Journal of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development ISSN 2374-6416 • Volume 1, Issue 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial Ida Chung, OD, MSHE, FAAO, FCOVD Welcome to Vision Development and Rehabilitation . 4 Leonard J. Press, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Editorial: A New Beginning . 5 Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A Guest Editorial: Agenda Driven Research . 7 Perspective Bruce Bridgeman, PhD, Susan R. Barry, PhD Survey of Patients with Stereopsis Acquired as Adults . 13 Feature Naveen K. Yadav, BS (Optom), MS, PhD, Kenneth J. Ciuffreda, OD, PhD, Kevin T. Willeford, OD, MS, Preethi Thiagarajan, BS (Optom), MS, PhD, and Diana P. Ludlam, BS, COVT VEP and Human Attention: Translation from Laboratory to Clinic . 14 Articles Naveen K. Yadav, BS (Optom), MS, PhD, and Kenneth J. Ciuffreda OD, PhD Assessing Hemianopia Objectively in Stroke Patients Using the VEP Technique: A Pilot Study . 30 Thomas Kollodge, BS, Sarah Hinkley, OD, FCOVD Retinoblastoma; a Scientific and Clinical Review . 39 Paul Lederer, OD, Dmitri Poltavski, PhD, David Biberdorf, OD Confusion inside Panum’s Area and Symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency . 46 44th Annual Meeting Oral Papers and Posters..............61 1 Journal of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development ISSN 2374-6416 • Volume 1, Issue 1 Vision Development & Rehabilitation College of Optometrists in Editorial Staff Vision Development Board of Directors Editor-in-Chief President Leonard J. Press, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Ida Chung, OD, MHSE, FAAO, FCOVD Managing Editor President-Elect Katie Kirschner, MS Kara Heying, OD, FCOVD Advertising Manager Vice President Jackie Cencer, CMP Christine Allison, OD, FCOVD Graphic Design & Production Secretary-Treasurer Averill & Associates Creative Lab, Inc. Barry Tannen, OD, FCOVD Mary B. Averill, President Immediate Past President David Damari, OD, FCOVD SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS Directors The entire manuscript submission and review process is conducted Marie Bodack, OD, FCOVD through Editorial Manager. All manuscripts are submitted at Jennifer Dattolo, OD, FCOVD www.editorialmanager.com/vdr. A copy of Guidelines for Authors is available on the home page of the VDR Editorial Pat Pirotte, OD, FCOVD Manager site or on the COVD website http://www.covd. org/?page=VDR. Editorial Manager will require you, as an Author Daniel Press, OD, FCOVD and/or Reviewer, to create an account the first time you access the site. If you have questions with the site or the process please Executive Director contact Managing Editor, Katie Kirschner at [email protected]. Pamela R. 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Any article, editorial, column or other item submitted to the VDR by an author for review Bernell Expansion Consultants NuSquared and eventual publication indicates the authors’ approval for publication and assignment of copyright to VDR. VDR is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. 2 Vision Development & Rehabilitation Volume 1, Issue 1 • April 2015 Journal of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development ISSN 2374-6416 • Volume 1, Issue 1 Journal Review Board Curtis Baxstrom, OD, FCOVD, FNORA Mark Mintz, MD Chris Chase, PhD, FAAO G. Lynn Mitchell, MAS, FAAO Kenneth Ciuffreda, OD, PhD, FCOVD-A Maureen Powers, PhD, FCOVD-A Michael Gallaway, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Beth Rolland, OTR, CDRS Sarah Hinkley, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Jack Richman, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Neera Kapoor, OD, MS, FAAO, FCOVD-A Mitchell Scheiman, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Diana Ludlam, COVT Samantha Slotnick, OD, FAAO, FCOVD W.C. Maples, OD, MS, FAAO, FACBO, FCOVD Barry Tannen, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Editor’s Advisory Board Paul Freeman, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Former Editor of Optometry Dominick Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A Former Editor of Optometry and Vision Development Irwin Suchoff, OD, DOS Former Editor of Journal of Behavioral Optometry Marc Taub, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Current Editor of Optometry and Visual Performance 3 Vision Development & Rehabilitation Volume 1, Issue 1 • April 2015 Editorial: Welcome to Vision Development and Rehabilitation Ida Chung, OD, MHSE, FAAO, FCOVD The College of Optometrists in Vision Development is extremely pleased to present to our readers Vision Development and Rehabilitation (VDR), for this journal advances the mission of COVD — improving lives by advancing excellence in optometric vision therapy through education and board certification. VDR also exemplifies the vision of COVD — To facilitate ongoing progress in developmental vision care, advocate for “ Dr . Press is a close friend and colleague wider adoption of optometric vision therapy, whom I have known since I was a student and increase recognition of its integral role in at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry enhancing learning, rehabilitation, productivity, and he was the Chief of the Binocular and overall quality of life. As such, VDR Vision Clinic . I knew he was the perfect embodies the advancement of developmental person to become the Founding Editor of vision care, vision therapy and vision rehabili- “Vision Development and Rehabilitation,” tation to improve patient’s quality of life but I had some trepidation in asking him through a better understanding of vision and to take on such a large commitment . multi-sensory rehabilitation. After due thought and consideration, he The COVD board wishes to recognize the answered in the affirmative and I knew many people whose unwavering enthusiasm, that our journal was off to a great start ”. persistence, and support made this first issue of VDR a reality. These individuals include — Barry Tannen, OD, FCOVD our friend and colleague Dr. Leonard J. Press and his editorial review board, and the COVD international office. “ I am so excited to have a new journal Thank you for reading the first issue of highlighting this area of Optometry . I look Vision Development and Rehabilitation, with forward to it as an academic because the promise of many more issues to come. it will give me more options of places to publish . As a reader, I am excited to read about more interesting cases from which I can learn new management strategies to help my patients . I can’t wait to read this first issue!” — Christine Allison, OD, FCOVD 4 Vision Development & Rehabilitation Volume 1, Issue 1 • April 2015 Editorial: A New Beginning Leonard J. Press, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Editor-in-Chief It is my distinct pleasure to introduce our new journal, Vision Development and Rehabilitation (VDR), the official journal of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. Before addressing the contents of the journal, I’d like to share a little bit of history with you. The quarterly journal known as the Journal of Optometric Vision cognitive rehabilitation, behavioral vision Development was introduced in 1975. Its first care, visual impairment, applied cognitive editor was Dr. Robert Wold, who seeded many and visual neuroscience, behavioral medicine, beginnings in our organization, followed one occu pa tional and physical therapy, learning year later by Dr. Martin Kane and subsequently and education. Reviews, case reports, and by Drs. James Bosse, Sidney Groffman, and perspective pieces will be considered, but Dominick Maino. priority will be accorded to manuscripts Each editor has had an impact on the of original research. Appealing to a trans- evolution of the Journal. These distinctions disciplinary view of vision, the journal’s have been transformative, and served review board is comprised of professionals as a bridge to where we are today. Dr. from the disciplines of Optometry, Vision Kane incorporated ERIC abstracts and an Science, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, and Annual Review of the Literature. Dr. Bosse Biostatistics. commissioned Annual Topical Subject Reviews, This inaugural issue leads with a Guest and I had the privilege of writing a number Editorial on Agenda Driven Research from Dr. of them. Dr. Groffman added thought- Dominick Maino, which is thought provoking provoking editorials and a wide-ranging style. in a constructive way. You’ll see what I mean Dr. Maino engineered the online presence of when you read it, and our intent in publishing the journal and a name change to Optometry it is to catalyze further dialogue in the clinical, and Vision Development . For a period of one didactic and research communities. year in 2013, COVD and OEPF combined their A unique opportunity for crowd sourcing respective journals into Optometry and Vision will occur through the Perspective Piece on Development of which Drs. Maino and Taub Stereoscopic Vision from Drs. Bruce Bridgeman were co-editors.