June 3 & 4
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 on-line. Each is an additional hour of CE.
The first, the Bobier Lecture in Vision Science, is held on Friday June 3 at 5:00 P.M. The second, the Woodruff Lecture, is held on Saturday June 4 at 5:00 P.M.
Both lectures are held at the School in lecture hall 1129 in conjunction with our annual CE weekend. Directions to the School can be found on our Directions page.
Dr. Clair Bobier Lecture in Vision Science
Friday June 3 at 5:00 pm
The 22nd annual Dr. Clair Bobier Lecture in Vision Science will be presented to honour Dr. Clair Bobier’s immense contributions to the Optometric profession.
Dr. Susan R. Barry
Fixing My Gaze: Vision Therapy for Strabismus
Abstract to be posted.
Dr. Susan R. Barry is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Mount Holyoke College. She earned a B.A. in biology from Wesleyan University in 1976 and Ph.D. in biology from Princeton University in 1981. She has worked as a research neuroscientist at the University of Miami Medical School, the University of Michigan, and NASA's Johnson Space Center and has been a member of the faculty of Mount Holyoke College since 1992.
Dr. Barry has been cross-eyed and stereoblind since early infancy but gained stereovision and a remarkable new view of the world in her late forties. Dubbed “Stereo Sue” by Dr. Oliver Sacks in a 2006 New Yorker article by that name, Dr. Barry has gone on to write her own book Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions (Basic Books, 2009). Her book describes how vision can impact reading and learning in school, challenges the concept of irreversible critical periods in early development, and provides a revelatory account of the brain's capacity to change. Fixing My Gaze was rated fourth best science book for 2009 by the editors of Amazon.com and selected as one of the best sci-tech books of 2009 by the Library Journal.
Please join us afterwards for a reception.
Dr. Emerson Woodruff Lecture
Saturday June 4 at 5:00 pm
The 17th annual lecture to honour Dr. Emerson Woodruff and his significant contributions to the School of Optometry will be presented.
Dr. Mitchell Scheiman
Pediatric Optometry: A New Era of Evidence-Based Practice
This course is designed to present the results from recent randomized clinical trials studying treatments for myopia and amblyopia. The emphasis will be on application to clinical practice.
Dr. Scheiman is currently a Professor of Optometry, and Director of the Pediatric and Binocular Vision Programs at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. In the last ten years he has spent the majority of his professional time as a researcher involved in randomized clinical trials. He was the Study Chair of the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial that was completed in 2008. His specialty areas are pediatric optometry, binocular vision and vision therapy. He has published over 135 journal articles and has written 4 textbooks. He is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) and a Diplomate in Binocular Vision, Perception and Pediatric Optometry in the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. Scheiman also maintains a private practice in which he specializes in vision therapy.
These are annual lectures so please check back next year for the next awarded series.
