August 2012

Pediatric Eye Exam Advocacy: Benefiting children and optometry

With August being Children’s Vision and Learning Month and the passing of the torch from former AOA President Dr. Dori Carlson to Dr. Ron Hopping, I wanted to take the opportunity to look back at some important developments over this past year having to do with our profession and the children and adolescents we will …

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Clinical Review: Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (CHRPE)

CHRPE represents RPE cells that are twice their normal size and contain densely packed, large melanin granules. CHRPE lesions tend to be unilateral in most cases and can be located anywhere in the retina, primarily temporally or in the periphery. Their diameter varies from approximately 2 to 6 mm, and most commonly appear jet black …

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Clinical Review: Lattice Degeneration

A Review of Lattice Degeneration Introduction: Aka equatorial, circumferential, or palisade retinal degeneration Prevalence: 8-11% of population, usually younger patients, evident in 2nd decade of life Unclear genetic link; no gender or racial predilection Tends to be bilateral & fairly symmetric Pathogenesis: It’s a slow progressive disease with an unclear pathogenesis. Based on eyes at autopsy, …

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Case History: The Key to Understanding Binocular Vision Problems

From the start of Optometry school, professors and supervisors preached that a patient’s chief complaint and case history should direct your exam.   Finally in my fourth year of Optometry I understand why. I have found that when it comes to binocular vision disorders or what Griffin & Grisham in “Binocular Anomalies: Diagnosis and Vision Therapy” …

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6 Tips for First Year Optometry Students

  “If I knew then what I know now…” is a phrase I find myself using quite often when talking about my experiences in optometry school. As a fourth year student with 10 months left until I walk across the stage, my mind is wandering and thinking of what I would’ve, could’ve, and should’ve done …

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Lucentis FDA Approved to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema

The FDA has approved Lucentis (Ranibizumab) to treat diabetic macular edema as a monthly injection, making it the first drug approved to treat the condition. The 0.3mg one time dosage that has been approved is estimated to cost roughly $1,170.  The newly approved drug has been shown to be quite efficacious in improving vision in …

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New Sensor-adapted Contact Lens is Promising for the Study of Glaucoma

The new product named “Triggerfish” is a contact lens adapted with a sensor that provides IOP measurements for a full 24 hours.  The current study involved 19 patients with confirmed glaucoma and 21 suspected of having the condition.  Each patient wore the adapted contact lens sensor on one eye for 24 hours in each of …

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NBEO Part III Summary & Guide (with all form download links)

NBEO Part III – Clinical Skills Evaluation Summary Administration: Strictly performance and students will not answer any questions. Student candidates will examine a different patient at each of four 30-minute stations, in the performance of 20 clinical skills including injection skills. The exam is administered in one 3.75 hour session.  Although this examination primarily measures psychomotor skills, it contains an assessment …

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Interview with AOA Immediate Past President Dr. Dori Carlson

I remember when I first met Dori at the 2011 Congressional Meeting in Washington D.C. We were at a cocktail affair, I was in a black suit with a vodka cranberry and virtually everyone had a drink in hand. It was a cocktail event in which students and ODs had a chance to meet and …

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