by Patricia M. Cisarik, OD, PhD, FAAO, and Melissa Powers, MS | Mar 5, 2021
Background Students in the United States generally have experienced limited duration examinations several times before entering an optometric degree program (e.g., SATs, ACTs, OATs and in undergraduate course work). For optometric education didactic courses, typical...
by Aurora Denial, OD, FAAO, DipOE | Mar 4, 2021
During the past year our country faced many challenges. The SARS COVID-19 pandemic is at the forefront and changed the lives of many people. The effects of the pandemic impacted multiple areas: politics, public health, medicine, research, education, etc. On a personal...
by Patricia Hrynchak, OD, MScCH (HPTE), FAAO, DipOE, Jenna Bright, BSc, MSc, OD, Sarah MacIver, BSc, OD, FAAO, and Stanley Woo, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO | Mar 2, 2021
Introduction Graduates of schools and colleges of optometry must have the knowledge, skill and judgement to practice effectively and safely. Optometric education requires a system of assessment to determine whether students have reached the desired competencies1 for...
by Crystal Lewandowski, OD, FAAO, Thomas Andrea, OD, FAAO, and Christopher Patrick Taylor, PhD | Mar 2, 2021
Background Healthcare disparities among people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds have been well-documented in the United States for more than 30 years.1-5 These disparities, which include differences in treatment, unnecessary testing, increased rates of...
by D. Joshua Cameron, PhD | Feb 26, 2021
Background Vision science is a topic that encompasses a complex interworking of optometry, ophthalmology, neuroscience, psychology, physics, information systems biology and other fields of science, engineering and math. As part of optometry students’ study of vision...
by Matt Valdes, OD, FAAO, Deidre Rios, MS, PhD, AHIP, Allison Rocha, BS, and Keila Rodriquez, BS | Feb 25, 2021
Introduction Insufficient sleep has been labeled a public health crisis in the United States, with many adults receiving less than the 7-8 hours of sleep per night recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 Other national initiatives such as...
by Hyoung I. Lho, OD, An T. Hoang, OD, Erika M. Perzan, OD, FAAO, ABCMO, and Kelsey D. Smith, OD | Feb 18, 2021
Background This teaching case report involves one of five pattern dystrophies of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), which share several characteristics. Typically, they are inherited in autosomal dominant fashion, heterogenous in presentation, associated with...
by Desiree Ifft | Feb 18, 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 Darryl Horn, PhD, FAAO | Nov 11, 2020
Background Lecture styles and delivery methods are as diverse as the instructors delivering them. Most delivery methods can be placed into one of two large categories: live or recorded. The live lecture is the typical, and often preferred, in-person lecture style for...
by Vassilios Boulougouris, OD, and Mayra Rullán, OD, FAAO | Nov 10, 2020
Background Glioblastoma [also known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)] is a type of glioma or astrocytoma, cancer that forms from star-shaped cells in the brain called astrocytes. Gliomas account for 40-50% of all primary and metastatic intracranial tumors with...
by Amy Roan Moy, OD, FAAO | Nov 7, 2020
Investing time and energy into the mental health of our students, faculty and staff is more important than ever. It is especially difficult to do so when we cannot chat between lectures, stand too close in the same room, or see someone smile behind his or mask. A...
by Desiree Ifft | Nov 7, 2020
