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NewsMakers

NewsMakers is a column dedicated to COVD and the many activities of its membership. If you have done anything of note (lectured, published, or been recognized by a group or organization), please email Dr. Dominick M. Maino, Editor of OVD at dmaino@ico.edu today. We welcome photographs with all submissions, but they must be submitted as separate files, not embedded in the document.

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SECO President Dr. Neil Draisin Received Distinguished Alumnus Award from College of Charleston

SECO President (and former President of COVD) Dr. Neil Draisin, of Charleston, S.C., was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Charleston Alumni Association at their Annual Awards Gala on Nov. 10, 2011. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes an alumni member who has made significant contributions to his or her profession or community…. “It’s with great pride that I accept this award from the College of Charleston. I am truly honored to be recognized by my alma mater and to be in the company of other distinguished award recipients” said Dr. Draisin.

OVD Editor, Author, Lecturer and Photographer

Dr. Dominick Maino, editor of Optometry & Vision Development, has been very busy on the national level representing the interests of our patients and potential patients, as well as lecturing and publishing. Here is a small sample of what he’s been up to:

Paper presented at COVD Annual meeting (with colleagues Drs. Darrell Schlange and Brian Caden): The Fischer Fixtest for Fixation and Saccade Reaction Time Differentiates Between Symptomatic and Asympt o matic Adult Patients; Educator, Preceptor, Researcher, Author and Techno-Geek! Optom Ed; You can help your Patients See 3-D. Rev Optom;

Poster presented at the AAO meeting in Boston (with Drs. Schlange & Caden): The Interrelationship of Five Oculomotor Diagnostic Tests and their Associated Binocular Vision Correlates; Information Technology Literacy: The Fourth R. Optom Ed; Asthenopia: A Technology Induced Visual Impairment. Rev Optometry, lecture at the Vision Institute of Canada: 3D Vision Syndrome; 3D Users Experience Tech Summit presentation: Improving the 3D Viewing Audience; and an AAO lecture in Boston.: 3D Vision Syndrome: A Technologically Induced Visual Impairment.

When he isn’t lecturing or writing he does photography. Dr. Maino was the official photographer for the iBAM Festival at the Irish-American Heritage Center in Chicago.

COVDer Quoted in November Issue of Good Housekeeping

Dr. Andrea Thau was quoted in Good Housekeeping recently. She noted that before you try monovision LASIK that “…it’s a good idea to test how much the blurriness bothers you and how well you’ll adapt by using monovision contact lenses. Don’t make up your mind till you’ve worn the lenses for at least a month…” She also passed the first administration of the American Board of Optometry examination and became a Diplomate, American Board of Optometry. Dr. Thau was also very busy in September when she was quoted in Women’s Health, Parenting-School Years, and then interviewed on FOXNEWS.COM, for a story titled: Bad Grades Or Poor Vision? (go to http://goo.gl/UZbi0 for more information).

Photo caption: iBAM Photographer Dominick Maino (far right) with iBAM notables David Lynch10 (reporter Bloomberg News & USA Today) Tom Wright (iBAM moderator), Frank Delaney11 (Author, BBC Host & Broadcaster), and Ireland’s Consul General Aidan Cronin.12

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A Visit to IsraelDr. Gary Etting visited Dr. Robert Lederman’s

office in Israel recently. Dr. Etting is watching Avi Portnoy work with a patient (photo 1). Avi Portnoy was Dr. Lederman’s patient 6 years ago and then became a therapist. Later Avi enrolled in Optometry

at Bar Ilan University where COVD Fellow and OVD Journal Review Member, Dr. Ken Koslowe was amongst his lecturers. Avi plans to register with COVD and start his Fellowship process. (Did you notice the Marsden ball with Hebrew letters written on it in photo #2?

In Press…Watch for Remote treatment of intermittent central

suppression improves quality of life measures by Dr. Eric Hussey to be published in the AOA Journal, Optometry sometime in 2012.

Watch for Drs. Marc Taub, Dominick Maino and Mary Bartuccio’s new book, Visual Diagnosis and Management of the Patient with Special Needs to be published by Lippincott sometime in 2012 as well.

Publishing Articles and Being InterviewedDr. Sarah Hinkley had articles published in

Optometric Management including: Low Vision

Photo 1: Dr. Gary Etting watching Avi and his patient doing vision therapy

Photo 2: Dr. Ledermann and Dr. Etting in Dr. Ledermann’s office.

Rehab Myths Seven primary myths regarding this specialty are costing patients and practitioners (available from http://www.tinyurl.com/cs8nj8e) and The status of low vision rehabilitation and certification in the state of Michigan (with Dr. Adam Carlson) in Optometry (abstract available from http://tinyurl.com/6ogewwk. Dr. Hinkley was also interviewed for an article in USA Today (High-tech tools help millions with low vision stay active)

Dr. Ashley Reddell frequently writes for the Leavenworth Times.

COVD Fellow Received NORA FellowshipDr. Derek Tong became the eighth Optometrist

in the world to receive the prestigious Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association Fellowship (FNORA). To receive this fellowship, Dr. Tong com-pleted over 32 hours of Clinical Skills courses in neuro-optometric rehabilitation; the extensive testing process also included 3 different presentations over the

course of 5 years, an independent study and a written exam. In addition, he had to publish a paper in a peer-reviewed journal. His paper is available on line at the COVD website: Optometry & Vision Development Vol. 41 (3) 2010. Tong D. and Zink C. Vision Dysfunctions Secondary to Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case Report.Dr. Tong was presented with this award at the NORA annual meeting held at Atlanta in April 2011.

In the NewsDr. Sharon Snider noted that her satellite

practice in Columbus, Mississippi was featured in the Commercial Dispatch, and the following month the local television station ran a segment about the practice as well.

Dr. Tong received the FNORA Award from NORA President Dr. Carl Garbus, OD.

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OT Magazine Features Optometrist on the Cover

Dr. Bryce Applebaum, the son of Dr. Stan Applebaum was featured on the cover of Advance, a magazine for occupational therapists. A story on the “Maryland-based therapists ‘marry’ optometric vision therapy and OT for significant results” also was provided.

Dr. Smith on TVJennifer M. Smith, OD, FCOVD of the Draisin

Vision Group was recently featured on telelvision’s WCSC channel 5. Click here to see the video.

LecturesDr. David Cook gave his lecture, Maximizing

Stereopsis in Strabismus, an OEPF Regional Clinical Seminar in Oswego Illinois to a standing room only crowd.

Dr. Phil Bugaiski spoke on Vision and Learning (Curso de Vision y Aprendizaje) in Mexico City at the office of Eira Vilchis FCOVD. Optometrists, vision therapists, psychologists, speech therapists, teachers, and a neurologist were all present.

Greek Optometrist, Vassilis Kokotas was an invited speaker during the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Pediatric Ophthalmological Society. His lecture “Low vision rehabilitation in childhood: How to apply neuroscience in optics” had more than 140 OMDs attending the lecture.

Dr. Desiree T. Hopping recently lectured on “Vision and Learning” to a graduate class of special educators at the University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Dr. Jeff Getzell spoke during the Barbados AutismOne Conference. His topic was “Autism: The Vision Connection”.

Dr. Carol Hong gave three-two-hour lectures at the Monterey Symposium (California Optometric

Dr Phil Bugaiski and all his fans in Mexico.

Association’s Annual meeting). She was pleased to find out that her VT grand rounds lecture was sold out. COVDer Dr. JT Tassanari is chair of the education committee and Dr. Erik Ikeda also spoke on the program.

Dr. Larry Lampert presented 2 two-hour courses including The Pro’s Edge: Vision Training for Golf and Vision Training for the Primary Care Practice at The East/West Eye Conference, as well as, a one hour course on Sports Vision Training for ALLDocs which is the Lenscrafters leasing doctors organization in Boca Raton, Fl. He was also featured in a Channel 10 story: Functional Vision Rehabilitation Resolves Common Problems, Therapy Improves Variety Of Skills, Abilities. Dr. Lampert was on The Balancing Act to discuss the relationship between eyesight and scholastic performance.

Dr. Jason Clopton presented 4, two-hour lectures at The East-West Eye Conference as well.

Dr. Marc Taub (and friends) gave courses and workshops at the AAO meeting in Boston (Clinical Workshop: “Getting the Most Out of Retinoscopy at Distance and Near.” Harris, Paul A., Taub, Marc B., Steele, Glen T. and “Vision Therapy in a Primary Care Practice: A Systematic Approach to Optimal Patient Care.” Damari, David A., Taub, Marc B., Dumas, J.) OVD Editor, Dr. Dominick Maino spoke on 3D Vision Syndrome at the AAO as well.

The National ACBO Vision Conference featured COVDer, Dr. Curt Baxstrom who gave several hours of lecture on a variety of topics.

Dr. Neena Gabrielle spoke during the Integrated Listening Services conference in Denver.

The Huffington Post featured information provided by Dr. Jacob Lieberman in an article titled, Is Your Phone Ruining Your Eyesight?

Dr. Curt Baxstrom lecturing at the NACBO