Register for IUSO End of Summer CE

Posted on July 8, 2021 by azuicens

The IU School of Optometry is offering a continuing education opportunity the weekend of July 31–Aug. 1. Click here to register to attend in-person or virtually.

If you register to attend virtually, you will be emailed a Zoom link the day before CE.

Check with your own State Board of Optometry to find out how live online CE credits are counted in your state.

Saturday, July 31
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
IU School of Optometry, 800 E. Atwater Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405

8–10 a.m.
Maintaining Compliance with Medical Charting: Billing and Coding Update 2021 (2 hrs, COPE=PM)
Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO

10–11 a.m.
Exotropia (1 hr, COPE=FV)
Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO

11 a.m.–Noon
Myopia Management (1 hr, COPE=GO)
Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO

Noon–12:30 p.m.
Lunch

12:30–2:30 p.m.
Amblyopia (2 hrs, COPE=FV)
Don Lyon, OD, FAAO

2:30–3:30 p.m.
Concussion (1 hr, COPE=NO)
Don Lyon, OD, FAAO

3:30–4:30 p.m.
Inherited Retinal Disorders (1 hr, COPE=PS/Legend Drug)
Emily Hable, OD, FAAO

Sunday, Aug. 1
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
IU School of Optometry, 800 E. Atwater Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405

8–10 a.m.
Opioid (2 hrs, COPE=OP/Legend Drug)
Jane Ann Grogg , OD, FAAO

10 a.m.–Noon
Ten Steps to Better Glaucoma Care (2 hrs, COPE=GL/Legend Drug)
Richard Trevino, OD, FAAO

Noon–12:30 p.m.
Lunch

12:30–1:30 p.m.
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Imaging in Motion (1 hr, COPE=PS/Legend Drug)
Richard Trevino, OD, FAAO

1:30–2:30 p.m.
Binocular Vision Clinical Conundrums in the Face of Today’s Myopia Management (1 hr, COPE=FV)
Vittorio Mena, OD
Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO

2:30–3:30 p.m.
How to Feed a Brain: Concussion Management (1 hr, COPE=NO)
Vittorio Mena, OD

3:30–4:30 p.m.
My Child Is Not Old Enough for Contact Lenses: Guess Again! (1 hr, COPE=CL)
Vittorio Mena, OD

Questions about IU School of Optometry’s continuing education? Contact Cheryl Oldfield at iusoce@indiana.edu or 812-856-3502.

Save the Date for IUSO’s Gala on Oct. 2, 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by azuicens

We have good news to share. Indiana University has approved face-to-face events on its campus for Fall 2021. So, let’s celebrate!

Please save the date for the IU School of Optometry’s Gala on Oct. 2, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington, IN. This event is part of the IUSO Alumni Weekend 2021, which will also feature class reunion activities.

Instead of our typical tailgate party during Alumni Weekend, we were going to try something new. The IU School of Optometry Gala will celebrate IU’s Bicentennial, honor distinguished alumni, and launch an IUSO Bicentennial Scholarship. We have a lot to celebrate, and we hope you join us.

Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021

6:30 p.m.
IUSO Gala Reception in the Solarium of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU)
Drinks and mingling with your fellow classmates and alumni.

7:30 p.m.
IUSO Gala in Alumni Hall of the IMU
Dinner, alumni awards, live auction to raise money for the IUSO Bicentennial Scholarship, and an alumni EyeBall with live music.

Mark Oct. 2 on your calendar now! Registration for the Gala and other alumni events will start in mid-July. Cost is $75/person and $125/couple for early-bird registration, which runs from mid-July through August. After that, the registration cost becomes $100/person, $175/couple.

Keep up to date on the Gala and Alumni Weekend 2021 at go.iu.edu/iuso2021. This website will constantly be updated and will have a link to the registration form in mid-July. Also, the website has information regarding our hotel room block at the IMU and how to book those rooms.

We look forward to seeing you Oct. 2! If you have any questions, email goiuso@indiana.edu with the subject link “Questions about Gala.”

IUSO COVID-19 Protocols (Summer 2021 Update)

Posted on May 18, 2021 by azuicens

Please follow the safety precautions outlined below to help keep the IU School of Optometry’s students, staff, and faculty healthy and safe.

The Optometry Building (800 E. Atwater Ave.)

Access permitted for scheduled lecture, lab, or practice time; study areas are available in designated seats indicated by red stickers.
Access only between 7:15 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow for custodial staff to work unimpeded.
Aim to arrive at the building no more than 10 minutes prior to start of scheduled lecture, lab, or practice time. There should be no congregating in the corridors.
Leave the building immediately upon completion of this scheduled activity, with no congregating in the corridors.
Early arrivals for a lecture must wait in their assigned seat in the lecture hall. For labs, when the lecture hall has no class, students can wait in rooms 105 or 111 with one person per designated aisle.
Deliveries must enter via the east door.
Always perform hand washing upon entry/exit.
Masks are required at all times while in the building.
If you need to wait for a bus or to attend an online class before your lab (with insufficient travel time between the two), you may use room 104, the communal spaces in the student academic center on the second floor, the tables in the basement, or the lobby on the third floor. Only the chairs indicated with a red sticker may be occupied. These chairs must not be moved. Spaces are limited, so please respect the needs of our community. If the weather is favorable, please wait outside the building.

OPT 101, 102, 104, 106, 108, and 110

These rooms are only available between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow custodial staff to work unimpeded.
Practice times should be scheduled to maximize physical distancing.

Second Floor

The student study area and student lounge are open.
To maintain social distancing, it is recommended that you study and eat at home when possible.
If you must use these areas, sit only in in locations marked with a red sticker.
Since masks are removed when eating or drinking, do not congregate and observe social distancing.

Basement

Locations marked with a red sticker can be used.

Third Floor

Locations marked with a red sticker can be used.

Fourth Floor

No access permitted.

Other Protocols

Sick?

Any student who is ill (fever, nausea, vomiting, etc.) or suspects they may be ill will immediately quarantine themselves.
Student will immediately contact COVID Health Services by going to one.iu.edu and searching for “COVID”.
Student will immediately report to Kim Kohne (kkohne@iu.edu) in IUSO Student Administration via email.
Student will immediately report to all course instructors via Canvas Inbox.

Recent Close Contact with a COVID-Positive Individual, or a Positive Test from Outside of IU?

Any student who has been in close contact (six feet or less for 15 or more minutes without masks) with a COVID-positive individual diagnosed in the past two weeks will immediately quarantine themselves.
Student will immediately complete the COVID-19 Self Reporting Form by going to one.iu.edu and searching for “COVID”.
Student will immediately report to Kim Kohne (kkohne@iu.edu) in IUSO Student Administration via email.

Cleaning Protocols

Regular hand cleaning is required.
Students must disinfect doorknobs, sneeze guards, platforms, slit lamp, stand, other equipment, and countertops with currently accepted cleaning protocols at the start of each lab or lab practice session.

COVID-19 Testing at IU

IU will test unvaccinated students upon arrival on the Bloomington campus. Students who do not provide their arrival testing results will not be allowed on campus or in IUSO buildings.
IU will perform random mitigation testing on unvaccinated individuals throughout the semester. All IUSO students, staff, and faculty who are selected to undergo mitigation testing must provide a sample.
Report your vaccination status to IU (and get out of future testing) by searching for “COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting Form” in one.iu.edu.

Goldmann Tonometry Probe

Each student provides their own Goldmann tonometry probe.
Probe owner cleans their probe prior to use on their eye(s).
Probe owner only allows their probe to be placed on their eye(s) during lab/practice.

Gonioscopy Lenses

Each student provides their own gonioscopy lenses.
Goniolens owner cleans their goniolens prior to use on their eye(s).
Goniolens owner only allows their goniolens to be placed on their eye(s) during lab/practice.

Breath Shields

Breath shields have been installed on slit lamps in OPT 101 and OPT 106 and in each of our clinic rooms.

Soft Contact Lenses Eyed as New Solutions to Monitor Ocular Diseases

Posted on March 20, 2021 by azuicens

Indiana University School of Optometry is delighted to share the below press release from Purdue University. IUSO’s Director of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research Pete Kollbaum, BS’97, OD’99, PhD’07, is leading the clinical trials on new contact lens technology. The Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research supports the research endeavors of the School of Optometry and welcomes collaborative partners from private practice, universities, industry, and private agencies to join together to work on important questions related to vision science.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – New contact lens technology to help diagnose and monitor medical conditions may soon be ready for clinical trials.

A team of researchers from Purdue University worked with biomedical, mechanical and chemical engineers, along with clinicians, to develop the novel technology. The team enabled commercial soft contact lenses to be a bioinstrumentation tool for unobtrusive monitoring of clinically important information associated with underlying ocular health conditions.

The team’s work is published in Nature Communications. The Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization helped secure a patent for the technology, and it is available for licensing.

“This technology will be greatly beneficial to the painless diagnosis or early detection of many ocular diseases including glaucoma,” said Chi Hwan Lee, Purdue’s Leslie A. Geddes assistant professor of biomedical engineering and assistant professor of mechanical engineering, who is leading the development team. “Since the first conceptual invention by Leonardo da Vinci, there has been a great desire to utilize contact lenses for eye-wearable biomedical platforms.”

Sensors or other electronics previously couldn’t be used for commercial soft contact lenses because the fabrication technology required a rigid, planar surface incompatible with the soft, curved shape of a contact lens.

New contact lens technology to help diagnose and monitor medical conditions may soon be ready for clinical trials. (Image provided by Pete Kollbaum)

The team has paved a unique way that enables the seamless integration of ultrathin, stretchable biosensors with commercial soft contact lenses via wet adhesive bonding. The biosensors embedded on the soft contact lenses record electrophysiological retinal activity from the corneal surface of human eyes, without the need of topical anesthesia that has been required in current clinical settings for pain management and safety.

“This technology will allow doctors and scientists to better understand spontaneous retinal activity with significantly improved accuracy, reliability and user comfort,” said Pete Kollbaum, director of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research and an associate professor at Indiana University School of Optometry, who is leading clinical trials.

The other members of the team are Bryan Boudouris, a professor of chemical engineering from Purdue, and Baoxing Xu, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia.

This work is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF CMMI-1928784 & 1928788) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR FA9550-19-1-0271). For more information about licensing opportunities, contact Patrick Finnerty of OTC at pwfinnery@prf.org.

About Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization

The Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization operates one of the most comprehensive technology transfer programs among leading research universities in the U.S. Services provided by this office support the economic development initiatives of Purdue University and benefit the university’s academic activities through commercializing, licensing and protecting Purdue intellectual property. The office recently moved into the Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration in Discovery Park District, adjacent to the Purdue campus. In fiscal year 2020, the office reported 148 deals finalized with 225 technologies signed, 408 disclosures received and 180 issued U.S. patents. The office is managed by the Purdue Research Foundation, which received the 2019 Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities Award for Place from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. In 2020, IPWatchdog Institute ranked Purdue third nationally in startup creation and in the top 20 for patents. The Purdue Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit foundation created to advance the mission of Purdue University. Contact otcip@prf.org for more information.

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today’s toughest challenges. Ranked the No. 5 Most Innovative University in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at purdue.edu.

Writer: Chris Adam, cladam@prf.org

Source: Chi Hwan Lee, lee2270@purdue.edu

Highlighting IUSO’s Notable Black Optometrists

Posted on February 25, 2021 by azuicens

At the IU School of Optometry, we’ve been celebrating Black History Month. This is a great opportunity for us to honor Black optometrists and to highlight their lasting contributions to the profession. As always, IUSO’s alumni have opened doors and created a rich legacy for all optometrists.

Here are some of our alumni’s notable firsts.

Charles Comer, BS/MS’60, of East Chicago, IN
Deceased (1937–2011)
Dr. Comer was one of the first African American graduates of the IU School of Optometry and the first African American male optometrist to be licensed in the state of Indiana. Dr. Comer was also the first African American optometrist in East Chicago.

Clarence Currie, BS/MS’60, of Gary, IN
Deceased (1929–2011)
Dr. Currie was one of the first African American graduates of the IU School of Optometry. He also served as the Lake County Court Administrator and Jury Commissioner for the Lake County (IN) Superior Courts from 1983–99. Dr. Currie was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Social Fraternity and of Omega Epsilon Phi National Professional Optometry Fraternity.

Edwin C. Marshall, BA’68, BS’70, OD’71, MS’79, of Bloomington, IN
Professor Emeritus of IU School of Optometry
Dr. Marshall was the founding chair of the Indiana State Department of Health’s Minority Health Advisory Committee and the first optometrist appointed to the Indiana Interagency State Council on Black and Minority Health. He was the first optometrist elected president of the Indiana Public Health Association, and then became the first optometrist to be elected chair of the executive board of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Marshall was the first African American tenured full professor of optometry in the U.S. and the first optometrist to serve as a vice president of Indiana University. He was the first African American elected president of the Indiana Optometric Association and honored with the Indiana Optometry Lifetime Achievement Award. He also was the first optometrist to receive the Indiana State Health Commissioner Award for Excellence in Public Health and the Indiana University President’s Medal for Excellence.

Melvin D. Shipp, BS’70, OD’72, of Goodyear, AZ
Dean Emeritus of Ohio State University College of Optometry
Dr. Shipp is the first optometrist to be president of the American Public Health Association; awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship; and to become honorary fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (London, England). Dr. Shipp is the first African American to be hired as a full-time faculty member at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (UABSO); elected president of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO); to serve as president of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry; and to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).

Ollie Powe III, OD’77, of Mobile, AL
Deceased (1951–2020)
Dr. Powe was the first African American to establish a private practice of optometry in the state of Alabama.

Linda D. Johnson, OD’78, of Jackson, MS
Director of Optometry Services at Jackson-Hinds
Dr. Johnson is the first African American female optometrist in Mississippi.

Juanakee Adams, OD’80, of Fairfield, AL
Owner, Adams Eye Care / Founder of the 20/20 Vision Explosion conference
Dr. Adams is the first African American female optometrist licensed in the state of Alabama.

Paula Harmon Boone, OD’80, of Chesapeake, VA
Director of the National Optometric Association’s “Visioning the Future” HBCU Mentorship Program and NOA trustee
Dr. Boone is the first African American female licensed to practice optometry in the state of Virginia.

Gloria Christopher Jennings, OD’80, of Indianapolis, IN
Owner, Gloria C. Jennings OD, PC
Dr. Jennings is the first African American female optometrist licensed in the state of Indiana.

Vera E. Burns, OD’82, of Atlanta, GA
Owner, Vera E. Burns, OD
Dr. Burns is the first African American female optometrist in Atlanta, GA. Also, she is the first woman and African American optometrist appointed to the Georgia State Board of Optometry.

Betty J. Harville, OD’83, of Eads, TN
Professor Emerita at Southern College of Optometry
Dr. Harville is the first African American female optometrist in the state of Tennessee. She is also the first African American female professor at a U.S. optometry college and the first female optometrist to achieve the title of full professor at Southern College of Optometry.

Do you know of other IUSO alumni notable firsts not listed above? Let us know in the comments section.

What’s Cookin’ at IUSO Summer/Fall 2020

Posted on January 4, 2021 by azuicens

Here is a summary of IUSO’s news from June 1 to December 1, 2020, in the time of COVID-19.

Office of Student Administration

Class of 2024

IUSO Welcomed the Class of 2024—86 students from an applicant pool of 490:

30 Indiana residents and 56 nonresidents
21 states represented and 1 student from Canada
53 women and 33 men
3.58 average GPA

Fall 2020 Recruitment Report

Student Admin made the COVID-19 shift to near 100% online recruitment in the Fall, hosting Zoom Admission Days, webinars, information sessions, fairs, and recruitment meetings with specific schools/pre-optometry clubs.

This fall, we were able to increase the number of student connections compared to Fall 2019 travel, even with the challenges of limited on-campus options:

Online Recruitment “Travel”: Visited online w/ 45 campuses (42 School Visits, 2 Fairs, and 1 Dean’s Night). 25 of the colleges we presented to were fresh school connections (meeting with IUSO for the first time or the first time in a few years).
- Met 315 students (up from 282 last fall) and several academic/pre-health advisors.
- Additionally, we connected w/ 109 students at online Optometry School Fairs, up from 39 students last year.
Webinars/Conversations: 222 viewers (and more through Facebook Live) attended the four Zoom Info Sessions/Conversations hosted by Student Administration this fall. COVID-19 has cemented online webinars as an essential part of future recruitment plans for IUSO.
Student Engagement: Additionally, we have seen a great increase in the number of 1-on-1 email conversations and Zoom meetings with recruits across the whole Student Admin team. These personal connections are key to our recruitment strategies, especially when in-person, group visits at IUSO are not an option.

Anticipating Spring 2021 Recruitment

In January through March and beyond, the Student Admin team will spend much time connecting with admitted students to round out the entering class for next fall. For future recruitment efforts, reconnecting with Indiana schools will be a major focus of spring 2021 online “travel.” Also, creating new ties with HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) and HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities) will be key to future growth in diversity recruitment. With the newly formed Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council at IUSO, we believe we can all work together to help IUSO bring in the brightest, most diverse classes possible.

We are grateful for all the faculty/staff/student volunteers helping bring in the next class of future IU Optometrists. Thank you!

Admission Days

The shift to online Zoom Admission Days, which occurred most Fridays during the fall semester, was a new challenge. Yet recruits are still reporting a “family, student-centered vibe,” in follow-up conversations with our staff—an essential goal in showcasing the IUSO community. There have been 9 Admission Days in the fall semester and 145 students have attended. There are an additional 5 Admission Days scheduled for the spring. There are currently 68 paid deposits for Fall 2021.

On to Spring!

Office of Advancement

IU and IUSO Surpass Campaign Goal

The For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Campaign ended on Sept. 30, surpassing its $3 billion goal. The campaign, which raised nearly $3.9 billion, was designed to strengthen the university’s missions to ensure an affordable and accessible education, prepare students to become future global leaders, and advance research and innovation that improve people’s lives. These gifts both supported existing funds at IUSO and created new endowments towards those goals. The IU School of Optometry’s Office of Advancement is thankful to all of its alumni, donors, and partners, who helped us participate in this historic campaign.

IU For All Campaign Total
Goal: $3,000,000,000
Actual: $3,859,294,930

IU School of Optometry
Goal: $15,000,000
Actual: $16,892,730
% of Goal: 112.62%

bar graph of IU Bicentennial Campaign results — IU Bicentennial Campaign Totals

IUSO’s total goal was made up of two parts: Non-Governmental Grants and Philanthropic Support.

Non-Government Grants (NGG)
Goal: $10,000,000
Actual: $13,543,451
% of Goal: 135.43%

Philanthropy
Goal: $5,000,000
Actual: $3,349,279
% of Goal: 66.99%

Nearly $9,000 Raised for Emergency Scholarships

When COVID-19 temporarily closed optometry practices this spring, many IUSO suddenly faced unexpected moving costs, halts in their rotations, and other unforeseen expenses. The Office of Advancement created the IUSO’s #neverdaunted campaign to raise money for emergency scholarships for current IUSO students deeply affected by the pandemic. The original goal was to raise $5,000. Thanks to the generosity of IUSO’s faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends this campaign raised nearly $9,000, helping five 4th-year students.

Fall Virtual Panels with Alumni Experts

We often hear from both students and alumni that they want more opportunities to interact with each other. Oddly, the pandemic created a chance for our office to explore a new engagement possibility. Now, it suddenly doesn’t matter how far away an alum lives from Bloomington thanks to Zoom. The Advancement Team launched a monthly Virtual Panel with different topics and alumni experts for the IUSO students to join and participate in.

The Virtual Panels so far have been:

Sept. 24, Small Town Practices, featuring Kevin Kissel, BS’94, OD’96; Joy Kissel, OD’96; Greg Norman, BS’81, OD’82; Cameron Norman, OD’14; Clint Taylor, OD’05; and Patrick Vollmer, OD’15.
Oct. 15, Business of Eye Care: Practice Management in Optometry, featuring Paul Karpecki, OD’94; Jacob Michael, OD’13; Stephen Schock, BS’69, OD’70; Valarie Sharpe, OD’01; and Jessilin Quint, OD’14.
Nov. 10, The Value of Outreach and Giving Back in Optometry, featuring Jorge Benavente, BS/OD’77; Polly Hendricks, OD’85; Ed Schneider, OD’04; Jamie Stickel, OD’04; and Kevin Waltz, BS/OD’81.
Dec. 3, Legislative Aspects of Optometry, featuring Jennifer Kohn, OD’08; Karon Nowakowski, OD’90; and Jim Zieba (of Indiana Optometric Association).

We have received a lot of positive feedback from both students and alumni regarding these Virtual Panel discussions. We are planning on doing a few more during the IU Spring 2021 Semester.

IU Bicentennial Medals

On behalf of IUSO, the Office of Advancement submitted nominees to the IU Bicentennial Office for consideration for IU Bicentennial Medals. We were approved to honor and bestow the following IUSO alumni and friends with medals:

Edward Chow, OD
Polly Hendricks, OD’85
Steve Hitzeman, OD’76
Dave Hormuth, BS’77, OD’79, MD
Jim Hunter, BS’74, OD’76
Kyle King, OD’11
Jerry Logan, BS’67, OD’69
Richard Meetz, BS’74, OD’76, MS
Kevin Waltz, BS/OD’81, MD

Dean Bonanno and the Office of Advancement met virtually with the recipients on Zoom on Dec. 17 to watch them open their medal boxes and to officially congratulate them on this honor. The recipients will be invited to the IUSO Gala, Oct. 2, 2021, to be recognized in front of their peers.

Will Saunders Memorial Scholarship

Lindsay Wimmer, associate director of development and alumni relations at IUSO, has been
working with the Office of Student Administration and IUSO student Patrick Miranda to create an endowed scholarship to memorialize IUSO student Will Saunders, who passed away in 2020. If you are interested in giving to the Will Saunders Memorial Scholarship, please reach out to Lindsay Wimmer at laperrin@indiana.edu or 812-855-0587.

Dustin Jones Scholarship for Future Optometrists

Lindsay Wimmer has also been working with IUSO alum Michelle DePeau, OD’10, this semester to get the Dustin Jones Scholarship for Future Optometrists endowed. Dr. DePeau was a classmate of Dustin Jones who passed away before their graduation. She wants to make sure her classmate’s memory is honored. This scholarship is currently a quasi-endowed fund, because the Class of 2010 did not hit $25,000 in booked pledges within the first year. The scholarship has nearly reached the endowment goal, which means scholarships can be awarded and funded in perpetuity. If you are interested in giving to the Dustin Jones Scholarship for Future Optometrists, please reach out to Lindsay Wimmer at laperrin@indiana.edu or 812-855-0587.

AOSA’s Pinot & Palettes Event

AOSA Drink and Paint Zoom event — IUSO students participated in AOSA’s Pinot & Palettes event on Dec. 4, 2020.

The Office of Advancement helped AOSA secure a partnership with Dr. Mark Lynn and Associates for a virtual painting event on Dec. 4. The event was free for students to attend, but required registering in advance. Each participant received a canvas, stencil, paint, brushes and a bottle of wine. The painting session was led by IUSO student Olivia Schmidt, and provided a fun break for all of the students leading up to exams.

Dr. Jim and Linda Hunter Establish New Clinic at AECC

IUSO established a laser and surgical clinic at the Atwater Eye Care Center thanks to the support of James Hunter, BS’74, OD’76, and his wife Linda. The Dr. James E. and Linda K. Hunter Laser and Surgical Care Clinic features equipment worth $125,000 from the Hunters. In addition to starting this new clinic, the Hunters are establishing the Linda Hunter Laser and Surgical Care Fund to maintain the clinic and the equipment.

New Robert L. Carter O.D. Scholarship

A new scholarship will be endowed with $100,000 through a combination of annual gifts and an estate gift from IUSO alum Robert L. Carter, BA’68, OD’70. After earning his OD, Dr. Carter served in the U.S. Air Force. In 1973, he returned to IUSO as an assistant professor of optometry. He left in 1975 to follow Dr. Jack Bennett to Michigan College of Optometry. Dr. Carter retired form MCO in 2011, but continued to work for years as an adjunct clinical faculty member at its University Eye Center.

Barbara Cannaday Gift Creates New Retina Research Fund

Barb Cannaday’s father passed away. He had dealt with Stargardt Disease, which is hereditary and has no known cure. She decided that she wanted to memorialize him in a way that would help others. Cannaday gifted IUSO $10,000 to create a new retina research fund. Lindsay Wimmer has already reached out to Dr. Pete Kollbaum regarding this new funding opportunity.

Faculty News

Retirements

Congratulations to Dr. Khashayar Tonekaboni upon his retirement in August 2020. Many thanks to Dr. Tonekaboni for his many contributions and years of service to IUSO!

New Grants or Not Previously Committed Renewals Funded

(June–December 2020)

Burns, Steve
IU subcontract 2020–2024. NEI 1R01EY031815 Co-Investigator “Monitoring the hemodynamic response to therapy in diabetic retinopathy,” Amani Fawzi at Northwestern is the PI.

Kollbaum, Pete
Donation for Increased Costs Related to COVID-19. COOPERVISION, INC., 10/9/20–10/8/21, $50,000.

Liu, Chia-Yang
NEW. 1R21EY031051-01 “Role of Tgf-beta-signaling in corneal development and diseases,” NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE, 9/30/20–8/31/22, $231,024.

Port, Nicholas
NEW. USAMRAA/W81XWH-20-1-0717 “A personalized approach to predicting long term neuro-psychiatric outcomes in TBI,” U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY, 9/15/20–3/14/22, $749,996.

Port, Nicholas
“Visual Biomarkers of Concussion,” INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 7/1/20–
6/30/22, $100,000.

Awards & Appointments

Burns, Steve
Member, FDA Ophthalmic Devices Review Panel. Nov. 9, 2020.

Henderson, Patty
Vice Chair of the American Academy of Optometry’s Lectures and Workshops Committee. 2-year term (2021–2022).

Kollbaum, Pete
Appointed Adjunct Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University (unanimous faculty vote following a research presentation I provided).

Marshall, Ed
Jeffrey and Joyce Myers Invited Lecturer, College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, November 2020.

Invited Faculty Talks

Bedwell, Anna

West Florida Optometric Association meeting (4 hours), Destin, FL, July 2020.
Grand Rounds (The Relentless Choroiditis), Academy at Home, October 2020.
American Health Network CE program (4 hours), Muncie, IN, November 2020.

Burns, SA

“Ethics in Publishing,” Plenary Lecture at OSA Student Leadership Conference, OSA, Milan, Italy, September 2020.
“Adaptive Optics Gonioscopic Imaging” award lecture, Alcon Research Institute Annual Meeting, Oct. 24, 2020.
“Introduction to Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging,” lecture to the Indian Optometric Association, India, Dec. 4, 2020

Cheng, Catherine

“The Eye Lens In Focus: Normal Aging and Age-related Pathologies,” College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Nov. 10, 2020.

Marshall, Ed

“The State of Black Eye Care,” 20/20 Vision Explosion—Seeing in High Definition Virtual Conference, Juanakee Adams Initiative for Excellent Eye Care and Optimum Health, Birmingham, AL, June 2020.
Flanagan J, Harewood J, Heath D, Marshall EC, Reynolds SA, Shoge R. “Race in Optometry: An Honest Conversation on Optometric Education,” College of Optometry, State University of New York, July 2020.
“Envisioning the Vision Health of US Children,” All Children’s Health Initiative for Eye and Vision Excellence (A.C.H.I.E.V.E.) National Optometric Association and National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health (Prevent Blindness), August 2020.
Artis D, Bowen J, Knight M, Marshall EC, Mick A, Purcell H, Schuver V, Shoge R. “Race in Optometry: An Honest Conversation—Diversity & Leadership Development in Industry & The Profession,” College of Optometry, State University of New York, September 2020.
“The Not So Great American Truths—The Reality of Social Injustice and the Colorization of Health,” Jeffrey and Joyce Myers Lecture, College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, November 2020.

Sutton, Brad

“Don’t Let Swollen Optic Nerves Make You Nervous,” SECO Live CE Webinar, Aug. 26, 2020.
“Ocular Side Effects of Oral Medications,” Central Indiana Optometric Society CE Webinar, Sept. 10, 2020; and American Academy of Optometry Virtual CE Program, Oct. 12, 2020.
“Topical Pharmacology Rounds,” American Academy of Optometry Virtual CE Program, Oct. 15, 2020.
“Management of Viral Eye Disease,” Review of Optometry New Technology Virtual CE Program, Oct. 17, 2020.
“Joint AAO/AAOphthalmology Symposium: Update on the Assessment and Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration,” American Academy of Optometry Virtual CE Program, Oct. 19 & Nov. 15, 2020.
“Non-diabetic Retinal Vascular Disease,” American Academy of Optometry Virtual CE Program, Oct. 22, 2020.
“What’s New in Glaucoma?” Review of Optometry Winter New Technology Virtual CE meeting, Nov. 14, 2020.

Staff News

IUSO employee Kristy Dunlap, AS’00, is one of the recipients of the IU Staff Merit Award in December 2020.

Staff Service Milestones

The following people are being recognized for their years of service to IU:

Jason Wood, Assistant Technician Ophthalmic, 25 years
Trina Biehl, Clinical Optician, 20 years
Brian Page, Student Admin Coordinator, 15 years

Staff Merit Award

Congratulations to Kristy Dunlap, Eyewear Purchasing Representative, on receiving IU Bloomington’s 2020 Staff Merit Award!

IUSO Externship News

Update from Elli Kollbaum

In the IUSO Externship Program, there were many hurdles to overcome to get our fourth-year students back into clinical training this past summer. Unfortunately, a handful of sites had to stop their externship programs indefinitely and others had delayed start dates for externs based on the local numbers and guidelines. We owe much gratitude to our externship site directors and other adjunct faculty at our sites for working with their administration and staff to include our students in their reopening plans. Several sites stepped up by taking on an additional displaced extern and some new sites worked through logistics diligently and quickly in order to help out other new externs. Some fourth-year students were back into clinics in mid- to late-May, while others worked on online clinical training modules for a handful of weeks. By early July, all fourth-year students were back into patient care either at IUSO clinics or at externship sites.

Here are the new sites we welcomed as partners with the IUSO Externship Program this year:

Allisonville Eye Care Center
Busby Eye Care
Camp Lejeune Naval Health Clinic
Cataract & Laser Institute of Maumee, OH
Decatur VA CBOC
Expert Eyecare, PC
Eye Associates of New Mexico
Greenville VA Health Care Center
Grossnickle Eye Centers
John D Dingell VAMC
Henderson Vision Centre
Manchester VAMC
Mooney EyeCare Centre
Moses Eye Care Center
Price Vision Group
Valley Eye Associates

IUSO Clinic News

IUSO Clinic Updates

IUSO clinic activity in specialty areas continues to increase, staying at the forefront of optometric practice.

Atwater Eye Care Center:

Activity in the Myopia Control Clinic is growing (under the direction of Dr. Katie Connolly with assistance from Dr. Jason Jedlicka).
The Dry Eye Clinic (directed by Dr. Anna Tichenor) has nearly doubled their number of advanced treatments such as IPL and LipiFlow.
The Fall 2020 semester saw the opening of the Dr. Jim and Linda Hunter Laser and Surgical Care Clinic. Several dual platform lasers and a surgical microscope, all with video recording capabilities are on hand, and a radio-frequency surgical scalpel unit will soon be installed, as well. SLT, LPI, and YAG Capsulotomy procedures are performed in the Dr. Jim & Linda Hunter Laser & Surgical Care Clinic (with interim director Dr. Jim Hunter, under the umbrella of the Advanced Ocular Care Service, and with Dr. Brett King, Chief). The acquisition of this advanced level equipment has been possible due to the generous support of Dr. Jim and Mrs. Linda Hunter.

Indianapolis Eye Care Center:

Post-concussion evaluation and care services are being provided at both IECC and St. Francis Hospital (under the direction of Dr. Don Lyon), and is a rapidly growing segment of the care services at IECC.
The Indianapolis Eye Care Center is thriving in their new home. In May, IECC moved into the Glick building on the IUPUI campus. Despite operating with 15% fewer interns and examination rooms, the level of clinic activity has been nearly unchanged. We look forward to the day that we can host receptions, CE, and open houses to be able to let everyone visit the new clinic space.
This fall IUSO expanded the optometric services provided at the Raphael Health Center, under the direction of Dr. Jacqueline Jenkins. The coverage there has been doubled, helping meet a community need at the federally funded health center.

Finally, many thanks are in order to everyone involved in our two IUSO clinics for the exceptional efforts to maintain enhanced levels of disinfection and safety practices. Often, this has been done with less than full levels of staffing, and with frequent times where intern and faculty numbers were down, as well. Despite the challenges, the patient care provided by our IUSO clinics has not been reduced or limited in any way. Everyone involved is to be commended.

IUSO Publications Reported

Li S, Shyam R, Ogando DG, Bonanno JA. Bicarbonate activates glycolysis and lactate production in corneal endothelial cells by increased pHi. Exp Eye Res. 2020 Oct; 199:108193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2020.108193. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 32818510

Cheung H, King BJ, Gast TJ. “Presumed Activated Retinal Astrocytes and Müller cells in Healthy and Glaucomatous Eyes Detected by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography,” Ophthalmic Physiological Optics. 2020 Sept. 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12731. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32885879 (2020).

Warner RL, de Castro, A. Sawides, L, Gast, TJ, Sapoznik, KR, Luo, T, Burns, SA. “Full-Field Flicker Evoked Changes in Parafoveal Retinal Blood Flow,” Scientific Reports. 2020 10: 16051 (2020) PMCID: PMC7524838 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73032-0 PMCID: PMC7524838.

Akondi,V Kowalski BJ, Burns, SA, and Dubra, A. “Dynamic distortion in resonant galvanometric optical scanners,” Optica 2020, Vol. 7, Issue 11, pp. 1506–1513 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.405187.

Brodie, Frank, Michael Repka, Stephen Allan Burns, S. Grace Prakalapakorn, Christie Morse, Joel S. Schuman, Michael R. Duenas, et al. “Development, Validation, and Innovation in Ophthalmic Laser-Based Imaging: Report from a Us Food and Drug Administration–Cosponsored Forum,” JAMA Ophthalmology (2020), https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.4994.

Sah RP, Ramasubramanian V, Reed O, Meyer D, Bradley A, Kollbaum PS. “Accommodative Behavior, Hyperopic Defocus, and Retinal Image Quality in Children Viewing Electronic Displays,” Optom Vis Sci. 2020 Aug; 97(8): 628–640. https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001543. PMID: 32833406.

Meyer D, Rickert M, Kollbaum P. “Ocular symptoms associated with digital device use in contact lens and non-contact lens groups,” Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2020 Sep 11: S1367-0484(20)30140-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2020.07.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32928648.

Jaskulski M, Singh NK, Bradley A, Kollbaum PS. “Optical and imaging properties of a novel multi-segment spectacle lens designed to slow myopia progression,” Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2020 Sep; 40(5): 549-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12725. Epub 2020 Aug. 18. PMID: 32808381.

Jaisankar D, Liu Y, Kollbaum P, Jaksulski M, Gifford P, Suhiemat M, Atchison D. “Nasal-temporal asymmetry in peripheral refraction with an aspheric myopia control contact lens,” Biomed. Opt. Express. 2020 11(12), 7376–7394.

Pucker AD, Tichenor AA. “A Review of Contact Lens Dropout,” Clin Optom (Auckl). 2020; 12: 85–94.

Thibos, L. (2020). “Retinal image formation and sampling in a three-dimensional world,” Annu. Rev. Vis. Sci., 6, 469–489. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-vision-121219-081840.

Wilkinson, M. O., Anderson, R. S., Bradley, A., & Thibos, L. N. (2020). “Resolution acuity across the visual field for mesopic and scotopic illumination.” J Vis, 20(10), 7. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.20.10.7.

Considering the limitations on activity, this has been another great six months of effort from our faculty and staff!

Joseph A. Bonanno, OD, PhD, FAAO
Professor and Dean, Indiana University School of Optometry

IUSO Employee Earns IU Staff Merit Award

Posted on December 2, 2020 by azuicens

Six Indiana University Bloomington staff members will be honored during a Staff Merit Awards virtual reception on Dec. 15, 2020. One of the recipients is IU School of Optometry’s support staff employee Kristy Dunlap, AS’00.

The annual awards, which honor staff members for outstanding service to IU Bloomington, come from the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President and the Office of the Vice President for Human Resources. IU Bloomington Provost and Executive Vice President Lauren Robel will present the virtual ceremony.

Staff Merit Awards are presented in three categories: service staff, support staff, and professional staff. Recipients are nominated by people from across campus, and the winners are chosen by a committee of staff and faculty members.

Dunlap has been a key team member at IUSO for 16 years. She began working as an optician at the school’s Atwater Eye Care Center in 2004. Within several years she had become clinic’s contact lens technician and had begun assisting the school’s pediatric chief in a nationwide research project on vision correction in children, a duty that she still fulfills. In her current position as eyewear purchasing representative, Dunlap is responsible for purchasing, inventorying, and accounting for hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of eyewear for both the Bloomington and Indianapolis clinics.

She is described by her coworkers as “trustworthy, reliable, and a stabilizing force.” Dunlap has always provided exceptional services and a willingness to step up, so it was no surprise when she became a stabilizing force for IUSO and its clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to her job duties, Dunlap volunteered to help with day-to-day operations at the school, which included receiving mail, organizing incoming personal protection equipment, and to simply be available in case of emergencies.

“Kristy’s effort was invaluable during this time,” says her supervisor, Jami Stoute, AS’03, the school’s clinic operations manager. “Many disinfectant solutions for healthcare have been difficult to obtain, so Kristy took on the role of mixing hydrogen peroxide and bleach solutions to use in the clinics and labs.”

“Her good cheer and attention to detail allowed the IU School of Optometry to continue operations in the midst of global pandemic safely and without major interruptions, which, in turn, allowed the research and teaching functions of our school to start to return to normal,” says Jeffrey Perotti, OD’97, the school’s associate dean for fiscal affairs and a clinical associate professor. “Those efforts, above and beyond the normal confines of her position, greatly contributed to the success of our enterprise during this difficult time.”

Dr. George Woo Receives Hong Kong Humanity Award

Posted on November 25, 2020 by azuicens

On Nov. 14, the Hong Kong Red Cross announced its Hong Kong Humanity Award 2020 recipients. One of the recipients, George C. Woo, is an IU School of Optometry alumnus.

George C. Woo, MS’68, PhD’70, holding his 2020 Hong Kong Humanity Award.

The Hong Kong Humanity Award is organized jointly by the Hong Kong Red Cross and Radio Television Hong Kong. The award recognizes people with outstanding humanitarian contributions to protect human life, care for the health of the vulnerable, and respect human dignity. The honor aims to recognize individuals in society who put these humanitarian contributions into practice and action.

George Woo, MS’68, PhD’70, used his extensive clinical and research experience in optometry to found the then Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the then Hong Kong Polytechnic (now The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) to promote the development of optometry in Hong Kong. In addition to treating patients who had lost much of their eyesight, Dr. Woo also wished to help provide support to emotionally distressed people.

This led to Dr. Woo volunteering for the past 18 years as a hotline volunteer at The Samaritans center. In 2015, he became the chairman of the board of directors of The Samaritans. He supported the development of the organization, including setting up services for the elderly and young people. Dr. Woo hopes that The Samaritans’ services can continue to be enhanced to help save more lives.

IUSO Hosting an In-person CE in October

Posted on October 20, 2020 by azuicens

The IU School of Optometry is offering a small in-person continuing education opportunity in Bloomington, Oct. 24–25, 2020, at IU’s Rawles Hall.

To adhere to safety and compliance rules, we have to limit the in-person registration to 39 attendees. After that point, we will be offering registration for virtual attendance. If you are considering attending virtually, make sure to check with your state’s optometry board to find out how these CE credits will count in your state toward license renewal.

IU School of Optometry CE
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, 8–4:30 p.m.
Rawles Hall, Room 100, 831 E. 3rd St., Bloomington, IN

8–8:50 a.m.
From Floaters to Detachment…Pulling Back the Shade (1 hour = PS)
Frank Hrisomalos, MD, MBA

9–9:50 a.m.
Enhancing Visual Performance Through Macular Nutrition (1 hour = GO)
Mark Roark, OD, FAAO

10–11:40 a.m.
The Optometrist’s Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension (2 hours = SD)
Todd Peabody, OD, MBA, FAAO
Richard Meetz, OD, MS, FAAO

11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Lunch

12:30–1:20 p.m.
A Pharmacological Update on COVID-19 [Part 1] (1 hour = PH)
S.P. Srinivas, PhD

1:30–2:20 p.m.
A Pharmacological Update on COVID-19 [Part 2] (1 hour = PH)
S.P. Srinivas, PhD

2:30–3:20 p.m.
Neovascular AMD and Diabetic Macular Edema: Unmet Need and Emerging Therapies (1 hour = PS)
Thomas Ciulla, MD, MBA

3:30–4:20 p.m.
Dry AMD Masquerades (1 hour = PS)
Thomas Ciulla, MD, MBA

IU School of Optometry CE
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, 8–4 p.m.
Rawles Hall, Room 100, 831 E. 3rd St., Bloomington, IN

8–8:50 a.m.
Amblyopia: Current Concepts and the Future of Treatment (1 hour = BV/FV)
Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO

9–9:50 a.m.
Pediatric Therapeutics (1 hour = PH)
Don Lyon, OD, MS, FAAO

10–11:40 a.m.
Emerging Research and Clinical Trends in Concussion (2 hours = GO)
Lyndsey Ferris, OD, FAAO, ACMO
Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO
Don Lyon, OD, MS, FAAO

11:40 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Lunch

12:30–2:10 p.m.
The Interplay Between Hyperopia, Anisometropia, Amblyopia, and Strabismus in Preschoolers (2 hours = BV/FV)
T. Rowan Candy, MCOptom, PhD, FARVO
Katie Connolly, OD, FAAO

2:20–4 p.m.
Dermatology Update (2 hours = SD)
Talley Whang, MD, FAAD

Parking is available nearby in both the Atwater Parking Garage (entrance on Faculty Drive between Third Street and Atwater Avenue) and the Henderson Parking Garage (entrance at 310 S. Fess Ave.).

Questions about CE? Email or call Cheryl Oldfield at 812-856-3502.

IUSO at Academy 2020

Posted on October 7, 2020 by azuicens

The American Academy of Optometry’s annual meeting will be virtual this year, Oct. 7–22, 2020. The IU School of Optometry continues to have a strong presence at Academy. Check out these opportunities to learn from IUSO’s faculty, researchers, students, residents, and alumni during Academy 2020.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7

8–10 p.m. (EDT)
POS-05 Posters: Anterior Segment II: “Keratocyte-specific Ablation of Tgfbr1 Manifests Cornea Ectasia-like Thin Stroma Phenotype in Mice”
IUSO PhD student in vision science Yen-Chiao Wang
IUSO Professor Dr. Chia-Yang Liu

THURSDAY, OCT. 8

8–11 a.m. (EDT)
LDR-02 Fundamentals of Leadership Part II: Establishing Leadership
Linda Casser, BS’76, OD’78

1–3 p.m. (EDT)
AS-10 Rapid Fire: Controversies and Contemporary Management of Microbial Keratitis
Paul Karpecki, OD’94

5–7 p.m. (EDT)
SS-03 AMCO SIG Symposium: From the Trenches: Complex Cases at Academic Medical Centers
Evan Kaufman, OD’06

5–7 p.m. (EDT)
BV-13 The Interplay between Hyperopia, Anisometropia, Amblyopia, and Strabismus in Preschoolers

IUSO Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor Dr. T. Rowan Candy
IUSO Chief of Pediatric and Binocular Vision Service and Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Katie Connolly

6–8 p.m. (EDT)
POS-08 Posters: Visual Function/Perception II: “Retinal Thickness Changes May be Detectable as Objective Biomarkers in the Acute Phase of Concussions”

IUSO OD student Rushvi Desai
IUSO PhD student in vision science Dr. Lyndsey Ferris
IUSO Chief of Advanced Ocular Care Services and Clinical Professor Dr. Brett King
IUSO Associate Professor Dr. Nicholas Port

6–8 p.m. (EDT)
POS-08 Posters: Visual Function/Perception II: “Pupillary Light Reflex (PLR) Changes Show Promise as an Objective Biomarker in the Acute Phase of Concussion”

IUSO PhD student in vision science Dr. Lyndsey Ferris
IUSO OD student Rushvi Desai
IUSO Chief of Advanced Ocular Care Services and Clinical Professor Dr. Brett King
IUSO Associate Professor Dr. Nicholas Port

7–8 p.m. (EDT)
Prentice and Fry Award Lectures
The American Academy of Optometry Foundation has named IU School of Optometry Professor Donald T. Miller the 2020 Glenn A. Fry Lecture Award recipient. As the recipient, Dr. Miller will present a special lecture on his current research contributions during the Prentice and Fry Award Lectures event.

FRIDAY, OCT. 9

1–3 p.m. (EDT)
POS-09 Posters: Systemic Disease: “Not just Another Sub-Conj Heme”
Alexandra Williamson, OD’13

6–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
P-07 Papers: Investigations into the Retinal Findings of the Aging Eye and Patients with Diabetes: “Detecting Regions of Subretinal Changes with Multiply Scattered Light Images”

IUSO Distinguished Professor Dr. Ann Elsner
IUSO Lecturer Christopher Clark, PhD’14
IUSO Senior Scientist Dr. Thomas Gast

6–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
P-07 Papers: Investigations into the Retinal Findings of the Aging Eye and Patients with Diabetes: “Retinal Arteriolar Changes in Diabetes Imaged by AOSLO”

IUSO PhD student in vision science Dr. Kaitlyn Sapoznik
IUSO Senior Scientist Dr. Thomas Gast
IUSO PhD student in vision science Raymond Warner
IUSO Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor Dr. Stephen Burns

6–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
P-07 Papers: Investigations into the Retinal Findings of the Aging Eye and Patients with Diabetes: “OCTA Reveals Remodeling of the Peripheral Capillary Free Zones in Cognitive Normal Aging”
Edmund Arthur, PhD’18

6–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
P-07 Papers: Investigations into the Retinal Findings of the Aging Eye and Patients with Diabetes: “Retinal Layer Specific Vascular Reactivity in Controls and Diabetics as Assessed with OCT Angiography”
Bright Senyo Ashimatey, PhD’18

9–11 p.m. (EDT)
POS-13 Poster: Optics/Refractive Error/Myopia I: “Simulating the Effects of Multi-zone Myopia Control Lenses on Retinal Image Quality in Children”

IUSO PhD student in vision science Raman Sah
IUSO Research Associate Matt Jaskulski
IUSO Professor Emeritus Dr. Arthur Bradley
IUSO Director of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research, Associate Dean for Research, and Associate Professor Pete Kollbaum, BS’97, OD’99, PhD’07

9–11 p.m. (EDT)
POS-13 Posters: Optics/Refractive Error/Myopia I: “The Effects of Age on Myopia Progression with Dual-Focus and Single Vision Daily Disposable Contact Lenses”
IUSO Professor Emeritus Dr. Arthur Bradley

SATURDAY, OCT. 10

11 a.m.–Noon (EDT)
P-09 Papers: Traumatic Brain Injury: “Preseason baseline change scores for VOMS and SCAT3 do not improve accuracy for identifying acute concussions in collegiate student-athletes”

IUSO PhD student in vision science Dr. Lyndsey Ferris
IUSO Associate Professor Dr. Nicholas Port

Noon–2 p.m. (EDT)
Residents Day Posters: “The Juxtaposition of Juxtafoveal Telangiectasias”

IUSO Primary Care Resident Dr. Samantha Dodda
IUSO PhD student in vision science Dr. Kaitlyn Sapoznik

Noon–2 p.m. (EDT)
Residents Day Posters: “Remote Monitoring of Device-eye Distance and Ambience Light in Children using Smart Device”
IUSO Research Associate Matt Jaskulski

2–3 p.m. (EDT)
P-11 Papers: Glaucoma: New Evidence to Enhance Our Understanding of the Disease: “Comparing Retinal Arteriole Structural Measurements in Subjects with Glaucoma to Control Participants using AOSLO”

IUSO Ocular Disease Resident (2019–20) Dr. Konstantina Kalas
IUSO PhD student in vision science Dr. Kaitlyn Sapoznik
IUSO Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor Dr. Stephen Burns
IUSO Chief of Advanced Ocular Care Services and Clinical Professor Dr. Brett King

2–4 p.m. (EDT)
POS-14 Posters: Optics/Refractive Error/Myopia II: “Retinal Defocus Characteristics of Myopes who Exhibit Accommodative Lag”

IUSO PhD student in vision science Neeraj Singh
IUSO Research Associate Dawn Meyer Schneider, OD’12
IUSO Research Optometrist Olivia Reed, OD’17, MS’18
IUSO Research Associate Eric Seemiller, PhD’17
IUSO Research Associate Dr. Viswanathan Ramasubramanian
IUSO Professor Emeritus Dr. Arthur Bradley
IUSO Director of the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research, Associate Dean for Research, and Associate Professor Pete Kollbaum, BS’97, OD’99, PhD’07

3–5 p.m. (EDT)
POS-15 Posters: Glaucoma: “5-year Outcomes of Micro-invasive Glaucoma Surgery with iStent inject® (2nd-Generation Trabecular Micro-bypass Stent) Combined with Topical Prostaglandin”
Damon Dierker, OD’02

MONDAY, OCT. 12

1–2 p.m. (EDT)
OP-03 Ocular Side Effects of Oral Medications
IUSO Clinical Professor and Service Chief of Indianapolis Eye Care Center Brad Sutton, OD’93

1–3 p.m. (EDT)
LV-06 Field of View and Low Vision
Ian Bailey, MS’71

5–6 p.m. (EDT)
GR-05 Ellerbrock Presents Grand Rounds V
Guadalupe Mejia, OD’07

5–6 p.m. (EDT)
PM-03 Aspects of Practice Transition

IUSO Associate Dean for Clinical and Patient Care Services and Senior Lecturer Neil Pence, OD’79
IUSO Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement and Associate Clinical Professor Todd Peabody, OD’03

6–7 p.m. (EDT)
GR-06 Ellerbrock Presents Grand Rounds VI
IUSO Assistant Clinical Professor Anna Bedwell, BS’08, OD’10

6–7 p.m. (EDT)
PM-06 Rapid Fire: The Many Faces of Optometry: Perspective of Women ODs
Karen Lee, OD’13

TUESDAY, OCT. 13

9–11 a.m. (EDT)
SS-06 Vision Science SIG Symposium: Retinal Ganglion Cell Structure, Function, and Therapy in Normal and Diseased Eyes
IUSO Professor Dr. Donald T. Miller

1–3 p.m. (EDT)
CL-01 The Science and Art of Presbyopic Contact Lens Fitting
Ed Bennett, OD’79

9–11 p.m. (EDT)
SS-04 Glaucoma Section Symposium: Contemporary Glaucoma Management for 2020: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?
Sarah Wood, OD’02

9–11 p.m. (EDT)
NO-06 Emerging Research and Clinical Trends in Concussion

IUSO Director of Residencies, Director of Concussion Care Service, and Clinical Professor Don Lyon, OD’99
IUSO Chief of Pediatric and Binocular Vision Service and Assistant Clinical Professor Dr. Katie Connolly
IUSO PhD student Dr. Lyndsey Ferris

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14

9–11 a.m. (EDT)
LP-01 What’s New in Anterior Segment Laser Surgery?
Aaron McNulty, OD’11

9–10 p.m. (EDT)
GL-02 Rapid Fire: OCT Angiography in Glaucoma
Austin Lifferth, BS’01, OD’03

9–10 p.m. (EDT)
SD-04 Rapid Fire: Ocular Manifestations in Inflammatory Conditions
Karen Lee, OD’13

THURSDAY, OCT. 15

5–7 p.m. (EDT)
OP-02 Topical Pharmacology Rounds
IUSO Clinical Professor and Service Chief of Indianapolis Eye Care Center Brad Sutton, OD’93

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

7–8 p.m. (EDT)
Case Report Workshop
Valerie Sharpe, OD’01

SATURDAY, OCT. 17

1–5 p.m. (EDT)
SE-14 AAO/ASCO Joint Workshop on Optometric Education Research
Bob Massof, PhD’75

MONDAY, OCT. 19

9–11 p.m. (EDT)
SE-08: Joint AAO/AAOphth Symposium: Update on the Assessment and Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jeffry Gerson, BS’95, OD’97
IUSO Clinical Professor and Service Chief of Indianapolis Eye Care Center Brad Sutton, OD’93

10–11 p.m. (EDT)
SD-03 Diabetes in 2020 and Beyond
Jeffry Gerson, BS’95, OD’97

TUESDAY, OCT. 20

9–10 a.m. (EDT)
SD-09 The Optometrist’s Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension

IUSO Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement and Associate Clinical Professor Todd Peabody, OD’03
IUSO Clinical Professor Emeritus Richard Meetz, BS’74, OD’76

10–11 a.m. (EDT)
SD-15 Medical Management of Diabetes

IUSO Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement and Associate Clinical Professor Todd Peabody, OD’03
IUSO Clinical Professor Emeritus Richard Meetz, BS’74, OD’76

2–3 p.m. (EDT)
CL-02 Scleral Topographers: Making Better Scleral Lenses
IUSO Associate Clinical Professor and Chief of Cornea and Contact Lens Service Dr. Jason Jedlicka

5–7 p.m. (EDT)
SS-09 OE Section Symposium—Mental Health and Optometry Students
Emily Aslakson, OD’15

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

2–3 p.m. (EDT)
SD-14 Obstructive Sleep Apnea for the Optometrist
IUSO Associate Clinical Professor Susan Kovacich, OD’87

5–6 p.m. (EDT)
CL-14 An Overview to Geriatric Contact Lens Fitting
JulieAnne Roper, MS/OD’13

THURSDAY, OCT. 22

5–7 p.m. (EDT)
SD-05 Non-Diabetic Retinal Vascular Disease
IUSO Clinical Professor and Service Chief of Indianapolis Eye Care Center Brad Sutton, OD’93

10–11 p.m. (EDT)
CL-18 Scleral Lens Risks: Fact or Fiction?

IUSO Associate Clinical Professor and Chief of Cornea and Contact Lens Service Dr. Jason Jedlicka
IUSO Cornea and Contact Lens Resident (2019–20) Dr. Stephanie Gee

10–11 p.m. (EDT)
GO-17 Eyecare in eSports and Gaming
Jeffry Gerson, BS’95, OD’97