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With no other schools of optometry in the state (the than a patient’s visual acuity and ocular anatomy. closest being the University of Alabama at By Rebecca Hepp, Managing Editor Birmingham School of Optometry), Sen. Britt believes the legislative environment ll clinicians know the Photo: Julie Poteet, OD is favorable for such a project, and his importance of moni- district would benefi t from the new Atoring patients with school, according to a press release. age-related macular degen- eration (AMD) for disease Researchers recently discovered progress. What fewer think that using SD-OCT to noninvasively about is keeping an eye on measure the peripapillary retinal patients’ psychological sta- structure may be a better way to tus. One research team at the measure intracranial pressure in children. Ohio State University Col- SD-OCT parameters outperformed lege of Optometry sought to other conventional clinical measures, better understand how stress suggesting it is an effective surrogate levels for patients with AMD for invasive techniques currently could affect their health employed. Detecting elevated intracranial status. But fi rst, they had to AMD patients require education about influences pressure in children helps ensure timely prove the best method for on their ocular status, and that includes stress. intervention and prevent neurocognitive monitoring patient stress in impairment, the study said. this population. from interventions for managing Swanson JW, Aleman TS, Xu W. Evaluation of optical The researchers used the Per- stress,” says Bradley E. Dougherty, coherence tomography to detect elevated intracranial pressure in children. JAMA Ophthalmol. February 23, ceived Stress Scale (PSS) with 137 OD, PhD, assistant professor at 2017. [Epub]. patients with AMD and found it the Ohio State University College New research suggests larger eyes and is a useful method of evaluating of Optometry and study author. better eyesight in air vs. water were key the connection between patient “While it may not be commonly to life’s transition from ocean to land, stress and vision loss associated considered, as it’s not directly and even consciousness, according to with AMD. Using Rasch analy- related to the eye, the identifi ca- a recent study. Eyes tripled in size and sis to discover how well the PSS tion and management of perceived shifted from the sides to the top of the measured perceived stress, the stress should be thought of as head long before fi sh modifi ed their fi ns study authors found nine of the important to the complete care of into limbs, researchers found. The com- 10 questions commonly used for the patient. Stress has a negative bination of the increase in eye size and the PSS performed well with the effect on patients’ overall quality vision through air would have conferred study participants and were able of life.” a one million-fold increase in the amount to differentiate between patients According to the authors, AMD of space within which objects could be seen, according to the researchers. with higher vs. lower levels of patients are known for their perceived stress. increased rates of psychological Maclver MA, Schmitz L, Mugan U, et al. Massive “Understanding a patient’s level symptoms. In addition, previ- increase in visual range preceded the origin of terrestrial vertebrates. PNAS. March 7, 2017. [Epub]. of perceived stress could help ous research shows PSS scores identify those who would benefi t (continued on page 9) 4 REVIEW OF OPTOMETRY APRIL 15, 2017 004_ro0417_news.indd 4 4/3/17 2:48 PM Tonometry Done Right D-KAT Digital Keeler quality. 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