Sept. 16, 2022 — Organizers of the Envision Virtual Fall Conference through Envision University, taking place Oct. 7-8 via livestream webinar, have announced that the event’s agenda is now available. Envision Conference is a multidisciplinary conference with a mission to close practice gaps by disseminating the latest advancements in rehabilitation techniques, research, and technology.
 
“The multifaceted conference fosters conversations and information sharing among low vision professionals and specialists in a variety of related fields from across the world,” says Michael Epp, Envision’s manager of professional education.
 
The two-day schedule of clinical education and research presentations will cover a variety of topics such as optometry, occupational therapy, vision scientists, genetics, neurology, and more. The following are some highlights:

• “Posterior Cortical Atrophy: Treatment for the Patient and Family Members” with Kristen Shifflett, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, occupational therapist, Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins
• “Past, Present, and Future of Head-Mounted Video Display Systems in Low Vision Enhancement” with Ashley Deemer, O.D., assistant professor Marshall B. Ketchum University Southern California College of Optometry
• “Stress, Trauma, and Vision Loss” with Erika Andersen Ko, CLVT, Low Vision Beyond the Clinic
• “Gene/Stem Cell Therapy FDA Studies Failing Sufficient Efficacy Evidence” with Ron Schuchard, Ph.D., executive director, Envision Research Institute and Envision University
• “Marijuana: Your Retina and Brain” with Denise Valenti, O.D., CEO IMMAD, LLC
• “Development of Virtual Reality Platform for Functional Vision Assessment of People with Low Vision” with Sarika Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow Envision Research Institute
• “A Review of Inheritance Patterns and Pedigrees for Hereditary Eye Conditions” with Rachelle Lin, O.D., assistant professor, optometrist SCCO at Marshall B. Ketchum University
• “Rehabilitation of Paralytic Strabismus and Hemianopia After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury” with Kevin Houston, O.D., MSc, assistant professor of ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
• “Opportunities and Challenges for Occupational Therapists Working in Vision Rehabilitation” with Marlene Snow, O.T., and Nilima Tanna, O.T., from Theia, OT Consulting

 
All education and research sessions offer the opportunity to earn continuing education credits from the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals.
 
“As an occupational therapist and low vision provider, it is the only conference I have chosen to attend primarily because of its multidisciplinary nature,” says Melva Andrews, O.T., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
 
For more information: envisionuniversityevents.com.