by Diane Russo, OD, MPH, FAAO, and Benjamin Young, OD, FAAO | Jul 19, 2021
Background Hypertension (HTN) is a common systemic condition affecting more than 70 million people in the United States with a global age-standard prevalence of approximately 30%.1 Left untreated, this condition is responsible for significant cardiovascular disease...
by Desiree Ifft | Jul 19, 2021
by Catherine Tsang, OD, Justin Simbulan, OD, and Bhagya Segu OD, MPH, FAAO | Jul 19, 2021
Background Pigment epithelial detachment (PED) results from separation of the basal layer of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and the innermost layer of Bruch’s membrane.2-4 They are most commonly associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) but also...
by Robert E. Molter, Jr., OD, FAAO, Jeffrey L. Weaver, OD, MS, FAAO, and W. Howard McAlister, OD, MA, MPH, FAAO | Jul 19, 2021
Background The purpose of this study is to explore what the optometry graduates of the University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach (UPNT) have experienced working within the Vietnamese health system. Secondary purposes are to educate the public on the ideal use of the...
by Stanley Tang, OD, FAAO, and Angelina Tran, OD, FAAO | Jul 16, 2021
Background Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil, Novartis, East Hanover, N.J.) is a drug initially developed in the mid-1950s for management of malaria and is a derivative of chloroquine. The hydroxylation of chloroquine has resulted in a decreased incidence of side effects...
by Héctor C. Santiago, OD, PhD, FAAO | Jul 15, 2021
Background The determination of needs in the eyecare workforce of a nation is critical for the education, training and allocation of optometrists, ophthalmologists and other ophthalmic personnel. Given the multiple interacting variables, it is often challenging to...
by Desiree Ifft | Jul 12, 2021
ASCO and its Ethics Educators Special Interest Group are pleased to announce Tam Tran, OD, as the winner of the 2021 Student Award in Clinical Ethics. Dr. Tran graduated this year from Illinois College of Optometry and plans to make binocular vision a focus of his...
by Keshia S. Elder, OD, MS, MS, FAAO | Jul 12, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, eLearning ― learning that occurs through electronic means ― increased exponentially. Many optometric educators found themselves teaching online classes for the first time in their careers. We were thrust into learning new instructional...
by Aurora Denial, OD, FAAO, DipOE | Jul 8, 2021
Optometric scope of practice has evolved significantly in the past 46 years. Originally limited to refractive and binocular conditions,1 the scope expanded by the mid-1970s (when the first four states had granted optometrists the authority to use diagnostic drugs2)...
by Desiree Ifft | Jul 8, 2021
The population continues to become more diverse, and optometry must be able to meet the cultural, ethnic, racial, gender and linguistic needs of patients. Optometric Education is inviting authors to submit scholarly papers addressing related themes such as diversity,...
by Keshia S. Elder, OD, MS, MS, FAAO | Jul 1, 2021
As optometric educators, we are not necessarily trained as teachers. Rather, we are subject matter experts who are expected to effectively teach. As most of us know, this is challenging. We tend to focus on maintaining our clinical competencies, which leaves less time...
by Jessica T. Servey, MD, MHPE, FAAFP, Kevin M. Jackson, OD, MPH, and Thomas McFate, PhD | Mar 5, 2021
Background Optometric educators are poised not only to care for patients but also to contribute to the profession by “guiding, developing and nurturing future generations of optometrists.”1 Like other health professionals, optometrists often become teachers based on...
