Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
Jules Verne (1828-1905)
Monday, December 7, 2009
Pharmacological management of neurobehavioral disorders following traumatic brain injury—A state-of-the-art review
Abstract—Pharmacological management of neurobehavioral disorders following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common
practice. However, the evidence available to guide this practice remains sparse. This review summarizes, in brief, the state of knowledge, organized via a time continuum from injury as well as by symptom complex. The areas of neuroprotection,
hypoarousal, attention and memory deficits, aggression, agitation, depression, and mania are reviewed. The literature wassearched with PubMed on the terms “traumatic brain injury” or “brain injury” with “pharmacology” (and the symptoms according
to which this review is arranged). Additional searches were conducted with the specific symptoms as search terms, crossed with the therapeutic agents or drug classes discussed. Where a paucity of prospective data exists, case reports and retrospective studies are included. Studies to date have yielded minimal positive
evidence for enhancing function, memory, and behavior after TBI. No single agent likely will become sentinel in the recovery process, and combination therapy in the acute and postacute settings are required. A need exists to further define the
role of psychopharmacology in postacute TBI medicine and the specific characteristics of subpopulations who might benefit.
Comments: Click on title for PDF. DM
practice. However, the evidence available to guide this practice remains sparse. This review summarizes, in brief, the state of knowledge, organized via a time continuum from injury as well as by symptom complex. The areas of neuroprotection,
hypoarousal, attention and memory deficits, aggression, agitation, depression, and mania are reviewed. The literature wassearched with PubMed on the terms “traumatic brain injury” or “brain injury” with “pharmacology” (and the symptoms according
to which this review is arranged). Additional searches were conducted with the specific symptoms as search terms, crossed with the therapeutic agents or drug classes discussed. Where a paucity of prospective data exists, case reports and retrospective studies are included. Studies to date have yielded minimal positive
evidence for enhancing function, memory, and behavior after TBI. No single agent likely will become sentinel in the recovery process, and combination therapy in the acute and postacute settings are required. A need exists to further define the
role of psychopharmacology in postacute TBI medicine and the specific characteristics of subpopulations who might benefit.
Comments: Click on title for PDF. DM
Auditory and visual impairments in patients with blast-related traumatic brain injury: Effect of dual sensory impairment on Functional Independence Me
Abstract—The frequencies of hearing impairment (HI), vision impairment (VI), or dual (hearing and vision) sensory impairment
(DSI) in patients with blast-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their effects on functional recovery are not well documented. In this preliminary study of 175 patients admitted to a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, we completed hearing
and vision examinations and obtained Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores at admission and discharge for 62 patients with blast-related TBI. We diagnosed HI only, VI only, and DSI in 19%, 34%, and 32% of patients, respectively. Only 15% of the patients had no sensory impairment in either auditory or visual modality. An analysis of variance showed a group difference for the total and motor FIM scores at discharge (p < 0.04). Regression model analyses demonstrated that DSI significantly contributed to reduced gain in total (t =–2.25) and motor (t = –2.50) FIM scores (p < 0.05). Understanding the long-term consequences of sensory impairments in the functional recovery of patients with blast-related TBI requires further research.
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(DSI) in patients with blast-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their effects on functional recovery are not well documented. In this preliminary study of 175 patients admitted to a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, we completed hearing
and vision examinations and obtained Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores at admission and discharge for 62 patients with blast-related TBI. We diagnosed HI only, VI only, and DSI in 19%, 34%, and 32% of patients, respectively. Only 15% of the patients had no sensory impairment in either auditory or visual modality. An analysis of variance showed a group difference for the total and motor FIM scores at discharge (p < 0.04). Regression model analyses demonstrated that DSI significantly contributed to reduced gain in total (t =–2.25) and motor (t = –2.50) FIM scores (p < 0.05). Understanding the long-term consequences of sensory impairments in the functional recovery of patients with blast-related TBI requires further research.
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Advances in neuroimaging of traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder
Abstract—Improved diagnosis and treatment of traumatic
brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are needed for our military and veterans, their families, and society at large. Advances in brain imaging offer important biomarkers of structural, functional, and metabolic information concerning the brain. This article reviews the application of various imaging
techniques to the clinical problems of TBI and PTSD. For TBI, we focus on findings and advances in neuroimaging that hold promise for better detection, characterization, and monitoring of objective brain changes in symptomatic patients with combat-related, closed-head brain injuries not readily apparent by standard computed tomography or conventional magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
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brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are needed for our military and veterans, their families, and society at large. Advances in brain imaging offer important biomarkers of structural, functional, and metabolic information concerning the brain. This article reviews the application of various imaging
techniques to the clinical problems of TBI and PTSD. For TBI, we focus on findings and advances in neuroimaging that hold promise for better detection, characterization, and monitoring of objective brain changes in symptomatic patients with combat-related, closed-head brain injuries not readily apparent by standard computed tomography or conventional magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
Comments: Click on title for PDF of article. DM
Eye and visual function in traumatic brain injury
Abstract—Combat blast is an important cause of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the Department of Veterans Affairs polytrauma
population, whereas common causes of TBI in the civilian sector
include motor vehicle accidents and falls. Known visual consequences
of civilian TBI include compromised visual acuity, visual fields, and oculomotor function. The visual consequences of TBI related to blast remain largely unknown. Blast injury may include open globe (eye) injury, which is usually detected and
managed early in the rehabilitation journey. The incidence, locations,
and types of ocular damage in eyes without open globe injury after exposure to powerful blast have not been systematically studied. Initial reports and preliminary data suggest that binocular function, visual fields, and other aspects of visual function may be impaired after blast-related TBI, despite relatively normal
visual acuity. Damage to the ocular tissues may occur from blunt trauma without rupture or penetration (closed globe injury). Possible areas for research are development of common taxonomy and assessment tools across services, surgical management, and outcomes for blast-related eye injury; the incidence, locations,
and natural history of closed globe injury; binocular and visual function impairment; quality of life in affected servicemembers; pharmacological and visual therapies; and practice patterns for screening, management, and rehabilitation.
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population, whereas common causes of TBI in the civilian sector
include motor vehicle accidents and falls. Known visual consequences
of civilian TBI include compromised visual acuity, visual fields, and oculomotor function. The visual consequences of TBI related to blast remain largely unknown. Blast injury may include open globe (eye) injury, which is usually detected and
managed early in the rehabilitation journey. The incidence, locations,
and types of ocular damage in eyes without open globe injury after exposure to powerful blast have not been systematically studied. Initial reports and preliminary data suggest that binocular function, visual fields, and other aspects of visual function may be impaired after blast-related TBI, despite relatively normal
visual acuity. Damage to the ocular tissues may occur from blunt trauma without rupture or penetration (closed globe injury). Possible areas for research are development of common taxonomy and assessment tools across services, surgical management, and outcomes for blast-related eye injury; the incidence, locations,
and natural history of closed globe injury; binocular and visual function impairment; quality of life in affected servicemembers; pharmacological and visual therapies; and practice patterns for screening, management, and rehabilitation.
Comments: For PDF of article click on title. DM
Charles Bonnet syndrome
A friend and colleague (Samantha Slotnick, O.D., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D.)of mine sent this email:
...A non-VT OD friend of mine cued me into this wonderful video. Oliver Sacks discusses , as an experience of non-psychotic hallucinations in the visually impaired. Conjecture is that the lack of cortical stimulation in those with acquired visual loss results in hypersensitivity in the visual cortex, particularly over certain regions, observable with fMRI. The result is visual experience in the absence of visual stimulus. Parallel occurrences with auditory hallucinations in the hearing impaired....
Comments: It is interesting because this shows visual hallucinations who are blind. DM
...A non-VT OD friend of mine cued me into this wonderful video. Oliver Sacks discusses , as an experience of non-psychotic hallucinations in the visually impaired. Conjecture is that the lack of cortical stimulation in those with acquired visual loss results in hypersensitivity in the visual cortex, particularly over certain regions, observable with fMRI. The result is visual experience in the absence of visual stimulus. Parallel occurrences with auditory hallucinations in the hearing impaired....
Comments: It is interesting because this shows visual hallucinations who are blind. DM
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Chocolate Is Associated with Lower Mortality Following First MI
Just in time for the holidays!!!
Amount of chocolate consumption was related inversely to cardiac-related mortality during an 8-year follow-up
Several studies have suggested that chocolate, perhaps in a process mediated by its antioxidant content, protects the heart (JW Gen Med Jul 10 2007 and JW Gen Med Sep 23 2003). A Swedish team identified 1169 nondiabetic patients who were hospitalized with initial nonfatal myocardial infarctions. Detailed food histories for the preceding 12 months were completed by 86% of patients; participants were followed for an additional 8 years.
Compared with patients who never ate chocolate, those who ate chocolate less than once monthly suffered 27% less cardiac-related mortality (after multivariate adjustments); risk was 44% lower for weekly chocolate eaters and 66% lower for those who ate chocolate two or more times weekly. Nonfatal adverse cardiac events, strokes, and total mortality, however, were not related clearly to chocolate consumption. Consuming other sweets (e.g., cookies, cakes, ice cream) had no relation to cardiac mortality.
Comment: The strengths of this study are its size and long-term follow-up. The main weakness is that chocolate consumption was assessed only once, during hospitalization for initial MIs, and not during follow-up. To me, the most interesting result of the study is that chocolate strongly protected against cardiac mortality but not against adverse cardiac events. The same finding has been reported for ω-3 fatty acid supplements, which suggests that the primary beneficial effect of both chocolate and ω-3 fatty acid supplements is in suppressing arrhythmias.
My Comments: Now I can honestly tell my wife that my chocolate addiction will allow me to avoid cardiac problems later on in life!! Yummy! (BTW this goes for red wine too!!) DM
Amount of chocolate consumption was related inversely to cardiac-related mortality during an 8-year follow-up
Several studies have suggested that chocolate, perhaps in a process mediated by its antioxidant content, protects the heart (JW Gen Med Jul 10 2007 and JW Gen Med Sep 23 2003). A Swedish team identified 1169 nondiabetic patients who were hospitalized with initial nonfatal myocardial infarctions. Detailed food histories for the preceding 12 months were completed by 86% of patients; participants were followed for an additional 8 years.
Compared with patients who never ate chocolate, those who ate chocolate less than once monthly suffered 27% less cardiac-related mortality (after multivariate adjustments); risk was 44% lower for weekly chocolate eaters and 66% lower for those who ate chocolate two or more times weekly. Nonfatal adverse cardiac events, strokes, and total mortality, however, were not related clearly to chocolate consumption. Consuming other sweets (e.g., cookies, cakes, ice cream) had no relation to cardiac mortality.
Comment: The strengths of this study are its size and long-term follow-up. The main weakness is that chocolate consumption was assessed only once, during hospitalization for initial MIs, and not during follow-up. To me, the most interesting result of the study is that chocolate strongly protected against cardiac mortality but not against adverse cardiac events. The same finding has been reported for ω-3 fatty acid supplements, which suggests that the primary beneficial effect of both chocolate and ω-3 fatty acid supplements is in suppressing arrhythmias.
My Comments: Now I can honestly tell my wife that my chocolate addiction will allow me to avoid cardiac problems later on in life!! Yummy! (BTW this goes for red wine too!!) DM
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Private Practice Pediatric/Binocular Vision Residency Programs
EyeCare Professionals, P.C.
www.eyecareprofessionals.com
www.visiontherapyresidency.com
1777 Kuser Road
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
609-581-5755
Program Supervisor: Dr. Barry Tannen Email: btannenod@aol.com
Description of Program: The goals of this program are two-fold:
1. To teach the resident through extensive clinical experience, didactic coursework, and guided self study, the art and science of the practice of Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation. The resident will gain extensive experience in working with patients with binocular/accommodative and eye movement disorders, vision processing and perceptual deficits, traumatic brain injury, and special needs and other developmental disorders. Additionally, the resident will participate in primary care, specialty contact lenses, ocular disease and special testing, as the practice is a large full scope practice that encompasses all areas of optometric care.
2. The resident will learn the nuts and bolts of running a successful optometric practice. S/he will complete specific modules in all relevant areas of optometric practice administration including (but not limited to) staff hiring and management, insurance coding, billing and submission, team building, report writing, patient care and professional seminar, and many other topics.
Family Eyecare Associates, P.C.
The Vision & Learning Center
www.pressvision.com
www.visionhelp.com
17-10 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Phone: (201) 794-7977
Program Supervisor: Dr. Leonard J. Press E-mail: pressvision@aol.com
Description of Program: The Resident in our facility will have the opportunity to work in a unique environment that positions the candidate to be highly successful in key areas of Optometry. While the principal emphasis is on acquiring skills necessary for advanced competency and financial management in vision therapy and rehabilitation, interaction with externs rotating through our practice from ICO and PCO enable the Resident to model clinical teaching skills as well. The Resident will also interact with our Optometric Vision Therapists who are Board Certified or Board Eligible members of COVD. At year’s end the Resident will feel comfortable implementing a broad array of skills in any environment, be it clinical research, institutional practice, or private practice.
The learning objectives of the Residency stem from the textbook Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy authored by Dr. Press, who is a Past President of COVD, former Chief of Vision Therapy Services at SUNY, current Chair of the Pediatrics and Binocular Vision Committee of the AOA, and a consultant on visual disabilities for the NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners).
Appelbaum Eye Care Associates, PC
www.visionhelp.com
6509 Democracy Blvd.
133 Defense Highway, Suite 113
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
301-897-8484 301-897-8484
Program Supervisor: Dr. Stanley A. Appelbaum E-mail: stan@visionhelp.com
Description of Program: The program emphasizes the diagnosis and treatment of binocular vision and visual perceptual disorders. The resident will gain extensive experience in Vision Therapy for Adults and Children, Vision Improvement Programs, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Special Testing, Infants Vision, Head Trauma/Rehabilitation, Children with Special Needs, Therapeutic Lenses, Contact Lenses and Low Vision.
As an employee of Appelbaum Eye Care Associates, PC, the resident will gain experience working with visual perceptual deficits, developmental vision anomalies, general binocular and eye movement skill deficiencies, complex Strabismus and Amblyopia as well as patients with visual/vestibular disorders including sensory integration dysfunction, sensory processing disorder, tactile defensiveness, apraxia, vertigo, dizziness, balance, movement, attention, and coordination disorders.
Child and Family Optometry
www.childrensvision.com
746 N. Maize Rd., Suite 100
Wichita, KS 67212
Phone: (316) 721-8877
Program Supervisor: Dr. Pat Pirotte E-mail: pirotte@childrensvision.com
Description of Program: The mission of the residency at Child and Family Optometry is to give the graduate all the tools necessary to start and succeed privately practicing in the specialty realm of pediatrics and vision therapy and integrating it into a primary care setting. The resident will obtain advanced competence in clinical, social, and business aspects of successfully practicing in this area of optometry. Graduates of the residency will be uniquely suited to successful private practice.
Our unique position is to try and teach clinical care in the management of strabismus, amblyopia, visually related learning problems, stroke, head trauma, and rehabilitation, while also developing skills in communication, marketing, and business.
Vision Therapy Group and Sensory Learning Center
www.visiontherapygroup.com
4091 Richfield Road
Flint, MI 48506
Phone: (810) 736-6673
Program Supervisor: Dr. Bradley Habermehl E-mail: dr.habermehl@prodigy.net
Description of Program: Dr. Bradley Habermehl and the Vision Therapy Group have been in practice in Southeast Michigan for over 21 years. This dynamic practice is split into three separate, but interconnected businesses. A resident who is selected to serve at this location will have the opportunity to experience a full scale optical practice as well as the added benefits of participating in Dr. Habermehl’s thriving vision therapy and sensory learning programs. Specific experiences in general optometry include the following: fitting for glasses and contacts, care for pre and post cataract and lasik surgery, and children’s vision care including vision therapy for vision-related learning problems and working with children on the autism spectrum. The resident will also be assigned vision therapy cases and will learn first hand practice management of running a vision therapy practice. Dr. Habermehl currently serves as president-elect of the College of Optometrist for Vision Development.
www.eyecareprofessionals.com
www.visiontherapyresidency.com
1777 Kuser Road
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
609-581-5755
Program Supervisor: Dr. Barry Tannen Email: btannenod@aol.com
Description of Program: The goals of this program are two-fold:
1. To teach the resident through extensive clinical experience, didactic coursework, and guided self study, the art and science of the practice of Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation. The resident will gain extensive experience in working with patients with binocular/accommodative and eye movement disorders, vision processing and perceptual deficits, traumatic brain injury, and special needs and other developmental disorders. Additionally, the resident will participate in primary care, specialty contact lenses, ocular disease and special testing, as the practice is a large full scope practice that encompasses all areas of optometric care.
2. The resident will learn the nuts and bolts of running a successful optometric practice. S/he will complete specific modules in all relevant areas of optometric practice administration including (but not limited to) staff hiring and management, insurance coding, billing and submission, team building, report writing, patient care and professional seminar, and many other topics.
Family Eyecare Associates, P.C.
The Vision & Learning Center
www.pressvision.com
www.visionhelp.com
17-10 Fair Lawn Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Phone: (201) 794-7977
Program Supervisor: Dr. Leonard J. Press E-mail: pressvision@aol.com
Description of Program: The Resident in our facility will have the opportunity to work in a unique environment that positions the candidate to be highly successful in key areas of Optometry. While the principal emphasis is on acquiring skills necessary for advanced competency and financial management in vision therapy and rehabilitation, interaction with externs rotating through our practice from ICO and PCO enable the Resident to model clinical teaching skills as well. The Resident will also interact with our Optometric Vision Therapists who are Board Certified or Board Eligible members of COVD. At year’s end the Resident will feel comfortable implementing a broad array of skills in any environment, be it clinical research, institutional practice, or private practice.
The learning objectives of the Residency stem from the textbook Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy authored by Dr. Press, who is a Past President of COVD, former Chief of Vision Therapy Services at SUNY, current Chair of the Pediatrics and Binocular Vision Committee of the AOA, and a consultant on visual disabilities for the NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners).
Appelbaum Eye Care Associates, PC
www.visionhelp.com
6509 Democracy Blvd.
133 Defense Highway, Suite 113
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
301-897-8484 301-897-8484
Program Supervisor: Dr. Stanley A. Appelbaum E-mail: stan@visionhelp.com
Description of Program: The program emphasizes the diagnosis and treatment of binocular vision and visual perceptual disorders. The resident will gain extensive experience in Vision Therapy for Adults and Children, Vision Improvement Programs, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Special Testing, Infants Vision, Head Trauma/Rehabilitation, Children with Special Needs, Therapeutic Lenses, Contact Lenses and Low Vision.
As an employee of Appelbaum Eye Care Associates, PC, the resident will gain experience working with visual perceptual deficits, developmental vision anomalies, general binocular and eye movement skill deficiencies, complex Strabismus and Amblyopia as well as patients with visual/vestibular disorders including sensory integration dysfunction, sensory processing disorder, tactile defensiveness, apraxia, vertigo, dizziness, balance, movement, attention, and coordination disorders.
Child and Family Optometry
www.childrensvision.com
746 N. Maize Rd., Suite 100
Wichita, KS 67212
Phone: (316) 721-8877
Program Supervisor: Dr. Pat Pirotte E-mail: pirotte@childrensvision.com
Description of Program: The mission of the residency at Child and Family Optometry is to give the graduate all the tools necessary to start and succeed privately practicing in the specialty realm of pediatrics and vision therapy and integrating it into a primary care setting. The resident will obtain advanced competence in clinical, social, and business aspects of successfully practicing in this area of optometry. Graduates of the residency will be uniquely suited to successful private practice.
Our unique position is to try and teach clinical care in the management of strabismus, amblyopia, visually related learning problems, stroke, head trauma, and rehabilitation, while also developing skills in communication, marketing, and business.
Vision Therapy Group and Sensory Learning Center
www.visiontherapygroup.com
4091 Richfield Road
Flint, MI 48506
Phone: (810) 736-6673
Program Supervisor: Dr. Bradley Habermehl E-mail: dr.habermehl@prodigy.net
Description of Program: Dr. Bradley Habermehl and the Vision Therapy Group have been in practice in Southeast Michigan for over 21 years. This dynamic practice is split into three separate, but interconnected businesses. A resident who is selected to serve at this location will have the opportunity to experience a full scale optical practice as well as the added benefits of participating in Dr. Habermehl’s thriving vision therapy and sensory learning programs. Specific experiences in general optometry include the following: fitting for glasses and contacts, care for pre and post cataract and lasik surgery, and children’s vision care including vision therapy for vision-related learning problems and working with children on the autism spectrum. The resident will also be assigned vision therapy cases and will learn first hand practice management of running a vision therapy practice. Dr. Habermehl currently serves as president-elect of the College of Optometrist for Vision Development.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Green tea chemical combined with another may hold promise for treatment of brain disorders
...Scientists at Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI) and the University of Pennsylvania have found that combining two chemicals, one of which is the green tea component EGCG, can prevent and destroy a variety of protein structures known as amyloids. Amyloids are the primary culprits in fatal brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases. Their study, published in the current issue of Nature Chemical Biology (December 2009), may ultimately contribute to future therapies for these diseases. ...
New Brain Connections Form Rapidly During Motor Learning
...The researchers studied mice as they were trained to reach through a slot to get a seed. They observed rapid growth of structures that form connections (called synapses) between nerve cells in the motor cortex, the brain layer that controls muscle movements. ...
Childhood Lead Exposure Damages the Brain
...New research indicates that early childhood exposure to lead may cause permanent brain damage.
The new Cincinnati Children’s Hospital study revealed a connection between higher lead levels and decreased activation in areas of the brain, including the parietal region. Researchers say white matter, part of the brain that matures early in life, adapts to the lead exposure. The last part of the brain to develop, the frontal lobe, is damaged by the lead exposure as it matures....
The new Cincinnati Children’s Hospital study revealed a connection between higher lead levels and decreased activation in areas of the brain, including the parietal region. Researchers say white matter, part of the brain that matures early in life, adapts to the lead exposure. The last part of the brain to develop, the frontal lobe, is damaged by the lead exposure as it matures....
Number of kids in daycare may affect asthma risk
...For every additional other child in his or her primary care setting, a child's risk of asthma decreased, up until age 9. Asthma risk began to increase again for toddlers in day care with 10 or more other kids, suggesting that there may be a "threshold for this protective effect."...
Down syndrome increases among U.S. children
...Older average maternal age may have contributed to a 31.1% increase in the number of babies born with Down syndrome from 1979 to 2003, researchers believe.
During this time period, the prevalence of Down syndrome at birth increased from 9.0% to 11.8% per 10,000 live births, data pooled from 10 U.S. regions indicated, with prevalence rates five times higher among babies born to mothers who were aged 35 or older compared with younger mothers (38.6 per 10,000 vs. 7.8 per 10,000). ...
During this time period, the prevalence of Down syndrome at birth increased from 9.0% to 11.8% per 10,000 live births, data pooled from 10 U.S. regions indicated, with prevalence rates five times higher among babies born to mothers who were aged 35 or older compared with younger mothers (38.6 per 10,000 vs. 7.8 per 10,000). ...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Cover Story December Issue of Optometric Management
The editors at Optometric Management liked my article, Identify Binocular Vision Disorders, so much, that it will be the cover story for the December 2009 issue. Watch for more news about this article here!
"Millions of children and adults suffer unnecessarily from binocular vision disorders because they’re underdiagnosed. Rectify this by following these four steps."
DM
"Millions of children and adults suffer unnecessarily from binocular vision disorders because they’re underdiagnosed. Rectify this by following these four steps."
DM
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
For the first time researchers show reversal of earliest sign of retinal aging, using a resveratrol-based nutriceutical matrix (Longevinex(R))
Just thought you'd be interested. Stuart Richer OD, PhD, Chief, Optometry Section at the Veterans Medical Center in North Chicago is a colleague and friend. DM
For the first time researchers show reversal of earliest sign of retinal aging, using a resveratrol-based nutriceutical matrix (Longevinex(R))
For the first time researchers show reversal of earliest sign of retinal aging, using a resveratrol-based nutriceutical matrix (Longevinex(R))
Parachutes, Optometric Vision Therapy and Randomized, Clinical Trials
Martínez PC, Muñoz AG, Ruiz-Cantero MT.Treatment of accommodative and nonstrabismic binocular dysfunctions: A systematic review.Optometry. 2009 Dec;80(12):702-16.
CONCLUSION: Scientific evidence exists for the efficacy of vision therapy for convergence insufficiency. Insufficient scientific evidence exists on the best therapeutic options for treatment of the other nonstrabismic binocular anomalies and accommodative disorders.
Comments: Are these authors really this naive? Do they really think you cannot treat patients' problems unless the treatment has had randomized, clinical trials conducted? Do they practice in an ivory-tower bubble? Medicine has NEVER waited for the clinical trials before treating. Should optometry be held to a different standard? There is enough research at various levels (Observational Studies, Case-control Study, Cross-sectional Studies, Integrative Studies and Case Series studies) to support optometric vision therapy as a viable treatment. If these authors bothered to look at this research they would have known better than to come up with this erroneous conclusion! Go to http://www.covd.org for a listing of these papers. '
Please see the paper below. It illustrates just how "obsessed" some folks can become with "evidence based medicine". We need good science to support clinical care. Good clinical care usually occurs while the science tries to catch up. DM
Smith GCS, Pell JP. (2003). Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ, 327(7429), 1459-1461. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7429.1459
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Gordon C S Smith, professor1, Jill P Pell, consultant2
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, 2 Department of Public Health, Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Glasgow G3 8YU
Correspondence to: G C S Smith gcss2@cam.ac.uk
Abstract
Objectives To determine whether parachutes are effective in preventing major trauma related to gravitational challenge.
Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
Data sources: Medline, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases; appropriate internet sites and citation lists.
Study selection: Studies showing the effects of using a parachute during free fall.
Main outcome measure Death or major trauma, defined as an injury severity score > 15.
Results We were unable to identify any randomised controlled trials of parachute intervention.
Conclusions As with many interventions intended to prevent ill health, the effectiveness of parachutes has not been subjected to rigorous evaluation by using randomised controlled trials. Advocates of evidence based medicine have criticised the adoption of interventions evaluated by using only observational data. We think that everyone might benefit if the most radical protagonists of evidence based medicine organised and participated in a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, crossover trial of the parachute
Comment: Get PDF by clicking on title. DM
CONCLUSION: Scientific evidence exists for the efficacy of vision therapy for convergence insufficiency. Insufficient scientific evidence exists on the best therapeutic options for treatment of the other nonstrabismic binocular anomalies and accommodative disorders.
Comments: Are these authors really this naive? Do they really think you cannot treat patients' problems unless the treatment has had randomized, clinical trials conducted? Do they practice in an ivory-tower bubble? Medicine has NEVER waited for the clinical trials before treating. Should optometry be held to a different standard? There is enough research at various levels (Observational Studies, Case-control Study, Cross-sectional Studies, Integrative Studies and Case Series studies) to support optometric vision therapy as a viable treatment. If these authors bothered to look at this research they would have known better than to come up with this erroneous conclusion! Go to http://www.covd.org for a listing of these papers. '
Please see the paper below. It illustrates just how "obsessed" some folks can become with "evidence based medicine". We need good science to support clinical care. Good clinical care usually occurs while the science tries to catch up. DM
Smith GCS, Pell JP. (2003). Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ, 327(7429), 1459-1461. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7429.1459
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Gordon C S Smith, professor1, Jill P Pell, consultant2
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, 2 Department of Public Health, Greater Glasgow NHS Board, Glasgow G3 8YU
Correspondence to: G C S Smith gcss2@cam.ac.uk
Abstract
Objectives To determine whether parachutes are effective in preventing major trauma related to gravitational challenge.
Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
Data sources: Medline, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases; appropriate internet sites and citation lists.
Study selection: Studies showing the effects of using a parachute during free fall.
Main outcome measure Death or major trauma, defined as an injury severity score > 15.
Results We were unable to identify any randomised controlled trials of parachute intervention.
Conclusions As with many interventions intended to prevent ill health, the effectiveness of parachutes has not been subjected to rigorous evaluation by using randomised controlled trials. Advocates of evidence based medicine have criticised the adoption of interventions evaluated by using only observational data. We think that everyone might benefit if the most radical protagonists of evidence based medicine organised and participated in a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, crossover trial of the parachute
Comment: Get PDF by clicking on title. DM
Fragile X Syndrome
‘‘It’s Something I Need to Consider’’: Decisions About Carrier Screening for Fragile X Syndrome in a Population of Non-Pregnant Women
One of my MD colleagues from down under...just sent me this email....so I thought I'd share it...
Hi,
Just a brief note to let you know about two exciting developments in the Fragile X world in Australia. We have just had a paper published in the AJMG (click link).
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/18237062/?key=MTEyNjMyNTUt&pass=NzM4Ny00NmVl
We have also had our NHRMC funding confirmed for a 3 year multicentre trial offering FXS carrier testing to women both before and in early pregnancy.
Two small but important steps towards offering all women screening for Fragile X Syndrome.
Sincerely
Jonathan
Dr Jonathan Cohen
Medical Director, Fragile X Alliance Clinic
263 Glen Eira Rd, Nth Caulfield 3161
t: +613 9528 1910 | f: +613 9532 9555
e: jcohen@travelclinic.com.au| w: www.fragilex.com.au
One of my MD colleagues from down under...just sent me this email....so I thought I'd share it...
Hi,
Just a brief note to let you know about two exciting developments in the Fragile X world in Australia. We have just had a paper published in the AJMG (click link).
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/18237062/?key=MTEyNjMyNTUt&pass=NzM4Ny00NmVl
We have also had our NHRMC funding confirmed for a 3 year multicentre trial offering FXS carrier testing to women both before and in early pregnancy.
Two small but important steps towards offering all women screening for Fragile X Syndrome.
Sincerely
Jonathan
Dr Jonathan Cohen
Medical Director, Fragile X Alliance Clinic
263 Glen Eira Rd, Nth Caulfield 3161
t: +613 9528 1910 | f: +613 9532 9555
e: jcohen@travelclinic.com.au| w: www.fragilex.com.au
New Journal
The following new journal from The Korean Society of Cardiology has been added to PubMed Central:
Korean Circulation Journal
ISSN: 1738-5520 (print) 1738-5555 (electronic)
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/977/
Archive includes vol. 39(3-10) (2009)
Note: There is no embargo delay for this journal; all articles are Open Access.
Korean Circulation Journal
ISSN: 1738-5520 (print) 1738-5555 (electronic)
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/977/
Archive includes vol. 39(3-10) (2009)
Note: There is no embargo delay for this journal; all articles are Open Access.
Early Intervention for Toddlers With Autism Highly Effective
..The study, published online in the journal Pediatrics, examined an intervention called the Early Start Denver Model, which combines applied behavioral analysis teaching methods with developmental relationship-based approaches. This approach was novel because it blended the rigor of applied behavioral analysis with play-based routines that focused on building a relationship with the child. While the youngest children in the study were 18 months old, the intervention is designed to be appropriate for children as young as 12 months of age with autism. Although previous studies have found that early intervention can be helpful for preschool-aged children, interventions for children who are toddlers are just now being tested. Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by repetitive behaviors and impairment in verbal communication and social interaction. It is reported to affect one in 100 children in the United States....
Attention All ICO Alumni
Illinois College of Optometry Shines
Faculty & Program Achievements and Activities
Drs. Keith Tyler, Wendy Stone, Danielle Poole and Karen Squier successfully achieved Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry at the 2009 Annual meeting in Orlando, FL, on November 14, 2009.
College faculty made twenty-eight presentations of scholarly work at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry in Orlando, FL, November 11-14, 2009. Dr. Maino has kindly made available photos of the events (http://picasaweb.google.com/dmaino/2009AmericanAcdemyOfOptometry# ).
Faculty made the following presentations of their original, peer-reviewed research:
Clear Lens Phacomorphic Glaucoma Demonstrated With Ultrasonography And Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography, Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Mirijana Dordevic, OD, Eric Conley, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Silicone Punctal Plugs As An Adjunctive Therapy To Travoprost 0.004% Ophthalmic Solution in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma And Ocular Hypertension, Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Sherman Gin Yung Tung, OD, FAAO, Jenny Joo-Won Park, Illinois College of Optometry, Unsun Sarah Jang, Illinois College of Optometry
A Rare Bilateral Presentation Of Posner-Schlossman Syndrome, Ashley Firby, OD, Eric Conley, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Long Anterior Lens Zonule Trait in African-American First-Degree Relatives, Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Lens Adherence Related To Contact Lens Overwear, Shana Brafman, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Improving Comfort For First Time Gp Wearers With The So2clear Lens, Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jacqueline Haro, OD, Private Practitioner, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Utilization Of Digital Imaging in The Assessment Of Students'' Performance On Direct Ophthalmoscopy, Mindy C. Nguyen, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Comparison Of Icare® Tonometer To The Tono-Pen® in Children, Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD, Erik Ranta, OD, Daniel Hermanson, OD, Colin Connors, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
A Prospective Study On Diagnosing Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph And Fundus Photographs, Yi Pang, PhD, OD, FAAO, Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Illinois College of Optometry
Correction Of Hyperopia in Children Study (CHICS) Pilot, Marjean T. Kulp, OD, MS, FAAO, Ohio State University, G. Lynn Mitchell, BS, MAS, FAAO, Ohio State University, Ida Chung, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, State University of New York, Amelia G. Bartolone, OD, FAAO, State University of New York, Wendy Stone, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Eyelid Edema As Presenting Sign Of Nephrotic Syndrome, Janice M. McMahon, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Rebecca Nichols, OD
Unilateral Optic Nerve Hypoplasia in The Dominant Eye Of a Patient With Anisometropic/Strabismic Amblyopia, Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Illinois College of Optometry, Yi Pang, PhD, OD, FAAO
Cyclic Accommodative Esotropia in a Child With Associated Hippocampus Abnormality, Megan S. Allen, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Benjamin Ticho, MD, University of Illinois Chicago
Does The Use Of Colored Overlays Affect Reading Rate?, Kent M. Daum, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Kimberly Betton, BS, Illinois College of Optometry, Daman Gupta, BS, Illinois College of Optometry
Color Differences Between The 2005 And 2006 Editions Of The Ishihara Color Vision Test, David Y. Lee, OD, PhD, FAAO, Anne Eng, BSc, Lenna Go, BA, Illinois College of Optometry
Topical Cyclosporine For The Prevention Of Dry Eye Disease: Second Year Of Two-Year Study, Kaori Asano, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Sanjay Rao, MD, Private Practitioner
Managing Patients With Ocular Surface Disease And Hepatitis C, Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jeff Horst, OD, Boston VA Healthcare System, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jacqueline Haro, OD, Private Practitioner
Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis in Association With Sarcoid, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Visualization Of Iriociliary Cyst Using Various Imaging Techniques, Mindy C. Nguyen, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Venous Stenosis Causing Loss Of Consciousness And Intracranial Hypertension, Ellen S Shorter, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Keith Tyler, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Atypical Maculopathy Associated With Syphilitic Chorioretinitis in The Presence Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Stephanie A. Klemencic, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Optical Coherence Tomography in a Case Of North Carolina Macular Dystrophy, David Castells, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Atypical Stargardt Disease, Ashley Firby, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Mary Flynn Roberts, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Optical Coherence Tomography Of Type 1 Retinal Hamartomas in Tuberous Sclerosis, Anne Rozwat, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Inner Retinal Cystic Degeneration Following a Central Retinal Artery Occlusion, Elizabeth Wyles, OD, FAAO, Leonard V. Messner, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Nicholas Lillie, Illinois College of Optometry
Retinopathy After Myocardial Infarction: Microembolic Retinopathy Revisited, Bruce A. Teitelbaum, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
The Relationship Of Macular Pigment Density To Foveal Architecture, Gary G. Gunderson, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Jennifer Lin, BS, Kevin Trieu, BS, Katherine Tran, BS, Susan Kelly, PhD,
Multiple Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachments And Oral Bisphosphonate Use, Michelle Crist, Illinois College of Optometry, Sarah Boulais Klein, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry.
Dr. Dominick Maino presented a lecture, Neuroplasticity – A Paradigm Sea Change, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL. http://www.slideshare.net/DMAINO/neuroplasticity-a-paradigm-sea-change-latest-updated-file
Drs. Melissa Siglar and Christine Allison presented a workshop, Management of Patients with Vertical Deviations, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Kelly Frantz presented a lecture, Binocular Vision Case Management Using Prism, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Janis Winters presented a lecture, Barriers: What Keeps Someone from Seeking Healthcare? What Can I Do About It?, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Tom Stelmack presented a lecture, Ocular Immunology: Clinical Applications, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr.Christine Allison is a member of the Education Committee of the AAO which administrated the educational program at the AAO Annual Meeting.
Dr. Kelly Frantz participated in administering the Binocular Vision, Perception, & Pediatric Optometry Diplomate practical examination to one candidate during the 2009 AAO meeting.
The College convened the 1st Research Symposium on November 6, 2009. A total of 28 posters were presented. IM specialist Mr. Waldo Duran for designed and printed the posters. Dr. Robert Donati, Kathryn Johnston, Waldo Duran, Teresa Siupinski, Margaret Rhodes, the Research Resource Committee (Drs. Robert Donati, Renee Reeder, Christine Allison, Dominick Opitz, Pang) for organized the symposium. Mr. Opie Nimon and his staff for set up the Gym and Ms. Jennifer Sopko and Jonathan McIntire for listed the information on ICO website. Faculty, residents and students provided much hard work to produce the excellent presentations.
The following ICO faculty are appointed in the AOA Volunteer structure: Drs. Augsburger, M. Chaglasian, Federal Relations Committee; Dr. Block, Pediatrics and Binocular Vision Committee; Dr. Colip, Research and Information Center Executive Committee; Dr. Conrad, Insurance Committee; Dr. Goodfellow, Student and New Graduate Committee; Dr. Maino, Poster Session Sub-committee; Dr. McMahon, Faculty Relations Committee; and, Dr. Scharre, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education.
Drs. Beckerman, Goodfellow, Harthan and Scharre as well as the Illinois College of Optometry were cited as participants in the 2009 CDC InfantSEE Week Pilot Program in the AOA News, 48(6):11, October 26, 2009.
Dr. Daum completed an interview with Ms. Lori Johnston, free lance journalist, Atlanta Constitution's Q & A on the News, about television viewing distance with reference to newer types of monitors. (http://www.ajc.com/news/q-how-did-georgia-200680.html )
Dr. Goodfellow completed the 20-hour certification program and has been appointed as a member of the Consultant-Evaluator Corps of the Higher Learning Commission. The meeting reaffirmed that ICO is on the right track for its current endeavors regarding assessment and student learning outcomes. Assessment has been a large focus of HLC for the past ten years. The future HLC initiatives appear focused on benchmarking, transparency, and active-learning
Photos of Dr. Roberts’ research have been submitted to Ms. Rosemary Janiszewski (NIH/NEI). The NEI is gathering a collection of images and video from grantees to feature in various outlets, including the NEI image catalog (www.nei.nih.gov/photo), Eye on NEI monthly newsmagazine (www.nei.nih.gov/EYEonNEI/snapshot), and other internal purposes, including a television slideshow in the NEI offices.
Drs. Block and Winters made presentations of scholarly work at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Philadelphia, PA, November 7-11, 2009.
Dr. Sandra Block is the Chair of the Vision Care section of the APHA. The APHA noted her election: “The VCS membership elected Sandra Block of the Illinois College of Optometry as the incoming chair-elect. Sandy is also in a leadership role with Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes program, which is working to develop sustainable vision care worldwide for persons with intellectual disability.” Dr. Block authored a column about the activities of the section (http://www.apha.org/membergroups/newsletters/sectionnewsletters/vision/winter09/Chair+Column.htm ).
Dr. Block was elected to the prestigious steering council at the APHA.
Winters JE. Primary care physician report and blood pressure in a low income uninsured population, Annual Meeting of the APHA, November 9, 2009
Ms. Karen Lee (Illinois College of Optometry 2011
National Liaison to ASCO Diversity Task Force, US Students' Liaison to CAO, ICO Liaison to CAO, Chinese American Service League Board Member) has traveled to Salinas, Ecuador with OneSight Foundation (onesight.org) and sends a video link of the trip (Karen appears at the 6:54 mark of the video.)
Faculty & Program Achievements and Activities
Drs. Keith Tyler, Wendy Stone, Danielle Poole and Karen Squier successfully achieved Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry at the 2009 Annual meeting in Orlando, FL, on November 14, 2009.
College faculty made twenty-eight presentations of scholarly work at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry in Orlando, FL, November 11-14, 2009. Dr. Maino has kindly made available photos of the events (http://picasaweb.google.com/dmaino/2009AmericanAcdemyOfOptometry# ).
Faculty made the following presentations of their original, peer-reviewed research:
Clear Lens Phacomorphic Glaucoma Demonstrated With Ultrasonography And Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography, Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Mirijana Dordevic, OD, Eric Conley, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Silicone Punctal Plugs As An Adjunctive Therapy To Travoprost 0.004% Ophthalmic Solution in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma And Ocular Hypertension, Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Sherman Gin Yung Tung, OD, FAAO, Jenny Joo-Won Park, Illinois College of Optometry, Unsun Sarah Jang, Illinois College of Optometry
A Rare Bilateral Presentation Of Posner-Schlossman Syndrome, Ashley Firby, OD, Eric Conley, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Long Anterior Lens Zonule Trait in African-American First-Degree Relatives, Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Lens Adherence Related To Contact Lens Overwear, Shana Brafman, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Improving Comfort For First Time Gp Wearers With The So2clear Lens, Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jacqueline Haro, OD, Private Practitioner, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Utilization Of Digital Imaging in The Assessment Of Students'' Performance On Direct Ophthalmoscopy, Mindy C. Nguyen, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Comparison Of Icare® Tonometer To The Tono-Pen® in Children, Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD, Erik Ranta, OD, Daniel Hermanson, OD, Colin Connors, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
A Prospective Study On Diagnosing Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph And Fundus Photographs, Yi Pang, PhD, OD, FAAO, Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Illinois College of Optometry
Correction Of Hyperopia in Children Study (CHICS) Pilot, Marjean T. Kulp, OD, MS, FAAO, Ohio State University, G. Lynn Mitchell, BS, MAS, FAAO, Ohio State University, Ida Chung, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, State University of New York, Amelia G. Bartolone, OD, FAAO, State University of New York, Wendy Stone, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Eyelid Edema As Presenting Sign Of Nephrotic Syndrome, Janice M. McMahon, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Rebecca Nichols, OD
Unilateral Optic Nerve Hypoplasia in The Dominant Eye Of a Patient With Anisometropic/Strabismic Amblyopia, Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Illinois College of Optometry, Yi Pang, PhD, OD, FAAO
Cyclic Accommodative Esotropia in a Child With Associated Hippocampus Abnormality, Megan S. Allen, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Benjamin Ticho, MD, University of Illinois Chicago
Does The Use Of Colored Overlays Affect Reading Rate?, Kent M. Daum, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Kimberly Betton, BS, Illinois College of Optometry, Daman Gupta, BS, Illinois College of Optometry
Color Differences Between The 2005 And 2006 Editions Of The Ishihara Color Vision Test, David Y. Lee, OD, PhD, FAAO, Anne Eng, BSc, Lenna Go, BA, Illinois College of Optometry
Topical Cyclosporine For The Prevention Of Dry Eye Disease: Second Year Of Two-Year Study, Kaori Asano, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Sanjay Rao, MD, Private Practitioner
Managing Patients With Ocular Surface Disease And Hepatitis C, Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jeff Horst, OD, Boston VA Healthcare System, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jacqueline Haro, OD, Private Practitioner
Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis in Association With Sarcoid, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Visualization Of Iriociliary Cyst Using Various Imaging Techniques, Mindy C. Nguyen, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Venous Stenosis Causing Loss Of Consciousness And Intracranial Hypertension, Ellen S Shorter, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Keith Tyler, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Atypical Maculopathy Associated With Syphilitic Chorioretinitis in The Presence Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Stephanie A. Klemencic, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Optical Coherence Tomography in a Case Of North Carolina Macular Dystrophy, David Castells, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Atypical Stargardt Disease, Ashley Firby, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Mary Flynn Roberts, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Optical Coherence Tomography Of Type 1 Retinal Hamartomas in Tuberous Sclerosis, Anne Rozwat, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Inner Retinal Cystic Degeneration Following a Central Retinal Artery Occlusion, Elizabeth Wyles, OD, FAAO, Leonard V. Messner, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Nicholas Lillie, Illinois College of Optometry
Retinopathy After Myocardial Infarction: Microembolic Retinopathy Revisited, Bruce A. Teitelbaum, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
The Relationship Of Macular Pigment Density To Foveal Architecture, Gary G. Gunderson, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Jennifer Lin, BS, Kevin Trieu, BS, Katherine Tran, BS, Susan Kelly, PhD,
Multiple Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachments And Oral Bisphosphonate Use, Michelle Crist, Illinois College of Optometry, Sarah Boulais Klein, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry.
Dr. Dominick Maino presented a lecture, Neuroplasticity – A Paradigm Sea Change, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL. http://www.slideshare.net/DMAINO/neuroplasticity-a-paradigm-sea-change-latest-updated-file
Drs. Melissa Siglar and Christine Allison presented a workshop, Management of Patients with Vertical Deviations, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Kelly Frantz presented a lecture, Binocular Vision Case Management Using Prism, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Janis Winters presented a lecture, Barriers: What Keeps Someone from Seeking Healthcare? What Can I Do About It?, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Tom Stelmack presented a lecture, Ocular Immunology: Clinical Applications, as part of the Ellerbrock Program at the Annual Meeting of the AAO in Orlando, FL.
Dr.Christine Allison is a member of the Education Committee of the AAO which administrated the educational program at the AAO Annual Meeting.
Dr. Kelly Frantz participated in administering the Binocular Vision, Perception, & Pediatric Optometry Diplomate practical examination to one candidate during the 2009 AAO meeting.
The College convened the 1st Research Symposium on November 6, 2009. A total of 28 posters were presented. IM specialist Mr. Waldo Duran for designed and printed the posters. Dr. Robert Donati, Kathryn Johnston, Waldo Duran, Teresa Siupinski, Margaret Rhodes, the Research Resource Committee (Drs. Robert Donati, Renee Reeder, Christine Allison, Dominick Opitz, Pang) for organized the symposium. Mr. Opie Nimon and his staff for set up the Gym and Ms. Jennifer Sopko and Jonathan McIntire for listed the information on ICO website. Faculty, residents and students provided much hard work to produce the excellent presentations.
The following ICO faculty are appointed in the AOA Volunteer structure: Drs. Augsburger, M. Chaglasian, Federal Relations Committee; Dr. Block, Pediatrics and Binocular Vision Committee; Dr. Colip, Research and Information Center Executive Committee; Dr. Conrad, Insurance Committee; Dr. Goodfellow, Student and New Graduate Committee; Dr. Maino, Poster Session Sub-committee; Dr. McMahon, Faculty Relations Committee; and, Dr. Scharre, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education.
Drs. Beckerman, Goodfellow, Harthan and Scharre as well as the Illinois College of Optometry were cited as participants in the 2009 CDC InfantSEE Week Pilot Program in the AOA News, 48(6):11, October 26, 2009.
Dr. Daum completed an interview with Ms. Lori Johnston, free lance journalist, Atlanta Constitution's Q & A on the News, about television viewing distance with reference to newer types of monitors. (http://www.ajc.com/news/q-how-did-georgia-200680.html )
Dr. Goodfellow completed the 20-hour certification program and has been appointed as a member of the Consultant-Evaluator Corps of the Higher Learning Commission. The meeting reaffirmed that ICO is on the right track for its current endeavors regarding assessment and student learning outcomes. Assessment has been a large focus of HLC for the past ten years. The future HLC initiatives appear focused on benchmarking, transparency, and active-learning
Photos of Dr. Roberts’ research have been submitted to Ms. Rosemary Janiszewski (NIH/NEI). The NEI is gathering a collection of images and video from grantees to feature in various outlets, including the NEI image catalog (www.nei.nih.gov/photo), Eye on NEI monthly newsmagazine (www.nei.nih.gov/EYEonNEI/snapshot), and other internal purposes, including a television slideshow in the NEI offices.
Drs. Block and Winters made presentations of scholarly work at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Philadelphia, PA, November 7-11, 2009.
Dr. Sandra Block is the Chair of the Vision Care section of the APHA. The APHA noted her election: “The VCS membership elected Sandra Block of the Illinois College of Optometry as the incoming chair-elect. Sandy is also in a leadership role with Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes program, which is working to develop sustainable vision care worldwide for persons with intellectual disability.” Dr. Block authored a column about the activities of the section (http://www.apha.org/membergroups/newsletters/sectionnewsletters/vision/winter09/Chair+Column.htm ).
Dr. Block was elected to the prestigious steering council at the APHA.
Winters JE. Primary care physician report and blood pressure in a low income uninsured population, Annual Meeting of the APHA, November 9, 2009
Ms. Karen Lee (Illinois College of Optometry 2011
National Liaison to ASCO Diversity Task Force, US Students' Liaison to CAO, ICO Liaison to CAO, Chinese American Service League Board Member) has traveled to Salinas, Ecuador with OneSight Foundation (onesight.org) and sends a video link of the trip (Karen appears at the 6:54 mark of the video.)
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