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
by Emily J. Aslakson, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, and Daniel A. Taylor OD, EdD, MS, FAAO, DipOE | Nov 5, 2020
Introduction With emerging pedagogical technologies and methods of content delivery, the face of education is changing rapidly. These changes are seen at all levels of education, from preschool to doctoral programs. It is an educator’s duty to adapt to new...
by Frank Spors, EurOptom, MS, PhD, Dorcas K. Tsang, OD, Krystle Golly, MS, and Joseph Gray, OD | Nov 2, 2020
Background Face-to-face lectures are often used for delivering significant amounts of content to large groups of students. The effectiveness of one-way lectures that do not actively engage students is limited. Adults passively attending a lecture have a maximum...
by Desiree Ifft | Nov 2, 2020
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 Jill Gottehrer, OD, FAAO, and Joseph Gallagher, OD, FAAO | Nov 2, 2020
Background Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is an ocular condition that typically presents in individuals age 40-60 with unilateral, painless vision loss, mostly upon awakening. There are 1,500 to 6,000 new cases in the United States every year.1 NAION...
by Daniel Bastian, OD, FAAO, Aurora Denial, OD, FAAO, DipOE, and Anthony J. Guarino, PhD | Oct 30, 2020
Introduction The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) defines electronic health records (EHR) as “digital (computerized) versions of patients’ paper charts.”1 In 2009, the federal government passed the Health Information...
by Carol Chang OD, FAAO | Oct 30, 2020
Background This teaching case report covers the clinical manifestations of acute posterior segment infection from the herpes virus family with a focus on acute retinal necrosis (ARN). ARN is a rapidly progressive and potentially devastating viral infection of the...
by Jeanie C. Lucy, OD, MPH, FAAO | Oct 30, 2020
Background Follicular conjunctivitis presents as a local host response to an exogenous substance or agent producing prominent subconjunctival lymphoid follicles. Viruses, chlamydia and other bacteria can produce the problem.1 New cases of coronavirus disease 2019...
by Stephanie L. Adams, OD, PhD, and Elizabeth Wyles, OD, FAAO | Oct 30, 2020
Background During the unprecedented circumstances of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, professional education was forced to shift to distance learning to maintain student safety and limit the spread of disease while still advancing the students through...
by Aurora Denial, OD, FAAO, DipOE | Oct 28, 2020
In an effort to support better teaching and learning, faculty are often revising courses and instituting new teaching methodologies. In some instances, data collected as part of the course assessment demonstrate that the new methodology had a positive impact on...
by opted@redhead | Jun 24, 2020
