Certification, Inc...... 347 VOSH International ...... 213 Digital Heat Corporation ...... 407 NCI Vision Systems ...... 866 VRMagic ...... 541 Diopsys ...... 441 Network Experts, Inc...... 217 VSP Global ...... 927 Elsevier, Inc...... 203 Nidek ...... 547 Weave ...... 215 Enhanced Vision ...... 828 Nova Innovations ...... 567 Wells Fargo Practice Finance ...... 303 Envision University ...... 930 Nova Southeastern University ...... 543 Western University of the Health Eschenbach Optik ...... 825 NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc...... 408 Sciences College of Optometry ...... 571 Essilor of America ...... 505 Oculus, Inc...... 627 Williams Group ...... 401 Euclid Systems Corporation ...... 644 Ocusoft ...... 726 Wolters Kluwer ...... 309 Eye Care and Cure ...... 628 Ocutech, Inc...... 829 X-Cel Specialty Contacts ...... 722 Eye Designs LLC ...... 524 Optics Trainer LLC ...... 967 Younger Optics ...... 926 Eye Eco, Inc...... 669 Opto Multimedia ...... 664 Zeiss ...... 801

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REVIEW OF OPTOMETRY EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE 2017 MEETINGS

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Laser Mania: An Overview of SLT as First-line Therapy Today, 3:30pm to 5:30pm in Room 205 AB

n his lecture this afternoon, “Laser devices work, how long they take to have TSLT and ECP. Examining a range of recent Trabeculoplasty (SLT): Has It Become an effect and which best suits the needs of studies comparing SLT with drops as first- IFirst-Line Therapy?,” Nathan Lighthizer, which patients. line treatment, Dr. Lighthizer will provide a OD, FAAO, will look to a future where Dr. Lighthizer will introduce the course by comprehensive look at these emerging and glaucoma patients turn to their optometrist examining the specifics of these methodolo- worthwhile therapies. for laser procedures before opting for more gies for the treatment of open-angle glau- Finally, the presentation will provide invasive surgical modalities performed by coma. He will then discuss the mechanics of doctors the tools they’ll need to understand an MD. His lecture will include coverage of how laser trabeculoplasties decrease IOP— what outcomes to expect for their patients, argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT), selec- looking at indications, contraindications as well as practice management issues sur- tive laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), micro- and predictors. rounding the procedures. pulse diode laser trabeculoplasty (MDLT), In addition to advocating for and explain- Optometrists may not have laser privileges titanium:sapphire laser trabeculoplasty ing the mechanism of laser procedures, nationwide yet, but in an age of an ever- (TSLT) and endoscopic cyclophotocoagula- Dr. Lighthizer will also review the steps of expanding scope of practice and widening tion (ECP). the procedures and prepare attendees for patient base for both ophthalmologists and He’ll take his attendees on a journey common pitfalls. The course provides an optometrists, it’s likely that this knowledge of professional and clinical introspection oversight of the preoperative examination, will come in handy soon for many optom- that poses the question, “Why do we need procedure specifics and postoperative care. etrists. lasers?” He’ll also address more concrete Recent literature will inform the discus- With this course, attendees can say they questions, such as how ALT and SLT sion and comparisons of ALT, SLT, MDLT, started their education early. The Anterior Segment Section at the Crossroads of History Today, 3:30pm to 5:30pm, in Ballroom D ndrew Morgenstern, OD, FAAO, Action.” After all, corneal crosslinking—the ing obtained FDA clearance. With it, Dr. is geared up to host an engaging, minimally invasive procedure that offers Morgenstern says, optometrists “can start Aexciting lecture that breaks with hope for a number of corneal diseases—isn’t telling patients that corneal crosslinking is tradition at the Anterior Segment Section’s a tradition; it’s the wave of the future. the first treatment to halt the progression of Symposium: “The Missing Link? Corneal In lieu of a series of lectures, he’ll be keratoconus.” As a founding member of the Crosslinking and Keratoectasia: A Call to moderating a panel discussion that provides International Keratoconus Academy (IKA), “the most up-to-date Dr. Morgenstern knows the value of this information about cor- approval for patients. Dr. Chang also sits on neal crosslinking from the IKA’s board. across the ,” Dr. This groundbreaking treatment modality is Morgenstern says. “So accompanied by greater screening capabili- much has happened over ties, which have revealed that keratoconus just the last six months, is a larger problem than was previously it’s really a challenge known, he says. Older technologies could to keep up with it all.” only identify keratoconus when it was too But keeping up with it late, but with devices that provide new is precisely what he and measurements such as corneal thickness, the other Anterior Seg- doctors can get an earlier sense of develop- ment Section speakers ing disease and intervene earlier to stop it. (Clark Chang, OD, MSc, The presenters will explain the protocols for FAAO, Shanda Ross, early diagnosis and how to maximize these OD, and Casey Clay- new technologies. pool, OD) have been do- The symposium will also cover the practice ing for the benefit of the management side of corneal crosslinking, presentation’s attendees. such as updates to regulations and how this For instance, in only new treatment “makes good business sense,” the past few months according to Dr. Morgenstern. “It really is a has corneal crosslink- call to action. Crosslinking is here to stay.”

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Eye Health and Vision Impairment: A Matter of Public Health Tomorrow, 2:30pm to 4:30pm, Room 205 AB ptometrists looking to learn more gies to improve knowledge of, and access to, sion of the study’s nine recommendations to about how they can help promote eye care; identify and characterize the impact improve eye and vision health and reduce Oeye health and reduce vision impair- of vision loss on comorbid conditions; and vision impairment, some of which include ment will find all the information they need promote the health of people with vision the need for a coordinated public awareness at this year’s Public Health and Environmen- impairment. campaign, a coordinated surveillance sys- tal Vision Section symposium. “There is a large burden of preventable tem, the development of a common research Speakers Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH, vision impairment in the United States that agenda, collaborating with the public health Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd, FAAO, and needs to be addressed,” says Dr. Teutsch. and private sectors, and the development Edwin C. Marshall, OD, MPH, FAAO, will “A more comprehensive population health of a single set of evidence-based clinical discuss the results of the recent consensus approach is needed to eliminate preventable and rehabilitation practice guidelines and study by the Health and Medicine Division by 2030.” measures. (formerly the Institute of Medicine) of the After highlighting the study findings, the “For far too long, eye and vision health National Academy of Sciences, Engineering panel discussion—moderated by Jeffrey has received inadequate public health atten- and Medicine, which examined core prin- L. Weaver, OD, MS, FAAO—will include tion despite good vision being essential to ciples and public health strategies to reduce recommendations for integrating a public most people’s overall health and well-being,” visual impairment and promote eye health in health approach into clinical practice. The said Dr. Teutsch. “We need a comprehensive the United States. first step in improving vision health is to approach to eye and vision health that em- Presenters will walk attendees through the address determinants of health, including phasizes education and prevention, equitable key takeaways of the study, including the the health care system and other physical and easily accessible care, and coordination limitations and opportunities to improve and social environments, that contribute to in treating and managing chronic eye condi- vision and eye health surveillance; reduce vision impairment. tions and vision impairment in ways that disparities; promote evidence-based strate- The session will conclude with a discus- help people to live full, productive lives.”

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