We invite those attending the American Academy of Optometry’s 2025 conference in Boston to take advantage of the various lectures, workshops, and presentations led by IU School of Optometry faculty, students, and alumni. Most events will take place at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center.
You are also invited to join us for our annual IUSO Alumni and Friends Reception on Friday, October 10 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Westin Hotel, Marina II Ballroom. We can’t wait to see you there!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:00-8:50 a.m.
Location: 210 ABC
Lecture: OCT: The Optometrist’s MREye
IUSO Associate Dean for Clinical and Patient Care Services and Clinical Professor Brad Sutton, OD’93
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Presentation: A Joint Project Between the Public Health/Environmental Vision Section and the New Women’s Health SIG: Human Trafficking: Hidden in Plain Sight
IUSPH Associate Clinical Professor Deborah Getz, MS, Re.D
IUSO Clinical Professor Emeritus Richard Meetz, OD’76
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (10/8-10/11)
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Presentation: Interprofessional Education Collaborative Core Competencies Revision 2023
Julie Tyler, OD’09
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (10/8-10/11)
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Presentation: University of Virginia Department of Ophthalmology Ocular Disease with an Emphasis on contact lenses
Evan Kaufman, OD’06
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: 153 ABC
Special Event: Optometric Glaucoma Society/American Academy of Optometry Joint Symposium: Glaucoma Masterclass: Mistakes, Measurements, and Monitoring
IUSO Chief of Advanced Ocular Care Services and Clinical Professor Brett King, OD’98
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location: 213
Industry Innovation Lunch & Learn, Sponsored by: Astellas
Jeffry Gerson, OD’97
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location: 213
Industry Innovation Lunch & Learn, Sponsored by: Bruno Vision Care
Paul Karpecki, OD’94
1:00-1:50 p.m.
Location: 153 ABC
Lecture: Refractive Cataract Surgery: Patient Selection and Ocular Surface Optimization
Damon Dierker, OD’02
1:00-1:50 p.m.
253 ABC
Lecture: Inadequate Flow to Make the Eye Go: Ocular Ischemic Syndrome and Beyond
Julie Tyler, OD’09
2:00-2:50 p.m.
Location: 104 ABC
Lecture: Enhancing Optometric Communication: Strategies for Patients Across the Lifespan and Diverse Communication Profiles
IUSO Associate Dean for Advancement and Clinical Professor Todd Peabody, OD’03
IU SPHS Associate Clinical Professor Erin Peabody, MA
2:00-2:50 p.m.
Location: 255
ACE: Retina OCT Interpretation for Beginners
Clinical Assistant Professor Samantha Polster, OD, FAAO
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Location: 153
Presentation, Hot Topics: A Randomized trial of Prescribed Full-Time Alternate Patching Therapy for Intermittent Exotropia in Children
Chief of Pediatric and Binocular Vision Service, Director of the Myopia Management Clinic, and Clinical Associate Professor Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Location: 253 ABC
Presentation, Hot Topics: Longitudinal Detection of Glaucomatous Retinal Ganglion Cell Size change and Loss in Vivo Using Adaptive Optics OCT
IUSO PhD Candidate & Adjunct Clinical Professor Matthew Keller, OD
IUSO Research Associate Yan Liu, PhD
IUSO Postdoctoral Fellow Kristen Bowles-Johnson, OD, PhD, FAAO
IUSO Graduate Student Qiuzhi Ji
IUSO Postdoctoral Fellow Marcel Bernucci, PhD
IUSO Assistant Scientist Kazuhiro Kurokawa, PhD
IUSO Chief of Advanced Ocular Care Services and Clinical Professor Brett King, OD’98
IUSO Professor Emeritus William Swanson, PhD
IUSO Professor Donald Miller, PhD
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Location: 253 ABC
Presentation, Hot Topics: Structure-Function Analysis: Evaluation of Envision Perimetry Headset and Humphrey Field Analyzer
IUSO Professor Emeritus William Swanson, PhD
Anne Rozwat, OD’94
10:00-10:50 a.m.
Location: Westin Hotel – Carilton
Diplomate Prep: Anterior Segment Jeopardy! 2025
Christen Kenrick, OD’10
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Location: 257 A/B
Presentation, Papers: Dose-Dependent Effects of 17β Estradiol on Corneal Expression of Inflammatory Mediators and Membrane-Associated Mucins
IUSO Director of the Dry Eye Clinic and Assistant Professor Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD, FAAO
IUSO PhD Student Nutchaarpa “Saai” Puangmalai, MS’23
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Location: 257 A/B
Presentation, Papers: Protective Effects of Taurine on Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Mouse Corneal Endothelial Cells
IUSO PhD Student and Graduate Assistant Saumya Srivastav, OD
IUSO Assistant Scientist Diego Ogando, PhD
IUSO Lab Technician Edward Kim
IUSO Professor and Dean Emeritus Joseph Bonanno, PhD, OD
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location: 212
Industry Innovation Lunch & Learn, Sponsored by: Bausch + Lomb
Jessilin Quint, OD’14
1:00-1:15 p.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: Comparing Clinical Tests for Fixation in Amblyopia
Jingyun Wang, PhD’07
1:00-1:15 p.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: P-07 Binocular Vision Paper Session
Jingyun Wang, PhD’07
1:30-1:45 p.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: A Technique to Measure Peripheral Vision and Assess the Characteristics of Ocular Motor Eye Movements in Young Infants
IUSO PhD Student Aishwarya Ravi, M.Optom, B.Optom, FAAO
IUSO Lab Manager Stephanie Biehn, IU BA’90, MPA’95
IUSO PhD Student Fuseina Safianu, OD
IUSO Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs T. Rowan Candy, MCOptom, Ph.D., FARVO
1:45-2:00 p.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: The impact of induced retinal image blur on monocular and binocular depth-related visuomotor task performance
Jingyun Wang, PhD’07
2:00-2:15 p.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: Visual fatigue in concussed adolescents: Symptom provocation across successive oculomotor tests
Jingyun Wang, PhD’07
3:30-4:20 p.m.
Location: 253 ABC
Lecture: Hydroxychloroquine Toxicity: Cases and Conundrums
IUSO Clinical Assistant Professor Samantha Polster, OD, FAAO
3:30-4:20 p.m.
Location: 107 ABC
Lecture: Taking the Mystery Out of Abnormal Pupils
IUSO Associate Dean for Clinical and Patient Care Services and Clinical Professor Brad Sutton, OD’93
3:30-4:20 p.m.
Location: 212
Lecture: Dry Eye – Where to Start?
Jessilin Quint, OD’14
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Enhancing Vision Screening Practices for School-Age Children in Rural Jamaica
Chief of Pediatric and Binocular Vision Service, Director of the Myopia Management Clinic, and Clinical Associate Professor Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Eye Care Professionals’ Perspectives Regarding Astigmatic Contact Lens Patients Needs
Meredith Bishop, BS’07, MS’09, OD’09
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: A Soft Toric Contact Lense Can Increase Visual Performance Measured Under Blue Haze Conditions by Adding An HEV-filter
John Buch, MS’98
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: A Toric Soft Contact Lense with HEV-Additive Increases the Brightness of Natural Images
John Buch, MS’98
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: The Impact of a Short-Wave Filtering Soft Contact Lens on Contrast Sensitivity
John Buch, MS’98
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Comparison of Visual Acuity measurements with an Electronic ETDRS Display with Free Viewing VS a Maxwellian View System With a 3mm Pupil
IUSO Graduate Student Vamsi Parimi, MS
IUSO Distinguished Professor Ann Elsner, PhD
IUSO Chief of Advanced Ocular Care Services and Clinical Professor Brett King, OD’98
IUSO Lecturer Christopher Clark, PhD’14
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Seeing the Risks: How Vision Loss Shapes Perceptions of E-Scooter Use and Safety
IUSO OD/MS Student Sommer Ray
IUSO Associate Professor Shirin Hassan, PhD
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Improvement in Visual Tasking Activities and Workplace Productivity After 14 Days of Acoltremon 0.003% Treatment: Integrated Analysis of COMET Studies
Paul Karpecki, OD’94
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Survey on Chronic Ocular Surface Pain: Prevalence and Treatments
Paul Karpecki, OD’94
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Association between intelligence and visual perception in professional students
Karen Kehbein, OD’09
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Dynamics of accommodative behavior under prolonged viewing of electronic devices in young adults: implications for near work-induced myopia
IUSO Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research at the Indiana University School of Optometry, and Professor Pete Kollbaum, OD’99, PhD’07
IUSO Research Scientist Dawn Meyer, OD’12
Raman Sah, PhD’23
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Optical Evaluation of Contrast Modulating Diffusion Optics Myopia Control Spectacle Lenses
IUSO Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research at the Indiana University School of Optometry, and Professor Pete Kollbaum, OD’99, PhD’07
IUSO Research Scientist Dawn Meyer, OD’12
IUSO Research Scientist Ryan Webster
IUSO PhD Student Josh Richard
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Comparative Assessment of Light Exposure Using Three Wearable Sensors and Subjective Estimates
Raman Sah, PhD’23
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Comparison of Objectively Measured Time outdoors and Near Work with Daily Logs
Raman Sah, PhD’23
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Comparison of two wearable sensors for objective measurement of viewing distance
Raman Sah, PhD’23
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: In Vivo Foveal Cone Photoreceptor Organization in Infant Non-Human Primate Eyes
Raman Sah, PhD’23
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Objective Quantification of Near, Intermediate and Distance Work in Young Adults
Raman Sah, PhD’23
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Comparison of the Pediatric Dry Eye Questionnaire to the Ocular Surface Disease Index and Dry Eye Questionnaire-5 in Children Aged 5-18 Years
IUSO Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences Clinical Services and Education and Clinical Professor Tracy Nguyen, PhD’12
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Pediatric Dry Eye Study Investigating the Impact of BMI and Digital Screen Time on Ocular Surface Metrics
IUSO Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences Clinical Services and Education and Clinical Professor Tracy Nguyen, PhD’12
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Early Patient-Reported Satisfaction in Patients Initiated on Perfluorohexyloctane for Dry Eye Disease
Jessilin Quint, OD’14
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Effectiveness of Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) ECHO for training pediatric therapy providers on CVI early identification and intervention
Melissa Rice, OD’99
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Two-year real-world effectiveness of myopia control contrast modulation spectacle lenses in a Canadian practice
IUSO Research and Data Scientist Martin Rickert, PhD
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Test Time and Patient Experience with the Envision Perimetry Headset
IUSO Professor Emeritus William Swanson, PhD
Anne Rozwat, OD’94
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Intersession and intrasession test-retest reliability of retinal-based fixational eye movements in normal controls amblyopes
Jingyun Wang, PhD’07
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Macular thickness and optic nerve head in children with unilateral amblyopia
Jingyun Wang, PhD’07
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: The Effect of Netarsudil and Bimatoprost on Central Corneal Thickness and Corneal Hysteresis in Normal Tension Glaucoma 12-Week Outcome
Jingyun Wang, PhD’07
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: 204AB
Presentation, Evening Industry Insights Sponsored by Bausch and Lomb
Jeffry Gerson, OD’97
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: 258 ABC
Lecture: Diseases in Disguise: Syphilis, Herpes, and Lyme
Julie Tyler, OD’96
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
8:00-8:50 a.m.
Location: 255
ACE: Diagnosis and Management of Aniseikonia
IUSO Clinical Assistant Professor Grace Brasel, OD’21
8:00-8:50 a.m.
Location: 258 ABC
Lecture: Optogenetic Therapies for Retinal Degenerative Diseases – Clinical Developments and Updates
Jeffy Gerson, OD’97
10:00am-11:40 a.m.
Location: 256
Workshop: Advancing Strategies in Ocular Surface Disease management: Intense Pulsed Light Therapy, Radio Frequency, and Nasolacrimal Lavage
IUSO Director of the Dry Eye Clinic and Assistant Professor Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD, FAAO
IUSO Clinical Assistant Professor Hin Cheung, PhD’22
10:00am-11:40 a.m.
Location: 210 ABC
Lecture: The Ravages of the Herpes Group
Paul Karpecki, OD’94
10:30-10:45 a.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: Optimizing A Dual Temporal Offset Quadrant Non-Confocal Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope for Imaging of Retinal Structure and Function
IUSO Graduate Student Brittany Walker
IUSO Postdoctoral Researcher Marcelina Sobczak, PhD
IUSO Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Stephen Burns, PhD
11:00-11:50 a.m.
Location: 107 ABC
Lecture: Sleep Apnea and the Eye
IUSO Associate Dean for Clinical and Patient Care Services and Clinical Professor Brad Sutton, OD’93
11:15-11:30 a.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: Association of Retinal Mid-Peripheral Capillary Fee Zones with Structural and Functional Parameters in Diabetic Patients with No Clinical Retinopathy
Edmund Arthur, PhD’18
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location: 213
Industry Innovation Lunch & Learn, Sponsored by: Tarsus
Paul Karpecki, OD’94
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: When the Eye Feels Nothing: Managing Neurotrophic Keratopathy and Corneal Ulcer Induced by Amniotic Membrane
IUSO Cornea & Contact Lens Resident Nataliya Babiychuk, OD
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Ocular Clue to Systemic Vascular Emergencies
IUSO Primary Care Resident ‘22 Miranda Geisinger, OD, FAAO
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Rapid Efficacy and tolerability of Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Solution 0.1%/perfluorobutlypentane (CsA 0.1%/PFBP) in Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Paul Karpecki, OD’94
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: optimizing visual potential: Scleral lenses and phototherapeutic keratectomy for granular corneal dystrophy
Evan Kaufman, OD’06
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Simultaneous Solar and Laser-Pointer Maculopathy
Karen Kehbein, OD’09
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: The Use of Topical Losartan for The Reduction of Corneal Scarring
Stephen Kimmell, OD’06
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Tailored Treatment for a Troublesome Triad: Multimodal Treatment of Moraxella Keratitis in a Diabetic Patient with Neurotrophic Keratitis
Austin Lifferth, OD’03
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: From Tuft to Tear: The Evolution of a Vitreoretinal Tuft
IUSO Resident Kaylee Mayo, OD’25
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Ethical challenges in the management of Glaucoma in Geriatric Patients
IUSO Resident Anna Sandlin, OD
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Exhibit Hall
Presentation, Posters: Double the Trouble: Millard Gubler Syndrome and Pontine Stroke
IUSO Pediatric Resident Alyssa Bentz, OD, MS
1:30-3:10 p.m.
Location: 256
Workshop: Student Bootcamp for Ocular Surface Disease Procedures and Techniques
IUSO Clinical Assistant Professor Hin Cheung, PhD’22
IUSO Director of the Dry Eye Clinic and Assistant Professor Anna Tichenor, OD, PhD, FAAO
IUSO Clinical Assistant Professor Ellie Crossman, OD
With support from IUSO 2nd Year Students Angelica Moss, Abigail Walker, Jessica Wenning, Grace Walther, Emily Krok, and Elise Radcliffe.
1:30-2:20 p.m.
Location: 157 ABC
Lecture: Rapid Fire: Drawing the Line in Specialty Contact Lenses
IUSO Chief of Cornea and Contact Lens Service and Clinical Professor Jason Jedlicka, OD
2:30-3:20 p.m.
Location: 253 ABC
Lecture: Breaking Down the Genetics of Inherited and Acquired Retinal Disease
IUSO Associate Dean for Clinical and Patient Care Services and Clinical Professor Brad Sutton, OD’93
IUSO Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Residencies Anna Bedwell, OD’10
IUSO Clinical Assistant Professor Larissa Krenk, OD
3:30-4:20 p.m.
Location: 253 ABC
Lectures: Diabetes Update: What’s New in 2025
Jeffry Gerson, OD’97
3:30-5:10 p.m.
Location: 107 ABC
SIG Symposia/Section: When the Eye Mingles with Shingles – Advances in Zoster Eye Disease (Anterior Segment Section)
Christen Kenrick, OD’10
4:30-4:45 p.m.
Location: 259 A/B
Presentation, Papers: Older adults with central field loss lower their head more than controls when walking on a clear pathway that may have a low contrast obstacle
IUSO Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor and PhD Student Kiersty Napier-Dovorany, OD
IUSPH Associate Professor Alison Gruber, PhD
IUSO Associate Professor Shirin Hassan, PhD
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Westin Hotel, Marina II Ballroom
IUSO Alumni & Friends Reception
You’re invited to attend for food, drink, to mingle with alumni and faculty, and to hear updates from IUSO Leadership.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
10:00-10:50 a.m.
Location: Westin Hotel – Carilton
Lecture: ODMD Collaborative Care – Perioperative Management of Premium IOLs
Christen Kenrick, OD’10
1:00-1:50 p.m.
Location: 156 ABC
Lecture: Evidence-Based Vision Screenings: A Practical and Data-Driven Approach
Chief of Pediatric and Binocular Vision Service, Director of the Myopia Management Clinic, and Clinical Associate Professor Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO
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