45th Annual Meeting - College of Optometrists in Vision Development

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45th Annual Meeting
April 14-18, 2015
The Bellagio • Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday, April 13, 2015
8:00 AM
6:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
2:00 PM
7:00 PM
IECB Board Meeting
IECB Multiple Choice Examinations
COVD Registration
Room
Donatello 2
Raphael 2
Registration Area Tower Ballroom
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
7:00 AM
Noon
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
6:00 PM
8:00 AM
6:00 PM
COVD Registration
Pre-Meeting Courses Continental Breakfast
IECB Board Meeting
IECB Oral Exams
Room
Tower Ballroom 8
Donatello 2
Raphael 1, 2, Davinci 1, 2, Medici
Michealangelo
Davinci 3
Raphael 3
Davinci 4
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
2 Day Pre-Meeting Courses • AC Courses:
Dr. David Cook – Strabismus & Amblyopia
Dr. W.C. Maples – Basic Principles & Procedures of Vision Therapy
Dr. Robert Sanet – Visual Information Acquisition
Tom Headline, COVT & Robert Nurisio, COVT – VT 101
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
10:30 AM
1:30 PM
Pre-Meeting Course Break
Lunch on Own
Tower Ballroom 8
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
3:30 PM
COVD Registration
Tower Ballroom 8
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Hospitality Suite Open
6-601 Bellagio Spa Tower
COVD Registration
Pre-Meeting Courses Continental Breakfast
Room
Tower Ballroom 8
6:00 pm
IECB Board Meeting
Donatello 2
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
2 Day Pre-Meeting Courses • AC Courses:
Dr. David Cook – Strabismus & Amblyopia
Dr. W.C. Maples – Basic Principles & Procedures of Vision Therapy
Dr. Robert Sanet – Visual Information Acquisition
Tom Headline, COVT & Robert Nurisio, COVT – VT 101
Michealangelo
Davinci 3
Raphael 3
Davinci 4
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
6:00 PM
1 Day Pre-Meeting Course • Dr. Mark Wright – Practice Management
IECB Oral Exams
Degas 1 & 2
Raphael 1, 2, Davinci 1,2, Medici
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:05 PM
8:40 PM
9:00 PM
10:30 AM
1:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:35 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
FCOVD-A Interviews
Lunch on Own
Academic Services Committee Meeting
Membership Committee Meeting
Exhibit Hall Opening Reception (Hors d’oeuvres from 5-7 PM)
COVD Symposium (COVD, OEPF, NORA)
Dr. Leonard Press – Announce Vision Development & Rehabilitation (VDR)
Toni Bristol & Ruth Villeneuve, BA, Ed – COVD PR Update
Hospitality Suite Open (6-7 pm only for Vision Therapists)
Medici
Tower Ballroom 8
Tower Ballroom 8
Tower Ballroom Foyer
Tower Ballroom 8
Tower Ballroom 12467
Tower Ballroom 3 & 5
Room 6-601 Bellagio Spa Tower
Past Presidents Breakfast
Attendee Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
COVD Registration
Room
Donatello 2
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
7:00 AM
5:00 PM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Thursday, April 16, 2015
6:30 AM
7:45 AM
7:00 AM
8:30 AM
7:00 AM
5:00 PM
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
2:00 PM
8:00 AM
9:40 AM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:50 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
12:30 PM
Optometic Educators Committee Meeting
Exhibit Hall Open
Dr. David Damari – “Crossed Wires: The Important
Intersection Between Vision Therapy and Neurological Disease”
Dr. Nancy Torgerson with Staff – “The Visionary Team Approach” - Day 1
Attendee Break
Poster Presentations
Dr. Rachel “Stacey” Coulter – “Vision in Autism: Research and Clinical Practice”
Donatello 1
Tower Ballroom 8
Thursday, April 16, 2015 • CONTINUED
12:30 PM
1:45 PM
12:45 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
3:40 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
3:40 PM
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
Friday, April 17, 2015
7:00 AM
12:00 PM
7:00 AM
3:00 PM
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
7:30 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
9:40 AM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
10:20 AM
Noon
Noon
2:15 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
7:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:55 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
Lunch Buffet (Ticket Required)
Speaker Development – Toastmaster Session
Dr. Robert Fox
“Seeing the Light – Syntonics in the Treatment of Acquired Brain Injury”
Dr. Arnie Sherman – “Sports Vision and Major League Baseball”
State of the Organization
Membership Social in Exhibit Hall • (Hors d’oeuvres 5-7 pm)
Students Meeting
Student/Resident Meeting
Student/Doctor Mixer (Ticket Required)
COVD Registration
Exhibit Hall Open
Attendee Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
International Membership Committee Meeting
Speaker Development Committee Meeting
Dr. Jonathan Holmes – “Clinical Trials in Amblyopia”
Dr. Nancy Torgerson with Staff – The Visionary Team Approach – Day 2
Attendee Break
Dr. Dan Fortenbacher
“Advanced Amblyopia Treatment for Faster and Better
Outcomes in Primary Care Optometry”
Awards Lunch (Ticket Required)
Dr. Michael Earley – “Current Research on Vision and Learning”
Exhibitor Seminar – Shaw Lens
Exhibitor Seminar – HTS, Inc.
Associate to Fellow Meeting
VDR Journal Board Meeting
Research Committee Meeting
Road to COVT
Website Committee Meeting
State Coordinators Meeting
Social Media/Blog Committee Meeting
Vision Therapist Committee Meeting
President’s Reception (Invitation Only)
Vision Therapist Social
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Room
Tower Ballrom 3 & 5
Degas 1 & 2
Raphael 1
Raphael 1
Monet & Patio
Room
Donatello 1
Donatello 2
Tower Ballroom 8
Monet Ballroom
DaVinci 1
DaVinci 2
Raphael 3
Michaelangelo
Raphael 2
Raphael 1
DaVinci 3
DaVinci 4
DaVinci 3
Raphael 1
Grand Patio
DaVinci 1
Room
7:00 AM
Noon
COVD Registration
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
9:45 AM
Exhibitor Seminar – NuSquared – with Continental Breakfast
Practice Opportunities Meeting
Exhibit Hall Open
Oral Research Presenters
DaVinci 1
Raphael 1
9:00 AM
Noon
Dr. Habermehl with Dr. Erica Zeiders; Carol Leser, COVT;
Kyle Colving, COVT; Ruth Villeneuve, BA, Ed
Vision Therapist Education Session
“Vision Therapists Treat Patients Who “Do Strabismus”,
The Eye Turn is Merely a Symptom”
Tower Ballroom 8
9:45 AM
10:40 AM
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
2:15 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
10:40 AM
12:20 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:55 PM
7:30 PM
Midnight
Break in Exhibit Hall – Last Chance for Exhibits
Grand Rounds – Quick Hits & Case Reports
Lunch on Own
DOC Meeting
Dr. Bradley Habermehl – “The Treatment of Strabismus”
Banquet Reception (Ticket Required)
Installation and Induction Banquet (Ticket Required)
Donatello 2
Tower Ballroom 8
PRESIDENT
Ida Chung, OD, FCOVD
Western University College
of Optometry
309 E. Second Street
Pomona, CA 91766
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Kara Heying, OD, FCOVD
Cedar Rapids Eyecare
4207 Glass Road NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
VICE PRESIDENT
Christine Allison, OD, FCOVD
Illinois College of Optometry
3241 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Barry Tannen, OD, FCOVD
Eye Care Professionals
1777 Kuser Rd.
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
David A. Damari, OD, FCOVD
Michigan College of Optometry
1124 S State St
Big Rapids, MI 49307
DIRECTORS
Marie Bodack, OD, FCOVD
Southern College of Optometry
1245 Madison Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
Jennifer Dattolo, OD, FCOVD
1190 Grimes Bridge Rd.
Roswell, GA 30075
Pat Pirotte, OD, FCOVD
746 N Maize Rd., Suite 100
Wichita, KS 76212
Daniel J. Press, OD, FCOVD
303 N. Northwest Hwy
Park Ridge, IL 60068
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Pamela R. Happ, MSM, CAE
215 West Garfield Rd., Suite 200
Aurora, OH 44202
March 24, 2015
Dear Colleagues in Developmental Vision:
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 45th Annual Meeting of the
College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
COVD’s Annual Meeting is a wonderful time to meet new friends or
reconnect with old ones, complete your fellowship process or take another
step on that road to fellowship, learn about new developments in vision
research and vision therapy, learn new techniques through our comprehensive
Applied Concepts courses, see the latest in products, services, and technology
at our exhibit hall and exhibitor seminars, and enjoy the hospitality of the
Bellagio, and wonderful Las Vegas, Nevada.
The work required to arrange and prepare for this meeting has been
remarkable, and I want to acknowledge the commitment and talent of the
following people who, with the help of various committees that you are part
of, have made this meeting possible:
Gary Williams, OD, FCOVD, Chair of the Education Committee
Robert Fox, OD, FCOVD, Chair of the IECB
Eric Borsting, OD, M.S., FCOVD, Chair of the Research Committee
Pamela Happ, MSM, CAE, Executive Director
Jackie Cencer, CMP, Meetings Coordinator
Penny Melkerson-Kirby, Membership Coordinator
Katie Kirschner, Project Coordinator
More than ever, I welcome your feedback about the Annual Meeting and
everything else about COVD. I encourage you to talk to me any time during
this meeting about your COVD. It is my favorite subject, and I look forward
to speaking with you!
Best wishes for a successful meeting,
Ida Chung, OD, FCOVD
COVD President
215 West Garfield Road, Suite 200 • Aurora, OH 44202
Phone: 330 995 0718 • Fax: 330 995 0719 • Website: www.covd.org
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President’s Research Fund Donors
The Board of Directors extends their sincere appreciation to the following for their contributions
to the President’s Research Fund in the past year. (Donations made from 1/1/2014 through 12/31/14).
Eric Borsting, OD, FCOVD
Paul Harvey, OD, FCOVD
Ida Chung, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Celia Hinrichs, OD, FCOVD
Dominick Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A
Kelly Frantz, OD, FCOVD
Barry annen, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Pamela Happ, MSM, CAE
Marc Wiener, OD
SAFE Fund Donors
to the SAFE Fund in the past year. (Donations made from 1/1/2014 through 12/31/14).
Laura Kompkoff, OD
JenniferDattolo, OD, FCOVD
Jeffrey Martin, OD, FAAO
Niall McCormack, BSc (Hons) Optom
Rochelle Mozlin, OD, FCOVD, FCOVD-A
Patrick Quaid, BSc(Hons)Optom, PhD, FCOVD
Suzanne Jones, OD
Robert Sanet, OD, FCOVD & Linda Sanet, COVT
Carrie Kearns, OD
Joshua Watt, OD
BSK-COVD Research Grant Fund
to the BSK-COVD Research Grant Fund in the past year. (Donations made from 1/1/2014 through 12/31/14).
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Thanks for Making Vision Therapy Visible
The Board of Directors extends their sincere appreciation to the following for their contributions to the “Making Vision
Therapy Visible” Public Awareness Campaign in the past year. (Donations made from 1/1/2014 through 12/31/14).
Steen Aalberg, FCOVD-I
Tonia Batts, OD
James Bruns, OD, FCOVD
John Abbondanza, OD, FCOVD
Joan Bauernfiend, OD
Margaret Brya, OD, FCOVD
Amy Abel, OD, FCOVD
Curtis Baxstrom, OD, FCOVD
Robert Buonfiglio, OD
Andrew Adamich, OD, FCOVD
M. Beth Bazin, OD, FCOVD
Sue Burbine, OD
Carla Adams, OD
Genia Beasley, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Karri Buresh, OD
J. Murray Adam, OD
Rachael Beatty, OD
Jennifer Burke, OD
Patrick Adema, OD
Patricia Bell, OD, FCOVD
Craig Butler
Christine Allison, OD, FCOVD
Cody Bengoa, OD, FCOVD
Robert Byne, OD, FCOVD
Leslie Alsterlund, OD, FCOVD
Jeffrey Berger, OD
Juan Alvarado, OD
Ronald Berger, OD, FCOVD
Joseph Bytof, OD
Deborah Amster, OD, FCOVD
Sharon Berger, OD, FCOVD
Dennis Cantwell, OD, FCOVD
Rick Andersen, OD
Michele Bessler, OD, FCOVD
Chad Carlsson, OD
Arnold Anderson, OD
Monica Bhasin, OD
Amy Carlyle, OD
Jamie Anderson, OD, FCOVD
Kevin Bigham, OD
Kit Carmiencke, OD, FCOVD
Matthew Anderson, B.Sc., OD, FCOVD
Neena Biswas, Consultant Optometrist
Mary Carroll, OD
Lars Angaard
Don Blackburn, OD
Anthony Carter, OD
Evelyn Antonio
Heather Blain, BSc, OD
Efrain Castellanos, OD, FCOVD
Bryce Appelbaum, OD, FCOVD
Willard Bleything, OD, FCOVD
Laurie Chaikin, OD, FCOVD
Lesley Arkin, FCOptom
David Bloch, OD
Eileen Chang, OD
Palki Arora, OD
Sandra Block, OD, FCOVD
Peter Charron, OD, FCOVD
Lauri Atencio, COVT
Mervyn Bloom, OD
Stephen Chase, OD, FCOVD
Patricia Atie, OD, FCOVD
Marie Bodack, OD, FCOVD
Kevin Chauvette, OD, FCOVD
Michael Au, OD
Sally Bodenhamer, OD, OTR/L
Ai Chen
Jo Ann Bailey, OD
Andrew Bodwell, OD
Aaron Chiam, OD
Mary Baize, OD
Andrew Bolles, OD
Han Choi
Andrea Baker, OD
Christopher Chong, OD, FCOVD-I, FACBO
Donna Baldwin-Mickey, OD
Nathan Bonilla-Warford, OD, FCOVD,
FAAO
Beth Ballinger, OD, FCOVD
Francis Bonin, OD, FCOVD
Garth Christenson, OD, FCOVD
Amanda Balsalobre
Byron Bonner
Albert Chun, OD, FCOVD
Surbhi Bansal, OD
Richard Borghi, OD
Antonio Baptista, OD, PhD
Marianne Cidis, OD
Artamarie Barclay, OD, FCOVD
Heather Bourdeau
Kenneth Ciuffreda, OD, PhD, FCOVD-A
Greyson Barger, OD
Samantha Bourdeau, OD
Judith Clay, OD
Amanda Barker, OD
Daniel Bowersox, OD, FCOVD
O. Keene Clay, OD, FCOVD
Kimberly Barker, OD
Eric Bran, OD
Jason Clopton, OD, FCOVD
Carmen Barnhardt, OD, FCOVD
Tricia Brenner, OD
Todd Cohan, OD
Donald Barniske, OD, FCSO
Signe Brill
Allen Cohen, OD, FCOVD
Trishelle Barton, OD
Roger Brink, FCOVD-I
Steven Cohn, OD, FCOVD
Amanjot Basi, OD
Gregor Broder, Dipl. Optometrist
Jennifer Colavito, OD, FAAO
Ron Bateman, OD, FCOVD
Daniel Brown, OD
Kristine Cole, OD
Linda Bathe, OD
Sherita Brown, OD
Brandi Coleman, OD
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Pia Christensen
Thanks for Making Vision Therapy Visible, continued
Jeffrey Coleman, OD
Kerri Dietz Pillen, OD, FCOVD
Laura Fiorenza, OD
Rosalyn Coleman, OD
Mallorre Dill, OD
Richard Fischer, OD
Juanita Collier, MS, OD, FCOVD
Barbara Dirks, OD
Vicky Fischer, OD, FCOVD
Vanessa Conenna, OD
Andrea D’Mello, OD
Katie Fisher, OD
Doug Cook, OD, FCOVD
Hieu Do, OD
Susan Fisher, OD
Lisa Cook, OD
Angela Dobson, OD
Nathan Flax, OD, FCOVD
Laura Cookson, OD
Virginia Donati, OD
Daniel Fleming, OD, FCOVD
Jeffrey Cooper, MS, OD, FCOVD-A
Cathleen Doucette, OD
Margaret Foley, OD, FCOVD
Jeffrey Cooper, MS, OD, FCOVD-A
Thomas Doud, OD
Edward Fong, OD
Robert Copeland, OD, FCOVD
D. Barry Downing, OD, FCOVD
Frank Forgnoni, OD, FCSO, FCOVD
France Corriveau, OD
Nicholas Doyle, OD
Dan Fortenbacher, OD, FCOVD
Jacee Cotton, OD, FCOVD
Jennifer Drake, OD
Robert Fox, OD, FCOVD
Rachel Coulter, OD, FCOVD
Leanna Dudley, OD, FCOVD
Laura Franco Fernandez-Conde
Jana Crim,, OD
Camilla Dukes, OD, FCOVD
Justin Franks, OD
Michael Cron, OD, FCOVD-A
Eric Dukes, OD, FCOVD
Paul Croucher, OD, FCOVD-I
Janette Dumas, OD, FCOVD
Cara Frasco, OD, MS
Randall Cummings OD
Dawn Dunford, OD, FCOVD
Valerie Frazer, OD, FCOVD
Timothy Cundiff, OD
Robbyn Dupuis, BSc, OD
Paul Freeman, OD, FCOVD
Cynthia Cupal, OD, FAAO
Susan Durham, OD, FCOVD
Debra Frenkel, OD
Christy Curtis, OD
Richard Durocher, OD
Betty Fretz, OD
Steven Curtis, OD, FCOVD
Keirsten Eagles, OD, M.Ed.
Michelle Frye, OD
Angie Dabbs, OD, FCOVD
Michael Earley, OD, PhD
Jessica Fulmer, OD
David Dalesio, OD, FCOVD
Kim Eckroth, OD
Sam Funk, OD
David Damari, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Michael Egger, OD, FCOVD
Gina Gabriel, OD, MS
Susan Danberg, OD, FCOVD
Marian Elder, OD
Helen Gabriel, OD
Susan Daniel, OD
Arthur Eleftherio, OD, FCOVD
Neena Gabrielle, OD, FCOVD
Kelley Dasinger, OD
Joy Ellenberger, OD
Ronald Gall, OD, MSc, FAAO
Katie Elton, OD
Michael Gallaway, OD, FCOVD
Kelly Daugherty-Zielaskowski OD
Stephanie Emmert, OD
Rosa Garcia, OD
James David, OD
Jesus Espinosa-Galaviz, OD, FCOVD-I
Rafaela Garrido Mercado
Cheryl Davidson, OD, FCOVD
Robert Esposito, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
John Gartner, OD, FCOVD
Jarrod Davies, OD, FCOVD
Gary Etting, OD, FCOVD
Tanner Gates, OD
Amalia Davis, OD
Tressa Eubank, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Ilana Gelfond-Polnariev, OD, FCOVD
Tod Davis, OD, FCOVD
Marcie Evans Stein, OD
John Gelles, OD, FIAO
Lisa Daws, OD
Breanne Facey, OD
Victoria Gengenbach, OD
Dana Dean, OD
Jessica Fang, OD
David Gerchak, OD
Mark Dean, OD, FCOVD
Sandra Farnham, OD
Hilary Gesford, OD
Nellie Deen, Doctor of Optometry
Ryan Farrar, OD
Jeffrey Getzell, OD, FCOVD
Linda Dejmek, OD, FCOVD
William Ference, OD
Marc Gilbert, OD, FCOVD
Jean DeMoss, OD
Will Ferguson, OD, FCOVD
Cara Gilliland, OD
Tara DeRose, OD
Shea Ferree Carney, OD
Nora Gindi, OD
Wesley DeRosier, OD
Paul Filar, OD
Richard Glonek, OD, FCOVD
Nicholas Despotidis, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Patricia Fink, BSc, OD, FCOVD
Steven Goedert, OD
Ramandeep Dhaliwal, OD
Angela Finley Rose, OD
Magaly Gonzalez-Mestre, OD
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Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD
William Hay, BSc, FBCO
Jennifer Hupke, OD
Mark Gordon, OD, FCOVD
Gregory Hayes, OD
Amanda Gorsline, OD
Daniel Hazai, OD
Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, M. Phil
Opt, FCOVD-I, FAAO
David Goss, OD, FCOVD-A
Tom Headline, COVT
Eric Hussey, OD, FCOVD
Aditya Goyal, B. Opt, MS, FCOVD-I
Dale Heaston, OD, FCOVD
Rebecca Hutchins, OD, FCOVD
Rick Graebe, OD, FCOVD
Geoffrey Heddle, OD
Jennifer Idoni, OD
Paul Graham, OD, FACBO
Sarah Helgeson, OD
Eric Ikeda, OD, FCOVD
John Granda, BSc, OD
Lynn Hellerstein, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Matthew Iley, BSc, OD
Drusilla Grant, OD, FCOVD
Torben Helstrup, FCOVD-I
Paula Imada, OD, MEd
Simon Grbevski, OD, FCOVD-I
Donald Hembree, OD
Marlene Inverso, OD, FCOVD
Nelson Greeman, OD, FCOVD
James Hemmig, OD
Janna Iyer, BS, OD, FCOVD
Mehrnaz Green, OD, FCOVD
Charlene Henderson, OD
Janice Jackman, OD
Sidney Greenberg, OD, FCOVD
Craig Henry, OD
Kelley Jacobs, OD
Israel Greenwald, OD, FCOVD
Tobias Herrmann, MSc, FCOVD-I
Robert Jacobs, OD
Mary Gregory, OD, FCOVD
Connie James, OD
Dana Greiss, OD
Amanda Hickman, OD
Donald Janiuk, OD, FCOVD
Anna Griffith, OD, FAAO
Michael Hilbert, OD
Wimonwan Jaratjarungkiat, OD
Paul Grigonis, OD
Sarah Hill, OD, FCOVD
Kristel Jefferies, OD
Lauren Grillot, OD, MS
Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD
Alison Jenerou, OD
Darrell, Groman, OD
Melissa Hillier, OD, FCOVD
Kristi Jensen, OD, FCOVD
Nancy Guenthner, OD
David Himel, OD, FCOVD
Aleem Jiwa, OD
Peter Guhl, OD
Sarah Hinkley, OD, FCOVD
Dale Johnson, OD
Angela Gulbranson, OD
Jesley Johnson, OD
Nicole Gurbal, OD, FCOVD
Alison Hixenbaugh, OD
Katie Johnson
Clayton Gushiken, OD, FCOVD
Cindy Ho, BSc, OD, PhD
Koe Johnson, OD, FCOVD
Shirley Ha, HBSc, OD, FCOVD
Jamie Ho, OD
Robert Johnson, OD, FCOVD
Karsten Haarh, OD
Daniel Hock, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Stephanie Johnson-Brown, OD, MEd
Danna Haba, OD, FCOVD
Sally Hoey, OD
Suzanne Jones, OD
Bradley Habermehl, OD, FCOVD
Allison Hoffman, OD
Tanya Jones-Greenwood, OD
Allison Hall, OD
Louis Hoffman, OD, FCOVD
Lauren Jordan, OD
Myoung Hee Han, OD, FCOVD
Robert Hollenbach, OD, FCOVD
Rachel Jorgensen, OD
Silvia Han, OD
Tricia Holliday, OD
Loma Jose Luis
Amorette Hanna, OD
Jason Holtom, OD
Ronald Jurcak, OD
Pernille Hansen, OD
Carole Hong, OD, FCOVD
Ben Kachelman, OD
Kristine Hopkins, OD, MSPH, FAAO
Theodore Kadet, OD, FCOVD
C. William Harpur, OD
Rosalie Hopkins, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Kristi Kading, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Monte Harrel, OD, FCOVD
Elizabeth Hoppe, OD, MPH, DrPH
Colin Kageyama, OD, FCOVD
Charles Harrill, OD
Desiree Hopping, OD
Kelly Kageyama, OD
Paul Harris, OD, FCOVD
Francine Horibe, OD, FCOVD
Christine Kalicki, OD
Justin Hart, OD
James Horning, OD
Roberto Kaplan, OD, FCOVD
Jonathan Hartley, OD
Natalie Hoshi, OD, FAAO
Neera Kapoor, OD, MS, FAAO, FCOVD-A
Lisa Harvey, OD, FCOVD
Angela Howell, OD
Garry Kappel, OD, FCOVD
Edwin Howell, OD, FCOVD-I
Louis Katz, OD, FCOVD
Terry Hawley, OD
Becky Humphreys, OD, MEd, FAAO
Michael Katz, OD, Diplomate ABO
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J. Mark Kaufman, OD
Justin Kucsera, OD
Diane Lindsay, OD
Barry Kavanaugh, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Marjean Kulp, OD
Blaine Littlefield, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Richard Kavner, OD
James Kundart, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A
Chunming Liu, OD
Carrie Kearns, OD
Jennifer Kungle, OD, FCOVD
Phyllis Liu, OD, FCOVD
Jeffrey Keene, OD
Viktor Kuraitis, OD
Julius Liubinas, OD, FCOVD-I, FACBO
Karen Kehbein, OD, FCOVD
Daniel Kurtz, PhD, OD
Susan Lodenquai, OD
Carol Kelley, OD
Soon Kwon
Ernest Loewenstein, OD
Janet Kemmerer, OD
Daniel Lack, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Benoit Lombaerts, Optometrist
Tara Kempfer, OD
Susan Lake, OD, FCOVD
Kevin Loopeker, OD, FCOVD
Catherine Kennedy, OD, FCOVD
Valerie Lam, OD
Brenton Loose OD
Scott Kennedy, OD
Lawrence Lampert, OD, FCOVD
Sue Lowe, OD, FCOVD,FAAO
Cheon Kim
Torben Lange, OD, FCOVD-I
Sharon Luckhardt, OD, FCOVD
Chul Gon Kim, Optometrist
Nathan Langemo, OD
Debbie Luk, OD, FCOVD
Connie Kim, OD
Joseph Lao, OD
Linda Luong, OD
Dae Seong Kim Bachelor
Ryan Larsen, OD
Don Lyon, OD, M.S.
Eui Seob Kim
Briana Larson, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FNORA
Stephanie Lyons, OD
Hyung Mi Kim Bachelor
Steven Larson, OD, PsyD
Nancy Mackowsky, OD, FCOVD
Jae Sung Kim
Ralph Latimer, OD, FCOVD
Tanya Mahaphon, OD, FCOVD
Jae-Do Kim
Richard Laudon, OD
Min Jin Kim Bachelor
Rebecca Lauffenburger, OD
Dominick Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVDA
Nam Su Kim
Kavita Malhotra, OD, FCOVD
Stanton Kim, OD
Hannu Laukkanen OD, MEd, FAAO,
FCOVD-A
Un Cheol Kim, Optometrist
Robert Lauver, OD, FCOVD
Cory Manley, OD
Jay Kimberley, OD
Danilo Lazzeri
Michael Margaretten, OD, FCOVD
Susan Kim--Laubach, OD, FCOVD
William Leadingham, OD, PSC, FCOVD
Neil Margolis, OD, FCOVD
Richard Kimmich, OD, FCOVD
Paul Lederer, OD, FCOVD
Rebecca Marinoff, OD
Alona King, OD, FCOVD
John Lee, OD
Linda Marks, OD
Kathleen Kinney, OD, FCOVD
Jong Seok Lee, Optometrist
Gabrielle Marshall, OD, FCOVD
Lynette Kline, OD
Ju-Hak Lee
David Martin, OD
Doo Il Ko
Myung Hee Lee, Bachelor Optometrist
Adolfo Martinez Lopez, FCOVD-I
C. Steven Kocks, OD
Sarah Lee, OD
Carol Marusich, OD, MS, FCOVD
Vassilis Kokotas
Seong Lee
Grant Mason, OD, FCOVD-I
Laura Kompkoff, OD
Seung Don Lee, Optometrist
Maura Massucci, OD, FCOVD
Kenneth Koslowe, OD, MS, FCOVD-A
Debora Lee Chen, OD
Nadia Mattioli, OD
Daniel Kosterman, OD
Chula Lerdvoratavee, OD, FCOVD
Cristin Mattione, OD
Michael Kotlicky, OD
Stephen Leslie, OD, FCOVD-I, FACBO
Fahara Mawani, OD
Scott Kowallis, OD
Hans Lessmann, OD, FCOVD, FCSO
Michelle May, MS, OD, FCOVD
Patricia Kowalski, OD
Cheryl Letheren, BSc, OD, FAAO
Amber Mayes, OD
Jeffrey Kraskin, OD
Alison Leung, OD
Brandon Mayes, OD
Amy Krempecki, OD
Steven Levin, OD, FCOVD
David Maze, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
John Krempecki, OD
Niting Li
Harvey Mazer, OD, FCOVD
Marisa Kruger, OD, FCOVD
Peng Ting Li
Heather McBryar, OD, FCOVD
Michael Kruger, OD
Wilbert Libbey, OD, FCOVD
Niall McCormack, BSc (Hons) Optom
Ira Krumholtz, OD, FCOVD
Jenna Liechty, OD, FAAO
Jenna McDermed, OD, FCOVD
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Regina Manes, OD, MS
Katie McElvaine, OD
Ilka Nolens, OD
Tricia Pirone, OD
Andrew McKenzie, OD
Mario Oceguera Loza
Patrick Pirotte, OD, FCOVD
Michelle McKenzie, BSc, OD
Richard O’Connor, OD
Jennifer Place, OD
Lisa McKim, OD, FCOVD
Corinne Odineal, OD, FCOVD
Tanya Polec, OD, FCOVD
Heather McLeod, OD
Suzanne Offen, OD, FCOVD
Michael Politzer, OD, FCOVD, F.A.A.O
Staci McMullen, OD, FCOVD
Susan Oh, OD, FCOVD
Kevin Pollard, OD, FAAO
Ronald Mearsha, OD
Biana Ohanian, OD
Tanya Polonenko, OD
Linda Medeski, OD
Patricia Poma-Nowinski, OD, FCOVD
Ying Mei
Tomohito Okumura, MSOptom, MEd,
FCOVD-I
Gary Meier, OD, FCOVD
Kathleen O’Leary, OD
Ramon Porqueres Guitart, OD, FCOVD-I
Richard Meier, OD, FCOVD
Samuel Oliphant, OD, FAAO
Anina Potgieter
Bradley Meltzer, OD, FCOVD
Melissa Oliver, OD
Jackie Powers, OD
John Metzger, OD
Nicholas Onken, OD
Anne Preisler
Cornelius Mietus, OD, FCOVD
Gary Oppenheim, OD
Daniel Press, OD, FCOVD
Danise Miller, OD
Gale Orlansky, OD, M.Ed
Robyn Price, B.App.Sc(Optom), M.Optom
Floyd Mizener, OD, D.O.S., PhD
Robert Orsillo, OD
Alissa Proctor, OD
Travis Moffatt, OD
Katerin Ortiz, OD
Kathleen Prucnal, OD
Miranda Mok, OD
Michael Orwasky, OD, FCOVD
Amy Pruszenski, OD, FCOVD
Megan Moll, OD
Selin Ozkan, OD
John Pulaski, OD
Marcia Moore, OD, FCOVD
William Padula, OD
Douglas Puttaert, BSc,MEd,OD,FAAO
David Mora, OD, PhD
Angela Pak, OD
Janyce Moroz, OD, FCOVD
John Palassis, OD, FCOVD-I, FACBO
Patrick Quaid, BSc(Hons)Optom, PhD,
FCOVD
Nicole Morrissey, OD, FCOVD
Rabindra Pandey, B. Opt
Tirsa Quinones, OD
Mercedeh Motameni, OD
Tammy Panner, OD
Dan Rabbitt, OD
Coralee Mueller, OD
Kyeung Suk Park, MA
Philip Raber, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Bethany Munzel, OD
Sang Chul Park, OD, PhD
Joseph Raffa, OD
Carrie Murphy, OD, FCOVD
Tina Parker, OD
Bill Rainey, OD, MS, FCOVD-A, FAAO
Brian Murray, OD
J. Annette Parker-Herriott, OD, FCOVD
Robyn Rakov, OD, FCOVD
Naganathan Muthuramalingam
Jaclyn Paskiet, OD
Francoise Rateau, OD, FCOVD-I
Carl Myers, OD, FCOVD
Barbara Patterson, OD
Daniel Rayman, OD
Guy Naegels, FCOVD-I
Graham Peachey, OD, FCOVD-I
Ashley Reddell, OD, FCOVD
Soo Nam, B. Optom, MBA
Angela Peddle, OD, FCOVD
Diane Reddin, OD
Divya Nandwani, OD
Joseph Pederzolli, OD, FCOVD
Jennifer Redmond, OD, FCOVD
Katherine Narbone, OD
Harriet Pelton, OD, FCOVD
Nicholas Reid, OD
Brent Neufeld, OD
Shannon Pennifold, BSc, OD
Kristy Remick-Waltman, OD, FCOVD
Lee Newton, OD
Yolanda Perez
John Reski OD
Patrick Ng
Salvador Perez Fernandez, Optometrist
Anne Reuter OD
Mindy Nguyen, OD, FAAO
Megan Petty, OD, FCOVD
M. Rhyne OD
Monique Nguyen, OD, FAAO
Tyler Philpott, OD
V. Liane Rice, OD, FCOVD
Jean Nham, OD
Ana Pico’, OD, FCOVD
Harvey Richman, OD, FCOVD
Philip Nicholson, OD
David Pierce, OD
Jack Richman, OD, FCOVD
Leigha Nielsen, OD
Jeffery Pinkerton, OD
Christopher Ricke, OD
Dean Nisbett, OD
Lianne Pino, OD
Jody Ricketts, OD
Lori Nishida-Eugenio, OD, FCOVD
Michael Pirone, OD
Mary Rieger, OD
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Carol Ann Poon Affat
J. Richard Rishko, OD, FCOVD
Arthur Seiderman, OD, M.A. FCOVD, FAAO
Donald Studt, OD
Steven Ritter, OD, FCOVD
Christine Semenza, OD, FCOVD
Lindsey Stull, OD, FCOVD
Carolanne Roach, OD
Heidi Sensenig, OD
Marina Su, OD, FAAO
Beverley Roberts, FCOVD-I
Tracy Sepich, OD, M.S.
Joseph Subak, OD, FCOVD
Mark Roberts, OD, FCOVD
Michael Serrano, OD
Irwin Suchoff, OD, DOS, FCOVD-A
Janine Robichaud MSc, OD
Steven Shaby, OD, FCOVD
Joseph Sullivan, OD, FCOVD
Cynthia Roles, OD
Nadira Shadeed, OD, FCOVD
Selwyn Super, OD, FCOVD-A
Kelci Rolfstad, OD
Altaz Shajani, OD
Albert Sutton, OD, FCOVD
Erik Romsdahl, OD
Richard Shanks, OD
Maciej Suwala, BSc, OD
Margaret Ronis, OD
Benny Shao, OD, FCOVD
Sarah Sweeney, OD, FCOVD
Norman Rose, OD
Kauser Sharieff, OD, FCOVD, FNORA
Ching Yan Sze, BSc, Optom
Sophie Rose
Nahrain Shasteen, OD, MS, FAAO
Iole Taddei, OD
Christa Roser, OD, FCOVD
Tracy Sheedy, OD
Fabian Tai, OD
Nancy Ross, OD
Corinna Shelley, OD
Joyce Takahashi, OD
Stuart Rothman, OD, FCOVD
Katherine Shen, OD
Bill Takeshita, OD, FCOVD
Manuel Roure Arnaldo
Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD
Kristen Tamburro, OD
Joseph Rouw, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Dae Shin
Bunthay Tan, OD
Yuliya Roytman, OD
Hoy Sun Shin, OD, PhD, FCOVD-A
Ping Tang
Jeffrey Rubin, OD
Martin Sikorski, OD, FCOVD
Barry Tannen, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Theresa Ruggiero, OD, FCOVD
Cheryl Sikorski Meyers OD
John Tassinari, OD, FCOVD
Austin Ruiz, OD, FCOVD
Lawrence Simons, OD
Dana Taylor, OD, FCOVD
Errol Rummel, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Jennifer Simonson, OD, FCOVD
Yin Tea, OD
J. Murray Rusk, OD, FCOVD
Tamsyn Sitler, OD
Brian Thamel, OD
Hadassa Rutman, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Klaus Sjohaug, OD
Andrea Thau, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Kai Bong Sa
Shelly Skjolaas, OD
Amy Thomas, OD, FCOVD
Karl Saliba, OD
Bryan Smith, OD, FCOVD-I
Nicholas Thomas, OD, FCOVD
Michael Samek, OD
Denise Smith, OD
Elizabeth Thompson, OD, FCOVD
Steven Sampson, OD
Philip Smith, OD, FCOVD
James Thompson, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Jennifer Sanchez, OD
Rodney Smith, OD, FCOVD
Rick Thompson, OD, FAAO
Darren Sass, OD
Thomas Smith, OD, FCOVD
Mitchell Scheiman, OD, FCOVD
Gary Sneag, OD, FCOVD
Tong (Stanley) Tien, BSc Optom, FCOVD-I,
FBDO
Chris Schell, OD
Richard Soden, OD, FCOVD
David Timochko, OD, FCOVD
Beth Schellenberg, BSc, OD
Susanne Sonne
Tonya Tira, OD
Darrell Schlange, OD
Hendrena Souten, BSc, FBOA, FAAO
Laura Toepfer, OD, FCOVD
Jeffrey Schmakel, OD
Ron Spalter, OD, FCOVD
Allison Toler, OD, FAAO
Jeri Schneebeck, OD, FCOVD
Tiffany Spencer, OD
Peter Tomlinson, DipOptom, CAS
Emily Schottman, OD, FCOVD
Monika Spokas, OD
Derek Tong, OD, FCOVD, FNORA, FAAO
Rita Schrock, OD
Steven Squillace, OD
Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Colleen Schubach, OD
Kristina Stasko, OD
Wanda Tort, OD, FCOVD
Heike Schuhmacher, Dr. Med, FCOVD-I
Julie Steinhauer, OD, FCOVD
Joseph Trachtman, OD, PhD, FCOVD-A
Jill Schultz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Cathy Stern, OD, FCOVD
Tuan Tran, OD
Carol Scott, OD, FCOVD
Jessica Stevenson COVT
Beth Triebel, OD, FCOVD
Nicolette Scott, OD, FCOVD
Rosemary Stone, OD, FCOVD
Angela Tsai, OD
Susana Sebestyen, HBSC, OD, FAAO
Ira Strenger, OD
Terry Tsang, OD, FCOVD
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Luc Uijen, OD
J. Robert Walesby, OD, FCOVD
Gerald Wintrob, MA, OD, FCOVD
Jovanny Ulloa, OD
Nicki Wall, OD
Heidi Wise, OD, FCOVD
Thomas Unger, OD
Larry Wallace, OD, PhD
Bruce Wojciechowski, OD, FCOVD
Gary Upchurch, OD, FCOVD
Matthew Walsh, OD, FCOVD
Ann Wonderling, OD, FCOVD
Claude Valenti, OD, FCOVD
Joshua Watt, OD
R. Blair Woodard, OD, FCOVD
Mary Valentino, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Eric Weigel, OD
Daniel Wrubel, OD
Stacie Van Voorst, OD
Ronald Weingart, OD, FCOVD
Niviana Yambo-Mercado, OD
Vicky Vandervort, OD, FCOVD
Howard Weiss, OD, FCOVD
Sung Yang
Terri Vasché, OD, FCOVD
Lisa Weiss, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Wanda Vaughn, OD, FCOVD
Joanna Wen, OD
Tiong Peng Yap, BSc(Hons)Optom
UMIST, MSc Imperial, DIC London
Lesley Vedelago, OD, FCOVD-I
Ken Westcott, OD
Cheryl Yu, OD
Jose Velazquez Osuna, FCOVD-I
Megan Westergren, OD
Michael Yu, OD
Berenice Velazquez Sanchez, FCOVD-I
Destin Whipple, OD
Erica Zeiders, OD
Gary Veronneau, OD, FCOVD
Damon White, OD, FCOVD
Lorelei Zeiler, OD
Kari Visser-Robel, OD
Marc Wiener, OD
Deon Zeitner, OD
Joseph Viviano, OD, FCOVD
Janet Wilamowski, OD
Deborah Zelinsky, OD, FCOVD
Charles Vojta, OD
Timothy Wilkins, OD, FCOVD
Amanda Zeller Manley, OD, FCOVD
Ann Voss, OD, FCOVD
Alton Williams, OD
Lily Zhu-Tam, OD
Marilyn Vricella, OD, FCOVD
Gary Williams, OD, FCOVD
Christine Zlupko, OD
Raymond Waelti MSc, Optom
Robin Winslow, OD
Jennifer Zolman, OD, FCOVD
Troy Wagner, OD
Benjamin Winters, OD, FCOVD
Michael Zost, OD, FCOVD,
Warren Wagner, Dip Optom
Thanks to the 2015 IECB Volunteers
The Board of Directors extends their sincere appreciation to the following for
their contributions to the IECB program in the past year.
— FCOVD MENTORS —
John Abbondanza, OD, FCOVD
Curt Baxstrom, OD, FCOVD
Jason Cloptom, OD, FCOVD
Rachel A. “Stacey” Coulter, OD, FCOVD
Christina Danley, OD, FCOVD
John Dresely, OD, FCOVD
Alison Falden, OD, FCOVD
Michael Gallaway, OD, FCOVD
Aditya Goyal, OD, FCOVD
Barry Kavanaugh, OD, FCOVD
Robin Lewis, OD, FCOVD
Lynn Lowell, OD, FCOVD
W. C. Maples, OD, FCOVD
Michelle Marshall, OD, FCOVD
Brenda Montecalvo, OD, FCOVD
Rochelle Mozlin, OD, FCOVD
Leonard Press, OD, FCOVD
Kristy Remick-Waltman, OD, FCOVD
Steve Ritter, OD, FCOVD
Jamal Rizwana, OD, FCOVD
Paul G Rousseau, OD, FCOVD
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Daniella Rutner, OD, FCOVD
Robert Sanet, OD, FCOVD
Samantha Slotnick, OD, FCOVD
Rich Sorkin, OD, FCOVD
Audra Steiner, OD, FCOVD
Marc Taub, OD, FCOVD
Jim Thompson, OD, FCOVD
Derek Tong, OD, FCOVD
Tilena Waters, OD, FCOVD
Bruce Wojciewchowski, OD, FCOVD
Todd Wylie, OD, FCOVD
Thanks to the 2015 IECB Volunteers, continued
— COVT EMPLOYER MENTORS —
Andrew Adamich, OD, FCOVD
Patricia Fink, OD, FCOVD
Heather McBryor, OD, FCOVD
Matthew Anderson, OD, FCOVD
Robert Fox, OD, FCOVD
Jenna McDermed, OD, FCOVD
Brandon Begotka, OD, FCOVD
Patricia F Bell, OD, FCOVD
Monte Harrel, OD, FCOVD
Michele Bessler, OD, FCOVD
Dan Bowersox, OD, FCOVD
Leonard Press, OD, FCOVD
Stephen Chase, OD, FCOVD
Sandy Johal, OD, FCOVD
Patrick Quaid, OD, FCOVD
Elizabeth Christensen, OD, FCOVD
Robert I Johnson, III, OD, FCOVD
Philip Raber, OD, FCOVD
Albert Chun, OD, FCOVD
Jennifer Kungle, OD, FCOVD
Theresa Ruggiero, OD, FCOVD
Angie Dabbs, OD, FCOVD
Brianna Larson, OD, FCOVD
Christen Semenza, OD, FCOVD
Ralph A Latimer, OD, FCOVD
Jill Shultz, OD, FCOVD
Tod Davis, OD, FCOVD
Scott Lewis, OD, FCOVD
Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Eric N Dukes, OD, FCOVD
Dominick Maino, OD, FCOVD
J Robert Walesby, OD, FCOVD
Henry Ettinger, OD, FCOVD
Carol Marusich, OD, FCOVD
Benjamin Winters, OD, FCOVD
— COVT MENTORS —
Patti Andrich, COVT
Lori Griffith, COVT
Paula Pechey, COVT
Rachel Bailey, COVT
Tom Headline, COVT
Jenny Rea, COVT
Michelle Beatty, COVT
Deborah Killion, COVT
Becky Reeves-Manning, COVT
Nikki Beifel, COVT
Lisa Knopp, COVT
Jenni Roeber, COVT
Sarafina Brewer, COVT
Melody Lay, COVT
Mandi Schafer, COVT
Laura Clemmer-Glasser, COVT
Carol Leser, COVT
Jessica Stevenson, COVT
Kevin Colopy, COVT
Diana Ludlam, COVT
Rob Truscott, COVT
Kyle Colvin, COVT
Michelle Mott, COVT
Wendy Warner, COVT
Yolanda Cortenbach, COVT
Jennifer Mullen, COVT
Penelope Youngfeather, COVT
Lyna Dyson, COVT
Robert Nurisio, COVT
Jess Zwilling, COVT
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Thank You … to the following COVD members who volunteered their time and talents during the past year.
The COVD Board of Directors offers its appreciation for all your efforts on behalf of COVD.
John Abbondonzza, OD, FCOVD
Kevin Colopy, COVT
Dru Grant, OD, FCOVD
Steve Agnes, OD
Yolanda Cortenbach, COVT
Mehrnaz Green, OD, FCOVD
Deborah Amster, OD, FCOVD
Jacee Cotton, OD, FCOVD
Israel Greenwald, OD, FCOVD
Irene Anderson, COVT
Stacey Coulter, OD, FCOVD
David Grisham, OD, FCOVD-A
Jamie L. Anderson, OD
Randall Cummings, OD
Jeannine Gutierrez
Alexandar Andrich, OD, FCOVD
Mikilynn D’Angelo, OD
Angela Gulbranson, OD
Patti Andrich, COVT
Sue Danberg, OD, FCOVD
Nicole Gurbal, OD, FCOVD
Stanley A. Appelbaum, OD, FCOVD
Danna D. Haba, OD, FCOVD
Howard B. Bacon, OD, FCOVD
Karen Danoski, COVT
Rachel Bailey, COVT
Jarrod Davies, OD
David Hackett
April Banores, COVT
Mark Dean, OD, FCOVD
MyoungHee (Esther) Han, OD, FCOVD
Carmen N. Barnhardt, OD, FCOVD
Kelsey Deitz, OD
Linda Hardee, COVT
Mary Bartuccio, OD, FCOVD
Lisa Dibler, OD
Ron Bateman, OD, FCOVD
Jessie Dinkel
Tom Headline, COVT
Curt Baxstron, OD, FCOVD
Neil Draisin, OD, FCOVD
Lynn F. Hellerstein, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Genia Beasley, OD, FCOVD
John Dresely, OD, FCOVD
Michelle Beatty, COVT
Helen Duan, OD, MD
Carl G. Hillier, OD, FCOVD
Vicki Bedes
Leanna Dudley, OD, FCOVD
Nikki Beifel, COVT
Pia Hoenig, OD
Don D. Blackburn, OD
Lyna Dyson, COVT
Carole Hong, OD, FCOVD
Nathan Bonilla-Warford, OD
Caitlin Eleftherion, OD
Becky Humphreys, OD, MEd, FAAO
Patricia Engler
Alison Jenerou, OD
Dan Bowersox, OD
Graham B. Erickson, OD, FCOVD
Kristi A. Jensen, OD, FCOVD
Toni Bristol
Jesus Espinosa-Galaviz, OD, FCOVD-I
Sandy Johal, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Janelle Brown
Alison Falden, OD, FCOVD
Susan Jong, OD, FCOVD
Pauline Buck, OD, FAAO
Alicia Feis, OD
Barry Kavanaugh, OD, FCOVD
Kathleen Buffington, OD, FCOVD
Samantha Fordyce
Melissa Kendall
Phil Bugaiski, OD, FCOVD
Dan Fortenbacher, OD, FCOVD
Debbie Killion, COVT
Robert S. Fox, OD, FCOVD
Lisa Knopp, COVT
Kelly Frantz, OD, FXOVD
Scott Kowallis, OD
Jonathan Cho, OD
Paul Freeman, OD, FCOVD
Jeffrey L. Kraskin, OD
Lisa Christian, OD
Michael F. Gallaway, OD, FCOVD
Stacie Krauth
Kenneth Ciuffreda, OD, FCOVD-A
Ilana Gelfond-Polnariev, OD, FCOVD
Davina Kuhnline
Laura Clemmer, COVT
Steven Glover, OD
Marjean T. Kulp, OD
Jason Clopton, OD, FCOVD
Edward Godnig, OD, FCOVD
Carrie Laken
Allen Cohen, OD, FCOVD
Aditya Goyal, B.Opt, MS, FCOVD-I
Anna Lammers
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Thank You, COVD Volunteers, continued
Briana Larson, OD, FCOVD
Glen Steele,OD, FCOVD
Ralph Latimer, OD, FCOVD
Susan Oh, OD, FCOVD
Audra Steiner, OD
Richard C. Laudon, OD
Paula Peachey, COVT
Cathy Stern, OD, FCOVD
Melody Lay, COVT
Jessica Stevenson, COVT
Sarah Dille Lee, OD
Julie Petteruto, COVT
Irwin B. Suchoff, OD, DOS, FCOVD-A
Carol Leser, COVT
Anna Pico, OD, FCOVD-I
Natali Sutermeister, COVT
Haus Lessmann, OD,FCOVD
Kerri Dietz Pillen, OD, FCOVD
Alexandra Talaber, OD
Robin Lewis, OD, FCOVD
Emily Lin
Leonard Press, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
John D. Tassinari, OD, FCOVD
Phyllis Liu, OD, FCOVD
Robin Price, OD, FCOVD
Marc Taub, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Angela Love
Alissa Proctor, OD
Jim Thompson, OD, FCOVD
Lynn Lowell, OD, FCOVD
Amy Dee Pruszenski, OD, FCOVD
Derek T. Tong, OD, FCOVD
Diana Eastburn Ludlam, COVT
Quang Mihn Quach
Julie Ann Toon, OD, FCOVD
Don Lyons, OD
Kristy Waltman Remick, OD, FCOVD
Nancy G. Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Nancy M. Mackowsky, OD, FCOVD
Harvey B. Richman, OD, FCOVD
Beth E. Triebel, OD, FCOVD
Dominick Maino, OD, FCOVD-A
Jack Richman, OD, FCOVD
Rob Truscott, COVT
Doug Major, OD, FCOVD
Steve Ritter, OD, FCOVD
Nancy Major, COVT
Jenni Roeber, COVT
Mary VanHoy, OD, FCOVD
Yutaka Maki, OD
S. Moshe Roth, OD, FCOVD
Lynn Trieu, OD
Kim Malek
Paul G. Rousseau, OD, FCOVD
Wanda Vaughn, OD, FCOVD
Daniella Rutner, OD, FCOVD
Gary G. Veronneau, OD, FCOVD
Becky Manning, COVT
Linda Sanet, COVT
Ruth Villeneuve
W.C. Maples, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Robert B. Sanet
Robin Vreeland
Robert A. Marini, OD, FCOVD
Mandi Schafer, COVT
Vinh Vu
Linda Marks, OD
Jill A.K. Schultz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Gabrielle Marshall, OD, FCOVD
Carol Scott, OD, FCOVD
Wendy Warner, COVT
Michelle Marshall, OD, FCOVD
Teresa Senel
Tilena Waters, OD, FCOVD
Maura Massucci, OD
Nadira Shadeed, OD, FCOVD
Dana Webster, OD
David Maze, OD, FCOVD
Janice Wensveen, OD
Heather McBryar, OD, FCOVD
Sun Shin, OD, PhD, FCOVD-A
Gary J. Williams, OD, FCOVD
Justine Simon
Benjamin Winters, OD
Richard Miller
Bruce Wojciewchowski, OD, FCOVD
Megan Sis
Mark R. Wright
Michelle Mott, COVT
Samantha Slotnick, OD, FCOVD
Todd Wylie, OD, FCOVD
Rochelle Mozlin, OD, FCOVD, FCOVD-A
Jennifer Smith, OD, FCOVD
Inessa Yagudayev
Jennifer Mullen, COVT
Sharon L. Snider, OD, FCOVD
Penelope Youngfeather, COVT
Carrie Murphy, OD
Richard Sorkin, OD, FCOVD
Jess Zwiling, COVT
Debra Murray, COVT
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COVD 2015 Wold SAFE Travel Grant Recipients
Students
Residents
Kay Powell, Southern College of Optometry
Matthew Vaugh, SUNY College of Optometry
Mina Pi, MCPHS College of Optometry
Tanira Lindsay, Western University of Health Sciences
Ora Esfahani, SUNY College of Optometry
Sandy Tran, SCO
Tyler Phan, SUNY College of Optometry
Alisa Nola, Pacific University College of Optometry
Kevin Chuang, UC Berkeley College of Optometry
Elizabeth Phillips, UMSL College of Optometry
Katie Connolly, Indiana University
Lauren Rabon, SUNY College of Optometry
Colleen Dye, SUNY College of Optometry
Emily Huynh, Western University of Health Sciences
Christina Grosshans, Southern College of Optometry
Mikaela Bolejack, NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
Connie Lee, Pacific University College of Optometry
Edward Hsieh, Western University of Health Sciences
Sandra Little, Indiana University
Matthew Bovenzi, SUNY College of Optometry
Aubrey Breithaupt, Southern College of Optometry
Judy Cao, Ketchum
Richard Mitchell, MCPHS College of Optometry
Justine Simon, Western University
Helena Tzou, SCO
Stacy J. Hill, Pacific University College of Optometry
Naro Babaian, Ketchum
Lindsay Wettergreen, OD, Southern College of Optometry
Anna Lammers, ICO
Jennifer Chau, Private Practice Resident
Dr. Donald J. Getz Memorial Scholarship
funded by a donation from Dr. Robert Sanet and Linda Sanet, COVT
Nicole Sangani, SUNY College of Optometry
Sheree Fetkin, SUNY College of Optometry
Jen Lim, SUNY College of Optometry
Leila H. Shirazi, Ketchum
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C O V D 45th Annual Meeting_________________________________________________
Meeting Overview
April 16-18, 2015
Oral Research Presentations
Grand Rounds-Quick Hits & Case Reports
Poster Presentations
Session Speakers:
David Damari, OD, FCOVD – Crossed Wires: The Important
Intersection Between Vision Therapy and Neurological Disease
Stacey Coulter, OD, FCOVD
Vision in Autism: Research and Clinical Practice
Rob Fox, OD, FCOVD – Seeing the Light – Syntonics in the
Treatment of Acquired Brain Injury
Arnold Sherman, OD, FCOVD
Sports Vision and Major League Baseball
Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD with Staff
The Visionary Team Approach
Jonathan Holmes, MD – Clinical Trials in Amblyopia
Dan Fortenbacher, OD, FCOVD – Advanced Amblyopia
Treatment for Faster and Better Outcomes
Michael Earley, OD, PhD
Current Research on Vision and Learning
“The Treatment of Strabismus”
Bradley Habermehl, OD, FCOVD with Erica Zeiders OD;
Carol Leser, COVT; Kyle Colvin, COVT;
Ruth Villeneuve, BA, Ed
Vision Therapist Education Session
Vision Therapists Treat Patients Who ‘Do Strabismus’,
The Eye Turn is Merely a Symptom
2015 Annual Meeting In Las Vegas, Nevada
Bellagio
This year’s meeting provides a mix of outstanding education,
informative exhibits and enjoyable social and networking
opportunities.
COVD’s 45th Annual Meeting has a perfect combination
of new insights along with updates of basic knowledge in
developmental, rehabilitative and behavioral vision care.
If you can attend only one continuing education meeting
this year, make it this one!
Highlights of the education offered
this year include:
Fellowship & COVT Certification
April 13-15, 2015
•Multiple Choice Examinations for FCOVD and COVT
Candidates – Monday, April 13, 2015, 8:30 am – 11:30 am
•Oral Interviews for FCOVD and COVT Candidates –
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14 & 15, 2015, as scheduled
•Induction Banquet for all candidates,
Saturday, April 18, 2015 (Ticket Required)
2-day Pre-Meeting Courses/13 hours CE
APPLIED CONCEPT COURSES – April 14 & 15, 2015
Robert Sanet, OD, FCOVD – Visual Information Acquisition
WC Maples, OD, FCOVD – Basic Principles and
Procedures of Vision Therapy
David Cook, OD, FCOVD – Strabismus and Amblyopia
Annual Meeting
April 14-18, 2015
•Presenting eighty-four (84) hours of clinical education
including Pre-Meeting Courses, Sessions, Oral Research
Presentations, and Poster Presentations
Tom Headline, COVT and Robert Nurisio, COVT – VT 101
Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD – 1-Day Practice Management Course
COVD/OEP/NORA Joint Symposium
Increasing the Role of the Optometrist in
Concussion Management
DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD
Exhibit Hall • April 15-17, 2015
• Wednesday, April 15, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Thursday, April 16, 7:00 am – 2:00 pm
Membership Social, 4 pm – 7 pm
•Friday, April 17, 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
*Exhibit hall to close during the Awards Luncheon from 12-2 pm.
• Saturday, April 18, 7:00 am – 11:00 am
Dr. Leonard Press Announces COVD’s New Journal,
Vision Development & Rehabilitation (VDR)
Exhibitor Seminars
• HTS, Inc. – Friday, April 17, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Shaw Lens – Friday, April 17, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• NuSquared – Saturday, April 18, 7:00 am – 8:00 am
COVD PR Update
Presented by Toni Bristol and Ruth Villeneuve, BA, Ed
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2-Day Pre-Meeting Courses
Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy
on’t Miss Your Chance to Attend
D
an Applied Concepts Course
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 14 & 15, 2015
COURSE: Visual Information Acquisition
COPE #38379-FV - 13 Hours CE
2-Day Applied Concepts Courses were designed to provide
the core of knowledge in behavioral/developmental/functional
vision and vision therapy and its application. These courses
are invaluable for those getting started in this field, but
established practitioners also take the courses to enhance
their understanding and their patient care. The courses were
developed by teams of COVD Fellows and COVTs to assure
the core knowledge in each area is presented and that it
is done without philosophical prejudice. Additional information
on the Applied Concepts Courses follow on this page, and pages
6 and 7.
Presented by Robert B. Sanet, OD, FCOVD
Course Description:
Dr. Sanet is foremost a clinician and this course will be clinically
based. The course will cover efficient evaluation procedures to
diagnose specific problems in visual information acquisition,
educate the patient and/or parent how these relate to symptoms
and performance, and demonstrate efficacious therapy techniques
and how they may be best sequenced to benefit the patient.
The course will also provide tips on time saving report writing
and good communication with parents, educators and other
professionals. The course examines VT orientation, how to
get patients engaged in the therapy process, how to increase
patient compliance, completion of visits prescribed and ways
to determine the overall success of a VT program. Learning is
optimized through an interactive approach and having fun with
hands-on demonstrations of effective therapy procedures which
also give feedback to patients and parents.
PLEASE NOTE: All information in the
COVD 45th Annual Meeting Program is deemed
reliable but not guaranteed and is subject to
change without prior notice.
If you have not previously taken an Applied Concepts course,
we suggest that you start your sequence with Visual Information
Acquisition.
Course Objectives:
Evaluation of patients with learning related vision problems.
Optometric Vision Therapy procedures for patients with learning
related vision problems. Organizing time and staff to provide
these specialized services.
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Dr. Robert B. Sanet graduated with
honors from the Southern California
College of Optometry. He has served as
President of the College of Optometrists
in Vision Development, Chair of the AOA
Sports Vision Section, Board Director for
the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation
Associa
tion,
International
Clinical
Director of the Special Olympics Opening
Eyes Program and adjunct associate
professor at the Southern California College of Optometry. He has
worked with amateur and professional athletes including the USA
Men’s and Women’s Olympic Volleyball teams, San Diego Chargers,
San Diego Padres, and LPGA Golf Professionals. Dr. Sanet is a
sought after lecturer who has presented more than 1,500 hours of
continuing education in the USA and 4,000 hours internationally.
His numerous awards include the San Diego County Optometrist
of the Year, G.N. Getman Award for Excellence in Children’s Vision
Care, COVD President’s Award, Ralph Barstow International
Award. In 1999 Dr. Sanet was named as a Distinguished
Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice.
In 2013 Dr. Sanet and his wife Linda received the COVD Award
for Distinguished Service for their contributions to COVD.
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Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy ___________Tuesday & Wednesday, April 14 & 15, 2015
COURSE: Basic Principles & Procedures of
Vision Therapy: Integration of Doctor and Staff
for VT Delivery
He has written more than 70 articles and is actively pursuing
research in the areas of visual epidemiology, refractive errors,
oculomotor dysfunction, strabismus, learning disabilities and
brain injury. He has lectured extensively in the United States,
Australia, New Zealand, Central America, South America, Asia,
and Europe.
COPE # 38353-GO – 13 Hours CE
Presented by Willis C. Maples, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FACBO
COURSE: Strabismus & Amblyopia
Course Description:
This will be a hands-on, two day course that will cover the
essential techniques needed for a doctor and his/her staff to
introduce vision therapy into a primary care office.
COPE #38375-FV – 13 Hours CE
Presented by David Cook, OD, FCOVD
Course Objectives:
At the completion of this course participants will:
• Be able to identify and diagnose a wide range of vision problems
that require VT
• Be able to program and dispense VT to patients
• Be able to identify various visual skills needs that require therapy
• Be able to modify procedures for maximum effectiveness
• Be able to monitor success and commicate this to the patient
Course Description: Optometric Evaluation and Treatment of
Strabismus and Amblyopia
Dr. David Cook is a Diplomate in the
American Academy of Optometry’s
section on Binocular Vision and
Perception and a Fellow in the College
of Optometrists in Vision Development.
He has served on both the college’s
Interantional Exam Board and on the
exam committee of the National Board
of Examiner’s in Optometry. He is the
author of When Your Child Struggles: The
Myths of 20/20 Vision. He is a nationally known speaker on vision
therapy, and his articles have appeared in the major journals of
the profession. For over thirty years, he has limited his practice to
vision therapy.
Dr. Willis C. Maples earned his B.S.
(Geography & Chemistry) in 1964 from
the University of Southern Mississippi
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He earned
his Doctor of Optometry degree from
the Southern College of Optometry
(1968). Dr. Maples practiced in south
Mississippi for 12 years, specializing in
children’s vision and vision therapy. In
1979 Dr. Maples earned a M.S. degree in
Community Health Education from the University of Southern
Mississippi.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)
and is a Board Certified Fellow in developmental vision and vision
therapy by both the College of Optometrists in Vision Development
(FCOVD) and the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists
(FACBO). Dr. Maples has been active for 40 years in the American
Optometric Association and has served on numerous AOA
committees at the national level. He has also been active in the
Optometric Extension Program Foundation for 40 years.
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Dr. Maples has served in all the offices of the College of
Optometrists in Vision Development and has served as Chair
of the International Examination and Certification Board. He
was awarded by COVD the A. M. Skeffington Award for his
contributions to the behavioral literature in 2000. He was awarded
the G. N. Getman Award in 2006 for excellence in developmental
vision and inter-professional relations. Dr. Maples also holds the
title Professor Emeritus from Northeastern State UniversityOklahoma College of Optometry (NSU-OCO) in Tahlequah,
Oklahoma. He retired from NSU-OCO in 2006. At NSU, he
taught for 25 years and was chief of the vision therapy clinic for
17 of those years. Dr. Maples recently retired in 2011 after being
a Professor of Optometry at the Southern College of Optometry
in Memphis, Tennessee where he was a staff doctor, taught two
seminar courses and was active in clinical research.
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Vision Therapy 101 _________________________Tuesday & Wednesday, April 14 & 15, 2015
13 Hours (Non-COPE)
Robert Nurisio, COVT, was first intro
duced to Vision Therapy as a Sports Vision
patient in 1999, by Dr. Carole Hong, while
pursuing a career in Professional Golf.
Intrigued by the gifts Vision Therapy had
to offer, Robert joined Dr. Hong’s office
as a therapist later that year. Robert has
also worked as a Vision Therapist for Dr.
Susan Daniel, Dr. Mary McMains and Dr.
Robert Sanet, and joined Dr. Voss’ team
in Bellaire, TX as the Manager of the Vision Learning Center in
November 2008, shortly after becoming a Certified Optometric
Vision Therapist. In September 2012, Robert moved to Austin,
TX, to be closer to his children and has been the Head Vision
Therapist of Austin Eye Gym since that time.
Presented by Tom Headline, COVT &
Course Description:
This course is designed for the entry-level vision therapist to
acquaint them with an understanding of the visual process and
the tools implemented by vision therapists, under the direction
of their optometrist, and to address a variety of visual issues. In
addition, participants will learn specific vision therapy procedures
to train individual visual skills as well as how to modify these
procedures to the appropriate demand level for their given
patient. Participants should arrive with a basic understanding
of optometric terminology as related to refractive errors and
anatomical structures of the eyes.
Besides Robert’s work with direct patient care, he has coordinated
numerous seminars for Behavioral Optometrists worldwide,
served as the Program Chair for the Wold Vision Therapists
Forum, served for two years as National President of P.A.V.E.
(Parents Active for Vision Education), completed several courses
on Childhood Visual and Perceptual Development as well as the
Visual Impacts of Traumatic Brain Injuries, and has coordinated
and participated in many Vision Therapy study groups. Currently,
Robert sits on the Vision Therapist Mentor Committee while
serving as a Mentor to aspiring Vision Therapists. In 2013,
Robert received the COVD Vision Therapist of the Year Award.
He is the owner and primary contributor to the VT Works blog.
Robert is also trained as an EMT-Paramedic, and worked for
eight years in that field.
Course Objectives:
Attendees, by the end of this course, will have a better understand
ing of the visual system and how to work with it. In addition, you
will develop proficiency to work with the tools of vision therapy
and learn how to develop and modify vision therapy procedures
to accommodate your patient’s level of ability.
Tom Headline, COVT, worked his way
through college as a vision therapist and
graduated from San Jose State University
with Great Distinction with a Bachelor
of Science in Business Finance and
two minors, one in Spanish and one in
Humanities. After his graduation, Tom
realized he wanted to continue to make
a positive impact on people’s lives, so he
continued his work as a vision therapist
and currently works in two offices in the San Francisco Bay Area –
Optometric Center for Family Vision Care & Vision Therapy in San
Carlos, California with Drs. Carole Hong, OD FCOVD, & Macson
Lee, OD as well as with Dr. Ben Popilsky in Aptos, California. In
2003, Tom co-authored a training manual for vision therapists
entitled, The Vision Therapist’s Toolkit. He also started his own
vision therapy products company, Headline Vision Enterprises,
Inc. In 2006, Tom was awarded the Certified Optometric Vision
Therapist of the Year by the College of Optometrists in Vision
Development, and in 2009, he received the Lora McGraw Award
from the California Regional Vision Therapists’ Forum. Tom
performs educational seminars both locally and internationally
about the prevalence of vision problems and their impact upon
people’s daily lives. He resides in San Jose and enjoys gardening,
hiking, photography and cooking.
Originally from San Francisco, California, Robert has lived in
Austin, TX, since 2012, and has two children.
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Practice Management __________________________________Wednesday, April 15, 2015
6 Hours CE – Non-COPE
Course Description: This course gives you the business tools
necessary to improve the performance of your practice in every
area providing consistent high quality care on every patient visit,
every time.
Presented by Mark R. Wright, OD, FCOVD
1-Day Course Description:
1 hour: Start with the End in Mind
Course Objectives:
1) Create a Vertical Exit Strategy
2) Create a Horizontal Exit Strategy
3) How to Transition your Practice
Course Description: Every successful investor has written
exit strategies in place before moving into any investment. Your
practice is an investment. This course will help you create the
two written exit strategies you must have.
Dr. Mark R. Wright is the President
of Pathways to Success, an optometric
consulting company. He has taught
practice management to optometrists
across North American and Europe.
He is the professional editor of the
online journal Review of Optometric
Business. He is a faculty member of the
MBA program. He is the Director of
the Bennett/VSP Business Management
Program at The Ohio State University
College of Optometry. He wrote the book Coding, Reimbursement
and Contracting for Optometry which is in its third edition. Dr.
Wright practiced optometry for 27 years where he created a 9
partner, 3 location full scope optometric practice with a separate
nursing home practice that covered 75 homes. Dr. Wright was
the 2005-2006 Benedict Visiting Professor for the University of
Houston College of Optometry.
1 hour: Managing Your General Practice by the Numbers
Course Objectives:
1) Understanding Essential Financial Documents
2) Creating a System to Manage the Financial Numbers
3)Creating a System to Manage the Non-Financial Numbers
Course Description: Practice management rule #1 is measure
to manage. You will learn how to easily gather key practice
benchmarks, how to calculate important practice ratios and how
to manage your practice based on the science of business.
In 1980, after graduating from The Ohio State University College
of Optometry, Dr. Wright purchased a satellite optometric office
that was open two half days a week. He created Professional
VisionCare which over the next 27 years became a 9-doctor,
three-location, full-scope optometric practice. Additionally, in
1990, he created Mobile America VisionCare, a practice devoted to
delivering medical eyecare to nursing home patients in 50 nursing
facilities. Then, in 2006, he opened a new practice called Advanced
VisionCare Doctors. Dr. Wright retired from the active practice of
optometry on June 30, 2007.
1 hour: Managing your VT Practice by the Numbers
Course Objectives:
1) Creating Practice Profit Centers
2) Creating a System to Manage the Financial Numbers
3) Creating a System to Manage the Non-Financial Numbers
Course Description: Whether VT is incorporated into the total
practice or you’ve carved VT out into a separate company, this
course brings the science of business to the vision therapy side
of your practice.
Professor Wright currently serves as the faculty coordinator for
the Bennett/VSP Business Management Program at The Ohio
State University College of Optometry. Practice management
education is now given in all 4 years of the optometric program.
Dr. Wright is the COVD Third Party Chair.
1 hour: Mastering ICD-10 in One Hour
Course Objectives:
1) Understanding how to Implement ICD-10
2) Coding the 3 hardest parts of ICD-10
3) Coding Subsequent Visits
Course Description: ICD-10 is a required part of coding. This
course teaches you with practical examples how to code the 3
hardest conditions of ICD-10 so that you can code every case
you face properly.
Dr. Wright was the 1985 Young Optometrist of the Year for the
State of Ohio and has served as Zone Governor of the Central
Ohio Optometric Association, chair of the Ohio Optometric
Association Long Range Planning subcommittee, chair of the
Ohio Optometric Association Pediatric Committee, chair of
the Association of Practice Management Educators, and as
liaison between the Ohio Optometric Association and the Ohio
Department of Health, the Ohio Department of Education and
Medicare.
1 hour: What you need to do Now to Participate in the ACA
Course Objectives:
1) Understanding Payment by Diagnosis
2) Understanding how to Participate in Narrowed Networks
3) How to Participate in ACOs
Course Description: Narrowed networks, ACOs, payment
by diagnosis, coordinated care, the Exchange (also called the
Marketplace) … this course gives you the changes you need to
make in your practice now so that two things can occur: (1) you
can participate and (2) you can thrive not just survive.
Dr. Wright owns several companies: Progressive Publishing
Company (a company dedicated to meeting the special needs of
eyecare practices), Pathways to Success (a company dedicated to
providing personal and business management tools utilizing an
internet-based format) and Eyecare Business Training (a company
dedicated to educating eyecare providers and their staff).
1 hour: How to Avoid the 10 Most Common
Practice Management Mistakes
Course Objectives:
1)Implementing the 3 Most Important Questions in your Practice
2) Implementing Systems to Identify and Fix Problems
3) Application: Avoiding the 10 Common Mistakes
Dr. Wright is married to Dr. Carole Burns. They have two children
and reside in Westerville, Ohio.
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COVD/OEPF/NORA Joint Symposium
COVD PR Update
Increasing the Role of the Optometrist in
Concussion Management
Toni Bristol, COVD’s Public Relations Consultant, will be present
ing what we have in store for you for this year’s “Making Vision
Therapy Visible” campaign and how you can utilize it in your local
area. Public Services Announcements, Press releases, Facebook,
Twitter, Blogs, etc. COVD is getting the word out about optometric
vision therapy – find out how you can join the campaign!
Presented by DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD
Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD and
Ms. Toni Bristol is a practice manage
ment consultant who specializes in
optometric practices that provide vision
therapy services. She began consulting
health care practices in 1984. In 1988,
she learned of the widespread need
for vision therapy and decided to limit
her consulting practice to helping
optometrists who include vision therapy
as one of their services.
Many concussion patients have visual deficits that impede their
recovery process and interfere with activities of daily living. There
has been an increasing awareness among other professionals
on the visual ramifications of concussion and they are looking
for help. Optometry is well positioned to assist in treating these
concussion patients and assist in the rehabilitative process. This
symposium will include three, 15-minute presentations from
optometrists whom have successfully positioned themselves
as referral sources from medical professionals specializing in
concussion. Come learn how to increase your visibility as a
specialist in this area.
With a background in communication, marketing, public relations
and management, Ms. Bristol has consulted over 500 optometrists
in the US, Canada and Australia. Over the past 16 years, she has
regularly contributed her expertise internationally, publishing
practice management articles in VISIONS, and in COVD’s
quarterly journal, Optometry & Vision Development, and most
recently in VP Today, as well as COVD’s new news publication,
e-Visions.
Dr. Leonard Press Announces
COVD’s New Journal,
Vision Development & Rehabilitation (VDR)
As Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Leonard J. Press will share the vision for
our new COVD journal, Vision Development & Rehabilitation.
He will overview the scope of the journal, our editorial review
board and advisors, and our online publication process.
Ms. Bristol is in charge of COVD’s National Public Relations
campaign and for the past nine years, she has served on the
COVD President’s Advisory Council.
Ruth Villeneuve, COVD’s Social Media Consultant will discuss
the social media landscape is an ever-changing canvas. A recent
study by Hootesuite Media Inc. states that 1/4 of the world’s
population is currently using social media. This means posting,
pinning, Tweeting, Vining, Instagraming, and YouTubing are an
even larger part of our success than ever before. Ruth Villeneuve
will describe how COVD has responded to these changes by
monitoring the trends in social media and utilizing the best
platforms to spread the word about vision therapy worldwide.
OD’s and OE Tracker ALERT!
To all Doctors of Optometry:
If you have an OE Tracker Identification number and
are active with ARBO/COPE, you must download the
OE Tracker App and have available when at the COVD
meeting in April. OE Tracker is requesting all submissions
be done electronically with QR Codes, which will be
available after each session in the back of or just outside
the meeting room(s).
For over 4 years, Ruth Villeneuve, BA,
Ed, has overseen social media marketing
for COVD. In addition, she has served
as a social media consultant to several
COVD doctors. Her previous writing
experience includes Your Magazine, Your
Image Magazine, and Visions Journal, as
well as COVD’s new news publication,
e-Visions.
Any session(s) not COPE approved will have a non-COPE
QR Code to scan.
COVD will be using the QR Codes to scan each course,
COPE and non-COPE approved.
You will have 15 minutes after the end of the session to
scan the QR Codes to your OE Tracker App. No CE sheets
will be given out to OD’s who are associated with OE
Tracker.
Ruth Villeneuve has been a practicing
Vision Therapist for over 15 years. As a certified teacher, she has
also been instrumental in helping to develop programs that assist
in transferring knowledge gained in vision therapy to specific
academic areas. Ruth has worked for Dr. Bradley Habermehl and
The Vision Therapy Group in Flint, Michigan for 8 years, before
that she was the Academic Director for Dr. Steven Ingersoll at
the Excel Institute.
If you require a CE sheet for stickers – please verify with
the registration desk or ask for Jackie Cencer, CMP, on-site.
For more information on the OE Tracker App and
directions, click the link below…
http://bit.ly/1xMMSA9
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Annual Meeting Education_______________________________ Thursday, April 16, 2015
COURSE: Crossed Wires: The Important
Intersection Between Vision Therapy and
Neurologic Disease
COPE #36399-NO – 2 Hours CE
Presented by David A. Damari, OD, FCOVD, FAAO
Course Description: Many optometrists who treat amblyopia,
strabismus, and other disorders of binocular vision are aware
that these conditions may indicate occult neurologic disorders.
This course will clearly define how to differentiate neurologic
disease from much more common visual disorders that are
routinely treated with vision therapy. We will also discuss signs
and symptoms active vision therapy patients will show if they
have an underlying neurologic disease, and how to help in the
rehabilitation of those who have suffered visual impairment as a
consequence of those diseases.
Course Objective:
The doctor providing vision therapy services will become more
aware of signs and symptoms of neurologic insult that requires
medical or surgical intervention in addition to the rehabilitative
services already being provided.
Dr. David Damari was named Dean of
the Michigan College of Optometry at
Ferris State University on March 28, 2013.
Dr. Damari was most recently chair for the
Department of Assessment and professor
at Southern College of Optometry in
Memphis, Tenn. Since 1995, he has been
a consultant on visual disabilities, advising
national and state testing organizations
on candidates who have requested special
testing accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities
Act including the National Board of Medical Examiners, National
Board of Examiners in Optometry, CFA Institute, Graduate
Management Admissions Council, National Board of Osteopathic
Medical Examiners, National Conference of Bar Examiners, Law
School Admissions Council, and State Bar Examiners including
Minnesota, Texas and Virginia. His previous administrative
experience also included serving as chair of the Department of
Optometry at Southern College of Optometry. Prior to his career
at Southern College of Optometry, Dr. Damari operated a private
solo practice in New York and was an assistant clinical professor at
the State University of New York College of Optometry.
Dr. Damari’s present professional service includes past president
of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and cochair at the Summer Institute for Faculty Development for the
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. He also serves
in numerous roles for the Association of Schools and Colleges
of Optometry. Dr. Damari was awarded the Southern College
of Optometry President’s Special Recognition Award and the
Fredrick W. Brock Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance
in Vision Training. Dr. Damari earned a Doctor of Optometry
degree from State University of New York College of Optometry,
and he was a 2002 fellow-in-resident for the National Board of
Examiners in Optometry in Bethesda, Maryland.
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COURSE: Vision in Autism: Research
and Clinical Practice
Dr. Stacey Coulter received her BA from
Duke University in 1983 and her Doctor of
Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania
College of Optometry in 1991. Following
graduation, she completed a residency in
Pediatric Optometry and Vision Therapy
at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.
During this period, she also practiced
as an associate in the private practice of
Mitchell Scheiman, OD, Pediatric and
Vision Therapy Consulting Services.
Presented by
Rachel Anastasia “Stacey” Coulter, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Course Description: This course will highlight emerging research
in vision and autism. Supports and modifications for providing
examinations and therapy will be discussed. Case presentations
and video clips from the Nova Southeastern University Vision and
Autism service will illustrate real-world applications.
In 1992, she accepted an appointment at Southeastern University
of the Health Sciences (now Nova Southeastern University). From
1995 to 1999, she served as the Chief of the Pediatric Optometry
service. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Optometric Sciences
department.
Course Objectives:
1) Identify changes in the diagnostic criteria for autism; 2) Com
pare corrected binocular visual acuity, binocular vision, and
ocular motility findings in patients with autism to that of typically
developing peers; 3) Describe the use of yoked prism to address
visual spatial deficits in patients with autism; 4) Compare how
individuals with autism adapt to spectacles versus typically
developing peers; 5) Identify five strategies to modify testing and
therapy procedures to increase success for the patient with autism;
6) List three ways that optometrists can improve the quality of life
for patients with autism.
Dr. Coulter has authored numerous refereed journal articles in
such publications as Strabismus, Optometry and Vision Science,
Optometry, and Optometry & Vision Development. She has also
authored a textbook chapter in the 5th edition of Bartlett and
Janus’s text Clinical Ocular Pharmacology. She served on the
Editorial Review Board for Optometry & Vision Development
and has served as a guest reviewer for the journals Optometry
and Vision Science, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Optometry,
and Ophthalmic and Physiologic Optics. Dr. Coulter has made
many presentations including scientific papers and continuing
education lectures covering the topics of binocular vision and
pediatric optometry.
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Dr. Coulter served as principal investigator for NSU’s Convergence
Insufficiency Treatment Trial (CITT), a multi-year clinical trial
funded by the National Eye Institute that resulted in multiple
publications in such journals as Archives of Ophthalmology,
Optometry and Vision Science, and Ophthalmic Epidemiology. She
has twice received the NSU President’s Faculty Scholarship Award
for studies of preschool vision screening. She also received the
HPD Research Grant for the Base-In Convergence Insufficiency
Treatment Trial and the Ocular Motility and Attention Study.
Dr. Coulter is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and
a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.
She is a Diplomate in Binocular Vision, Perception and
Pediatric Optometry. She has held offices in several professional
organizations including Chair of the Binocular Vision, Perception
and Pediatric Optometry Section of the American Academy, ViceChair of the Membership Committee, and Chair of the Children’s
Vision Committee for the Florida Optometric Association. She
has also served twice on the Nominating Committee of the
American Academy of Optometry. In 2009, she was elected as a
Distinguished Practitioner to the National Academies of Practice
She currently is an Associate Professor with the Nova Southeastern
University College of Optometry. Current responsibilities include
didactic instruction in Pediatric Optometry and Learning-Related
Vision Problems, clinical preceptorship, residency supervision
and patient care in the Pediatric and Binocular Vision service.
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COURSE: Seeing the Light – Syntonics in the
Treatment of Acquired Brain Injury
COURSE: Sports Vision and Major League Baseball
COPE #44038-NO – 2 Hours CE
Presented by Arnold Sherman, OD, FCOVD
Presented by Robert S. Fox, OD, FCOVD
Course Description:
An overview of the relationship of vision abilities and sports
performance in general and baseball specifically will be discussed
in detail. Many newer dynamic tests as well as modifications
of current optometric tests; stereopsis for example will be
demonstration and scored.
Course Description:
Patients with acquired brain injuries (ABI, CVA, TBI, etc.) are
among the most challenging for the developmental optometrist to
treat. For these and other patients, syntonics provides a new tool
to improve peripheral vision and awareness, improve binocularity,
and reduce symptoms.
The battery used with players at the East Coast Professional
Showcase selected by major league scouts and the analysis of their
results are presented as well as implications for enhancement of
individual performances.
Syntonics (optometric phototherapy) uses stimulation with
specific light frequency combinations to affect physiological
changes and improve balance in the autonomic nervous system.
It is an effective part of the treatment of post-trauma vision
syndrome and a variety of other visual conditions. This course
will review the theory and clinical applications of syntonics for the
population and use case reports to illustrate its use.
Course Objectives:
1) Instructional sets for each of the more than 10 test will
enable attendees to use.; 2) Standardized norms for this patient
population will allow for treatment and enhancement options;
3) The attendees shall be able to use this information when
providing sports vision screenings in the future and add to their
current procedures and protocol.
Course Objectives:
Attendees will learn and understand: 1) A brief history of the use
of light in optometric practices; 2) The effect of syntonic filters
on physiology; 3) Syntonic diagnostic testing including the alphaomega pupil and campimetric visual fields; 4) The four basic
syntonic syndromes; 5) Syntonic treatment protocols for brain
injured patients; 6) How to incorporate syntonics into your vision
therapy practice.
Dr. Arnold Sherman is the developer
and Director of the Sports Vision Center
at SUNY, State College of Optometry.
He previously has been Director of the
Laboratory of Amblyopia, Chief of the
Vision Training Clinic at the University
Optometric Center and co-founder of the
Learning Disability Unit. He has been
awarded “Outstanding Professor in the
Professional Program” on two occasions at
the State College of Optometry.
Dr. Robert Fox holds a BS in Biomedical
Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, and a Doctor of Optometry
degree from the SUNY-State College of
Optometry. He completed a residency
in Rehabilitative Optometry at the
Northport V.A. Medical Center in 1986.
A Fellow of the College of Optometry in
Vision Development, Dr. Fox’s practice in
Latham, NY, is limited to developmental
and rehabilitative optometry. In addition, Dr. Fox is on staff at
the Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in Schenectady, NY. His
publications include articles in the Journal of Optometric Vision
Development, Journal of Behavioral Optometry, Investigative
Ophthalmology, and Brain Injury Professional.
Dr. Sherman is a founder and Past Chairman of the Sports Vision
Sections of the American Optometric Association and actively
involved in sports vision enhancement training and consultation
for amateur and professional athletes in numerous sports. He has
been the Director of Vision Training Program for the Elite Athlete
United States Olympic Committee. He has consulted to the New
York Knicks, New York Jets, and New York Rangers, the U.S.
Olympic Tennis, Fencing, Handball, Archer and Volleyball Teams,
and served as a technical editor for World Tennis Magazine from
1984-1987, as well as Vision Consultant to St. John’s University.
Dr. Fox is chair of the COVD International Examination and
Certification Board. In the past he has served as COVD’s New
York State Coordinator. Dr. Fox is a member of the review board
of Optometry and Visual Performance. He is Vice President of the
College of Syntonic Optometry and is a Clinical Associate of the
Optometric Extension Program (OEP). Dr. Fox has served on the
professional advisory committee of the Brain Injury Association
of New York State (BIANYS).
He is a Diplomate in Binocular Vision and Perception, a Fellow
of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development, a Fellow
of the International College of Applied Nutrition, a Fellow of the
American Academy of Optometry and a member of the American
College of Sports Medicine and on the Board of Directors of
the American Optometric Foundation. He served as Chair,
Binocular Vision and Perception Section of American Academy
of Optometry and has been a member of the examining board
for the American Academy of Optometry and the College of
Optometrists in Vision Development in 1985 and again in 1991.
He received the COVD President’s Award in 1988 and the G. N.
Getman Award in 2013.
Dr. Fox lives in Niskayuna, NY, with his wife Randy. They have two
daughters, Sharon and Joanna. In his free time Dr. Fox enjoys ice
hockey, skiing, golf, and ham radio.
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Annual Meeting Education__________________________________________________
Thursday & Friday, April 16 & 17, 2015
Dr. Torgerson is a graduate of Pacific University’s College of
Optometry and is a Fellow and past president of the College of
Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD). She has been the
chairman of the Washington State Board of Optometry and the
Optometric Extension Program’s National Chairman of Regional
Clinical Seminars. She has received numerous awards for her
work, including COVD’s Presidents Award, Outstanding Young
Woman in America Award, and the 2009 G.N. Getman Award.
COURSE: Essentials of a Visionary Team Approach
2-Day Lecture
Thursday: COPE #44108-PM – 2.5 Hours CE
Friday COPE #44109-PM – 2 Hours CE
Presented by Nancy Torgerson, OD, FCOVD
Course Description: What is your office culture like? How does
your office motivate patients? Do you know your co-worker’s
language of appreciation? How do you find the team and keep
them energized? What expectations do you have with your team
that leaves you frustrated? How do you do annual performance
reviews? What passions, other than vision, do your team members
have? What makes your practice unique?
In this workshop we will discuss these questions and many more.
Your team will have the opportunity to participate in breakout
sessions together to analyze the essential areas of culture, mindset,
expectations, communication, and organization. This workshop
will equip you with insight, strategies and tools that you can
bring back to your office and practically apply to help foster the
development and growth of your visionary team.
Course Description: The Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator
Group (PEDIG), is a multicenter research network of over 200
Pediatric Ophthalmologists and Pediatric Optometrists across
North America, from private practices and academic institutions.
The network is funded by NIH to conduct large simple randomized
clinical trials and observational studies. PEDIG has completed 17
studies in anisometropic amblyopia and strabismic amblyopia to
date, with an 18th study underway. This course will summarize
the results of selected PEDIG studies that have changed the way
many eye care providers currently treat amblyopia. The role
of randomized clinical trials and current thoughts on future
treatment of amblyopia will also be discussed.
COURSE: Clinical Trials in Amblyopia
Presented by Jonathan M. Holmes, MD
This interactive, two day, 4 ½ hour workshop will challenge you to
not only think in new ways so that your employees and co-workers
become team members, but also to interact together through a
new approach, a Visionary Team Approach. Your entire team is
strongly urged to attend together as the value of this workshop
comes from whole office engagement.
Course Objectives:
1) To describe recent randomized clinical trials and prospective
observational studies in amblyopia; 2) To describe the rationale
and design of ongoing randomized clinical trials in amblyopia;
3) To formulate an evidence-based treatment strategy for amblyopia
What if you could invigorate and strengthen the passion and
purpose of your team, resulting in even better care for your
patients? Come explore, develop and enhance the skills and
passions that your team already possesses and open the floodgates
of potential that your practice has to help more people in your
community.
Dr. Jonathan M. Holmes is the Joseph E.
and Rose Marie Green Professor of Visual
Sciences at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN,
USA. Trained at Oxford and Cambridge
Universities in England, and Loyola
University Chicago and University of
Michigan in the USA, his current clinical
and surgical practice at Mayo Clinic is
focused on strabismus and amblyopia.
Dr. Holmes is also the immediate-past
network Chair of PEDIG, the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator
Group, a network of pediatric eye care providers in North
America, conducting randomized clinical trials and large scale
observational studies. Dr. Holmes continues to lead randomized
clinical trials in amblyopia and strabismus, and he leads a research
team focused on developing new outcome measures for clinical
studies, including instruments to assess quality-of-life.
Course Objectives:
1) Help participants get started in transforming their office into
a cohesive visionary team; 2) Explore, develop and enhance the
skills and passion that their team already possesses; 3) Discover
strategies, concepts and insights for building a visionary team
equipped to help end the senseless struggle of vision problems;
4) Breakout sessions to provide the opportunity for immediate
application of the concepts learned.
Dr. Nancy Torgerson’s passion is to end
the struggle of those that have learning
related vision problems. Her practice,
Alderwood Vision Therapy Center
(AVTC) is located in the greater Seattle
area and celebrated its 31st anniversary
this year. AVTC strives to live up to its
motto: “transforming lives through vision.”
Her office’s team of vision therapists,
patient care coordinators, and doctors
love the challenges that come with treating children and adults
with learning related vision problems and special needs. She has
given numerous lectures and seminars on topics ranging from
sports vision, to vision and learning, to acquired brain injury.
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Annual Meeting Education_________________________________
COURSE: Advanced Amblyopia Treatment
for Faster and Better Outcomes in Primary
Care Optometry
COURSE: Current Research on Vision and Learning
Presented by Michael J. Earley, OD, PhD
Course Description:
Recent research in many labs is demonstrating many complex
cortical changes actively associate with acquisition of literacy.
The importance of consistent visual and auditory [processing for
accurate cortical reorganization is apparent. This lecture will review
that current research in this area and the importance of accurate
visual processing to achieve successful cortical reorganization.
Presented by Dan L. Fortenbacher, OD, FCOVD
Course Description:
Dr. Fortenbacher will share the latest methods in treating Amblyopia.
This course will focus on advanced treatment protocols based
on neuroscience and clinical experience by some of the leading
experts around the US to improve both visual acuity and binocular
function in the shortest period of time in children and adults.
Course Objectives:
1) Understand the important cortical changes associated
with literacy acquisition; 2) Understand the cortical circuitry
associated with reading; 3) Understand the importance of accur
ate consistent visual processing to achieve cortical reorganization.
Course Objectives:
1) Assessment of amblyopia in children and adults; 2) Learn how
to reduce direct occlusion to only minutes a day and without
atropine penalization; 3) Learn how to utilize traditional
binocular methods along with many new high technology officebased vision therapy techniques for more effective binocular
stimulation and development; 4) Learn new home oriented
vision therapy techniques including hi-tech applications for
more effective perceptual learning and support of binocular
stimulation and acuity development; 5) Learn how to effectively
management treatment with systems to measure outcomes with
more than acuity alone; 6) Much, much more with possibly a few
surprises too!
Dr. Michael Earley graduated from
Northwestern University in 1983 with a
BA in Biology (Anatomy and Physiology
emphasis). He entered The Ohio State
University College of Optometry in
1984. He was invited into the dual degree
program and subsequently received his
OD and MS in Physiological Optics in
1988. He graduated Summa cum Laude
and was the recipient of the Beta Sigma
Kappa silver medal.
Dr. Dan Fortenbacher received his
Doctor of Optometry from the Michigan
College of Optometry at Ferris State
University in 1979. His interest in
developmental vision and rehabilitative
vision therapy began early in his career
working with helping children who
struggled in binocular vision problems.
He is a Board Certified Fellow of COVD
and lectures extensively on developmental
vision, neuro optometry and vision therapy. Dr. Fortenbacher is a
past examiner for the International Examination and Certification
Board of COVD from 1999 to 2004. He has served in several
leadership positions on the state and national level. He served as
president of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development
(COVD) from 2007-08. Dr. Fortenbacher has developed models
of innovation in the delivery of developmental, binocular and
neuro-optometric vision rehabilitative care.
Continuing his research in the laboratory of Dr. P.E. King-Smith,
Dr. Earley received his Ph.D. in Physiological Optics in 1992. His
dissertation was on the acquired visual losses associated with
amblyopia. During his graduate studies, he was twice awarded
the Ezell Fellowship from the American Optometric Foundation
and the Auxiliary Fellowship from the American Optometric
Association. In 1998, he was awarded the Alumni Award for
Distinguished Teaching by Ohio State University and was inducted
into the Academy of Teaching.
He presently teaches courses in anatomy, histology and ocular
anatomy. He also serves as chief of the Binocular Vision and
Pediatric Services and is chair of the Admissions committee.
Dr. Earley is also active in clinical research and is involved with
many muliticentered research projects including Convergence
Insufficiency Treatment Trial (CITT), Amblyopia Treatment
Study (ATS), and Vision in Preschooler (VIP) with other research
projects involved in understanding the role of visual deficits in
children with reading disability. One current project involves
collaborative research between optometry, audiology, educational
psychology and speech pathology (Interdisciplinary Sensory
Processing in Reading Evaluation (INSPIRE)).
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Fortenbacher is also Clinical
Professor with the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State
University and an adjunct faculty position at the Southern College
of Optometry where he is the Program Supervisor for the Wow
Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation Private Practice Residency.
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STUDENTS & RESIDENTS
Join in the fun, excitement, camaraderie, and educational opportunities at the
COVD 45th Annual Meeting
Discounted Student Room Rate
($139.00 + $25 Resort Fee + $35 additional per person
over double occupancy, maximum of 4, + room tax),
up to four students to a room. Contact the COVD
International Office for more details, call 330-995-0718.
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Thursday, April 16, 2015 • 5:30 – 7:00 pm*
STUDENT/RESIDENT MEETING
Thursday, April 16, 2015 • 7:00 - 8:00 pm*
STUDENT MIXER –TICKET REQUIRED
Thursday, April 16, 2015 • 8:00 -10:00 pm*
Students Tickets Free • Generously Sponsored by HOYA Vision Care • Doctor & Guest
Tickets - $50. See meeting registration to order tickets. Advanced registration only!
PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES MEETING
Saturday, April 18, 2015 • 7:00 - 8:00 am*
VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL
• Visit the exhibitors
• Stop by the Residency Table
• See the Posters
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Annual Meeting Education_______________________________
Oral Presentations
Course: The Treatment of Strabismus
and Amblyopia
Confusion Inside Panum’s Area and Symptomatic
Convergence Insufficiency
Dmitri Poltavski, PhD
Presented by Bradley Habermehl, OD, FCOVD
Course Description:
This lecture will focus on the treatment of strabismus and
amblyopia. Dr. Habermehl will begin with an overview of the
developmental curve from primitive reflexes and gross motor to
fine motor and finally ocular motor. The lecture will then move to
possible theories on why strabismus and amblyopia occur in some
patient populations.
An Objective Measure of Accommodative
Insufficiency in Children
Eric Borsting, OD
The Uses of Vision Therapy in Treating School Age Children
Diagnosed with Attention Problems
Darrell G. Schlange, OD
Dr. Habermehl will discuss the difference between passive and
active patching and the importance of MFBF (monocular fixation
in a binocular field). He will also describe the different degrees of
fusion and how to move the patient to each new level. A complete
description of magno-parvo integration and accompanying
activities will be explored in depth throughout this lecture.
A Randomized Study of the Effects of 3-D Computer
Game-Based Home Vision Therapy on Convergence
Insufficiency and Refractive Amblyopia in Children
Kathleen Clark-Gelburd, OD
Vision Rehabilitation: Understanding, Perceptions, and
Perceived Readiness of Future Practitioners
Steven Ritter, OD
Course Objectives:
1) To provide attendees an overview of development as it pertains
to vision and the visual adaptations of strabismus and amblyopia;
2) To provide a top-down approach to the treatment of strabismus
and amblyopia with examples and procedures.
Grand Rounds – Quick Hits & Case Reports
Dr. Brad Habermehl received his OD
degree from Illinois college of Optometry.
His optometric practice has been located
in Flint, Michigan since 1988. The Vision
Therapy Group was created in 1996
when his son, Chad, was 7 years old and
a reading problem was discovered. Dr.
Habermehl went on to acquire greater
knowledge and understanding in many
vision therapy curriculum programs
to help his son and thousands of
other patients. He obtained his Fellowship with the College of
Optometrists in Vision Development in 2003.
Training Compensatory Eye Movements in a
Patient with Homonymous Hemianopsia
Surbhi Bansal, OD
Prism Management of Acquired Superior Oblique Palsy
Eric Schulman, OD
A Practical Protocol for Prescribing Yoked Prisms for
Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
Derek Tong, OD
Prevalence of Primitive Reflexes in a
Pediatric Population and Its Relationship with
Directionality and Visual Spatial Skills
Cynthia Brown, OD
In 2003, the Sensory Learning Program was added to the practice.
It is a valuable tool in helping patients with strabismus and other
diagnoses to learn binocularity while integrating visual, auditory
and vestibular stimulation simultaneously.
Dr. Habermehl and The Vision Therapy Group have provided
hands on educational seminars on vision therapy and strabismus
both nationally and internationally since 2008. He is an active
facilitator of the Michigan Vision Therapy Study Group and
a Clinical Assistant Professor for the College of Optometry
at Western University in California. Dr. Habermehl is a Past
President for COVD and was named Optometrist of the Year by
the Michigan Optometric Association in 2012. He is a member
of the Michigan Optometric Association, American Optometric
Association, College of Optometrists in Vision Development, and
the Optometric Extension Program Foundation.
The Effective and Rapid Restoration of Binocular Vision
with Sudden Onset Alternating Esotropia in a 68 YO Female
Utilizing Solely Binasal Occlusion on Current Rx and
Optometric Syntonic Phototherapy for Eight Weeks
Mary W. VanHoy, OD
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Over the past 11 years, Dr. Habermehl has led a group of 30
optometric students and the Burton Rotary Club in his campaign
against Avoidable Blindness in Mexico. He is the current president
of Gran Traverse Academy Board of Directors. This is a charter
school designed with integrated Visual Learning as an integral
part of its curriculum. Dr. Habermehl enjoys hunting and fishing
and is an avid Michigan State University Fan.
Annual Meeting Education_______________________________
Vision Therapists Education Session
3 Hours CE (Non-COPE)
The Vision Therapy Group has a combined 50 years’ experience in
the field of vision therapy. The center’s three full-time therapists
specialize in treating traumatic brain injury, strabismus, amblyopia,
convergence insufficiency, and the transferring of newly acquired
visual skills to the academic arena.
Presented by Bradley Habermehl, OD, FCOVD with:
Erica Zeiders, OD; Carol Leser, COVT; Kyle Colvin, COVT;
Ruth Villeneuve, BA Ed
In 2011, Dr. Habermehl, then President of COVD, was contacted by
a special needs school in Barbados that was interested in learning
more about vision therapy for their students. A few months later,
the entire vision therapy staff traveled to Barbados to evaluate all
65 students and plan vision therapy sessions for those in need. To
this day, that school in Barbados continues to send students to The
Vision Therapy Group in Michigan for treatment.
Vision Therapists Treat Patients Who “Do
Strabismus”, The Eye Turn is Merely a Symptom
Course Description:
Our model of vision is treating the ”whole” patient, not just an
eye turn. We will discuss how strabismus affects the patient’s
spatial relationships and how they relate to their world. Therapy is
more than building fusional ranges with your patient. It is about
maintaining central and peripheral (magno-parvo) integration
which helps them break through suppression and amblyopia. The
use of therapeutic lenses and prisms in the therapy room are like
training wheels on a bike. Lenses are an important element in the
therapy curriculum and helps create a new pathway to teach the
brain a different method of focus. The therapist will receive new
procedures to use with patients that are “doing strabismus”.
In addition Dr. Habermehl and Dr. Zeider’s team has been
conducting biyearly seminars since 2008. They have led over a
dozen COPE-approved vision therapy seminars and in-services
across the country. Doctors and therapists from the United States,
to the Philippines, Canada, and Australia have turned to this
results-driven vision therapy staff to gain hands-on experience in
both beginning vision therapy techniques, and advanced courses
dealing with amblyopia and strabismus.
Course Objectives:
1) The intermediate level therapist will gain confidence in their
ability to deliver vision therapy for the esotropic or exotropic
patient with and without amblyopia; 2) The therapist will expand
understanding of strabismus and its origin in the brain; 3) They
will learn creativity in adapting the activities to different age levels
and abilities; 4) The therapist will acquire new procedures to add
to their VT tool box.
OD’s and OE Tracker ALERT!
To all Doctors of Optometry:
If you have an OE Tracker Identification number and
are active with ARBO/COPE, you must download
the OE Tracker App and have available when at the
COVD meeting in April. OE Tracker is requesting all
submissions be done electronically with QR Codes,
which will be available after each session in the back
of or just outside the meeting room(s).
Any session(s) not COPE approved will have a nonCOPE QR Code to scan.
COVD will be using the QR Codes to scan each course,
COPE and non-COPE approved.
You will have 15 minutes after the end of the session
to scan the QR Codes to your OE Tracker App. No CE
sheets will be given out to OD’s who are associated
with OE Tracker.
If you require a CE sheet for stickers – please verify
with the registration desk or ask for Jackie Cencer,
CMP, on-site.
For more information on the OE Tracker App and
directions, click the link below…
http://bit.ly/1xMMSA9
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Vision Therapists
Join in the fun, excitement, camaraderie, and educational opportunities at the
COVD 45th Annual Meeting
• Membership Social – Thursday, April 16, 2015, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
•Road to COVT – Friday, April 17, 2015, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
•Vision Therapist Committee Meeting – Friday, April 17, 2015, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
•Vision Therapist Social – Friday, April 17, 2015, 8:00 - 10:00 pm (ticket required)
•Vision Therapist Education Session – Saturday, April 18, 2015
Vision Therapists Treat Patients Who “Do Strabismus”,
The Eye Turn is Merely a Symptom
Presented by: Dr. Brad Habermehl with his Staff: Dr. Erica Zeiders;
Carol Leser, COVT; Kyle Colvin, COVT; Ruth Villeneuve, BA, Ed
•Exhibits Open – see page 32 for times.
Make the most out of your experience as a Vision Therapist at the meeting – join
all the special activities planned!
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Annual Meeting
COVD wishes to thank the following for their
continued sponsorship of special events during
the annual meeting:
Exhibit Hall Hours
Good-Lite*
Hospitality Suite
Wednesday, April 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pm – 7 pm
Thursday, April 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 am – 2 pm
(Membership Social) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pm – 7 pm
HOYA Vision Care*
Student Mixer • Virtual Event Bag
Friday, April 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 am – 3 pm
Saturday, April 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 am – 11 am
HTS, Inc.*
Wednesday Evening Open Reception
Thursday Evening Membership Social
Exhibitor Seminars
Miraflex*
Meeting Badges & Holders
Thursday Morning Attendee Breakfast
Friday, April 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pm – 5 pm
Saturday, April 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 am – 8 am
*Don’t forget to visit their booths during
Exhibit hours and thank them.
PLEASE NOTE: All information in the COVD 45th Annual
Meeting Program is deemed reliable but not guaranteed
and is subject to change without prior notice.
Fellow and Certified Optometric Vision Therapist Candidate Information
The Fellowship and Certified Optometric Vision Therapist multiple choice examination will be administered by the
COVD International Examination and Certification Board on Monday, April 13, 2015. Oral interviews will begin
Tuesday, April 14, 2015, and continue through Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Candidates will receive specific notification
of time and location of their interview from the COVD International Examination and Certification Board. Formal
induction for those successfully completing the process is Saturday, April 18, 2015.
For more information or questions, please contact Katie Kirschner at katie@covd.org or call 330.995.0718.
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Exhibit Hall Preview
Crystal Practice Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 32
Crystal Practice Management is the most comprehensive, easyto-use EHR and PM system on the market with phenomenal
technical support. Crystal Practice Management comprehensive
package includes all aspects of EHR and practice management
including patient management, customizable medical records,
e-prescribing, inventory management, direct frame and contact
lens ordering, and much more. Crystal Practice Management is
complete EHR Ambulatory certified for Stage 1 and 2 with several
hundred offices getting Medicare/Medicaid incentives. We have
a 100% success rate on audits and will help you step-by-step
through the attesting process. With our direct lab and contact lens
integration we eliminate the need for costly and time consuming
double entry. Our online patient portal allows a patient to fill out
all of their paperwork including medical history from home or a
kiosk/ipad in the waiting area. Patients can even download a copy
of their invoice or Rx from the web. Exams have never been easier
with direct machine integration and automatic coding built-in
to our customizable records. We even have over 200 templates of
medical records shared online by current Crystal PM Users. Stop
by our booth or visit us online for a free full working demo at
www.crystalpm.com.
Vivid Vision (formerly Apollo VR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 51
Will demonstrate software called DIPLOPIA – A treatment for
amblyopia and strabismus.
Bernell Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables 47-50
Celebrating 60 years of providing VT products to optometrists
throughout the world. When you buy from Bernell, you are
supporting our research for new VT products – many of which
began as an idea brought to us by your peers. Please help us keep
Bernell strong for the benefit of behavioral optometrists. We
will always match anyone’s price so you will never pay more for
supporting Bernell!
BxB Secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 26
www.bxbsecure.com BxB Secure provides secure and encrypted
HIPAA Compliant Email and Website Hosting, Secure Forms,
Mobile Texting, and Customizable Websites for Healthcare
Providers, Practices, Insurance Networks, and other entities
required to comply with the requirements of HIPAA & HITECH.
BxB Insight (www.bxbinsight.com) is our specialized services
division focused on the needs of eye-care professionals, practices,
and networks. BxB is dedicated to cultivating an understanding of
the specific needs of the eye-care and Vision Therapy community.
To that end, BxB Insight has partnered with Optometrists Network
to develop an integrated series of mobile-friendly customizable
website offerings with secure email and forms specifically for
Optometrists Network members.
Diopsys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 31
Elite Performance and Learning Center, PS . . . . . . . . Table 30
Zone-Trac® which is a Mini-Accommotrac® vision trainer. The
Zone-Tract® is a wearable technology, battery powered, portable,
and affordable, to the doctor and patients alike.
CareCredit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 37
A part of GE Capital, is a leading patient financing company in
North America with over 170,000 participating practices and 7
million patient card holders. By offering CareCredit as a payment
option you can help more patients get the vision care and products
they want and need – without delay (subject to credit approval).
Plus, a free listing on CareCredit’s online Provider Locator to help
drive new patients to your front door.
Emergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 36
Vision Therapy daily equipment.
Expansion Consultants, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 28
Specializing in Vision Therapy practice management and
marketing since 1988. Fully customized programs including onsite consultations, workshops, and phone consultations. Our goal
is to make you successful! Come talk with Toni Bristol.
Caren’s Laser Creations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 6
Vision Therapy Products – Alphabet tees, feel box, Lewis Localizer,
vision blocks and more. Promotional products – pens, logos …
FatCat Vision Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 38
Introducing an exciting new line of VIP and perceptual skill
building activities, games, and manipulatives including antisuppression materials. Additional skills covered included prereading, reading, math, spelling, comprehension, and hand-eye
coordination. All materials were created under the guidance of a
certified optometric vision therapist.
College of Syntonic Optometry (CSO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 9
A nonprofit organization dedicated to research in photoretinology,
the therapeutic application of light of the visual system.
Fresnel Prism & Lens Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 11
Products for the diagnostics and therapeutic issues related to eye
care. We offer a wide variety of products with a concentration in
the areas of strabismus and low vision needs.
Gerull Labs, LLC (g-Labs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 4
Makers of the Stereoscope for iPad and of Opto, the vision traning
app.
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Exhibit Hall Preview, continued
Miraflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 42
Children’s Glasses – Miraflex frames are manufactured in Italy,
and initial sales to the Colombia, South America market began in
the early 1990’s. In 2004, the company added sales to the United
States and European markets. Today, the company provides
quality frames to all seven continents. Miraflex frames contain no
metal pieces, and weigh only 8 grams (about 1/2 ounce), which
makes the frames extremely child-friendly. The anatomical bridge
supports the weight of the lenses over a wide area, an important
precaution for babies’ and children’s very tender noses. Not having
to adjust nose pads, replace screws, or adjust temples leaves the
Miraflex frame virtually maintenance-free, making life easier for
parents, children, and opticians. An adjustable band wraps behind
the child’s head and keeps the frame close to the child’s eyes. This
is critical for early vision therapy, and helps generate life-long
permanent vision corrections for the child.
Good-Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables 1-3
Manufacturer of the Lea Test System including Lea Symbols
and Lea Numbers. Complete range of vision testing products
including Cortical Vision Assessment, Vision Training and
Therapy Products, High and Low Contrast, Color Vision, Stereo
Acuity, Polarized Vectographs preferential looking tests will be on
display at COVD 2015.
HOYA Vision Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables 40-41
HOYA is a nationwide network of full-service labs. Proprietary
lens design: iD MyStyle, iD InStyle, iD LifeStyle, iD Single Vision,
Summit ecp iQ, Summit cd iQ, ST28 iQ, SV iQ, Distortion Free
Optics, Sync, Summit ecp, Summit cd, GP Wide, GP and TACT.
Proprietary lens material: 1.70, Eyry, 1.67 Eynoa, 1.60 Eyas, 1.53
Phoenix, 1.50. Proprietary lens coating: Super HiVision EX3,
Super HiVision, HiVision, ViewProtect, Suntech photochromics
and Clarity Shield 2 scratch coating. Special Services/Programs
include HHP (Hoya Honors Program).
NORA – The Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association,
International (NORA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 7
NORA is a group of committed individuals from various disciplines
focused on advancing the art and science of rehabilitation for the
neurologically challenged patient.
HTS, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables 43-46
HTS, Inc. will demonstrate the new Computer Orthoptics VTS4
Liquid Crystal program developed by Dr. Jeffery Cooper, the SVI
Sanet Vision Integrator developed by Dr. Robert Sanet, as well as,
the HTS, PTS II, Amblyopia and Dynamic Reader Home Therapy
programs.
Nu Squared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 34
Nu Squared offers our Nu Vision VT software which allows offices
to program, preform, and record results during vision therapy
sessions electronically, including on an iPad or Tablet. Create
customized evaluation reports instantly from testing results,
assign and print home therapy, and much more. And NuVision
VT can be customized to meet your office needs.
iMatrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 52
iMatrix is a leading provider of online marketing solutions for
small businesses looking to expand in a local market. Our online
marketing services include professionally designed websites,
social media management, video marketing, PPC advertising, and
an advanced SEO Solution Select from our suite of services for
local businesses to find the right online marketing solution that
will empower your business to grow.
OEP Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tables 17 & 18
OEPF provides publications and educational seminars related to
behavioral vision care.
Optometrists Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 25
Search Engine Optimized (SEO) Internet Marketing
www.optometrists.org
Group Advertising exclusively for
Optometric Practices w/ VT established in 1996, internet
marketing company Optometrists Network is a proven internet
authority on optometric care and vision therapy. This synergistic
group advertising system produces cost-effective leads and valuable
internet visibility/credibility (web presence) for its members via
1st page local search results that lead directly to the member’s web
site and powerful back-links that boost search results and clickthroughs to the member site. Other member benefits include
referrals, search results, and 3rd party endorsements generated by
professional association with our vast amounts of optimized expert
content with social signals, 1000s of trusted SEO referring links,
listings in the free map-based FIND A DOCTOR referral system,
optional use of a free template website that does extremely well
in local search results and or the rights to use our SEO optimized
content (text and links) in one custom third-party web site.
I See Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 29
Low-Plus reading glasses for children.
Lecoq Practice Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 22
Lecoq Practice Development has been helping VT ODs build
professional, successful practices for 3 decades. Stop by to talk
about what you want for your practice and future. We focus on a
staff-run practice to give doctors freedom to pursue whatever is
most important to them.
M & S Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 27
Manufacturer of the Smart System® 20/20 computerized vision
testing, contrast sensitivity and video display system, proudly
made in the U.S.A. Includes Validated Contrast Sensitivity
Testing with charting & subject results comparison to normative
data; glare testing; low vision testing; auto DVD play; eETDRS
Charts; Threshold Stereo Testing; Integration to Eye Motion &
Eyemaginations patient education systems. Approved for clinical
trials using the ATS & eETDRS protocols. Interface with all EHR
systems utilizing SystemLinkTM technology with data security
ANSI & ISO certification, patents pending.
Customizable Mobile-friendly Websites
To best serve the needs of its members in an ever-changing
internet, Optometrists Network has partnered with BxB Insight to
offer an integrated series of mobile-friendly customizable web site
offerings with secure email and forms.
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Exhibit Hall Preview, continued
Perception Dynamics Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 35
New research on brain plasticity finds that groundbreaking
training on PATH to Reading increases attention and reading
scores 1-7 grade levels in 3 months, and improves reading fluency
2 to 11 fold, in addition to other types of cognitive processing, like
speed of processing, pronunciation, working memory, sequential
processing, figure/ground discrimination, and multitasking. PATH
to Reading, a computer-based, easy to administer, and extremely
effective product, patented in the US and worldwide, was developed
in leading university laboratories and clinically validated in
public schools with funding from NIH and US Department of
Education. PATH to Reading or PATH to Insight (PATH) are
the only programs that strengthen the magnocellular, relative to
parvocellular, pathways in the visual cortex (Dorsal Visual Stream),
the deficit underlying most reading and many cognitive problems,
using programs activating initially the posterior and subsequently
the anterior portions of the dorsal stream, providing the input to
the Central Executive Network, the endogenous attention system.
When PATH, changing the brain’s timing by retraining the neural
channels to function in synchrony, precedes other vision therapy,
children and adults rapidly improve their attention, reading
fluency and comprehension, pronunciation, working memory, in
addition to other cognitive skills. PATH has successfully treated
people with slow reading, dyslexia, attention deficits, ADHD,
central auditory processing problems, convergence insufficiency,
amblyopia, autism, schizophrenia, and traumatic brain injuries. There is no other program like it.
Specs4Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 12
Specs4us has developed a frame uniquely formatted and patented
to fit individuals with Down Syndrome and many other hard to
fit patients. The Erin’s World frame line comes in a variety of sizes
and colors, fitting infants through adults. Stop by and ask about
Conference Specials.
Vision Leads Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 8
The Vision Leads Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable
organization chartered in the state of Wisconsin for the purpose
of accepting and administering donations to improve access to
optometric vision therapy for visual improvement and welfare
of America’s citizens. Donations will fund grants, scholarships,
and programs to promote public awareness of the importance of
optometric vision therapy.
Wayne Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 5
Wayne Engineering has been in the forefront of developing
instruments for testing and enhancing visual and sensory-motor
skills. Our equipment is being used internationally in: behavioral/
developmental optometry; sports vision testing and training;
special education; and occupational and physical therapy.
Wind River Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 24
A family owned credit card processing service provider and
endorsed partner of COVD. Our After The Handshake service
promise is based on a simple premise: things change. The payment
processing industry changes. Technology changes. Your practice
changes. Your patients’ needs change. And unless your payment
processing environment changes accordingly, you can quickly find
yourself at a competitive disadvantage. So instead of putting our
merchant relationships on “auto-pilot,” Wind River keeps close
watch on all the variables that impact your rates, your hardware
and software, your program design and your cardholder data
security requirements.
As part of our COVD partnership, Wind River is offering
significant fee discounts based on aggregate COVD annual
member credit card volume. While individual members are
receiving very competitive pricing and an unmatched service level
from Wind River, it’s important to note that our partnership also
creates a non-dues revenue stream to support COVD and help
keep membership dues down!
SavCo Optical, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 16
Krafty Eye patches Fabric & Adhesive, Savvy Specs – Frames &
Sport goggles for kids, SavCo Rx Swim goggles for kids, teens and
Adults.
SCCO-MBKU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 20
Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU) is home to Southern
California College of Optometry (SCCO, est. 1904, Fullerton,
CA). MBKU is Orange County’s newest health care university
with an expansion into Physician Assistant Studies and Pharmacy.
Powered by Optometry, MBKU provides a diversity of health
care education opportunities focused on professionalism and
innovation. Visit us today to learn more about our VT residency
programs and our planned Vision Achievement Center at our new
health care clinic in Anaheim (CA).
Resident’s Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 39
Author’s Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 21
Shaw Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 33
Amblyopia is a binocular disorder. SHAW Lens’ patented,
“Binocular by Design” technology provides a solid foundation
for patch free treatment of amblyopes of all ages”. SHAW Lens
Life Changing iseikonic lenses enhance motor and sensory fusion,
resolve suppression and increase stereoacuity for lasting treatment
of amblyopia. Join our 2000 optometrists partnetrs and discover
the benefits to your patients.
Solutionreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 23
Solutionreach is a cloud-based platform for revolutionizing
healthcare with a powerful array of tools to easily acquire, retain,
educate and reactivate patients.
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Exhibitor Seminars
Friday, April 17, 2015 • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Are the Eyeglasses You Prescribe an Impediment
to Success with Vision Therapy?
Shaw Lens
Presented by: Dr. Peter Shaw
Optometrists prescribe and dispense eyeglasses but rarely do we
take into account the binocular considerations of the final lens
design. Patients with fragile sensory or motor fusion systems are
particularly sensitive to eyeglass design. This presentation will
assist the optometrist in identifying such patients and review
spectacle treatment strategies. Good eyeglass design that supports
sensory and motor fusion is the key to success with both primary
care and vision therapy patients.
Friday, April 17, 2015 • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
HTS, Inc.
Sanet Vision Integrator – Presented by: Dr. Robert B. Sanet
Dr. Robert Sanet will demonstrate the Sanet Vision Integrator as
well as two new expansion modules for the instrument. The SVI
is a dynamic “high-tech” vision training instrument that uses
an interactive 50” touch screen. The SVI is extremely useful for
patients with ABI, amblyopia, visual related learning problems, and
sports vision related deficits. The key features of the SVI include
a saccadic fixator, variable speed rotator, hand speed training,
metronome, tachistoscope, visual-verbal and central-peripheral
integration, and a wide range of target variables including target
type and size, background and target color, contrast sensitivity, and
visual field loading.
Saturday, April 18, 2015 • 7:00-8:00 am
Nu Squared
Presented by: Dr. Joe Rouw
Join us for a demonstration of our Nu Vision VT software which
allows you to program and perform vision therapy sessions
electronically including on an iPad/Tablet. Create customized
evaluation reports instantly from testing results, and much more.
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COVD Public Awareness Fund Raffles
All proceeds from raffles go to
COVD Public Awareness Campaign
• Buy your tickets today!
• Buy tickets all at once or stretch your purchase over several months.
• Winners DO NOT need to be present!
COVD 50/50 Raffle
Making Vision Therapy Visible
Exhibitor Raffle
Enter a chance to win 50% of the money collected
Drawing held during Installation/Induction Banquet
Enter and win an array of exciting products and services
donated by our generous exhibitors
One grand prize winner will be drawn during the
Installation/Induction Banquet
1 Ticket = $10 6 Tickets = $50
king Vision Therapy Visible Drawing
1 Ticket = $100 3 Tickets = $200 5 Tickets = $300
7 Tickets = $400 9 tickets = $500
LUCKY 150 Raffle
150 tickets at $100 per ticket
1st prize ticket drawn $2,500
2nd prize ticket drawn $250
3rd prize ticket drawn $125
Tickets will be drawn during the Installation/Induction Banquet
Saturday, April 18, 2015.
Purchase tickets online at www.covd.org.
You DO NOT need to be present to win any raffle!
COVD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Purchasing tickets may be tax deductible as permitted by law.
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REGISTRATION
GENERAL SESSIONS
BREAKOUTS
EXHIBITS / MEALS/ RECEPTIONS
OFFICE
COVD Exhibit Hall • Bellagio • Tower Ballrooms 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
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Things to Do at Bellagio!
ATTRACTIONS:
Your experience at Bellagio unfolds like a story. Each attraction is
a unique chapter of its own, from the famed Dancing Fountains to
the natural wonders of the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
to famous artworks and beyond. Explore Bellagio – and let your
own story begin.
Bellagio Fountains – Las Vegas
A refreshing addition to your entertainment options, the
Fountains of Bellagio were destined to romance your senses. Take
in a complimentary Las Vegas show of water, music and light
thoughtfully interwoven to mesmerize its admirers. All for your
amusement, the most ambitious, choreographically complex water
feature ever conceived amazes against the beautiful backdrop of
Las Vegas’ lavender sky. Each dynamic performance from the
Fountains collection is unique in its expression and interpretation.
Fall in love with the stunning nature of this unprecedented aquatic
accomplishment while relishing a clever concert of opera, classical
and Broadway tunes.
Fiori di Como
The lobby is, in a word, grand, both in scale and in design. Above
the 18-foot ceiling is a coffer filled with the most extraordinary
glass sculpture, a chandelier called Fiori di Como by glass sculptor
Dale Chihuly, whose work has been exhibited in every major
museum in the world. This stunning piece is comprised of 2,000
hand-blown glass blossoms. Chihuly glass art sculptures also
adorn the Bellagio Baccarat Lounge with the Clusters Persians
centerpiece as well as his Blue Spears which outline areas of the
Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
SHOW TIMES:
Monday - Friday . . . . . 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., show every 1/2 hour
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m., show every 15 minutes
Saturdays, Sundays* and Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., show every 1/2 hour
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m., show every 15 minutes
Chihuly at Bellagio is exclusive in offering a full representation
of Chihuly’s works, from his vibrant hand-blown glass sculptures
to select lithographs, original drawings and an extensive variety
of books and videos recording Chihuly’s worldwide installations.
Located in Via Fiori next to the Conservatory and Botanical
Gardens. For more details please click here.
*On Sundays Fountain show times begin at 11 a.m. and run every
15 minutes from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Fountains Brunch at
Jasmine. Schedule may vary. Shows are subject to cancellation due
to high winds. Fountains by WET.
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
Current Exhibition: Fabergé Revealed
On display from November 14, 2014 to May 25, 2015.
Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Catch Mr. & Ms. Green Thumb daily in the Conservatory between
the hours of 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. providing tips and answering
your questions about the gardens.
The name Fabergé is synonymous with refined craftsmanship,
jeweled luxury, and the last days of the doomed Russian imperial
family. Fabergé Revealed will offer a rare opportunity to view a
dazzling array of more than 200 elegant objects by the celebrated
jeweler to Russian Czars Alexander III and his son and successor,
Nicholas II, including four Imperial Easter Eggs. Visitors will
be treated to a stunning array of enameled picture frames, gold
cigarette cases, hardstone animals, decorative boxes, and jewel
encrusted brooches. This exhibition has been organized by the
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Guests can enjoy live musical performances daily from 4:30 p.m.
to 6 p.m., in the South Garden
Brilliance abounds inside our breathtaking Conservatory &
Botanical Gardens. The attention to detail is astounding. The
passionate display of nature in all its awe-evoking glory - quite
simply, sensational! Let your imagination wander as you assume a
leisurely stroll amongst rare natural finds selected distinctively for
Bellagio from all over the world.
Gallery Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Last admission at 7:30 p.m.
Admire the essence of every season recreated with exceptionally
gorgeous plants, flowers and trees thoughtfully arranged to inspire
full splendor. Specially designed lighting spotlights every flower
to accentuate its best features. To ensure the Conservatory &
Botanical Gardens maintains magnificence 365 days a year, 140
expert horticulturists theatrically arrange gazebos, bridges, ponds,
and water features uniquely for each season. Treat yourself to this
unrivaled attraction’s ever changing personality for the Holidays,
Chinese New Year, spring, summer, and fall!
Las Vegas Attractions
• Volcano at Mirage
• Secret Garden at Mirage
• Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
• The Big Apple Coaster at New York-New York
• Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Luxor
Hours: Open 7 days a week, 24 hours. Free admission.
• CSI: The Experience at MGM Grand
• Adventure at Circus Circus
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