Podcasts about Vision science

All the colours of the rainbow, plus oneResearchers have fired lasers directly into the eye to stimulate photoreceptors, and produce the perception of a colour that does not exist in nature. They describe it as a “supersaturated teal,” and hope the technique will allow them to better understand colour vision and perhaps lead to treatments for vision problems. Austin Roorda has been developing this technology using mirrors, lasers and optical devices. He is a professor of Optometry and Vision Science at University of California, Berkeley. The study was published in the journal Science Advances.Following in the footsteps of an ancient ankylosaurPaleontologists have found fossil footprints of an armoured dinosaur in the Canadian Rockies that fill in a critical gap in the fossil record. The footprints belonged to a club-tailed ankylosaur about five to six metres long, and are the first evidence of this type of dinosaur living in North America in a period known as the middle Cretaceous. The research was led by Victoria Arbour, curator of paleontology at the Royal B.C. Museum, and published in the journal Vertebrate Paleontology.Did the Neanderthals die from sunburn?Neanderthals disappeared 40,000 years ago, and new research suggests this corresponds to a period of weakness in the Earth's magnetic field that allowed an increase in the solar radiation reaching the surface. Researchers think they have evidence that modern humans were able to protect themselves from the sun better than Neanderthals could, and this might have contributed to the Neanderthal extinction. Raven Garvey is an anthropologist at the University of Michigan. Her team's research was published in the journal Science. Cloudy with a chance of ammonia mushballsNew observations and models of activity within Jupiter's stormy atmosphere is giving a weather report for the giant planet, and it's pretty extreme. Most interestingly, researchers predict conditions that could lead to violent lightning storms producing softball sized frozen ammonia “mushballs” that would rain through the upper atmosphere. The research was led by Chris Moeckel, a planetary scientist and aerospace engineer at the University of California-Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory, and was published in the journal Science Advances.Shattering heat records: climate change is turning out to be worse than expectedIn the last few years, we've seen global temperatures rising faster, with more extreme localized heatwaves, than climate models predicted. Climate scientists are trying to understand this by investigating the underlying factors behind these heating trends. Richard Allan, from the University of Reading in the U.K., was expecting a larger than normal rise in global temperatures due to natural fluctuations, but global temperatures in 2023 and 2024 were much higher than expected. Their recent study in the journal Environmental Research Letters found a growing imbalance in the earth's heat system, with increasingly more heat coming in than leaving, in large part due to changes we've seen in global cloud cover.This global heating is not happening evenly around the world. Kai Kornhuber, from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria and Columbia Climate School in New York, found regional hotspots that are experiencing unexpected extreme heat, likely due to a combination of factors. That study is in the journal PNAS. 

Dr. Lynn Hellerstein of Vision Beyond Sight speaks with Dr. Patrick Quaid, Neuro-Optometrist, published Vision Science researcher, best-selling author, and international lecturer, to talk about kids with vision and learning issues. Hear Dr. Quaid's own personal story when he went through a vision-related learning problem at the age of 8 that was caused by a concussion due to a motor vehicle accident. What's surprising is his vision problem went undiagnosed for more than a year! Even more shocking? Unrecognized and untreated pediatric concussions happen to kids more often than you think, causing problems in seeing, reading and learning. Learn about Dr. Quaid's program on kids with reading problems that resulted to doubling of reading fluency within 6 months. Find out about dysphonetic and dyseidetic dyslexia, and get advice for parents on how to help children with learning problems. Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist, co-owner of Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, P.C., award-winning author and international speaker, holds powerful and inspiring conversations with her guests in the areas of health, wellness, education, sports and psychology. They share their inspirational stories of healing and transformation through their vision expansion. Vision Beyond Sight Podcast will help you see with clarity, gain courage and confidence. Welcome to Vision Beyond Sight! Also available on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.

Join Dr. Mile Brujic on the OI Show as he delves into the intricate world of neuropathic ocular pain with expert guest, Dr. Kaleb Abbott. As an optometrist and assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Dr. Abbott specializes in complex ocular surface diseases. Together, they uncover the nuances of neuropathic dry eye, a condition challenging to diagnose and treat.Key Highlights:Understanding neuropathic ocular pain: When symptoms outweigh signs.Insights into diagnostic tools like in vivo confocal microscopy and the role of proparacaine testing.Practical approaches to differentiate peripheral and central neuropathic pain.Off-label treatments, including varenicline nasal spray and its potential in trigeminal nerve modulation.Strategies for co-managing patients with neurologists and pain specialists.Dr. Abbott shares actionable tips to help eye care professionals manage these complex cases, improve patient outcomes, and explore emerging therapies.Tune in to learn cutting-edge insights into managing neuropathic pain in practice! Subscribe to the OI Show for more expert-driven episodes, and don't forget to share this episode with colleagues passionate about advancing patient care.About Kaleb Abbott Is an optometrist and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is faculty in both the Dry Eye Clinic and the Center for Ocular Inflammation where he specializes in complex ocular surface disease and participates in clinical trials/research pertaining to ocular surface disease. In addition to his clinical and research duties, he is on the board of directors for the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society; Vice Chair of the Nutrition, Disease Prevention, and Wellness SIG for AAO; on the advisory council for the Academic Medical Center Optometry AAO SIG; and on the editorial advisory board for Optometry360. He will be graduating from the AAO Flom Leadership Academy at AAO 2024. In 2024, he became host of the Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease section of the Clinical Podcast Series through the American Academy of Optometry Foundation. In 2019, Kaleb co-founded a start-up company called SunSnap Kids which took 1st place in the inaugural Bright Ideas Pitch Competition in 2022 and 3rd place in the Optometry Innovation Awards in 2023. Recently he sold the majority of this company to focus more on his clinical and research responsibilities at the University of Colorado. When not seeing patients, conducting research, or working on SunSnap Kids, Dr. Abbott lectures on ocular surface disease, writes articles, and is a medical reviewer for multiple medical journals including The Ocular Surface and Optometry and Vision Science. He resides in Denver, CO with his wife, daughter, and newborn twins. 

As thousands in the medical technology sector headed to Toronto, Canada for The MedTech 2024 Conference, MTPConnect was making sure that the 18 companies and organisations joining the Australian delegation were given opportunities to showcase their capabilities and make valuable US and international connections with a stopover in the medtech hub of Minnesota, before hitting Toronto.In this podcast special from North America, our MTPConnect CEO Stuart Dignam caught up with Kylle Jordan from Destination Medical Centre at the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester Minnesota ahead of the Medtech conference to find out more about the 20-year initiative underway to expand the hospital precinct as a global medical care destination.Then it was on to the three-day MedTech Conference. MTPConnect signed an MoU with Medical Alley and Stuart talks with their new president and CEO Roberta Dressen about working together to foster global partnerships in health technology.Stuart was on the ground at the Australian Pavilion and caught up with some of Australia's medtech movers and shakers including iYarn's Founder and CEO Lockie Cooke, University of Melbourne's Principal Research Fellow, Optometry and Vision Sciences, A/Prof Lauren Ayton, Materia Health's Founder, Dr Emily Zhen as well as the delegation's major supporter, Global Victoria's Carolin McCaffrey.   The Team Australia delegation was supported by our major sponsor the Victorian Government, through Global Victoria and Invest Victoria, as well as support from NSW Health and AusBiotech.

Discovering the Power of Metaphor with Dr. Eva Krockow In this episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz welcomes Dr. Eva Krockow, Associate Professor of Psychology and Vision Sciences at the University of Leicester, to explore the fascinating world of metaphor. Dr. Krockow explains how metaphors shape our thinking, communication, and decision-making in both subtle and profound ways. Together, they discuss the psychology behind metaphor use, its influence on personal and societal narratives, and how it can enhance understanding across different fields. Tune in to discover the surprising power of metaphor in our daily lives and the insights it offers into human cognition and perception. Michael Leibowitz, host of The Rational Egoist podcast, is a philosopher and political activist who draws inspiration from Ayn Rand's philosophy, advocating for reason, rational self-interest, and individualism. His journey from a 25-year prison sentence to a prominent voice in the libertarian and Objectivist communities highlights the transformative impact of embracing these principles. Leibowitz actively participates in political debates and produces content aimed at promoting individual rights and freedoms. He is the co-author of “Down the Rabbit Hole: How the Culture of Correction Encourages Crime” and “View from a Cage: From Convict to Crusader for Liberty,” which explore societal issues and his personal evolution through Rand's teachings.Explore his work and journey further through his books:“Down the Rabbit Hole”: https://www.amazon.com.au/Down-Rabbit-Hole-Corrections-Encourages/dp/197448064X“View from a Cage”: https://books2read.com/u/4jN6xj join our Ayn Rand Adelaide Meetups here for some seriously social discussions on Freedom https://www.meetup.com/adelaide-ayn-rand-meetup/

About Kaleb Abbott Is an optometrist and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is faculty in both the Dry Eye Clinic and the Center for Ocular Inflammation where he specializes in complex ocular surface disease and participates in clinical trials/research pertaining to ocular surface disease. In addition to his clinical and research duties, he is on the board of directors for the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society; Vice Chair of the Nutrition, Disease Prevention, and Wellness SIG for AAO; on the advisory council for the Academic Medical Center Optometry AAO SIG; and on the editorial advisory board for Optometry360. He will be graduating from the AAO Flom Leadership Academy at AAO 2024. In 2024, he became host of the Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease section of the Clinical Podcast Series through the American Academy of Optometry Foundation. In 2019, Kaleb co-founded a start-up company called SunSnap Kids which took 1st place in the inaugural Bright Ideas Pitch Competition in 2022 and 3rd place in the Optometry Innovation Awards in 2023. Recently he sold the majority of this company to focus more on his clinical and research responsibilities at the University of Colorado. When not seeing patients, conducting research, or working on SunSnap Kids, Dr. Abbott lectures on ocular surface disease, writes articles, and is a medical reviewer for multiple medical journals including The Ocular Surface and Optometry and Vision Science. He resides in Denver, CO with his wife, daughter, and newborn twins. 

Sharon A. Bentley, BScOptom, MOptom, PhD, MPH, FAAO, FACO, will become dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of California, Berkeley, in February 2025. In this WO podcast, she talks with Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, about her plans to advocate for excellence with kindness. 

This week on the Where Parents Talk podcast host Lianne Castelino speaks to Dr. Debbie Jones, Clinical Professor
School of Optometry and Vision Science,
Lead Clinical Scientist
Centre for Ocular Research & Education at the
University of Waterloo
and mother of two about the myopia (nearsightedness) epidemic in kids and youth.

In Berkeley Talks episode 195, UC Berkeley professors discuss how and why psychedelic substances first evolved, the effects they have in the human brain and mind, and the mechanism behind their potential therapeutic role."If it's true that the therapeutic effects are in part because we're returning to this state of susceptibility, and vulnerability, and ability to learn from our environment similar to childhood," says psychology Professor Gül Dölen, "then if we just focus on the day of the trip and don't instead also focus our therapeutic efforts on those weeks after, where the critical period is presumably still open, then we're missing the opportunity to really integrate those insights that happen during the trip into the rest of the network of memories that are supporting those learned behaviors."And then the caution is that we don't want to be opening up these critical periods and then, for example, returning people to a traumatic environment or exposing them to potentially bad actors … So we want to be very careful about the way that we take care of patients after they've been in this open state of the critical period."Panelists of this March 27, 2024 event included: Imran Khan (moderator): Executive director of the Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP).Gül Dölen: Renee & U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bob Parsons Endowed Chair in psychology, psychedelics, and neuroscience; professor in the Department of Psychology.Daniela Kaufer: Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and in the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute; associate dean of biological sciences.Noah Whiteman: Professor of integrative biology and of molecular and cell biology; faculty director of the Essig Museum of Entomology.Michael Silver: Professor in the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science and in the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute; faculty director of BCSP.Listen to the episode and read the transcript on Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu/podcasts).Music by Blue Dot Sessions.UC Berkeley photo of Daniela Kaufer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Deborah Jones, a clinical professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry and Vision Science

About  Adele Jefferies MSc(Hons) BOptom(Hons) CertOcPharm(Therapeutics) Adele is a clinical optometrist working in independent practice in Auckland, New Zealand, with special interests in Dry Eye & Ocular Surface Disease, Myopia Management, Contact Lenses and Ocular Therapeutics. She is the National Clinical Manager for Matthews Eyecare; she holds positions on the CPD Accreditation Committee for the New Zealand Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board and the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, is the President of the Cornea & Contact Lens Society (NZ), and an Honorary Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland School of Optometry & Vision Science. She graduated from the University of Auckland in 2003 and completed her Master of Science in 2020. She has been a conference speaker for optometrists & dispensing opticians in Australia and New Zealand, a writer in optometric publications, and a pre-market evaluator of contact lenses, contact lens care solutions and dry eye care products for various companies.----Thanks to TEEM for their support of this episode. If you're considering or have ever considered getting a virtual team member for your practice check out hiredteem.com, mention The OI Show when signing up for a $250 dollar discount off of your first month's teem member.https://hireteem.com/myopia-podcast/

Prior to being a veterinarian, Nicole completed a Bachelor of Science from Melbourne University followed by an honours year in Vision Sciences. She then got accepted into Sydney University and completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honours in 2008. After a brief stint working in the UK, she returned to small animal practice in Melbourne working at Monash Vets. Nicole followed her interest in reproduction and gained her Membership with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Reproduction. Alon the way she also developed an interest in complementary therapies specially in essential oils. In 2020 she started her own business called Shy Tiger Natural Animal which provides vet approved, all-natural plant-based health support for dogs through a range of serum and sprays. Nicole currently also works and owns Mont Albert Veterinary Surgery in Victoria and is also a member of the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. Topics discussed include: Common liver diseases that Dr Rous sees in her practice. Increases in liver enzymes – when to investigate further. Nicole explains how she manages asymptomatic cases with mild increases in liver enzymes before re-testing in 4-6 weeks. How do certain medications impact the liver in a negative way? The importance of all the different liver functions. Dr Nicole discusses specific signs seen in relation to liver disease. Nicole's talks about her approach to managing liver health. How can nutrition optimise liver function? The main antioxidants Nicole reaches for in her liver cases. Top differences between conventional and integrative approaches in liver health. You can learn more about Nicole's on https://shytiger.com.au/ and https://www.montalbertvet.com.au/.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever felt frustrated when trying to achieve a specific goal? Maybe you need to see success to achieve it. Dr. Emily Balcetis, Professor of Social Psychology at NYU, whose TED Talk has surpassed 4 million views, explains the biology-brain connection between what you see and what you can actually get done, also known as Vision Science. In her recent book, “Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World,” Emily provides insights into how highly successful people tend to see the world differently and how their methods can be replicated. One of the tactics is narrowing your focus of attention. Doing so makes goals seem more attainable. In return, it boosts your psychology, pumping confidence and gearing the body up to the challenge physiologically. To conclude the show, Emily expands on other useful strategies and provides practical suggestions to use these powerful tactics in your business and everyday life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Gallant (Psychology, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science / University of California, Berkeley)"The Distributed Conceptual Network in the Human Brain"Human behavior is based on a complex interaction between perception, stored knowledge, and continuous evaluation of the world relative to plans and goals. Even seemingly simple tasks such as watching a movie or listening to a story involve a range of different perceptual and cognitive processes whose underlying circuitry is broadly distributed across the brain. One important aspect of this system— the representation of conceptual knowledge in the brain—has been an intense topic of research in cognitive neuroscience for the past 40 years. A recent line of neuroimaging research from my lab has produced highly detailed, high-dimensional functional maps of modal and amodal (or multimodal) semantic representations in individual participants. Based on these findings, we propose a new Distributed Conceptual Network (DCN) theory that encompasses previous theories and accounts for recent data. The DCN theory holds that conceptual representations in the human brain are distributed across multiple modal sensory networks and (at least) one distributed amodal (or multimodal) conceptual network. Information from the modal sensory networks interfaces with the amodal network through a set of parallel semantically-selective channels. The amodal network is also influenced by information stored in long-term memory, which enters the network via the ATL. Finally, executive functions such as selective attention modulate conceptual representations depending on current behavioral goals and plans. We propose that the distributed conceptual system may be the scaffold for conscious experience and working memory, and that it subserves many diverse cognitive functions.Jack Gallant is the Class of 1940 Chair at the University of California at Berkeley. He holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and is a member of the programs in Neuroscience, Vision Science, Bioengineering and Biophysics. He is a senior member of the IEEE, and served as the 2022 Chair of the IEEE Brain Community. Professor Gallant's research focuses on high-resolution functional mapping and quantitative computational modeling of human brain networks. His lab has created the most detailed current functional maps of human brain networks mediating vision, language comprehension and navigation, and they have used these maps to decode and reconstruct perceptual experiences directly from brain activity. Further information about ongoing work in the Gallant lab, links to talks and papers and links to online interactive brain viewers can be found at http://gallantlab.org. 

The selfie camera has gotten TOO good.  But isn't that what we want? Well, yes, to a point, but our front facing cameras, the ones we take all our selfies with, is no longer giving us the soft focus vibe we used to know and love.  In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at whether the selfie camera is changing the way we see ourselves and whether it's really the camera, the phone itself or us that are perceiving the new pictures as worse than the old ones.  Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Emily Cooper - Assistant Professor of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of California Berkeley  Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is World Sight Day and this year's theme is the importance of eye care in the workplace and, of course, the health of your eyes in general. For our Zoomer audience, the risks of eye disease increase with age. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. Glaucoma can occur at any age but is more common in older adults. It is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over the age of 60. Now I am joined by Dr. Nupura Bakshi who is a retina and uveitis specialist, on staff at St. Joseph's Health Centre, Kensington Eye Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO POLICE RAMPS UP SECURITY MEASURES IN JEWISH COMMUNITY 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, Alex Blumenstein,Co-Founder of The Peak, and Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. We are catching up with local news: The RCMP is investigating the Greenbelt land swap scandal. What implications will this have for the Ford government? Meanwhile, Toronto City Council has voted to increase the vacant home tax to 3 per cent. And, Toronto Police say they are ramping up security measures in and around the Jewish community amid Hamas calling for a day of Jihad (in other words, a call to violence) across the Muslim world against Israel which has been a concern for Jewish communities everywhere. Our panel discusses the latest. WORLD SIGHT DAY-THE IMPORTANCE OF EYE CARE IN THE WORKPLACE 12:30-1:00 Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Nupura Bakshi is a retina and uveitis specialist, on staff at St. Joseph's Health Centre, Kensington Eye Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital. She is also an assistant professor at UofT in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences. She will be a spokesperson on behalf of the Living With It campaign, which seeks to bring more awareness to eye conditions like Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), and the importance of getting your eyes checked. This year, the theme of World Sight Day is about the importance of eye care in the workplace and, of course, the health of your eyes in general. Dr. Bakshi weighs in on the key message here and also weighs in on how the Ford government took steps earlier this year to expand eye-related surgeries at private health care clinics.

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the realm of myopia and discover the potential of red light therapy? In this electrifying episode, we're about to unravel the mysteries and future possibilities surrounding these fascinating topics. Join us as we sit down with the remarkable Dr. Debbie Jones, a distinguished expert in the field.Our adventure begins with a burning question: Can red light therapy redefine the way we approach myopia care? This revolutionary concept has been making waves in the wellness world, and Dr. Jones is here to shed light on its promising applications and where it might take us.This episode promises to captivate and intrigue. Dr. Debbie Jones brings her expertise to the table, and we guarantee you'll leave with a fresh perspective on these enthralling topics.Tune in now and join the conversation as we explore the future of myopia care and the bright possibilities of red light therapy on The Myopia Podcast!About Deborah Jones:Debbie Jones is a Clinical Professor at the School of Optometry and VisionScience and a Clinical Scientist at the Centre for Ocular Research & Education(CORE), at the University of Waterloo.Her main area of clinical focus is in pediatric optometry and her main area ofresearch activity is in the area of myopia control.Debbie has a keen interest in the eyecare needs of indigenous peoples and hasprovided eyecare to a remote community in Northern Ontario on a number ofoccasions.Trained in the UK, Debbie has been a faculty member at the School ofOptometry and Vision Science for 25 years. She is formally a partner in an awardwinning private practice in the UK and has published articles in optometricjournals and regularly presents at optometric conferences worldwide. She is aFellow of the British College of Optometrists, the British Contact LensAssociation and the American Academy of Optometry.

Presenter Dr Shane is joined by Dr Susi and Dr Laura for the latest science news; Dr Marianne Coleman from the Deptartment of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne/National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry explains how to improve the eye test experience for people living with dementia by providing dementia-friendly eyecare; Dr Ellen Cottingham, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Melbourne talks about new technologies to reduce populations of invasive species in Australia; and Dr Marissa Parrott, Senior Conservation Biologist, Zoos Victoria chats about fighting extinction, and how you can help wildlife. Dr Parrott introduces 'moth tracker' where you can take a photo of a moth, which is then verifed by Zoos Victoria and mapped to aid conservation!Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Twitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go

Associate Professor Gemma Sharp, Head of Body Image & Eating Disorders Research in the Department of Neuroscience at Monash University, discusses her upcoming public lecture on body image, eating disorders and artificial intelligence; Dr Tanya Hill, Museums Victoria Research Institute Curator of Astronomy, tells us all about the shows she develops for the Melbourne Planetarium; Associate Professor Laura Downie , Dame Kate Campbell Fellow and Associate Professor, Department of Optometry and Vision Science and Dr Holly Chinnery, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Melbourne discuss recent work in dynamically tracking immune cells in the cornea of living humans which has revealed new evidence that the sentinels guarding the healthy human cornea from pathogens and inflammation are T cells; Plus, in weekly science news, the team discusses how the new room temperature superconductor LK-99 finding is not reproducible and Dogs producing tears when reunited with their owner. With presenters Dr. Shane, Dr Susi and Chris KP.Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go

We are celebrating this month's milestone with the 20th episode of the Arqus Knowledge Pills. Thank you for listening and a special thanks to all the participants so far! Our guest in this episode is José Manuel González Méijome, Professor of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the University of Minho. He introduces us to myopia, a very common disease that currently affects more than 20% of the world's population - a number that is on the rise! By 2050, this visual impairment could affect 50% of the population. The professor explains what it is and how it can be treated. We also study the effects of screen work and blue light on myopia and Professor Méijome gives us some advice to see better for longer.

Dr. Nicole Rous was raised in Melbourne, Australia. She decided at an early age that she wanted to make veterinary medicine her life's work. She earned a degree with Honours in Animal Science with a co-major in Vision Science from the University of Melbourne in 2003. Her Honours Thesis work led to the publication of a paper in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2007.She then earned her Veterinary Degree, with Honours, from the University of Sydney in 2008. After graduation, she and her husband moved to the UK where she worked in a two doctor small animal practice near Norwich. In 2009 they moved back to Australia and she joined the Monash Veterinary Clinic, where she completed her Membership in small animal reproduction and was the co-author of a paper published in the journal Theriogenology.In 2017, Dr. Rous joined Mont Albert Veterinary Surgery in Melbourne, and she and her husband purchased the clinic in August of 2021.Please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Nicole Rous as we discuss her education, practice evolution, and the entrepreneurial spirit which led her to become a practice owner and start a holistic veterinary business, which is the subject of an upcoming CIVT webinar.

To mark Cataracts Awareness Month, College clinical adviser Denise Voon MCOptom Prof Cert Med Ret talked to Dr Sam Strong, Lecturer of Vision Science at Aston University, about motion perception in cataract patients. Sam talks about her background and research as well as how motion perception affects cataract patients' ability to judge distances and speeds, especially while driving. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/collegeofoptometrists/message

What happens when a vision researcher has a chance meeting with a pediatric oncologist and that collaboration leads to unexpected and promising results?In Episode 5 of Your Complex Brain, we're talking about a homegrown vision rehabilitation program helping young brain cancer survivors, whose sight has been impacted by their tumours, improve their vision.The program, developed at University Health Network in Toronto, uses virtual reality to effectively retrain parts of the brain, allowing them to better perceive objects and obstacles.Joining us on the podcast today is neurobiologist, Dr. Michael Reber, and pediatric oncologist, Dr. Eric Bouffet. We'll also hear from 18 year-old Jack Conway, one of the research participants in the study.Featuring: Dr. Michael Reber - Senior Scientist at the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute, part of the Krembil Research Institute, at University Health Network, and Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto.Dr. Eric Bouffet - Past director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology program at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and the first Garron Family Chair in Childhood Cancer Research.Jack Conway - High school student who is passionate about video games, theme parks, and politics. Jack was diagnosed with an optic pathway glioma brain tumour as an infant, and recently was a research participant in the Vision Rehab Study.Additional resources: Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute at UHNDr. Reber's lab websiteThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenUHN Foundation story on this Vision Rehab StudyDr. Reber interviewed on UHN's ‘Behind the Breakthrough' podcastDr. Bouffet addresses United NationsThe Krembil Brain Institute, part of University Health Network, in Toronto, is home to one of the world's largest and most comprehensive teams of physicians and scientists uniquely working hand-in-hand to prevent and confront problems of the brain and spine, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, brain cancer or concussion, in their lifetime. Through state-of-the-art patient care and advanced research, we are working relentlessly toward finding new treatments and cures.Do you want to know more about the Krembil Brain Institute at UHN? Visit us at: uhn.ca/krembilTo get in touch, email us at krembil@uhnresearch.ca or message us on social media:Instagram - @krembilresearchTwitter - @KBI_UHNFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/KrembilBrainInstituteThanks for listening!

There is anecdotal evidence that we now see more patients having complaints of dry eyes - specifically post-pandemic. This could attribute to a lot of factors including the time spent on digital devices in recent times. In this podcast, BCLA Medal Award Winner for 2023, Prof Eric Papas shares his research experiences with Karin and Fakhruddin from the BCLA Digital Learning Committee about the incidence and prevalence of dry eyes. He also provides clinical tips on how this research translates into clinical practice and how can a clinician better diagnose patients with dry eyes. The lecture is part of the 2023 BCLA Clinical Conference and Exhibition in Manchester. Depending on when you listen to this there is still time to register for the conference and learn more from Prof Eric Papas' Medal Lecture where he will discuss his spectrum of work including the development of silicon hydrogel contact lenses, fitting contact lenses for patients with albinism, ocular surface response to contact lens wear and many more. *Eric Papas is Emeritus Professor in the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales. He holds degrees in physics and optometry and has spent much of his career in research related to the ocular surface and contact lenses, with periods spent working in clinical practice, industry and academia.

This is Episode 23 of Season 3 and in it, I'm going to talk a bit about brain science as well as a scary colic incident. You can find articles on vision science here and here. It's fascinating stuff! You will learn about place cells, grid cells, boundary cells, and more. Did you know? Place cells – some of the hundred billion neurons in the brain – are individual neurons that fire when an animal is in a specific location. The rate at which certain neurons fire depends on the animal's location. One cell may fire when an animal is on the corner of a particular space; another may fire when it is along a boundary. Those cells fire again only when the animal returns to that specific location. Place, according to horses' brains, is largely determined by what they see with their eyes. But it is also framed by their movement (which is embodied by distance and direction). Smell and touch matter less but also can play a role in place cell firing, especially if vision is compromised. Learn more at HorseHead. About colic: As we heard from Dr. Sheryl King at the Best Horse Practices Summit, there are several specific factors that can put horses at lower or higher risk for colic. It follows the three F's: friends, forage, freedom. In other words, don't isolate them, feed them hay or grass and try to limit or even eliminate grain, and let them move. Don't keep them in a stall. Those are rules I've followed consistently for about 20 years. And yet. Read more about colic. Take the Equine Guelph colic risk calculator quiz. Our title sponsor is Lucerne Farms, producers of quality forage feeds.  Forage is chopped, packaged hay. Sometimes it's alfalfa, sometimes timothy, sometimes blended, and sometimes with a touch of molasses. Always scrumptious. After hay and grass, it's pretty much the best alternative and a great way to supplement your feed, especially for harder keepers. Big thanks to Redmond Equine and Pharm Aloe – for generously sponsoring our podcast. Check out Pharm Aloe's aloe pellets and Redmond's Rock on a Rope. We think you'll love ‘em. Redmond Equine sends a complimentary syringe of Daily Gold Stress Relief to everyone who drops a tip in our donation jar. Pretty nifty and a $15 value. We thank Kate's Real Food and Patagonia WorkWear for their continued support. Also, all donors are automatically entered to win our monthly Patagonia Workwear giveaway. That's where we give away two items – jackets, shirts, vests, pants – every month to folks who engage with our podcast. You don't have to donate. You can also suggest an interviewee or a topic or just let us know how we're doing. If you get something of value from our podcast, please consider making a donation.

Dr. Stanley Woo is the Director of the Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science. In his role, he is an avid advocate for the advancement and growth of optometry. In this episode, Dr. Woo shares his views on the future of optometry in Canada from the point of view of a person responsible for the education of future optometrists. Dr. Stanley Woo also shares the role of Waterloo School in several disruptions in the industry. We cover all the relevant topics to what is changing in the landscape of Canadian optometry. Tune in to this episode to find out more.Check out these links:Seeing Beyond 2020 Campaign: https://uwaterloo.ca/seeing-beyond-2020/Canadian College of Specialties in Optometry: https://ccso-ccso.ca/en/ Thanks for listening!Be sure to rate, review, and provide feedback to help us improve the podcast!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! http://www.aboutmyeyes.com/podcast/

“Frames create narratives, narratives help us give meaning to a sequence of events. We're all just looking for a story to be a part of.”What limiting beliefs are framing your business in? What visual cues are keeping you and your business from reaching the next step?As we start this second season of the AMPLIFII™ podcast, we're reframing the whole narrative, including the name of this podcast! We discuss that and then dive straight into science-backed studies that show the power of narrative in our personal lives, our business lives, the political sector and certainly in the marketing we digest as consumers and create for our own businesses.Don't miss out on this enlightening discussion, and make sure all your colleagues and friends know the AMPLIFII™ podcast is BACK!Show Resources:MeetRene.comAmplifiimylife.comAmplifyBook.comClearer, Closer, BetterShow Highlights:01:19 - Defining “narrative”04:30 - Our PERSONAL narrative06:30 - A BUSINESS' narrative07:15 - POLITICAL narratives08:02 - ADVERTISING narrative09:25 - Journal of Cognition - “Role of Storytelling”11:04 - The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Review - The Self Narrative12:06 - Organizational Dynamics - The Role of Storytelling in Organizational Sense-Making14:00 - The Academy of Management Review - The Narrative Study of Organizational Communication15:35 - The Science that Haunts René - Vision Science18:35 - Dr. Emily Balcetis - Clearer, Closer, Better20:11 - The way products are presented visually influences how the consumer judges it23:00 - Vision Science helps us influence others, by understanding the decision process24:15 - Attentional Narrowing27:50 - Thanks for checking out season two, stay tuned for more great content!28:05 - Amplify My Influence the book28:15 - Amplifiimylife.com

Dr. Richard J. Madonna is a Professor in the Department of Biological and Vision Sciences and Director of the Office of Continuing Professional Education at the SUNY College of Optometry. He is the former Chair of the Department of Clinical Education and Chief of the Ocular Disease and Special Testing Service at the College. Clinically, his practice at the University Eye Center is limited to glaucoma. He lectures nationally and internationally on glaucoma and ophthalmic imaging. He has held many volunteer positions in his career, currently as a Board Member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society and as one of ASCO's representatives to the COPE Governing Committee. He has received numerous clinical education awards, most recently the American Academy of Optometry's Vincent Ellerbrock Clinician-Educator Award and the New York State Optometric Association's Educator of the Year Award. He was recently inducted into SUNY College of Optometry's inaugural PRISM Society, given to those who influenced and supported the advancement of SUNY College of Optometry's mission through innovation, dedication, and service. Dr. Madonna was formerly Director of the Optometric Residency Program at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, Chief of the Optometry Section at the VA Medical Center in Castle Point, New York, and Chief of the Ocular Disease and Special Testing Service at the University Eye Center.

Dr. Richard J. Madonna is a Professor in the Department of Biological and Vision Sciences and Director of the Office of Continuing Professional Education at the SUNY College of Optometry. He is the former Chair of the Department of Clinical Education and Chief of the Ocular Disease and Special Testing Service at the College. Clinically, his practice at the University Eye Center is limited to glaucoma. He lectures nationally and internationally on glaucoma and ophthalmic imaging. He has held many volunteer positions in his career, currently as a Board Member of the Optometric Glaucoma Society and as one of ASCO's representatives to the COPE Governing Committee. He has received numerous clinical education awards, most recently the American Academy of Optometry's Vincent Ellerbrock Clinician-Educator Award and the New York State Optometric Association's Educator of the Year Award. He was recently inducted into SUNY College of Optometry's inaugural PRISM Society, given to those who influenced and supported the advancement of SUNY College of Optometry's mission through innovation, dedication, and service. Dr. Madonna was formerly Director of the Optometric Residency Program at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, Chief of the Optometry Section at the VA Medical Center in Castle Point, New York, and Chief of the Ocular Disease and Special Testing Service at the University Eye Center.

In this episode of Seeing Clearly, Emaan Chaudry and Danielle Solish talk to Dr. Nupura Bakshi, a medical retina and uveitis specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of OPhthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto. After residency training at the University of Toronto, Dr. Bakshi completed fellowships in both Retina and Uveitis at the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Bakshi has a special interest in medical and surgical education, and advancing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in medicine. She is serving as the inaugural Chair of the EDI Working Group for the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS). She is the Vice Chair of Clinical Services and Quality for the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences and is a member of the Diversity Advisory Council for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She has won multiple teaching awards for her efforts in training residents and fellows. In this episode, we discuss: Dr Bakshi's journey to ophthalmology. What being a retina and uveitis specialist entails. A glimpse into what Dr Bakshi's weekly schedule looks like. Dr Bakshi's roles as the chair of the COS EDI Planning committee. Dr Bakshi's advice for learners. Check out our website: www.eyecurriculum.com Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/EyeCurriculum Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/EyeCurriculum

In this episode, Dr. Quigley talks with Dr. James Brandt, whose research focuses on childhood-onset glaucoma. Dr. Brandt is Professor of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, Director of the Glaucoma Service and Vice-Chair for International Programs & New Technologies at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento, California. 

About Dr. Natalie Chai:Dr. Natalie Chai founded the Dry Eye Centre at Precision Eye Care when she joined the team in March of 2020. Dr. Chai attended the University of Alberta before receiving early acceptance to Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she earned her joint Bachelor's Degree in Vision Science and Doctor of Optometry. Prior to practice, she successfully completed the Canadian Assessment of Competence in Optometry (CACO) as well as the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) in the United States. Her practice is focused on Dry Eye Disease, Myopia Management, and Specialty Contact Lenses – these are specialties that are under-represented and under-used in the Edmonton region. Dr. Chai is happy to serve the community, co-manage with other health professionals, and help educate and empower her colleagues who seek to do the same.

Dr. Cho has a practice devoted to myopia management, Ortho K Specialty, after attending Vision by Design and SuperChargeYourPracticeTM workshops. He's been featured on several episodes of the PBS series, “Asian America,” discussing the side effects of myopia on Asian students. Dr. Cho received his both Doctorate of Optometry and Masters of Vision Science at the SUNY College of Optometry. He later completed his residency in Pediatric Vision. He has published papers in research When not in the office, Dr. Cho loves spending time with his wife Mary and two active children: Evan and Audrey. He enjoys watching his son's hockey team and traveling with his family.

We know that exercise is good for us — good for our muscles and bones and mental health. But what if it's good for other parts of us as well? Research is showing that exercise releases molecular signals that can protect our eyes from diseases like age-related macular degeneration. The next step is to figure out how to harness these benefits, which is exactly what Dr Joshua Chu-Tan is on a mission to do.

We know that exercise is good for us — good for our muscles and bones and mental health. But what if it's good for other parts of us as well? Research is showing that exercise releases molecular signals that can protect our eyes from diseases like age-related macular degeneration. The next step is to figure out how to harness these benefits, which is exactly what Dr Joshua Chu-Tan is on a mission to do.

Edris Madadian, is one of the first AMTD postdoctoral scholars, and is just wrapping up his work at Waterloo. He discusses his process for removing substances in drugs and personal care products from wastewater to turn what's left into renewable energy. The University is welcoming more than 30 Ukrainian students whose studies were interrupted by the ongoing war in their country. The School of Optometry and Vision Science announces a partnership with the Region of Waterloo to expand community members' access to world-class eye and vision care. And the Office of Indigenous Relations celebrates National Indigenous History Month. Links and resources: Students At Risk: https://waterloo-sec.imodules.com/s/1802/21/form.aspx?sid=1802&gid=2&pgid=2660&cid=7415&appealcode=23FSGEOLG Right to disconnect: https://uwaterloo.ca/provost/disconnecting-work-guideline Optometry partnership: https://uwaterloo.ca/seeing-beyond-2020/ Indigenous History Month: https://uwaterloo.ca/indigenous/ Convocation: https://uwaterloo.ca/convocation/volunteers https://uwaterloo.ca/convocation/guests Podcast listener survey: uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/pod…st-listener-survey

"Subjectivity and consciousness are the two main mysteries that science is still faced with. I'm an optimist. I believe that in the next half a century we might make progress on understanding consciousness."   - Stanley A. Klein, psychophysicist, professor of Vision Science and Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley and a member of the Berkeley Visual Processing Laboratory. Episode 21: The Duet of Physics & Psychology with Psychophysicist, Stanley Klein  In episode 21 of our podcast “On Consciousness” we welcome psychophysicist Stanley Klein, Professor of Vision Science and Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. Stan's major area of research is neuropsychology and neurotechnology, a field of science that studies the body and mind through the nervous system by electronics and mechanisms. Stan was a Consulting Editor for Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, a publication of the Psychonomic Society. In this conversation Bernie and Stanley discuss the links between physics & psychology, Galileo's contributions, and how science grows.   Talking Points    0:00 – Intro    6:17 – Stan Klein's academic and professional journey   14:50 – Does the brain enable the conscious mind?   22:16 – How Galileo helped to found physics.   32:06 – How do we agree on the nature of nature?   39:15 – The growth of physics   45:38 – Science grows through honest conversations.   53:50 – Stan Klein on the future of science   Summary How do you think about subjectivity? This friendly conversation is opened by Nat Geld, our podcast producer. She asks Stan how he thinks about subjectivity. Stan's optimistic view is that within the next 40 years or so, science might be able to understand subjectivity and consciousness. Bernie and Stan start a dialogue about his professional journey. As a physics undergraduate at Cal Tech, Stan had the honor of publishing a paper with Richard Feynman, the great physicist. After earning his PhD from Brandeis University in 1967, Stan taught at Claremont Colleges and finally arrived at the School of Optometry at UC Berkeley, where he has been since 1987.   Consciousness and the Brain Stan asks, "Is consciousness located exclusively in the brain?"  Bernie says, “Consciousness emerges in an enormous universe of nature, but only in a very small part of that universe. All the conscious species we know are animals living in the outer crust of planet earth. Empirically, we know nothing else. These days, this brutal fact tends to be forgotten because we have so many speculative ideas that tend to confuse us about the basics. But in science, we always need to start from what we know for sure. To the best of our knowledge today, the animal brain is the home of the conscious mind.”    Scientific definitions change over time.  For Galileo, gravity meant the speed of wooden blocks sliding down angled planes. For Newton, gravity meant the attractive force of planets in orbit around the sun. Finally, for Einstein, gravity meant the influence of time and space on the apparent acceleration of objects in space.  There is both great continuity between Galileo, Newton and Einstein, and at the same time, there is a constantly evolving concept of gravity.   The concept of consciousness is also evolving with every new discovery.  Stan suggests that the big revolution in physics occurred in the 1920s with the discovery that a photon can be a wave or a particle. Einstein passionately opposed this idea, and tried to disprove it for the rest of his life. That debate still continues today. Bernie then mentions that new ideas and discoveries are always hard to accept, and they usually require a period of debate and adaptation. The idea of the conscious brain is now going through just such a period. But of course both sides tell stories from their own points of view. One side explains how the Vatican unreasonably refused to accept Galileo, and the other side explains how Galileo unreasonably refused to accept the Vatican. This is a perfectly normal debate in the history of science. There are two sides, not just one. In the episode's final moments, Ilian talks with Stan about what he believes to be the future of science. "Science needs to focus on climate change," says Stan. "I believe that in the next half a century we might make progress on understanding consciousness."    Get a 40% Discount for your copy of Bernie Baars' acclaimed new book On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory GO TO: http://shop.thenautiluspress.com APPLY DISCOUNT CODE AT CHECKOUT: "PODCASTVIP"   Bios Stanley A. Klein is an American psychophysicist. He is a Professor of Vision Science and Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley and a member of the Berkeley Visual Processing Laboratory. He was a consulting editor for Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, a publication of the Psychosomatic Society which promotes the communication of scientific research in psychology and allied sciences. His major area of research has been neurotechnology, a field of science that studies the body and mind through the nervous system by electronics and mechanisms. He was the co-chair for the SPIE (an international society of the science and application of light) meetings on human vision. Klein has authored and co-authored numerous papers on visual perception in the human brain.   Ilian Daskalov is a senior undergraduate student at University of California, Irvine where he studies Cognitive Science. He holds an associate degree with honors from San Diego Mesa College. His research interests include sleep, psychedelics, and artificial intelligence. He is passionate about communicating science and promoting critical thinking.    Bernard Baars is best known as the originator of global workspace theory and global workspace dynamics, a theory of human cognitive architecture, the cortex and consciousness. Bernie is a former Senior Fellow in Theoretical Neurobiology at the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla, CA, and Editor in Chief of the Society for MindBrain Sciences. He is author of many scientific papers, articles, essays, chapters, and acclaimed books and textbooks.   Bernie is the recipient of the 2019 Hermann von Helmholtz Life Contribution Award by the International Neural Network Society, which recognizes work in perception proven to be paradigm changing and long-lasting.   He teaches science. It keeps him out of trouble.    

In this paper I give answers to two apparently unrelated questions and aim to convince you that these different concerns are, in fact, intertwined. The first question is, why is dualism so tenacious? The second is, what is really at issue in the debate between Burge and McDowell? Regarding the first question, various contemporary philosophers have cast Descartes as the originator of a pernicious idea about the radical difference between mind and body, an idea with weed-like tenacity, that many have attempted to dig out once and for all, but which always seems to grow back from fragments left in the soil. The problem with this diagnosis of dualistic thinking as the result of an individual philosopher's influence is that it fails to consider that there may be broader and still active causes of its appeal. What is left unconsidered is the possibility that dualism is symptomatic of the wider tendencies of the scientific culture that Descartes, amongst others, represents, and that it persists not because of the long shadow of one philosopher, but because the essentials of this intellectual culture remain. In Sections 2 and 3 I will argue that this is indeed the case, and that the mode of thought at issue is to do with the dominance of scientific idealisations in our thinking about nature, including human beings and their minds. In answer to the second question, Fish (2021) has examined the debate between Burge and McDowell over the alleged incompatibility of disjunctivism with the discoveries of perceptual science, and has compared it to a clash of Kuhnian paradigms. Miguens (2020) takes conflicting ideas about representations to be the main point of disagreement. I will argue instead that the point at issue is Burge's acceptance, and McDowell's rejection of the ‘Cartesian idealisation' of mind as a self-contained system. Fish's treatment of the controversy as a matter of competing research programmes, analogous to scientific ones, neglects the crucial particularity of the case, which is that McDowell's philosophy of perception declines to define its explanatory objects in the way most conducive to scientific research. For this reason, there is more of a tension with science than McDowell admits; but as I will ultimately argue, this does not invalidate disjunctivism. Mazviita Chirimuuta is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Her current research interests include philosophy of perception, philosophy of neuroscience, and history of the mind/brain sciences. She received her PhD in Vision Science from the University of Cambridge in 2004. Following that she held post-docs in perceptual psychology, and in philosophy at Monash University and at Washington University in St. Louis. Between 2011-2020 she was Assistant then Associate Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Her book Outside Colour: Perceptual Science and the Puzzle of Colour in Philosophy was published by MIT Press in 2015, and she is currently working on a monograph under contract with MIT Press, The Brain Abstracted: Simplification in the History and Philosophy of Neuroscience. The new book examines the various strategies that neuroscientists have used to produce simple models of formidably complex neural systems. Given that simplified representations, such as computational models, require departure from literal truth about the brain, the book will consider how to best interpret such abstractions when doing naturalistic philosophy of mind. This podcast is an audio recording of Dr Chirimuuta's talk - "Disjunctivism and Cartesian Idealisation" - at the Aristotelian Society on 9th May 2022. This recording was produced by the Backdoor Broadcasting Company.

In the tenth and final instalment in the BCLA CLEAR podcast series Dr Melissa Barnett – a Fellow of the BCLA and Global Ambassador for the BCLA – interviews Dr Laura Downie about the BCLA CLEAR paper on anatomy and physiology of the anterior eye. A key element of contact lens practice involves clinical evaluation of anterior eye health, including the cornea and limbus, conjunctiva and sclera, eyelids and eyelashes, lacrimal system and tear film. Of course there is a lot to discuss in a short space of time but these highlights will give you an insight into some of the findings in the paper. Please take the time to read the full paper. Details can be found on the BCLA website. This report reviews the fundamental anatomy and physiology of these structures, including the vascular supply, venous drainage, lymphatic drainage, sensory innervation, physiology and function. This is the foundation for considering the potential interactions with, and effects of, contact lens wear on the anterior eye. This information is not consistently published as academic research and this report provides a synthesis from all available sources. With respect to terminology, the report aims to promote the consistent use of nomenclature in the field, and generally adopts anatomical terms recommended by the Federative Committee for Anatomical Terminology. Techniques for the examination of the ocular surface are also discussed. Dr Downie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the University of Melbourne, where she heads the ‘Anterior Eye, Clinical Trials and Research Translation Unit' comprising 13 members. Laura's research combines laboratory, clinical and implementation science as a foundation for improving patient outcomes, with a focus on the anterior eye. BCLA CLEAR is an initiative that has drawn together thousands of research papers on many different aspects of contact lenses into one place. The findings were published in, Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, the BCLA's scientific journal, in April 2021 under ten reports. BCLA CLEAR was facilitated by the BCLA, with financial support by way of Educational Grants for collaboration, publication and dissemination provided by Alcon and CooperVision.

About Dr. Sheila Morrison:She studied at Pacific University College of Optometry, where she earned her Doctor of Optometry and completed a Masters Degree in Vision Science, with a research focus on scleral contact lenses and specialty contact lens design. Dr. Morrison went on to be awarded placement to a highly competitive residency in cornea & contact lenses, which she also completed at Pacific University and the Portland Veteran Affairs Hospital.Her academic and clinical accomplishments are well renowned in the eye care world and she appreciates being regularly invited to lecture internationally about specialty contact lenses and myopia control. She has expertise in contact lens fitting for patients of all ages and eye conditions including: medically necessary lenses for infants, scleral lenses for the irregular cornea (ie Keratoconus) or severe dry eye, and orthokeratology (OrthoK) for myopia control.

— “If only the transformation from ILLNESS to WELLNESS were as simple as changing the spelling:  Just change "I" to "WE", and we go from ILL to WELL... Well, at the very core, there is a profound truth to be found in that "magic spell." By myself, my capacity for transformation is quite limited. I tend to repeat the same choices day after day and remain fundamentally on the same path year after year...  My choices are limited by the available resources in my physical and cultural environment, as well as internally by factors such as my awareness, my attitudes, my thinking, my knowledge, my experience, and my wisdom. But, in God's wisdom, we were not placed alone, each on a separate planet.  We have the benefit of interacting with family and community as well as finding teachers and mentors to guide us through the challenges we face in our personal development, spiritual growth, and physical healing.  When I contemplate the course of my life, it is punctuated by those guides and mentors who opened my world to new worlds of possibility and wonder.” – says Dr. Glen  Valeria interviews Dr. Glen Swartwout — co-author of “Transforming Your Life Volume IV (4): 18 Incredible Stories Showing The Strength Of The Human Spirit.” Dr. Glen Swartwout is the Wizard of Wellness, Medical Empath, Formulator, Eye Doctor, Best-Selling Author, Speaker And Developer Of The Clinical Theory Of Everything. Dr. Glen Swartwout graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors in Environmental Earth Sciences and Chemistry from Dartmouth College. He received his doctorate at the top of his class in Vision Science with honors in Optics as well as Leadership, being inducted into both Beta Sigma Kappa and the Gold Key Honor Societies. He interned at the State University of New York in Manhattan, where he trained at the largest outpatient vision clinic in the world. He served as Editor, Vice President and President of the American Optometric Student Association serving 4000 international student doctor members. He is the author of over 50 professional papers, books, and software programs. His first professional office was in Tokyo, Japan. For the last 30 years, Dr. Glen Swartwout has focused on developing his system of accelerated self-healing. The process starts with a bio-communication called Biofield Analysis, which he developed out of a variety of German Electrodiagnostic techniques. His healing ministry now spans the globe with healing clients on every inhabited continent. The methods optimize the innate healing potential of your body, independent of particular symptoms or diagnoses. He has helped thousands of people get off drugs and avoid surgery. Dr. Glen Swartwout is also available as a guest speaker and as a consultant. In his energy research, he rediscovered the frequency known in ancient China and Tibet as the Dominant Harmonic Frequency of Nature. To learn more about Dr. Glen Swartwout  and his work, please visit: acceleratedselfhealing.com and remedymatch.com     — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.  

Show Sponsors: CooperVision MacuHealth Get the exact code every time and protect against and audits with AutoCoder at https://eyecodeeducation.com/pages/autocoder Dr. Kristin O'Brien grew up in Midland, Michigan where, from an early age, she had her eye set on a future in optometry. Dr. O'Brien attended Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Applied Biology with a Vision Science concentration. She went on to complete her Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree at the Michigan College of Optometry (MCO) and graduated in 2013. Dr. O'Brien has additional training in the areas of low vision, pediatrics, specialty contact lenses and working with patients who have a mental or physical handicap. She particularly enjoys getting to know her patients and takes pride in providing exceptional eye care. While in school Dr. O'Brien founded the Michigan Optometric Student Private Practice Association (MOSPPA) and was influential in beginning the Student Optometric Leadership Network (SOLutioN) of which she has served as President, followed by the Executive Director and is now on the Alumni Board. She also spends time on the lecture circuit, speaking about private practice and the business aspects of the profession with Optometric Insights to inspire success in future generations of optometrists. She currently leads the Vision Source NEXT Student Program with the goal of providing resources to students most interested in private practice optometry. Dr. O'Brien has earned multiple honors as an optometrist; early in her career with the Marchon Practice Management Award and the William Feinbloom Low Vision Award and later was named the 2016 International Vision Council Next Generation Innovator. Most notably, Dr. O'Brien was awarded the 2017 Colorado Optometric Association Young OD of the Year. Dr. O'Brien moved from Michigan to Colorado in 2013 and opened a cold start private practice with two business partners and the help of many mentors who have guided her along the way. In 2019, Dr. O'Brien moved to Huntersville, NC, traded mountain views for life on Lake Norman, and opened Denver Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery April 1, 2021. From Denver, CO to Denver, NC, Dr. O'Brien finally feels at home and is looking forward to caring for the Denver, NC community at Denver Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery!

Hey Boss, Do you think leaders are born or made? What are the common misconceptions among people who aren't leaders that leadership is all about position? Achievements come when they do big things by themselves. Success comes when they empower followers to do big things for them. Significance comes when they develop leaders to do great things with them. But legacy comes when they put leaders in position to do great things without them. (from John Maxwell) Dr. Essence Johnson is an “HBCU made,” residency trained, community and correctional health optometrist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Johnson received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Prairie View A&M University, followed by her Bachelor of Science in Vision Science and Doctor of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. This conversation is about John Maxwell's final three laws, Laws 19 - 21 from the book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John C. Maxwell. In this episode, Dr. Essence and I discuss being leaders, timing, Black EyeCare Perspective, holding the door for the next generation, focusing on areas of personal development by being intentional, identifying strengths, and the succession we leave behind. Tune in to this insightful episode on Apple, iTunes, or Spotify and please consider sharing a 5-star review along the way. Dr. Laci Mentioned in this episode: Black Eyecare Perspective Dr. Essence' Website Dr. Essence IG “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John C. Maxwell 21 Laws Podcast Tracker https://www.robbinsnestconsulting.com/pl/2147545560 Resources to Go from Process to Practice: The Million Dollar Inner Circle Membership https://www.robbinsnestconsulting.com/offers/jQJJQewt PowHER Your Process: https://www.robbinsnestconsulting.com/apply Say Hello... Facebook: http://facebook.com/drlacicom Instagram: http://instagram.com/drlacicrobbins Twitter: http://twitter.com/drlacicrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlacicrobbins/ Website: https://www.robbinsnestconsulting.com/ A Little About Me: I am Dr. Laci C. Robbins the co-Founder and Principal Consultant of Robbins' Nest Consulting. As an award-winning leader, personal development strategist, and consultant to businesses the goal remains to support topics such as workplace civility and talent retention, as well as to support high powered women to build a platform and make more money. With both a Master's Degree and Doctorate Degree in Leadership, I help you go from the process of figuring it out, to leadership in practice! I'm glad you are here, from process to practice, grab your stilettos and let's go! Dr. Laci --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-laci-c--robbins/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-laci-c--robbins/support

Prior to becoming a veterinarian, Nicole completed a Bachelor of Science from Melbourne University followed by an honours year in Vision Sciences. She then got accepted into Sydney University and completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honours in 2008. After a brief stint working in the UK, she returned to small animal practice in Melbourne working at Monash Vets. Nicole then followed her interest in reproduction and gained her Membership with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Animal Reproduction. Along the way she also developed an interest in complementary therapies specially in essential oils. In 2020 she started her own business called Shy Tiger Natural Animal which provides vet approved, all-natural plant-based health support for dogs through a range of serum and sprays. Nicole currently also works at and owns Mont Albert Veterinary Surgery in Victoria and is also a member of the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. Topics discussed include: What made Dr Rous want to become a vet and what started her interest in essential oils. Nicole talks about what drove her to start Shy Tiger. Range of essential oils that Nicole uses. How to select the appropriate oil for a pet. The importance of knowing if ingredients are coming from a sustainable source. Dr Nicole talks about how to use essential oils safely. What oil to avoid with certain medical conditions. Using essential oils orally. Nicole speaks about essential oils with multi-drug resistance. Impact of humans emotions on pets. You can find Dr Nicole Rous on https://shytiger.com.au/  https://www.montalbertvet.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About Dr. Monica Jong:Assistant Professor, Discipline of Optometry, University of Canberra, Australia Asia Optometric Myopia Academy (AOMA) Advisor Visiting Fellow, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney Secretary of the Refractive Error Working Group, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness Former International Myopia Institute (IMI) Executive Director, BHVI SydneyMonica is a graduate from the Optometry program at the University of Melbourne, where she also completed her PhD investigating the structure and function relationship using optical coherence tomography in inherited retinal disease She then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto in retinal imaging and blood flow in diabetic eye disease. Monica is the former Executive Director of the International Myopia Institute (IMI), the premier working group of over one experts in the field of myopia established after the first WHO-BHVI Meeting on Myopia in 2015 to advance myopia research, education and patient care, to prevent future vision impairment and blindness. Monica led the IMI from its inception in 2015 until late 2021 and under her direction the IMI has brought consensus to the area of myopia management, published two volumes of white papers in the Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences high impact journal, clinical summaries in up to fourteen languages, as well as a chairside reference for practitioners. Monica has authored numerous peer reviewed publications in the area of myopia and high myopia risk factors, pathology and epidemiology. She co-authored the WHO report on the Impact of Myopia and High Myopia, and was the co-creator of the first accredited global online myopia management education program. Monica speaks regularly at key international scientific and practitioner meetings between teaching and mentoring students.

About Mark Bullimore:Professor Bullimore is an internationally renowned scientist, speaker, and educator based in Boulder, Colorado. He received his Optometry degree and PhD in Vision Science from Aston University in Birmingham, England. He spent most of his career at the Ohio State University and the University of California at Berkeley and is now Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston. He is Associate Editor of Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics and the former Editor of Optometry and Vision Science. His expertise in myopia, contact lenses, low vision, presbyopia, and refractive surgery means that he is consultant for a number of ophthalmic, surgical, and pharmaceutical companies. This work has resulted in approval of, among others, Paragon CRT, Alcon's iLux, and CooperVision's MiSight lens.Resources Mentioned:Myopia Calculator linkhttps://bhvi.org/myopia-calculator-resources/Why every diopter mattershttps://journals.lww.com/optvissci/Abstract/2019/06000/Myopia_Control__Why_Each_Diopter_Matters.11.aspxThe Risks and Benefits of Myopia Controlhttps://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(21)00326-2/fulltext

Prof. Andrew Anderson from the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences, Melbourne, Australia presents his recent randomized control trial on the utility of blue blocking lenses.

About Dr. Steven Ferrucci: Dr. Steven Ferrucci, a 1994 graduate of the New England College of Optometry, completed his Residency in Primary Care/Hospital Based/Geriatric Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Hospital in Sepulveda CA. He is currently Chief of Optometry at the Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center and Nursing Home. He is also the Residency Director at his sight, and a Professor at the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University. Dr. Ferrucci has lectured extensively, with a special interest in Diabetes, Diabetic Eye Disease, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, and OCT. He has also published several articles in optometric journals, including The New England Journal of Optometry, Optometry and Vision Science, Optometry: Journal of The AOA and Review of Optometry. Currently, he serves on the Editorial Board for both Review of Optometry and Optometry Times. He is an active member in the American Optometric Association and the California Optometric Association, as well as a fellow in both the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Retinal Society. He is past-president of the ORS, as well as founding Chair of the Retina Special Interest Group of the American Academy of Optometry.