by Julie Chao, OD, and Andrea Yiasemis, OD, FAAO | Jun 19, 2020
Background Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disorder with distinct clinical features including vertical supranuclear gaze palsy, frontal lobe cognitive decline, postural instability and progressive axial rigidity. First described in 1964 by...
by Aurora Denial, OD, FAAO, DipOE | Jun 18, 2020
While I was visiting my 5-year-old granddaughter recently, she proclaimed “I am mad at the coronavirus!” I couldn’t help but feel the same. Our lives had changed on a dime in response to the virus. Our visit was in her backyard. We were six feet away, and I was unable...
by Julia Appel, OD, FAAO | Jun 18, 2020
Background Patients presenting for care of “red eye” can be challenging due to the numerous etiologies and potential systemic associations. A systematic evaluation of presenting signs and symptoms with development of an inclusive differential diagnosis is required,...
by Crystal Lewandowski, OD, FAAO, and Daniel Bastian, OD, FAAO | Jun 17, 2020
Background This case involves a 22-year-old Caucasian female diagnosed with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS). MEWDS is part of a group of inflammatory disorders known as white dot syndromes, which affect the retina, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and...
by Desiree Ifft | Jun 17, 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 Jason S. Ng, OD, PhD, FAAO | Jun 17, 2020
As an interviewer of prospective students and prospective faculty members, I hear many mentions of “giving back” with regard to an optometric teaching career. Prospective students often cite giving back as the reason they want to eventually teach after a clinical...
by Desiree Ifft | Jun 17, 2020
ASCO and its Ethics Educators Special Interest Group are pleased to announce Ryan Yuan, OD, as the winner of the 2020 Student Award in Clinical Ethics. Dr. Yuan graduated this year from Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University. His...
by Patricia Hrynchak, OD, MScCH (HPTE), FAAO, DipOE | Jun 17, 2020
Introduction Healthcare education is carried out primarily by instructors repeating the way in which they were taught.1-7 There is a sense that teaching is an art where only content knowledge and natural talent are needed to excel.3 New trends, such as the “flipped...
by Nicole M. Putnam, PhD | Jun 16, 2020
Background A clear understanding of the optics of the eye remains a fundamental basis of optometric education.1-7 As technology continues to improve, modern instrumentation and corrections can utilize measurements that are more sophisticated and manufacturing...
by Desiree Ifft | Feb 29, 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 Desiree Ifft | Feb 26, 2020
by Raymond H. Chu OD, MS, FAAO, Edeline J. Lu, OD, FAAO, and John Lee, OD, FAAO | Feb 25, 2020
Background Healthcare education has historically operated under the adage of, “See one, Do one, Teach one,” a phrase coined after Halsted’s depiction of early surgical residency training.1 In reality, Duvivier et al. found that medical students require repetitive...
