True North - the Section Symposia

Joint ARVO/AAO Symposium, sponsored by the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies and the Vision Science Section "Presbyopia - Accommodation, Surgical Restoration, and Visual Performance of Multifocal Corrections"

Thursday, October 13, 1:30 PM, Room 304
Session 1: Accommodation and Surgical Treatments for Presbyopia
Moderator: Suresh Viswanathan, OD, PhD, FAAO
-Accommodation and Presbyopia, Adrian Glasser, PhD
-Advantages and Disadvantages of Refractive Surgery Based Treatments of Presbyopia, Ian Cox, PhD, FAAO

Session 2: Adaptation and Visual Performance of Multifocal Corrections
Moderator: Desmond Fonn, OD, DipOptom, MOptom, FAAO
-Blur adaptation, Michael Webster, PhD
-Evaluation of the Performance of Multifocal and ?accommodating? Intraocular Lenses, James Wolffsohn, PhD, FAAO
-Visual Performance of Multifocal Contact Lenses, Craig Woods, BSc (Hons) PhD, PCerOcTher, MCOptom, DipCL, FAAO -Ghosting with Bifocal and Multifocal Corrections , Pete Kollbaum, OD, PhD, FAAO

Binocular Vision, Perception and Pediatric Optometry (BVPPO)
"Pediatric Ocular Disease" 

Friday, October 14, 3:00 PM, Room 310
Moderator: Bruce Moore, OD, FAAO
-The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS), Eugenie Hartmann, PhD
-New Concepts in Uveitis , Danielle Ledoux, MD
-Massachusetts Pilot: National Center For Children?s Vision And Eye Health, Jean E. Ramsey, MD, MPH
-Child Abuse and the Optometrist, Deborah Eappen MD

Evening Symposium, co-sponsored by the BVPPO and Disease Sections
"Pediatric Ocular Disease"

Wednesday, October 12, 7:30 PM

Moderator: Bruce Moore OD, FAAO
-Cortical Visual Impairment: Current Concepts and Knowledge, Barry S. Kran, OD, FAAO
-Pediatric Glaucoma, Joseph Sowka, OD, FAAO
-Strabismic Tales from the Crypt: What Optometrists Need to Know about Neuro-ophthalmology, Mitchell Strominger, MD
-Pharmacological Treatment of Strabismus, Stephen P. Christiansen, MD
-Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders, David G. Hunter, MD, PhD Cortical Visual Impairment: Current Concepts and Knowledge, Barry S. Kran, OD, FAAO

Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies
"The Past, Present, and Future of the Hydrogel Lens: A 50th Anniversary Celebration"

Friday, October 14, 3:00 PM
Section Awards & Schapero Lecture to follow
Moderator: Clarke Newman, OD, FAAO
-The Beginning: Material Development, Richard Pearson, MPhil, FBOA(HD), FCOptom, DipCLP, DipOrth, FAAO
-The Early Experience: From the Soflens to the CSI, Don Korb, OD, FAAO
-The First Game Changer: The Disposable Lens, Barry Farkas, OD, FAAO
-The Second Game Changer: Silicone Hydrogel Lenses and Remaining Clinical Changes, Desmond Fonn, OD, DipOptom, MOptom, FAAO
-Is Myopia Real?, Brien Holden, PhD, DSc, OAM, FAAO
-The Future of the Hydrogel Lens, Harvard Sylvan, OD

Disease
Lawrence Gray Neuro-ophthalmic Disorders Symposium

Thursday, October 13, 1:30 PM, Room 312
Moderator: Leonard V. Messner, OD, FAAO
-Eye Tracking Abnormalities as an Indicator of Concussion, Laura J. Balcer, MD, MSCE
-Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Christopher Nowinski
-Applications of Optical Coherence for Neuro-ophthalmic Disorders, Mark Sawamura, OD, FAAO
-Neuroimaging Studies for Neuro-ophthalmic Disorders, H. Simon Ghazi-Birry, MD, OD, PhD

Low Vision
"Impaired Vision and Cortical Plasticity"

Thursday, October 13, 3:30 PM, Room 210
-Cortical Reorganization in Macular Degeneration, Nancy Kanwisher, PhD
-Probing and Guiding Plasticity by Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD
-Project Prakash: Illuminating Lives, Illuminating Science, Pawan Sinha, PhD -Cortical Plasticity and its Impact on Functional Vision, Eli Peli, MSc, OD, FAAO -Cortical Plasticity: Friend or Foe, Daniel Dilks, PhD

Optometric Education
"International Cooperation in Optometric Education," co-sponsored with the ASCO International Optometric Education (IOE) Special Interest Group

Wednesday, October 12, 10:00 AM, Room 207
Moderator: Yi Pang, OD, PhD, FAAO and Melissa Padilla, PG Diplomate, Public Health
-ASCO IOE 2011 Survey, David Loshin, OD, FAAO
-International Program Experiences:

• International Review Board, Charles M. Wormington, OD, FAAO
• International Research Collaborations, Frank Thorn, OD, PhD, FAAO
• International Elective and Clinical Externship Collaborations, Bina Patel, OD, FAAO
• Challenges and Triumphs of International Education Program Development in Optometry between a US and a Foreign University, Stephen Chun, OD, FAAO

"The Role of Research in the Optometric Profession," co-sponsored with the Vision Science Section

Wednesday, October 12, 3:00 PM, Room 208

Moderators: Kenneth Seger, OD, MSc, FAAO; Michael Giese, OD, PhD, FAAO
-From Recruitment to a Successful Career, Earl Smith III, OD, PhD, FAAO
-Research for Clinicians in Academic Optometry: Navigating the Challenges, Susan Cotter, OD, MS, FAAO
-Preparing the Clinician Scientist: Lessons from Academic Medicine, Dennis Siemsen, OD, MS, FAAO
-Using Research in Teaching, Michael D. Twa, OD, PhD, FAAO 

Primary Care
"Myopia Progression, Control and Prevention"

Wednesday, October 12, 10:00 AM, Room 302

Moderator: Christine Wildsoet, OD, PhD, FAAO, FARVO
-Multifocal Lenses for Myopia Control: Evidence from Animal Studies, Maria Liu, OD, MD, MPH, MBA
-Multifocal Lenses in Esophoric Children: Application for Myopia Prevention and Control, Thomas Aller, OD
-Myopia Control with Corneal Reshaping Contact Lenses, Jeff Walline, OD, PhD, FAAO
-Surgical Treatment of Refractive Error in Pediatric Patients, James Hoekel, OD, FAAO

Public Health & Environmental Vision
"The Health Care Reform Act in 2011: Examples of What Works for You and Your Patients"

Thursday, October 13, 10:00 AM, Room 208

Moderator: Kevin M. Jackson, OD, MPH, FAAO
-Historical Context and Actual Contents of 2010 Health Care Reform, Michael S. Sparer, JD, PhD
-Health Care Reform?s Affects on the Practice of Optometry, Barry J. Barresi, OD, PhD, FAAO
-Health Care Reform?s Impact on Our Patients and the Nation?s Public Health, Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (Emeritus)
-The Massachusetts Experiment. What can be learned from the recent extensive health reform effort in Massachusetts?, W. Lee Ball, OD, FAAO