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American Academy of Optometry Presentations by UMSL Faculty, Alumni and Students

Javaria Azhar (Adjunct Professor) presented the poster entitled: “The use of dual axis orthokeratology lens to correct both astigmatism and high myopia”

Ed Bennett (Professor), and Stephanie Woo (Cornea and Contact Lens Resident, 2011-12) presented “Hybrid, Scleral, and Cornea GP multifocal correction for presbyopia: An update”

Julie DeKinder (Associate Clinical Professor) and Vinita Henry (Clinical Professor) presented “A multifocal lens for every eye”

Keshia Elder (Associate Clinical Professor) co-presented the paper entitled: “The effect of lipid-based artificial tears on conquering contact lens discomfort” and co-presented (with Javaria Azhar, Adjunct Professor) the poster entitled: “The effect of artificial tear treatment on lid wiper epitheliopathy and ocular surface staining in contact lens wearers”

Aaron Franzel (Associate Clinical Professor), Erin Brooks (Assistant Clinical Professor), and Ralph Garzia (Founder’s Professor) co-presented the poster entitled: “Associations between duration of fixation and reading skills in fluency deficient cases”

Patti Fries (‘02) Moderated the symposium “Academic medical center optometrists SIG symposium: The future of optometrists in academic medicine”

Alyssa Harris (’16), Laura Wilshire (’16), and Jeff Weaver (Adjunct Professor) presented the poster entitled: “Off-axis cylinder tolerance for optometric missions”

Wes Kinerk (‘03) co-presented the poster entitled: “Near-infrared laser-induced intra-ocular thermal lens causes temporary decreased contrast sensitivity in human subjects”

Kim Kohne (’04) co-presented the course entitled “When primary care and binocular vision collide”

Mary Migneco (‘91) co-presented the poster entitled: “Reducing adenoviral patient infected days (RAPID): Study design and baseline characteristics”

Tina Porzukowiak ('05) presented in the courses entitled: “Ellerbrock presents: Grand rounds I”, “Neuro-ophthalmic disorders in optometry SIG: 2015 Lawrence Gray Symposium on neuro-ophthalmic disorders”, moderated the Primary Care Section Symposium entitled “Innovative optometry: Light, technology, telemedicine and the future”, and presented a poster entitled: “In vivo confocal microscopy use in endotheliitis”. 

Mohammad Rafieetary (‘88) presented “A primer on the OCT” and “Retinal grand rounds: Exhibition of common disease entities”

Allison Schafers (’16), Jamie Weiser (’16), and Ed Jarka (Associate Clinical Professor) co-presented the poster entitled: “Ocular manifestations of incontinentia pigmenti”

Manju Varghese (’15) co-presented the poster entitled: “Outer retinal tabulation in non-neovascular macular degeneration”