Vol. 41 No. 2 Second Quarter 2011

Volume 41■Issue2 Second Quarter 2011

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Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society 1887 West Ranch Road Nixa, MO 65714-8262 Inside this Issue USA Tel: 800-403-1677 International Tel: 01-417-725-0181 Email: [email protected] Call for Orlando Speakers 4 Executive Director Editor’s Thoughts 4 Barbara McCalley

The President’s Niche 5 Newsletter Editor William Anderson, CRA, FOPS OPS Exhibit at ASCRS 6 [email protected]

Your Membership 6 President: OPS Paula Morris, CRA, FOPS Johnny Justice Jr. Scholarship Award 7 [email protected]

ICOP 2011 7 Chair: Board of Certification Beth Ann Benetz, CRA, FOPS New Course for Annual Program 8 [email protected]

2011 Annual Program Team Members 9 Chair: Board of Education Kirsten G. Locke, CRA, FOPS Donald Gass Memorial Lecture 10 [email protected]

Preview of the 2011 Annual Timeline 11 Advertising : Barbara McCalley Tips, Tricks & Techniques 12

Career Opportunities 13 2011 Newsletter Deadlines

BOE Survey Results 14 First Quarter Jan 14, 2011 Second Quarter Apr 1, 2011 Third Quarter Jul 1, 2011 Fourth Quarter Sep 9, 2011

Cover Photo: Kasi Sandhanam “Pinpoint Posterior Synechia”.

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Newsletter/Membership Membership

Historical Archives: The archives began over 20 years If you are not an OPS member and ago as a legacy project by one of the OPS founding fathers, Mr. would like to join, select "New Member- Don Wong. The archives represent a permanent collection of ship" on the OPS web page under newsletters, programs, board minutes and photos going back to membership. You will first be asked to 1969. If you have old photographs, past educational meeting enter your contact information as you items, OPS social event images and would like to contribute to the historical archives, please contact Denice Barsness, CRA, would like it to appear in the OPS direc- COMT, ROUB, FOPS at (415)-600-3937 tory. Submission of this form will for- ward your information to the Member- ship Office, and you will be given the opportunity to submit your payment in- Letters to the editor: We welcome formation. If you choose not to provide your letters. Please email them to the edi- a credit card number at this time, you tor. Please include your name, email ad- will be contacted by the OPS Member- dress and telephone number. Letters may be edited for clarity ship Office to furnish that information by and space. Membership: The Ophthalmic Photographers' phone. Society is open to anyone having an interest in any aspect of photography of the eye. The mem- Annual Membership Fee of bership is comprised of photographers, physi- $85.00 Includes: cians, ophthalmic technicians, and scientists. If you would like to apply for membership, go to the The Journal of Ophthalmic Pho- webpage http://www.opsweb.org/Membship/ tography. Published twice yearly by OpsMembApp.html and complete an application the Ophthalmic Photographers' Society, or contact the Membership office. this peer-reviewed journal is dedicated to ophthalmic diagnostic imaging. Article Submissions: Submit articles or ideas for feature stories or techniques to the Editor for review. The OPS Newsletter. The OPS The OPSnews newsletter would like to publish articles Newsletter is published electronically of interest to our members, “How to” articles, research four times per year and keeps members projects of interest or general information on members. informed of upcoming meetings, special events, certification news, employment opportunities, and short articles of inter- OPS Image Library: This is your opportunity to see your work in est to diagnostic photographers. Mem- print on the OPS web site, program covers, or other OPS publications bers are notified via email when a new as they evolve. issue is published, with a direct link to The purpose of the OPS image library is to make available contributing the new edition. photographers’ work for use in OPS marketing material, publications, and the annual education program cover. By having images on file The OPS E-mail List. Limited to OPS from a variety of our members, this library will provide a cross section members, this email list informs mem- of the various imaging techniques we perform, and highlight our indi- bers of job opportunities, educational vidual talents as these images are published. This ready library will programs and other pertinent an- credit the photographer when material is used, and when possible, the nouncements before they are released author will be contacted in advance to confirm the use. There is no to the general public. This list of email submission fee. The image library will be accessed through the OPS addresses is never sold or released for Marketing Committee, and will not be open to general public distribu- use by any organization or business tion. other than the OPS.

Submissions may be on CD or DVDs, in TIFF, PNG, or JPEG formats. Files should contain the photographer’s name and image title. This will Discounts. OPS members benefit facilitate contacting you if your work is selected for use. from reduced certification program ap- plication fee. Digital images may be sent to:

Alan Frohlichstein Retinal Angiography Services 5633 Crain Street Morton Grove, Illinois 60053 E-mail questions to Alan at: [email protected] 3

Share your Editor’s Thoughts Knowledge I just finished reading The Eight Pillars of in Orlando Greek Wisdom” by Stephen Bertman, PhD, and it is amazing to me how humans living

The next OPS Annual Educa- today have the same beliefs, values, duties, and pettiness they had twenty six centuries tional Program will be held in ago. Many daily activities and words we Orlando, FL on October 21-25, perform and use today are a result of the 2011. As the Education Chair teaching of the ancient Greeks along with for this program, I encourage some of our modern day laws. We have “tablets” and they had the “original tablet“. We have computers you to contact me with any and they had the Antikythera Mechanism. (to calculate astronomi- ideas you may have for this cal positions). Several of our words come from the Greeks roots: program. I'm especially inter- Angiogram, Genesis, Phobia and many others. ested in new speakers (maybe The OPS is like a mini Greek society with all the different people, one of your doctors, co- talents and beliefs all working together for a common goal of workers, or even yourself) and making our profession a superior center of excellence for eye im- new courses (topics you would aging. like to see, but the OPS has In this issue we look at the wonderful OPS photographs exhibited not provided in the at the American Society of cataract and Refractive Surgery, past). Also, let me know if you (ASCRS). ASCRS is a great place for you to show your work to are interested in being a work- the many doctors attending the conference. Jay Rostvold, FOPS, shop coordinator or an instruc- does a wonderful job of organizing this exhibit every year. tor. Also, if you would like to apply for the Johnny Justice Jr. Scholar- ship award, now is the time to start. This is a program that funds I appreciate any thoughts you a portion of your educational expense for an OPS approved pro- have and look forward to see- gram. Martina Groblacher and Storrey Skelly were the 2010 re- cipients and you can read in this issue how this scholarship ing you in Orlando!■ helped them attend the annual educational program.

Sarah Moyer, CRA, OCT-C This year’s J. Donald M. Gass Memorial Lecture will be given by Education Chair William Tasman, MD, FACS. We have been honored to have some of ophthalmology’s greats speak to us over the past few 2011 OPS Annual Program years. Dr. Tasman’s article on page 10 gives us a very small part of his honors in ophthalmology.

I look forward to our next issue where we will bring you additional Do you have some- highlights of this years annual educational program in Orlando thing to say about this this year. issue or anything you would like to share with the Membership? Until next time, Let us know at the Bill OPSnews Newsletter

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more OPS sponsored modules The President’s Niche and it is Dear OPS Friends, OPS calendars and links, joining possible to web forums and blogs, and other get online As I go back and review the mes- opportunities that will eventually training for sages I have sent out in the past become available. The absolute this pres- 29 months, I realize my message launch date is still under wraps entation is often about something new – as we develop this site, but there software. new changes, new formats, new will be more information coming Even if you processes – but they are all real your way soon. Watch for mem- don’t have and part of the evolution of the ber emails and future newsletters your own topic you may be able OPS. Before I got too carried for more information. When this to help the BOE as we are look- away with using that word I new community is ready to go, ing to develop Viewlet experts checked for an online definition of you will be the first to know! within the OPS who can master “evolution” and found: “any proc- the software and integrate mate- ess of formation or growth or de- As far as other OPS electronic rial from other imagers who don’t velopment; a process of gradual, processes are concerned, I at- have time or expertise to do so. progressive change…” tended the Board of Certification meeting in Baltimore last month, It is essential to point out that in Yep – evolution is the word that and had the privilege – yes, privi- order to evolve, there had to be describes what our Society is do- lege – of taking the online CRA an origin – a foundation upon ing both as a reaction to current exam as part of the cut score/test which to build. The OPS mem- economic conditions, but also as validation scrutiny the BOC me- bers who served in past years we embrace more of the current ticulously performs to insure our established our Society, and de- electronic communication culture. certification exams are fair and veloped our mission and the Computers are such a part of our accurate. Talk about test anxiety processes that have kept us go- profession and imaging technol- – the last time I took the CRA ing for 40+ years. Their contribu- ogy, it is almost (but not quite for exam was in 1986! Though I had tions cannot be overstated. With- some of us “seasoned” imagers) no time to study, I am greatly re- out their efforts there would not hard to remember a time when lieved to tell you that I got a pass- be a Society of “Eye Imaging Ex- they were not an integral compo- ing score. But most importantly, I perts”. And so the charge to our nent of all images we produce. was able to experience this new Board members and to current They bring big changes, big im- and exciting electronic testing members is to be as Darwin sug- provements, and big challenges. modality that allows imagers to gested and be adaptable to So now what is the OPS up to? take the written portion of the change in order to maintain our So many things, I can’t discuss exam at testing facilities close to Society. them all in this one piece. But their homes. What a change, there are changes underway with and what a benefit. Be sure to check out the OPS every Board and new changes website and this newsletter for and opportunities for all OPS And I am also happy to inform the latest on our upcoming edu- members! you that the BOE has now sub- cational programs: the mid-year mitted an excellent educational “Basics and Beyond” program in The biggest change is almost module on Fundus Photography Seattle, ICOP in Oxford, England, ready to launch – we are building to the online education site we and our Annual Educational Pro- an exciting new online OPS com- partner with, ActionED. This gram in Orlando! munity that will provide us with a module, written by our BOE new web presence and promises Chair, Kirsten Locke, is truly won- greater membership participation! derful, and presented in the View- All my best, Utilizing association management let software Kristen wrote about Paula software, we will have a new web in the last newsletter. If you have destination that will allow mem- a topic and material you would bers to participate in several consider developing for ActionEd, ways: managing your own mem- please contact Kirsten at ber information, easily accessing [email protected]. We need 5

OPS Exhibit at ASCRS

The 2011 ASCRS (American The photographs were judged Watch for the call for photos Society of Cataract and Re- by: for the 2012 ASCRS meeting fractive Surgeons) meeting Dennis R. Cain, CRA th to be held in Chicago, IL, April was held March 25 through Paul C. Kang, MD th th th 20 through the 24 . Take the 29 with the OPS Exhibit on Jay A Rostvold, FOPS time to enter your images and display in the registration area Lori S. Snyder, MD let the ophthalmology world of the Sails Pavilion of the San James D. Strong, CRA see your best work!■ Diego Convention Center.

For the past nine years, the OPS Scientific Exhibit Com- mittee and ASCRS have teamed up to produce a photo exhibit for the annual ASCRS meeting. This year’s exhibit had a new look with a large OPS banner spanning above the multiple triangular panels on which the prints were mounted.

The ASCRS competition is open to ASCRS members, their employees and the OPS. ASCRS pays for all of the ex- penses of the exhibit, includ- ing: mounting of the prints, set up and take down. 2011 OPS Exhibit at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Sur- geons annual meeting in San Diego Convention Center. Best of Show went to Kasi Sandhanam of Singapore Na- tional Eye Center for his image “Pinpoint Posterior Synechia”. What do your membership and The Exhibit had an interna- YourMembership™ have in common? tional flavor with 26 of the 40 images from countries other YourMembership™ is an association management software that than the USA. International will allow the OPS to build a new online community! This exciting entries came from Australia, new web presence promises greater member participation by al- Canada, Czech Republic, lowing individuals to manage their member information, partici- Spain and Singapore. First pate in online special interest forums and blogs, and have greater and second place winners are access to OPS calendars and links. published in the OPS Journal each year. The launch date is coming up – watch your email and the OPS newsletter for more information.

What do your membership and YourMembership have in com- mon? The Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society!■

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Johnny Justice Jr. ICOP 2011 Is Coming! Scholarship Award Would you like to attend the About every four years the OPS partners with other ophthalmic Annual OPS Meeting? Don’t imaging organizations from throughout the world for several days have the financial means to of total immersion in ophthalmic imaging - teaching, sharing and take the classes/workshops building relationships with other imagers.. This great collabora- and the prices for airfare and tion is called the International Conference on Ophthalmic Photog- lodging are well above your raphy- ICOP. budget? Well, now you have a chance to attend the Annual This year ICOP will take place in September, in the beautiful, his- OPS Meeting! For 2011 the toric city of Oxford, England and will be hosted by the Ophthalmic Johnny Justice Jr. Scholarship Imaging Association of the UK. Excitement for this meeting is al- Award Committee is pleased ready building throughout our imaging community, and we have to announce it will be awarding had registrations and abstract submissions from the UK and other two scholarships. The JJJ European countries, Australia, China, and the United States. Award provides the recipient with a $700.00 cash award for You should have already received information about this unique any educational courses ap- educational opportunity in the mail, but to refresh your memory or proved by the OPS. If the to get more information, check out the OPS website. award will be used for the OPS’ Annual Education Pro- ICOP only happens once every four years – you don’t want to gram, in addition to the miss out this time!■ $700.00 cash award, the re- cipient will receive complimen- tary general registration, ten Comments from 2010 JJJSA Recipients free course hours, three free workshops and recognition at "I would like to thank the Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society the annual Awards Recep- for awarding me the Johnny Justice, Jr. Scholarship for 2010. tion. If you are interested, It meant the world to me and it was extremely helpful for my completed application career development. This generous award gave me the opportu- forms should be received at the address listed on the OPS nity to attend the AAO/OPS meeting in Chicago, where I was Website by August 1st, 2011 able to take many great classes, which helped me advance my to be considered. knowledge further in this wonderful field. I feel very fortunate to have received this special award and I would like to encour- For more information and to age all my fellow imaging specialists to consider submitting an download an application form, application for the Johnny Justice, Jr. Scholarship." simply go to www.opsweb.org -Martina Groblacher and click on the “Johnny Jus- tice Jr. Scholarship” link lo- cated at the top left of the "The JJJSA was a great help for me. The scholarship made it home page of the OPS web possible for me to attend the annual OPS meeting and take site.■ classes that helped me expand my knowledge and skills as a photographer. I was also able to attend and participate in a Rona Lyn Esquejo-Leon, CRA wonderful discussion group that has lead to the creation of the JJJ Scholarship Committee Professional Development Committee. " Chair -Storrey Skelly

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Predicting Disease Progression with Fundus Autofluorescence New Annual Program Fare James M. Klancnik, Jr., MD Stereo Imaging Technique Each year it is the Education Chair’s chal- Ethan Priel, FOPS lenge to create an exciting and balanced pro- Alexis Smith, CRA, OCT-C gram for the OPS Annual Educational Pro- gram. The OPS is fortunate to have a network Technological Advances in the Diagnosis of Patients with of dedicated speakers willing to volunteer Glaucoma James Tsai, MD, MBA, FACS many hours putting together quality courses for OPS members. While many of our core Troubleshooting for Improved Imaging courses will be repeated this year with both James D. Strong, CRA, OCT-C seasoned and newer speakers, I am excited that there will be many new lectures, panels New Panels and workshops included in our Annual Pro- 15 Year Anniversary of OCT gram in Orlando. David Huang, MD, PhD Dennis Orlock, CRA, FOPS New Lectures Ditte Hess, CRA, FOPS 3D OCT: The Next Level (Additional panelists will be added) Carl Glittenberg, MD Interesting Cases Diagnosed by New OCT Techniques A Systematic Approach to Better Color in Digital Fundus Eric Kegley, CRA, COA – Moderator Photography Cynthia Vandenhoven, CRA Dennis W. Thayer (Additional panelists will be added) Tony Pugliese OCT for Clinical Trials Workshop Lecture - Panel Discussion Advanced Retinal Imaging and Review Jarrod Wehmeier - Moderator Szilárd Kiss, MD Russell E. Burns, OCT-C Sapna Gangaputra, MD, MPH Coding for Ophthalmic Testing Services (Additional panelists will be added) Kim M. Ross, OCS, CPC Ophthalmic Aid Work Panel Diagnosing Rare Diseases with Imaging Alexis Smith, CRA, OCT-C- Moderator K. Bailey Freund, MD Mark Maio, FOPS Kaz Soong, MD Endothelial Imaging and Analysis Michael Coppinger Beth Ann Benetz, CRA, FOPS

Gass Lecture: Imaging in Pediatric Retinal Disease William Tasman, MD, FACS

Hi-Tech Spanish for Ophthalmic Pho- tographers Marcela Hickey, CRA, FOPS

How Cameras Work Richard Hackel, CRA, FOPS

Imaging In Glaucoma Leonard Seibold, MD

IT Networking 101 Sandor Ferenczy, CRA, OCT-C

Medical Culture and Patient Safety: Another Paradigm Shift Alan E. Kimura, MD

OCT - Under the Microscope Eissa M. Hanna, MD

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(New Panels Cont.) 2011 Annual Program Team Retinal Oximetry Research Sarah Moyer, CRA, OCT-C- Moderator The OPS is busy getting everything ready for Jóna Valgerður the Annual Program in Orlando. Speakers are Alok Sahgal, MD Alon Harris, M.S., Ph.D., FARVO being finalized, equipment is being requested, and workshop coordinators are looking for in- New Workshops Lectures and Workshops structors. It's amazing how many volunteer Adobe® Photoshop CS5 Extended for Ophthalmic Photogra- hours go into putting together the OPS Annual phy Workshop* Program. If you have any questions or sug- Mark Maio, FOPS; Jim DiVitale gestions for the annual educational program Cleaning Up Composite Images in Photoshop Workshop* please contact the General Chair Robert Richard Hackel, CRA, FOPS Cavicchi or Educational Chair Sarah Moyer. If you would like to volunteer your time before or How to Create an Online Educational Module WSL during the Program, we'd love your help! How to Create an Online Educational Module Workshop*

Kirsten Locke, RN, CRA, FOPS

OCT for Clinical Trials Workshop Jarrod Wehmeier - Coordinator

Fundus Autofluorescence Workshop Lecture Fundus Autofluorescence Workshop Dennis Orlock

*The OPS will be providing computers for these courses. An additional $30 equipment fee will be charged for these courses

Check the OPS web site for CRA and OCT-C test dates and testing centers Some of the members of the Board of Education during a break at their recent annual meeting. Probably watching something on YouTube, from left to right: Stephanie Attebery, Jim Soque, Mike Kelly, Kirsten Locke, Bob Cavic- chi, Lydia Dimmer, Sarah Moyer (Photograph by Richard Hackel)

Back Issues of the Journal of Ophthalmic Photography are available for many of the volumes in the series. Back issues are original publications that are un- circulated. Many of the older is- sues dating back to the late 1970's and early 80's have become col- lectors' items. Visit the OPS Store for a complete list of those avail- able. http://www.opsweb.org/ index.html 9

The Seventh Annual mological Society (AOS), and the Retina Society. Dr. Tas- J. Donald M. Gass man served a concurrent term Memorial Lecture as President of the AAO and AOS, becoming the only physi-

cian to hold both prestigious William Tasman, MD, FACS posts simultaneously. Dr. Tas- Saturday, October 22th 4:00 man is a founding member of

both the Retina Society and The J. Donald M. Gass Lec- the Club Jules Gonin Retina ture honors the memory of the Society and is a member of the man who pioneered the use of Pennsylvania Academy of fluorescein angiography to ex- Ophthalmology and Otolaryn- pand our understanding of a gology, College of Physicians, wide variety of retinal disease Pan American Association of processes. This year’s lecture Ophthalmology, the Macula will be presented by William Society and the American Tasman, MD, FACS, Ophthal- Medical Association. mologist-in-Chief of Wills Eye

Hospital, Philadelphia, PA who Dr. Tasman has published ex- also serves as Chairman and tensively and currently serves William Tasman, MD, FACS Professor of the Department of as Editor for Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology at Jefferson Ophthalmology. He has previously served as editor for Survey of Medical College of Thomas Ophthalmology, on the Editorial board of Ophthalmic Society and Jefferson University. Dr. Tas- a section editor for Key Ophthalmology. He has presented pa- man obtained his medical pers at numerous national and international meetings. training at Temple University

Medical School and his oph- We are honored that Dr. Tasman will be presenting The Seventh thalmology residency training Annual J. Donald M. Gass Memorial Lecture on Saturday, Oc- at Wills Eye Hospital, serving tober 22nd at 4:00 pm in Orlando, Florida. His course description as chief resident during his is listed below. You won’t want to miss this important lecture last year. He had a vitreoreti- which is included in the general registration fee of the OPS An- nal fellowship at Massachu- nual Educational Program. setts Eye and Ear Hospital un- der the guidance of Dr. Imaging in Pediatric Retinal Disease Charles Schepens. In 1962, The field of retinal imaging in infants and children will be re- Dr. Tasman returned to Phila- viewed. Starting with artists’ illustrations and then moving delphia to enter private prac- through fundus photography as far back as 1929, illustrations tice. Dr. Tasman founded Mid representing different pediatric retinal conditions will be shown. Atlantic Retina, formerly Reti- More recent technologies such as Ocular Coherence Tomogra- novitreous Associates, Ltd. in phy (OCT) and autoflurescence as diagnostic modalities for Star- 1974. Since 1985, he has gardt’s and Best’s disease will be part of the course, along with a been Ophthalmologist-in-Chief discussion of long standing established techniques such as fluo- of Wills Eye Hospital. He has rescein angiography and how all of these modalities compliment been described as the “Heart each other. Imaging of an array of pediatric retinal disorders and Soul of Wills Eye Hospi- such as Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), Familial Exudative tal.” Retinopathy (FEVR), Coats disease, Incontinentia Pigmenti (IP),

and x-linked retinoschisis will be presented. Upon completion of Dr. Tasman is a member, and this one hour course attendees will have received an overview of past president of the American diagnostic tools that are helpful in identifying pediatric retinal dis- Academy of Ophthalmology ease.■ (AAO), the American Ophthal- 10

2011 OPS Annual Program in Orlando Timeline Overview

Even though we are months away from the 2011 OPS An- nual Program in Orlando, the Friday, October 21st basic timeline for the program 9:30-3:30 Lectures and Workshops is already complete. Exciting 3:45-6:15 Scientific Paper Session* lectures and interactive work- 6:15-6:30 Awards* shops will be taking place 6:30-9:30 Awards Reception* each day. Our legendary events such as the Scientific Saturday, October 22nd paper Session, Awards Re- 8:30-3:45 Lectures and Workshops ception and Gass Memorial 12:30-1:30 Get to know YOUR Society* Lecture will be repeated. 4:00-5:00 The Seventh Annual J. Donald M. Gass Some new events will also be Memorial Lecture by Dr. William Tasman* taking place this year. You won’t want to miss the “15 Sunday, October 23rd Year Anniversary of OCT” 8:30-4:30 Lectures and Workshops course. A panel of ophthal- 11:00-12:30 15 Year Anniversary of OCT mologists, photographers and 12:30 - 1:30 Why Certify?* one of the Inventors of OCT 4:45- 6:15 OPS Membership Meeting* will lead the celebration of the 6:30-9:30 CRA Performance Examination 15 year Anniversary of OCT!

If you have a desire to learn Monday, October 24th more about the OPS or even 8:30-5:15 Lectures and Workshops get involved a bit more, you should attend the “Get to Tuesday, October 25th Know YOUR Society” course. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!■

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Modifying Topcon If you have a Tip, Trick or Technique you would like to share with the OPS membership, please Fundus Camera Base submit to the OPSnews Newsletter. We welcome Legs all entries.

A while back our imaging de- partment was having difficulty with wheel chair bound pa- tients reaching the chinrest. It seems the chairs were too low and the camera stands (Topcon) did not go low enough. I looked at the table and had our machine shop re- verse the base plates so the result was a table that lowered about 3 inches. This seemed enough to accommodate most wheelchair bound patients and often helps with smaller chil- dren. ■

Randall E. Verdick, FOPS

PowerPoint:When giving a talk and you would like to Eyes See the Light change the screen to white to When instructing a patient to look at a brighten the room press the “W” fixation light, give them specific instruc- key. You can press the “B” key tions on what the fixation light/target looks to change the screen to black. If like. Do not tell them to “Look at the light”. you know the order of the slides Actually, there are two lights the patient is you can press the slide number seeing. Instruct them to “look at the small red dot in the center and enter and the slide will ap- of the small white light” or “Look at the blinking blue light in the pear on the screen. Example: center and do not follow the red line”. Also, do not tell a pa- You are finished giving the talk tient to look straight ahead or look behind you at the wall. Give and someone asks a question the patient something to look at on the wall, tape a colored pa- about an item on one of the per dot to the wall and have them look at the colored dot. If you slide. Instead of flipping back are very specific about what you would like the patient to look thru the entire presentation, if at, they will be easier to photograph. Try and imagine what the you know the answer is say on patient is seeing and you will learn to guide your patient into an slide 6, press the number 6 key enjoyable photography session.■ and press enter. Slide 6 will ap- pear on the screen.■ 12

Jobs / Positions

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BOE Survey Results

For the past two years, the Board of Education (BOE) has been surveying approximately 750 OPS Members on the membership list after our educational programs. The BOE greatly appreciates the responses from each of these surveys. The results have helped the BOE guide the content of our educational programs. The results from the surveys conducted after the Midyear Educational Program held in Boston in 2009 and Denver in 2010 are included in this report. 199 responses were received for the Boston survey. 158 re- sponses were received for the Denver survey. Thank you to everyone who participated in each of these surveys!

When reviewing the responses, keep in mind that survey takers were able to select more than one answer for all of the questions. When tallying the responses from any one question, the total may add to over 100%. Several of the questions were asked during both the survey held after the Boston program in 2009 and after the Denver program in 2010. The answers to these questions are displayed in the same graph.

CRA What are your credentials? OCT‐C FOPS 60.00% RBP COA 50.00% COT COMT 40.00% ROUB RN 30.00% OD MD PhD 20.00% BS BFA 10.00% CPT OPS Member 0.00% RMOP Member Denver 2010 Other

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No Did you hear about the program? Yes, from the program that arrived in 70% the mail Yes, from an email from the OPS 60% membership office 50% Yes, from OPTIMAL

40% Yes, from the OPS website 30% Yes, from the JCAHPO website 20% 10% Yes, from the BOE

0% Other Boston 2009 Denver 2010

I liked the location.

Why did you attend? I needed the credits.

60.00% The subject matter and speakers 50.00% were interesting. My employer agreed to send me. 40.00% I was a speaker. 30.00% 20.00% I am a vendor.

10.00% To take CRA and/or OCT‐C.

0.00% Other Boston 2009 Denver 2010

As 178 survey takers responded that they did NOT attend the Midyear Educational Program in Boston in 2009, this graph is based on the results from the 21 survey takers who did attend. As 111 survey takers responded that they did NOT attend the Midyear Educa- tional Program in Denver, this graph is based on the results from 47 survey takers who did attend.

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I didn't like the location (Too far away). Why did you NOT attend? I don't need the CECs.

40.00% I wasn't interested in the subject matter or speakers. My employer wouldn't send me. 30.00% I didn't know about the program.

20.00% I will attend the Annual Program instead. 10.00% Scheduling Conflicts. Fellow employee's turn to go. 0.00% Boston 2009 Denver 2010 Other

As 21 survey takers responded that they did attend the Midyear Educational Program in Boston in 2009, this graph is based on the results from the 178 survey takers who did not attend. As 47 survey takers responded that they did attend the Midyear Educational Program in Denver, this graph is based on the results from 111 survey takers who did not attend.

Yes.

No. I would like more anatomy courses.

No. I would like more fundus photography courses. Did the Midyear Program meet your needs? No. I would like more OCT courses.

100.00% No. I would like more slit lamp courses.

No. I would like more autofluorescence 80.00% courses. No. I would like more fluorescein 60.00% angiography courses. No. I would like more digital imaging 40.00% courses. NO. I would like more novel research 20.00% courses. No. I would like more courses taught by 0.00% MDs. Denver 2010 Other

178 survey takers responded that they did NOT attend the Midyear Educational Program in Boston in 2009, this graph is based on the results from the 21 survey takers who did attend. 98 attendees participated in the Boston Midyear Educational Program. This survey captured 21.4% of the attendees. As 111 survey takers responded that they did NOT attend the Midyear Educational Program in Denver, this graph is based on the results from 47 survey takers who did attend. 148 attendees participated in the Denver Midyear Educational Program. This survey captured 31.8% of the attendees. A noteworthy comment put in the “Other” category from the Denver program was: “I would like more courses on IT and information management.”

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For future programs, what is the best way to inform you?

100% Mailings to me Emails to me 80% Emails to my employer 60% Advertising in the JOP OPS electronic Newsletter 40% OPS Website 20% Optimal JCAHPO Website 0% Other Boston 2009 Denver 2010

Please note that “Optimal” was not an option during the Boston 2009 survey and “Advertising in the JOP” was not an option during the Denver 2010 survey.

What Ophthalmic Journals/ Periodials do you frequently read? Journal of Ophthalmic Photography OPS Newsletter IOVS 100% EyeNet Retina 80% EyeWorld Retina Times 60% Ophthalmology Retinal Physician 40% Review of Optometry Ophthalmology Times 20% Review of Ophthalmology Archives of Ophthalmology 0% Ophthalmology Management Boston 2009 Denver 2010 American Journal of Ophthalmology Other

Please note all of the results with 0% for the Boston 2009 program were not listed as options on that survey.

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Would you like to earn OPS CEC's online?

80% No.

60% Yes, through tutorials on a website 40% Yes, through a webinar Yes, through a journal article with a quiz 20% Other 0% Boston 2009

No. Have you heard that the OPS has partnered with ActionEd? Yes, from the postcard Yes, from the OPS Newsletter 60.00% Yes, from a friend / colleague 40.00% Yes, from a OPS Board member 20.00% Yes, from another organization (ie. JCAHPO) 0.00% Yes, from this survey Denver 2010 Other

Which future OPS Educational Programs do you hope to attend?

2010 Annual Program in Chicago, IL 60.00% 2011 Mid‐Year Program in Seattle, WA

40.00% 2011 Annual Program in Orlando, FL

2012 Mid‐Year Program in Chapel Hill, 20.00% NC 2012 Annual Program in Chicago, IL 0.00% Denver 2010 Other

A noteworthy comment listed twice in the “Other” category was: “ICOP”

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Is there anything else you'd like to tell the BOE?

30.00% No Great Job 25.00% Thank you General Chair 20.00% Education Chair 15.00% AV Committee CEC Committee 10.00% Online Education Committee BOD 5.00% BOC Misc 0.00% Boston 2009 Denver 2010

37 survey takers responded to this question after the Boston program in 2009. 52 survey takers responded to this question after the Denver program in 2010. Please note all of the answers to this question were open ended. The answers were categorized according to which OPS Board, Committee or Position could constructively use the comment or suggestion.

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