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ACADEMY NEWS Another Academy Giant FallsDr Alden “Norman” Haffner, OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO.We recently learned that long-time leader of Academy and Education passed away peacefully on June 22, 2016 at 87 years old. Dr Alden “Norman” Hafner OD, MPH, PhD, FAAO was a very visible and accomplished Academy Fellow and a ‘larger than life’ figure on the optometry profession scene for many years. Norman was the founding President of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry in 1971. Current SUNY President David Heath notes, “Dr. Haffner remained president until 1978, by which time enrollment had grown to approximately 230 students. That year he became vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and professional programs at SUNY System Administration in Albany. He served in that role for a decade, returning to SUNY Optometry in 1988 to begin a second stint as president until his retirement in 2005. Dr. Haffner was a major champion of public health throughout his career. He served as president of the Public Health Association of New York City and received its coveted Haven Emerson Award in 1977. He was the founding chair of the city’s Community Family Planning Council, an organization that works to provide access to quality health care services for low-income and uninsured New Yorkers. He also served as chair of the American Academy of Optometry’s Section on Public Health and Environmental Optometry from its inception for more than two decades. Dr. Haffner was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Subcommittee Medical Advisory Group in the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1987. The American Academy of Optometry recognized his contributions to public health by naming him the inaugural recipient of the Henry B. Peters Memorial Award in Public Health and Environmental Vision in 2014. He was also president of the prestigious Hermann Biggs Society. Dr. Haffner had nearly 200 scholarly publications during his career, mostly in the fields of public health, health care policy and optometric education. Dr. Haffner was also credited with helping to lead a profound shift in the way that optometry was practiced beginning in the late 1960s, aiding the transformation that the profession made from non-therapeutic practice toward a more broad, “medical model” that was better suited to the training that optometrists received as well as the public health needs of the community.” Norman Hafner’s legacy will live on for many generations. Maintenance of FellowshipThe Maintenance of Fellowship (MOF) bylaws amendment states that any Fellow inducted on or after November 2010 must meet the MOF requirements every 10 years to maintain Fellowship in the Academy. This initiative was designed to ensure and show that all Fellows remain dedicated to professional growth. To participate in the MOF program, you need to obtain 15 points during each 10-year period. Points can be earned in a variety of ways including attending the Academy’s annual meeting (3 points), attending CE at the Academy’s meeting (1 point/2 hours of CE), or authoring an article in one of the peer-reviewed journals approved by the Academy (up to 4 points). A full explanation of the points and instructions on how to login and view your progress can be found on the MOF homepage at http://www.aaopt.org/fellows/mof. Student and Resident Academy Travel Fellowships Available for AnaheimThe Academy offered a limited number of $750 student travel fellowships to assist students who are accepted as paper/poster presenters with travel expenses to attend Academy 2016 Anaheim. The application window will be open until August 1, 2016. Just a couple of days left to apply. Student travel fellowships are funded through generous grants from Johnson & Johnson, Essilor, the Scleral Lens Society, Beta Sigma Kappa, the American Academy of Optometry, the New Jersey Academy Chapter, and the Florida Academy Chapter. The Academy is also able to offer some student travel fellowships through the following endowed funds: Frank W. Weymouth, Irvin M. and Beatrice Borish, Brazelton, Edward I. Goodlaw, N. Rex Ghormley, Elmer H. Eger, Michael G. Harris, Robert D. Newcomb. For more information, visit the student travel fellowship webpage. Academy’s AOF Announces 2016–2017 FellowsOn June 3, 2016, the American Optometric Foundation (AOF) announced the nine recipients for the 2016 William C. Ezell Fellowship program. The Ezell Fellowship program is named after the founding President of the AOF, William C. Ezell, OD. It was established to provide talented postdoctoral students, who are pursuing an advanced degree in optometric research and education, recognition, and support. To date, over 300 William C. Ezell Fellowships have been awarded since the inception of the program in 1949. Funding for these Fellowships is provided by leading optometric companies, private endowments, and other generous business organizations that represent most sectors of the industry. The AOF and the Academy of Optometry (AAO) congratulates the following students who have been selected as 2016–2017 Ezell Fellows: The Alcon Foundation Ezell Fellow Jessica Wei, BS—University of California Berkeley School of Optometry American Academy of Optometry Ezell Fellow Kristen Bowles, OD, MS—University of Houston College of Optometry AAO Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies Ezell Fellow Cameron K. Postnikoff, MASc—University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Irvin M. Borish—Essilor Ezell Fellow Aiswaryah Radhakrishnan, BS Optom, M.Phil. Optom—Universidad Complutense de Madrid Mike Daley—Essilor Ezell Fellow Wenlin Zhang, MD—Indiana University School of Optometry Merton C. Flom Leadership Ezell Fellow Anna F. Ablamowicz, OD, FAAO—University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Michael G. Harris Ezell Fellow Alexandra E. Boehm, BS—University of California Berkeley School of Optometry Optometric Glaucoma Society Ezell Fellow Jack Phu, B. Optom, MPH, FAAO—University of New South Wales School of Optometry Vision Impact Institute Ezell Fellow Preeji S. Mandathara, BSc, MSc—University of New South Wales School of Optometry This year’s Ezell Fellows will be honored at the AOF’s Annual Celebration Luncheon on November 12th, during the American Academy of Optometry’s Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. For more information, visit www.aaopt.org/AOF. AOF Announces the 2016 Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Program RecipientsOn June 6, 2016, the American Optometric Foundation (AOF) announced the 2016 Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care program recipients. The award recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated excellent overall knowledge of the contact lens field plus skillful, considerate, and professional care of contact lens patients during their optometric education. Each winner receives a $500 educational award and a personalized plaque commemorating their accomplishment. Stephanie Lynn LaLiberte, Illinois College of Optometry Sandra M. Huenink, Indiana University at Bloomington School of Optometry Samantha Halvorsen, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry Michelle Sandler, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Optometry Trevor Fosso, Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University Sarah Huff, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry Maria Denietolis, New England College of Optometry Sarah Cook, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry Jonathan Akle, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry Kate Alexandra McClure, The Ohio State University, College of Optometry Kellen Robertson, Pacific University College of Optometry Emily Rose Carr, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University Justin Burgerson, Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University Chalise Maybee, Southern College of Optometry Alison Emiko Noritake, State University of New York College of Optometry Kacey C. Cilimberg, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Peter Tien, University of California Berkeley School of Optometry Delaram Shirazian, University of Missouri St. Louis College of Optometry Paul Lamothe, University of Montreal School of Optometry Alexis Keeling, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science Edward Hsieh, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry AOF is thankful for the professional relationship between the foundation and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Their outstanding support to raise the bar of optometric education to a new level is a remarkable reminder of their ongoing commitment to industry high standards. ORGANIZATION AND INSTITUTION NEWS Low Vision on the IncreaseCredit: Wiki Media Commons. A blind man is led by a guide dog in Brasília, Brazil. Agência Brasil.An NEI press release (May 19, 2016) draws attention to the expected increase in low vision and blindness by the year 2050. The release notes, “With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections based on the most recent census data and from studies funded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Another 16.4 million Americans are expected to have difficulty seeing due to correctable refractive errors such as myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness) that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery. The researchers were led by Rohit Varma, M.D., director of the University of Southern California’s Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, and published their analysis May 19th in JAMA Ophthalmology. They estimate that 1 million Americans were legally blind (20/200 vision or worse) in 2015. Having 20/200 vision means that for clear vision, you would have to be 20 feet or closer to an object that a person with normal vision could see from 200 feet away. Meanwhile, 3.2 million Americans had visual impairment in 2015—meaning they had 20/40 or worse vision with best possible correction. Another 8.2 million had vision problems due to uncorrected refractive error. ‘These findings are an important forewarning of the magnitude of vision loss to come. They suggest that there is a huge opportunity for screening efforts to identify people with correctable vision problems and early signs of eye diseases. Early detection and intervention—possibly as simple as prescribing corrective lenses—could go a long way toward preventing a significant proportion of avoidable vision loss,’ said NEI Director Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D. Over the next 35 years, Varma and his colleagues project that the number of people with legal blindness will increase by 21 percent each decade to 2 million by 2050. Likewise, best-corrected visual impairment will grow by 25 percent each decade, doubling to 6.95 million. The greatest burden of visual impairment and blindness will affect those 80 years or older as advanced age is a key risk factor for diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and cataract. The researchers analyzed data on visual impairment and blindness from six large studies: the Beaver Dam Eye Study (Beaver Dam, Wisconsin), Baltimore Eye Survey and Salisbury Eye Evaluation Study (Maryland), the Chinese American Eye Study (Monterey Park, California), Los Angeles Latino Eye Study, and Proyecto VER (Nogales and Tucson, Arizona). They used the 2014 census and population growth projections to estimate the nationwide prevalence of vision impairment and blindness now and in 2050. 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