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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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending 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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending 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. | ||
SPORTS VISION TRAINING: CURRENT DIGITAL OPTIONS
Graham Erickson, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Saturday, Feb 20, 2021, 2pm - 3pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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. | ||
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 INTERACTIVE 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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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 & Todd Daniels, MS, ATC, LMT, CSCS Sunday, February 21, 2021, 11am - 12pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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 | ||
CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE, COLLABORATIVE SPORTS VISION PROGRAM FOR TEAM SPORTS - PART 2 OF 2
Joseph Clark, PhD & Todd Daniels, MS, ATC, LMT, CSCS Sunday, February 21, 2021, 12pm - 1pm EDT Credit Hours: 1 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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. | ||
THE USEFULNESS OF VISION DATA FOR SELECTING PLAYERS FOR THE MLB DRAFT
David Kirschen, OD, PhD Sunday, Feb 21, 2021, 1pm - 2pm ET Credit Hours: 1 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending Vision data has gradually gained recognition in the world of baseball as a tool that can help players perform optimally on the field. It is also useful to teams in their player development programs that gradually move players along toward a shot at the major leagues. Recently, over the last 5 years, vision data from 6 different major league teams has been used to assess players prior to the MLB draft. This report illustrates the usefulness of vision data in helping teams select players during the draft. One thousand three hundred and forty-three player’s vision data were retrospectively analyzed using a proprietary grading method to advice teams on the vision readiness of the draftees to be successful in the MLB. Statistically significant differences in their vision scores were found between the players who were successful in the draft and those who were not. Additionally, those with the highest vision scores, also received the highest signing bonuses as their entered the MLB. | ||
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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending 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. | ||
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 INTERACTIVE COPE ID: Pending ENDURING COPE ID: Pending 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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