The Visionary Fall 2009

Research and Scholarship Submitted by Josephine Shallo-Hoffmann, Ph.D., FAAO, Professor of Optometry and Chair of the Department of Research and Graduate Studies The Visionary – Fall 2009 • Page 26 PUBLICATIONS Black G, Tyler J. Check out all the angles, Review of Optometry . Vol. 146(7), July 15, 2009. Coulter RA. Understanding the visual symptoms of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Optometry & Vision Development. 2009;40(3):163-174. Coulter RA. Serving the needs of the patient with autism. Optometry & Vision Development . 2009;40(3):137-141. Davis J, Schecter SH, Sowka J. Eales’ disease: the great masquerader. Optometry. July 2009;80(7):354-9. Lefebvre V, Sowka JW, Frauens BJ . The clinical spectrum between posterior polymorphous dystrophy and iridocorneal endothelial syndromes. Optometry . August 2009;80(8):431-6. Reed, KK . Powerfoods, supervitamins, and mega-supplements: does the evidence support popular claims? Eye Care Review . 3:3, June 2009;26-32. Reed, KK. Taking the pressure off: nutrition’s role in glaucoma. Review of Optometry . 146:7, July 2009;50-54. Rius A, Guisasola L, et al. Informe de la Salud Visual en Centroamérica 2009. UNESCO Chair Visual Health and Development. Co-editors: Leasher JL , Rius A, Guisasola L, Villalobos A. July 2009. Shintani K, Shechtman D, Gurwood A. Review and update: current treatment trends for patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Optometry . 2009;80:384-401. Sowka JW , Luong VV. Bitemporal visual field defects mimicking chiasmal compression in eyes with tilted disc syndrome. Optometry . 2009;80(5):232-42. Wells KH, Wagner H, Reich LN, Hardigan PC. (2009) Military readiness: an exploration of the relationship between marksmanship and visual acuity. Military Medicine . 174:398-402. POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS Bourne RR, Leasher JL , Keefe JE, Gichuhi S, Naidoo K, Pascolini D, Wong T, Dandona T, Taylor HR, Sieving PC. Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors study (GBD)—the vision loss.” Group: Methodology and Results of Systematic Review. Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. May 4, 2009. Program 2493/D876. Espejo A, Tyler J. Salzmann’s nodular degeneration: optometric management and surgical considerations. Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association . 80:6; page 321. 2009 AOA Poster. Seger KR, Crandall M, Nan L, Jiang BC. The effect of a customized add on near work induced transient myopia. 2009 ARVO abstract #3976. Sowka JW, Girgis N. Bilateral phacomorphic glaucoma in a highly myopic patient secondary to spherophakia. World Glaucoma Congress 2009. Boston, July 8-11, 2009. Yao P, Jiang BC , Chu R. The effect of blur adaptation on objective depth-of-focus and accommodative response in different refractive groups. 2009 ARVO abstract #3046. GRANTS Reynolds S , Pizzimenti J , and Oliver P were awarded The Healthy Eyes Healthy People ® (HEHP) Florida Optometric Association Grant, which will be facilitated via the Lions Club of Fort Lauderdale. The American Optometric Association received $3,000 from Luxottica, Inc., and Vision Service Plan (VSP), and the above College of Optometry faculty members were awarded support for the Florida’s HEHP project—The South Florida Glaucoma Awareness Campaign. Wagner H , Najman P , and Nguyen TL were awarded $7,700 in funding from CIBA Vision to participate in a multicenter retrospective record review entitled “Contact Lens Assessment in Youth.”