Welcome to the OEP Reference Center - Presentations

This is the presentations section of the Reference Center.  Here you will find PDF's of presentations that we hope you will find informative.  If you have a presentation that you feel other's would benefit from, please submit it for web publication to: Sally Corngold 

• Kraskin Invitational Skeffington Symposium on Vision (KISS) 2009 Papers to external website.

• Skeffington Symposium Paper 1984 - The Evolution of a Model (PDF) Harris, Paul -- This paper which was presented at the 1984 Skeffington Symposium in Washington DC demonstrates the personal changes in philosophy and understandings that Dr. Harris went through following his graduation from SUNY in 1979. It chronicles changes during Dr. Harris' first five years of practice during which time he came to know and understand behavioral vision care. This is a must read article for any optometrist thinking about getting into behavioral optometry.

• Management of Progressive Myopia. (PDF) Harris, Paul -- This paper was delivered to the SECO meeting in February of 2003.  It was written for an audience of general optometrists.  The first part goes through new research into myopia and the second part is more clinical.  

• Examining the 6-month and 3-year old (PDF) a Power Point presentation to the Kentucky Optometric Association, May 2000 by Paul Harris, OD

• Learning Related Visual Problems in Baltimore City - A Long-Term Project, (PDF) Paul Harris.  This presentation PowerPoint Presentation was given at the 2002 Mid Atlantic Congress sponsored by OEPF. 

• The Neural Substrate of Vision and Behavior, (PDF) Paul Harris.  This presentation was given at the 2002 Mid Atlantic Congress sponsored by OEPF. 

• The Art and Science of Case Presentations, (PDF) Paul Harris.  This presentation was given at the 2000 Joint COVD/OEP Practice Management Seminar.

• Placebos, (PDF) Paul Harris.  This presentation was given at the 2002 COVD Annual Meeting.  Reference listing (PDF) for this presentation. 

• Management of Progressive Myopia. (PDF) Paul Harris.  This paper was delivered to the SECO meeting in February of 2003.  It was written for an audience of general optometrists.  The first part goes through new research into myopia and the second part is more clinical.

• 2005 ACBO Meeting Handouts: Language (PDF), Principles of Prescribing (PDF), What are those OMD's saying? (PDF)

ICBO-5 Presentations

• Professor Edwin Howell Myopia Track Introduction (PDF)

• Glen Steele, OD Getman Memorial Lecture/Infant Vision and Vision Development Track Introduction (PDF)

• Ms. Francoise Rateau: The well-baby vision examination (PDF)

• Mr. Steen Aalberg: Survey of research on child and vision development (PDF)

• Dominick Maino, OD, Special needs babies including those factors that many lead to the development of autism spectrum disorders (PDF)

• Curtis Baxstrom, OD, Clinical testing and treatment of infant strabismus (PDF)

• Greg Kitchener, OD, Vision development activities for human intelligence (PDF)

• Mr. Keith Holland, Understanding primitive reflexes and their impact on vision development (PDF)

• Mrs. Margaret Sasse, Overview of Kindy Toddler Gymbaroo (PDF)

• Mr. Len Fine, Results of Home Based Vision Therapy (PDF)

• Ms. Caroline Hurst, Improvements in Performance Following Optometric Vision Therapy in a Child With Dyspraxia (PDF)

• Dominick Maino, OD, Poster creation (PDF)

• Ms. Janet Stumbo, Where There's Hope There's Life (PDF)

• Mr. Steven Leslie, Post Trauma Vision Syndrome: "myopia" and accommodative insufficiency? (PDF)

• Ms. Elizabeth Collins, Multidisciplinary Practice

• Professor Richard Breunech continuation

• Yves Bastien, OD, Lens Application for the Treatment of Myopia (PDF)

• Paul Harris, OD, Nature vs. Nurture: the roles of genetics and environment in myopia development (PDF)

• Mr. Brien Holden, Myopic control with contact lenses

• Mr. Adrian Bell, Doctor, your next patient is here but I have a question...

• Robert Sanet, OD, Kraskin Memorial Lecture