Continuing Education
New Insights Into Age-Related Macular Degeneration And Geographic Atrophy
Presentations
Focus on the Patient: Empowering Communication for Improved Outcomes
Speakers: Mark T. Dunbar, OD, FAAORishi P. Singh, MD, Staff SurgeonFrances Doll, Patient Presenter Duration: 60 minutes
Presented on: July 12, 2017
*This session is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Geographic Atrophy: Causes and Consequences
Speakers: Mark T. Dunbar, OD, FAAORishi P. Singh, MD, Staff Surgeon Duration: 60 minutes
Presented on: May 18, 2017
*This session is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
The Referral to the Ophthalmologist and Treatment Options for Patients with Geographic Atrophy
Speakers: Mark T. Dunbar, OD, FAAORishi P. Singh, MD, Staff Surgeon Duration: 60 minutes
Presented on: May 18, 2017
*This session is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Speakers
Mark T. Dunbar, OD, FAAO
Mark T. Dunbar, OD, FAAO
Mark T. Dunbar, OD, FAAO, has been a member of the optometric staff at the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida, for almost 30 years, where he is currently director of optometric services and the optometric residency supervisor. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, as well as a founding member of both the Optometric Glaucoma Society (OGS) and the Optometric Retina Society (ORS). Dr Dunbar also serves on the editorial boards for Advanced Ocular Care and Review of Optometry, where he writes the monthly column, “The Retina Quiz.” He graduated from the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, and completed an ocular disease fellowship at the Omni Eye Services of Lexington, Kentucky.Session Appearances
‘I Didn’t See This Coming!’ Optometric Case Studies in Visual Acuity Challenges
The Referral to the Ophthalmologist and Treatment Options for Patients with Geographic Atrophy
Focus on the Patient: Empowering Communication for Improved Outcomes
Geographic Atrophy: Causes and Consequences
Differentiating Causes of Decreased Visual Acuity: The Optometrist on the Front Lines of Care
Rishi P. Singh, MD
Rishi P. Singh, MD
Staff Surgeon
Rishi Singh, MD, is a staff surgeon at the Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic and Professor of Ophthalmology at the Lerner College of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Also, he serves as the medical director of informatics at the Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in the treatment of medical and surgical retinal disease such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Dr. Singh has authored more than 200 peer reviewed publications and serves as the principal investigator of numerous clinical trials advancing the treatment of retinal disease. Dr. Singh is the former president on the Retina World Congress and is on the board of the American Society of Retina Specialists. Dr. Singh has been honored with several research recognitions such as the Alpha Omega Alpha Research Award.Frances Doll
Frances Doll
Patient Presenter
Fran Doll is a 76-year-old mother, grandmother and child safety advocate based in Akron, Ohio, and has been living with macular degeneration since 2011. According to Ms Doll, macular degeneration significantly impacts her life–it limits her independence, and makes completing daily tasks and engaging in activities challenging. It affects her ability to drive distances far from home or in areas where she needs to rely on reading street signs. Dressing and putting on jewelry, reading books and magazines, and watching television are difficult as well. Ms Doll says that because she is unable to identity faces from a distance, the condition also causes embarrassment in social situations, especially when someone is waving at her or trying to capture her attention.