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The ISVA annual conference is a leading event for eyecare professionals, athletic trainers, coaches, and others interested in helping athletes reach their maximum potential.
This year’s program will offer up to 14 COPE-approved CE credits and include a diverse offering of educational sessions.
The agenda includes presentations geared toward practitioners interested in bringing sports vision into their practice as well as sessions for those looking to further enhance their established practice.
The conference also seeks to encourage increased collaboration among those professionals who work with athletes.
Eye care professionals with expertise in sports vision assessment and training, along with other professionals such as sports psychologists, athletic trainers, and coaches can work together to train athletes of all ages and skill levels to help improve visual function, leading to improved performance.
Total COPE Hours: 14 | ||
ESTABLISHING A SPORTS VISION PRACTICE – TIPS FROM THE PROS
Frederick R. Edmunds, OD, FAAO & Jennifer Stewart, OD Saturday, Feb 20, 11am - 1pm EDT Credit Hours: 2 LIVE COPE ID: 70811-FV ENDURING COPE ID: Pending This lecture will introduce emerging sports vision providers to the visual performance evaluation and performance vision training protocols, techniques, equipment and materials necessary to establish a sports vision practice. Marketing, outreach and "how to's" will also be covered. This course is focused on giving participants the necessary tools to successfully start a sports vision practice, or integrate new technology and ideas into a current practice. It will also provide participants with the opportunity to observe various evaluation and training techniques and equipment as utilized by experienced colleagues. Established sports vision experts will guide participants through their discovery as they sample relevant procedures using some of the latest technology in the sports and performance vision world. | ||
MACULAR CAROTENOIDS AND VISUAL PERFORMANCE IN SPORTS
James M. Stringham, Ph.D. Saturday, Feb 20, 2021, 11am - 12pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70681-FV ENDURING COPE ID: 70973-FV In this course, the audience will learn about the many effects beneficial to visual performance provided by consistent consumption of the macular carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and mesozeaxanthin. The macular carotenoids have been shown to augment visual performance beyond the anterior optics of the eye, via absorption of short-wavelength light and enhancement of the neurophysiology of the retina and higher areas of the visual system. A full review of how the macular carotenoids influence visual performance, with a focus on sports performance, will be provided. Effects discussed will include contrast sensitivity, visual processing speed, discomfort glare, disability glare, dark adaptation speed, and photostress recovery. Additionally, the potential for the macular carotenoids to mitigate against traumatic brain injury will be discussed. An emphasis will be placed on data from peer-reviewed studies and actual cases that thoroughly illustrate how macular carotenoid supplementation can improve real-world visual performance and enhance vision over and above standard refraction. Insight gained from patient testing will be provided to give ECPs an idea of what to expect after incorporating a macular carotenoid supplementation regimen in their practice. | ||
THE ROLE OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSIONALS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY SPORTS MEDICINE
Chelsi Day, PsyD Saturday, Feb 20, 2021, 12pm - 1pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70812-GO ENDURING COPE ID: 70972-GO This session will discuss what sport psychology is and the various roles of sport psychology professionals. Attendees will learn about the interdisciplinary relationships that are most typical within sports medicine practice as it relates to sport psychology. Case examples will be utilized to understand collaborative relationships already being utilized as well as exploring opportunities for increasing collaborative care. | ||
BRINGING A SPECIALTY INTO YOUR PRACTICE... AND MAKING SURE IT STAYS THERE
Gary Gerber, OD Saturday, Feb 20, 2021 1pm - 2pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70802-PM ENDURING COPE ID: Pending Adding anything into a practice – a new staff member, contact lens or technology – is usually accompanied by challenges. Adding a specialty service like dry eyes, scleral contact lenses, myopia management or sports vision is no different. While you have the best intentions to get things done in your practice, the whirlwind of entrepreneurship gets in the way of making substantive changes. Learn how to bring a specialty service into your practice and make it an important and enduring part of your practice. | ||
LMZ - Delivering a New Standard of Visual Performance
John Nolan, PhD Saturday, Feb 20, 2021 1pm - 1:30pm EDT This course is not for COPE credit. Sponsored by MacuHealth. ![]() This course will demonstrate how to optimize nutrition of the macula, with particular emphasis on macular carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin). The course will also discuss the mechanisms by which these carotenoids exhibit their optical and antioxidant properties for visual health and visual function. Data from major European human trials will be presented that demonstrate how supplementation with the MacuHealth (VizionEdge) supplement results with enhanced visual performance for individuals health individuals, with major implications for high performance vision-related activities (baseball, tennis, skiing). Novel data demonstrating how formulation using micro-micellular preparations can greatly enhance the delivery of these nutrients will be presented. | ||
SPORTS VISION TRAINING: CURRENT DIGITAL OPTIONS
Graham Erickson, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Saturday, Feb 20, 2021, 2pm - 3pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70801-FV ENDURING COPE ID: 70980-FV Sports Vision Training has advanced greatly in the past few years by the introduction of new digital technology that can be used during natural training activities, by perceptual-learning training programs, and by virtual reality simulations that can re-create and augment sporting contexts to promote certain sports-specific visual-cognitive abilities. An overview of the traditional and innovative instruments and programs is supported by a summary of research supporting efficacy. | ||
Neuro Athletics. How to program the intersection of neuroscience and athleticism into your practise.
Louisa Nicola Saturday, Feb 20, 2021, 2pm - 2:30pm EDT This lecture is not for COPE credit. Sponsored by FITLIGHT® ![]() In this presentation Louisa will highlight key features of technological innovation such as fMRI, EEG and qEEG has now made it possible to unlock the 4th dimension of performance: neurological: training the brain to better communicate with physical performance. What are the key biomarkers for brain health and peak performance? How can we benchmark ourselves to better understand our current cognitive abilities and then build training programs to improve those over time? For the first time ever, technological advancements have enabled both brain assessment and optimization for both athletes and the weekend warrior. | ||
AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PERCEPTION-ACTION TRAINING IN SPORTS
Rob Gray, Associate Professor of Human Systems Engineering, Arizona State University Saturday, Feb 20, 2021, 3pm - 4pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending In this presentation, I will challenge the long held view that "sports vision" is a module that can be pulled out and trained out of context, separate from motor action. As an alternative, I will consider a representative learning design approach to perception-action training in sports which seeks to develop an athlete’s ability to pick up and use specifying information from their environment. | ||
CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT - PART 1 OF 3
DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD & Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD Saturday, Feb 20, 2021, 4pm - 5pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70815-NO ENDURING COPE ID: 70983-NO This course will help you stay up to date with the latest research and technology in concussion diagnosis management and treatment. Part 1 of this three-part course will cover the role of optometry and other rehabilitation healthcare professionals in concussion rehabilitation. It will include an overview of the six concussion clinical trajectories, evaluation and rehabilitation techniques, and case studies. | ||
CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE, COLLABORATIVE SPORTS VISION PROGRAM FOR TEAM SPORTS - PART 1 OF 2
Joseph Clark, PhD Sunday, February 21, 2021, 11am - 12pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70943-FV ENDURING COPE ID: 70984-FV This workshop will demonstrate how optometrists, athletic trainers, and coaches can collaborate to design a comprehensive sports vision program integrated into a sports team's daily and yearly schedule to maximize efficiency. Sports vision services in an office practice setting is great for individual athletes, but if you want to be effective in the team environment, you need to take the show on the road and meet the athletes where they are - on the field and in the arena. In part 1 of this two part series, you will learn about theory and data in setting up a program. This workshop will give attendees the framework for creating an effective sports vision training program to help promote injury prevention and sport performance. We will cover how to incorporate these activities into the three phases of a sport season: 1. Assess - streamlined screening and testing during pre-season with criteria for detailed follow-up if needed 2. Improve - more intense teaching and practice of drills during a “training camp” phase of the sports season 3. Maintain - lighter sessions designed to maintain skills through the busy game or competition phase | ||
THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING A GOOD COGNITIVE SCREENING FOR ALL ATHLETES
Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD Sunday, February 21, 2021, 11am - 11:30am EDT This lecture is not for COPE credit. Sponsored by Cognivue ![]() As you elevate your sports vision practice, incorporating the latest technology in cognitive testing is important. Cognivue Thrive is based on an FDA cleared technology with 17 patents that uses adaptive psychophysics incorporating both motor skills and visual acuity while testing/measuring memory, executive function, visuospatial, reaction time and speed processing. It is self-administered and only takes 5 minutes to complete. Dr. Shidlofsky will discuss how he works Cognivue into his patient conversations, workflow, billing and overall plan to improve performance and production on the field. He will provide an overview on the science and the technology. | ||
CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE, COLLABORATIVE SPORTS VISION PROGRAM FOR TEAM SPORTS - PART 2 OF 2
Joseph Clark, PhD Sunday, February 21, 2021, 12pm - 1pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70944-FV ENDURING COPE ID: 70985-FV This workshop will demonstrate how optometrists, athletic trainers, and coaches can collaborate to design a comprehensive sports vision program integrated into a sports team's daily and yearly schedule to maximize efficiency. In part 2 of this two-part series, presenters will walk through how to set-up the sports vision program and offer demonstrations of drills. | ||
CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT - PART 2 OF 3
DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD & Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD Sunday, Feb 21, 2021, 2pm - 3pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70816-NO ENDURING COPE ID: 70987-NO Part 2 of this course will include hands-on demonstrations with equipment to help eye care and other rehabilitation healthcare professionals implement the necessary tests and training for opening or expanding a concussion clinic. | ||
CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT - PART 3 OF 3
DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD & Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD Sunday, Feb 21, 2021, 3pm - 4pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70817-NO ENDURING COPE ID: Pending Part 3 of this course will include presentation and demonstration of cutting edge technology, both on diagnosis and treatment alike, including Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG) low level light therapy techniques, balance testing, and neuro-cognitive testing. Presenters also will discuss nutrition and genetic analysis options to help patients recover better. | ||
KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE BALL - GROWING YOUR SPECIALTY PRACTICE IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES
Michael Gorelik & Josh Kanter, Senior Marketing Managers, EyeCarePro Sunday, February 21, 2020, 3pm - 3:30pm EDT This lecture is not for COPE Credit. Sponsored by EyeCarePro Over the course of a year the world has dramatically changed. 2020 has brought unforeseen challenges to optometry practices and to those offering specialties such as sports vision training. How does this impact new and established practices? We will dive into what marketing techniques are required to turn these challenges into opportunities. | ||
ESPORTS – A NEW FRONTIER IN SPORTS VISION
Frederick R. Edmunds, OD, FAAO & Ash Parker MSc, BSc, NSCA-CSCS, KAATSU Sunday, February 21, 2020, 4pm - 5pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 LIVE COPE ID: 70872-FV ENDURING COPE ID: 70989-FV This lecture and associated hands-on workshop explore the opportunity that Esports, organized competitive video gaming, one of the fastest growing sports in the world, present the sport vision practitioner. Esport events, where individual or teams of competitors, or gamers, square off against each other, typically attract millions of viewers (fans). High level gaming requires superior visual skills and ocular fortitude. We will detail the visual demands of esports, discuss appropriate visual performance evaluation methods as well as suggestions for performance vision training protocols specific to various games and of all player levels, including casual gamers. Additionally, proper visual hygiene and recommendations regarding correction of refractive error will be covered. |
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CognivueCognivue, Inc. is a world-class neuroscience company focusing on cognitive health with the world’s first FDA-cleared computerized test of cognitive function. The Cognivue device and technology are based on years of research that uses adaptive psychophysics to focus on cortical information processing by testing key cognitive domains.The technology significantly improves the ability of healthcare providers to implement a personalized assessment of cognitive function in a wide variety of care settings. The company is elevating the gold standard of cognitive health assessment and empowering the healthcare community to monitor, identify and act on early detection of cognitive health concerns. For more information, call 585-203-1969 or visit cognivue.com. |
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FITLIGHT®FITLIGHT® specializes in designing and manufacturing equipment and platforms applicable in sports, healthcare and tactical industries. Our team continues to develop innovative products that are designed to improve human performance.Established in 2011, FITLIGHT® products have been the leading edge in Visual, Cognitive and Dynamic training and testing from day one. Our products use state-of-the-art hardware and sofware to facilitate the improvement of users Visual Motor Reaction and Neuro-Cognitive skills. FITLIGHT Trainer™ allows for fully customizable protocals with data capture and cloud based analytics. Add this to the options for customization in terms of size and scale and you have a highly complementary platform which to help develop skills for a wide variety of users. |
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MacuHealthMacuHealth has developed a patented combination of Lutein, Meso-Zeaxanthin, and Zeaxanthin, proven to be essential for maintaining the health of the macula, improving visual performance and protecting against damage our eyes are exposed to daily. Our triple carotenoid formulations, MacuHealth and Vizion Edge, are gluten-free, derived from natural ingredients and verified by 3rd parties to ensure potency, safety and stability. MacuHealth is committed to prioritizing scientific research and bringing evidence-based formulations to patients for a lifetime of vision. |
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ShedLightShedLight is redefining laser therapy. Our proprietary frequency settings have been developed by both research and clinical experience. Our founders have each been using laser therapy for 20 years combined and have a wealth of knowledge to share.No other laser on the market is this compact yet powerful. The versatility of our product supersedes that of every other laser device on the market. Our device is FDA approved and third party tested to ensure and maintain technical integrity. |
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NeuroSolutionNeuroSolution is a company that was founded by some of the world’s leading functional neurologists: Dr. Brandon Crawford DC FIBFN-CND, Dr. Kyle Daigle DC FIBFN-CND, Dr. Ryan Cedermark RN BSN MSN FNP-C DC DACNB CBIS, and Jeri LeVigne, EdD PhD.Collectively we have more knowledge and experience in using laser therapy for neurologically based rehab than anyone else in the market. What we can provide for you if you purchase from our company that you will not get anywhere else is the following: • Access to our research based frequency files downloaded into your laser. We have spent countless hours pouring over the research and clinically testing these settings to ensure efficacy. • Access to our “Essential Protocols” that we have created for you to be up and running in a very short period of time with effective treatment strategies. • Access to our training videos that discusses our laser settings. • Access to the first 3 modules of Dr. Crawford’s recorded lectures from the Childhood Neurodevelopmental Courses at no extra cost. • Access to our team to answer questions. |
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RightEyeRightEye’s ground-breaking eye-tracking technology is the only solution that measures and improves dynamic vision. For almost a decade, RightEye has built a strong reputation for reliability, quality, and results. The RightEye Vision System™ - which includes our research Grade eye-tracker, Sports Vision Assessment Software, and Sports Vision Training solutions - has been adopted by top professional, amateur, and collegiate teams around the world to systematically improve their team’s on-field performance and objectively monitor dynamic visual function in the event of an injury. Quantify current athletic ability, identify potential, and improve performance with RightEye. |
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TheraSpecsTheraSpecs are therapeutic blue light glasses for people with traumatic brain injuries, migraine, and many other conditions triggered or worsened by fluorescent lighting, computer and device screens, LEDs or sunlight.TheraSpecs work by filtering up to 25 times more blue light than typical blue light glasses at 480nm—the wavelength that studies have shown to cause pain and other symptoms—thus reducing headache frequency and intensity, relieving light sensitivity, and helping people get out of the dark and back to their lives. You can see all our styles here. |
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BinoviBinovi is a software-based, optometrist-lead technology solution designed to get better results, faster.Utilising in-office and home-based activity protocols, the innovative Binovi platform helps optometric practices gain greater results, faster, with improved patient satisfaction in areas ranging from sports performance to binocular vision abnormalities. Our goal is to deliver the market’s most advanced solutions, supported by recognized optometry leaders, to help vision therapy teams treat their patients and to help trainers improve athletic performance. Binovi was created to enhance the ways in which optometrists work with their patients to improve their vision and vision-related skills. |
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Reflex ProNeuro-Ocular testing takes only seconds with Reflex Pro, a revolutionary medical app that monitors and evaluates pupillary activity. Use pupillary data to monitor visual pursuits, accommodation, impulse reaction, and more. Reflex Pro is a multi-use clinical hub that helps you track recovery, validate therapies, and be more accurate with rapid neurological testing, all at the tip of your fingers |
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SenaptecSenaptec is trusted by elite sports teams, professional athletes, special operations units military and rehabilitation clinicians worldwide.The Sensory Station is a state-of-art sensory evaluation & training station which assesses 10 visual and sensorimotor skills. In less than 25 minutes, you can determine an individual’s strengths and opportunities to improve sensory performance. The Senaptec Strobe is designed to train the connections between an individual's eyes, brain, and body. Using liquid crystal technology, the lenses flicker between clear and opaque, removing visual information and forcing the individual to process more efficiently. The Senaptec Strobe can be integrated into existing training drills and exercises. |
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Frontiers in Human NeuroScienceFrontiers has created a special topic issue entitled “Neural Mechanisms of Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise in Elite Performers” to attract cross-sectional and experimental research focusing on the neural mechanisms behind perceptual-cognitive expertise using human behavioral and neuroscience approaches.This issue provides an opportunity to bring together evidence from a variety of topic areas including clinical and experimental research studies that address perceptual-cognitive expertise in high-performance individuals. Abstracts are due for pre-consideration by April 30, 2021. Full submissions of manuscripts are due by October 31, 2021. For more information, click here. |
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