Topic A review of the prevalence of child abuse, child neglect, and the ocular conditions that may occur in abusive situations. Provide clinical pearls to identify and manage ocular injuries. Discuss what traumas may be suspicious for abuse versus accidental occurrence. Case reports with examples of abuse and neglect will be discussed. Bio Angela Howell, […]
Topic: Read Between the Lions: Read Between the Lions is a reading skills program specifically developed to address a lack of saccadic fixation, a keystone visual skill defined as the jump eye movements NECESSARY for reading. Developed in Northern Nevada by Lions Dr. Rick Meier O.D. and Janyce Rossall of Lions Clubs District 46 and […]
Register here Join Dr. Brad Habermehl for an interview with one of the Greats in Vision therapy: Dr.Pam Schnell, OEPF's Vice Board Chair and Co-chair of OEPF's ICBO Education Committee. Dr. Schnell is also the co -editor of OEPF's OVP Journal and our other publications.
Topic: Our goal is to discuss the multidisciplinary management between a Postural Restoration practitioner and a Functional Behavioral Optometrist to give better quality care to the patient. The Postural Restoration (PRI)® approach is a distinctive model that offers a tri-planar framework to diagnose and address human movement dysfunctions. Through collaboration with dentists and optometrists, postural […]
Topic: An Alternative Path to Growing an out-of-network Neuro-Optometry Practice with Dr. Ted Kadet by Lisa Knopp. Lisa Knopp, COVT Bio Lisa Knopp, COVT is the Lead Vision Therapist at Hope Clinic in Bellevue and Practice Facilitator of the three Hope Clinics after a fulfilling career as an elementary school teacher and director of reading […]
Join us for 4 hours of Monday lunch talks with Dr. Randy Schulman for an informative discussion and recommendations for patient treatments without interrupting your work schedule. 4 CE credit hours. Randy Schulman, MS, OD, FCOVD, FCSO Bio Dr. Schulman graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania where she received her Bachelor […]
Topic Ocular or Systemic disease-based binocular vision cases: Discuss uncommon BV symptoms and conditions related to pathology Bio Don Lyon, OD Dr. Lyon is the Director of Residencies and Director of the Concussion Care Service for the Indiana University School of Optometry. He graduated with his O.D. degree from IUSO in 1999, completed a pediatric […]
Topic Alzheimer's and dementia patients have visual needs that the optometrist can address in the office, long term care facilities and homes. An overview of the different types of dementia, prevalence and progressive stages of impairment will be completed. This course will review age related, chronic and acute visual conditions and detail effective management strategies […]
Topic While technology does not supplant the traditional equipment used, it can enhance the therapeutic gains and encourage patients to try their hardest. This lecture will discuss some of the newest and coolest technology found in VT offices. Bio Dr. Marc B. Taub, OD, MS, FAAO, FCOVD Dr. Marc Taub is a professor and Chief […]
Bio: Dr. Vassilis Kokotas, BSc, DOptom, DHP Vassilis graduated from Instituto Regionale di Studi Ottica e Optometria (Italy) in 1995 and received his Doctor of Optometry degree from Aston University (U.K.) in 2016. He has been providing vision therapy, vision care and rehabilitative services in private practice since 1998 in Athens, Greece and his special […]
Strategies around Imperfect Fusion - binocular considerations for Low Vision, by Dr. Jamie Ho.
Description: In the third edition of his book and research study, Dr. Padula will focus in this discussion on the behavioral vision/neuro-motor approach to providing directions for prescriptive and therapeutic services for the visually-impaired child or adult, as well as the multiple handicapped and brain-injured patients. The latest research in vision demonstrates that there is […]
