June 6 and 7, 2008
2 hours of Optometric or Assistant CE
Once again, we are proud to present the Distinguished Dr. Emerson Woodruff and Dr. Clair Bobier Awards Lectures. These lectures are awarded each year to honour Dr. Emerson Woodruff and Dr. Clair Bobier. All optometrists, optometric assistants, staff and interested people are welcome to join us for these very special events.
The lectures are free of charge to all. However, we ask that, if you are not already registered for the annual CE program, you register with Elizabeth. Each is an additional hour of CE. The first, the Woodruff Lecture, is held on Friday June 6 at 4:45 pm. The second, the Bobier Lecture in Vision Science, is held on Saturday June 7 at 4:45 pm.
Both lectures are held at the School in lecture hall 347 in conjunction with our annual CE weekend. Directions to the School can be found on our directions page. These are annual lectures so please check back next year for the next awarded series.
Woodruff Lecture
On Friday June 6th at 4:45 P.M., the 13th annual lecture to honour Dr. Emerson Woodruff and his significant contributions to the School of Optometry will be presented.
Dr. Anthony Cavallerano
Advancing Accessibility to Eye Care through Telemedicine
This lecture presents an overview of the clinical application and integration of telemedicine and electronic medical record keeping into ophthalmic practice. The discussion includes an in-depth look at how remote digital retinal imaging can determine treatment and management plans for patients with diabetic eye disease. Data are presented to characterize populations and to illustrate how the expanded utility of technology can improve access and quality of the care of patients with chronic disease.
Anthony Cavallerano is currently an attending staff optometrist at VA Boston Health Care System and Education Coordinator for the VA Boston Ocular Telehealth Training Program. He holds the rank of Professor of Optometry at the New England College of Optometry, where he was the former Clinical Dean and Director of the Center for Continuing Education. He has served as the editor-in-chief for two peer-reviewed professional journals, Optometry and Clinical Eye and Vision Care. Dr. Cavallerano directed the Eye Care Program at the MIT Medical Department for 16 years and served as the interim director of the Eye Care Center of Chelsea. He has authored several book chapters and over 50 professional journal articles on a variety of subjects dealing with retinal and other ocular disease topics. He has lectured and presented at numerous local, national and international meetings and he is the co-author and editor of two professional textbooks including "Macular Disorders: An Illustrated Diagnostic Guide." Dr. Cavallerano is a fellow of American Academy of Optometry, and a member of the American Optometric Association, the American Telemedicine Association, the International Society of Imaging in the Eye, and the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists.
Please join us afterwards for a wine and cheese reception.
Bobier Lecture
On Saturday June 7th at 4:45 P.M., the 19th annual Dr. Clair Bobier Lecture in Vision will be presented to honour Dr. Clair Bobier’s immense contributions to the Optometric profession.
Dr. Desmond Fonn
The Cornea - In the Line of Fire
Contact lenses have varying effects on the cornea. The effects are alterations to its thickness, transparency, topography and shape of the anterior and posterior surfaces. In addition contact lenses can also affect cellular morphology of all layers of the cornea through mechanical trauma, hypoxia or from disinfecting solutions that are used in association with lenses. The epithelium has traditionally been unresponsive to hypoxia but can change dramatically from negative and positive mechanical pressure of rigid gas permeable corneal reshaping lenses when worn under closed eye conditions. Although complications such as inflammation and infection can easily be observed and photo-documented, it has been very difficult to quantify lesions or plot the recovery with reasonable precision. These effects with modern imaging techniques will be described to demonstrate how much more know about function and insult of the cornea.
Desmond Fonn is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Contact Lens Research at the School of Optometry, University of Waterloo. He is a graduate of the School of Optometry in Johannesburg, South Africa and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia where he also served as a consultant for the Cornea and Contact Lens Research Unit.
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a diplomate of the Cornea and Contact Lens section, a member of the Canadian and Ontario Association of Optometrists, and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is the immediate Past President of the International Society for Contact Lens Research and a founding member of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators in which he served as Vice President for 15 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors of ICEE - the International Centre for Eyecare Education. In 2003 Desmond Fonn received the prestigious Max Shapero award from the American Academy of Optometry which is awarded to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the cornea and contact lens field. He received the Wichterle medal from the Czech Contact Lens Society in 2003, the Kenneth Bell medal from the Australian Contact Lens Society in 2007 and is the 2008 British Contact Lens Association Gold Medal recipient. He currently serves as Editor-In-Chief of Eye & Contact Lens and is on the editorial boards of Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics and The Ocular Surface. Professor Fonn is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers.
