by Guilherme Albieri, PhD, Jennifer Hue, OD, MS, FAAO, and Sarah Gleason | Oct 19, 2017
Introduction Culturally appropriate patient care has been shown to result in positive health outcomes.1 Without culturally competent care — the ability to accept diversity and adapt to unconventional requests — cross-cultural experiences involving patients and...
by Desiree Ifft | Jul 10, 2017
by Lawrence R. Stark, B.App.Sc. (Optom.)(Hons), PhD | Jul 10, 2017
Background Educational context The purpose of this study is to investigate how to communicate written course objectives within the course Visual Optics so students can be informed effectively about what they should learn. This course is offered in the first...
by Danielle L. Weiler, OD, FAAO, and Tina R. Porzukowiak, OD, FAAO | Jul 6, 2017
Background Although choroidal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular tumor, the incidence is rare with approximately six out of one million individuals diagnosed annually or approximately 1,400 new cases in the United States each year.1,2 Choroidal...
by Ryan Bulson, OD, MS, FAAO, and Ambar Faridi, MD | Jul 3, 2017
Background Normotensive glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy that follows clinical patterns of primary open-angle glaucoma in the absence of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP).1 Patients with normotensive glaucoma are typically followed at regular...
by Gayathri Srinivasan OD, MS, FAAO, Diane Russo OD, FAAO, and Stacy Ayn Lyons OD, FAAO | Jun 30, 2017
Introduction The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry defines optometrists as “independent primary health care professionals for the eye.”1 The scope of optometry has expanded over the past three decades. In an increasingly digital world with an...
by Amber R. Scharnweber, OD, FAAO, ABCMO, and Richard J. Zimbalist, OD, FAAO | Jun 30, 2017
Background Vitamin B12 (also known as cobalamin) is an essential vitamin for neurological function. Vitamin B12 deficiency optic neuropathy is a rare complication of this deficiency that results in progressive, bilateral, painless vision loss that is often...
by Desiree Ifft | Jun 26, 2017
Gregory M. Fecho, OD, Jamie Althoff, OD, and Patrick Hardigan, PhD, all faculty members at NOVA Southeastern University, received the 2017 Dr. Lester Janoff Award for Writing Excellence for their research paper “Assessing Student Performance in Geometrical Optics...
by Thomas A. Wong, OD | Jun 23, 2017
In May and November 2016 and June 2017, approximately 50 people met to participate in three hackathons hosted by the New Technologies unit of the State University of New York College of Optometry (SUNY). The participants included SUNY Optometry faculty, other...
by Paul M. Dobies, OD, FAAO | Jun 22, 2017
The previous issue of Optometric Education included a thought-provoking editorial titled “Do Students Still Need to be Proficient in Gathering Data?”1 Before I share my thoughts in response, I acknowledge that our individual experiences inform our biases and our...
by Aurora Denial, OD, FAAO | Jun 20, 2017
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) defines a tenured appointment as “an indefinite appointment that can be terminated only for cause or under extraordinary circumstances … .”1 The AAUP further defines tenure as “a means to certain ends;...
by Gayathri Srinivasan OD, MS, FAAO | Feb 27, 2017
Background Intermittent exotropia (IXT) is the most common form of childhood exotropia1, 2 with an incidence of 32.1 per 100,000 in children under 19 years of age.1 The strabismus is characterized by an exodeviation of one eye that is interspersed with periods...
