Binocular Vision and Pediatrics Forum
The Ohio State University College of Optometry will host the annual Binocular Vision and Pediatrics (BVP) Forum on Friday, March 14 in Hamilton Hall, Room 80. The forum is a unique, day-long conference that focuses on binocular vision and pediatrics education for eye care professionals.
Registration
ALL registration must be completed online. Register Now and Save: Early Bird Pricing Ends at 5 p.m., March 11! Prices will increase by $10 per credit hour after that time.
In an effort to be eco-friendly and streamline our attendance reporting processes, the College of Optometry is eliminating paper attendance sheets at all in-person Continuing Education events effective May 1, 2024. At in-person Continuing Education events, we will collect attendance via QR codes or individualized web links. Both options will be available when you check in.
Registration is now open
The BVP Forum offers following registration options:
NOTE: Once registered, the software will show your BVP Forum selections to be "Self-paced."
Rest assured, you have successfully registered for live in-person CE for the times you selected.
Please direct questions about registration to CE@optometry.osu.edu.
Speaker
Maureen Plaumann, OD, PhD, FAAO, Dipl AAO, Binocular Vision, Perception, and Pediatric Optometry Section.
Biography
Dr. Plaumann is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Houston. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern California College of Optometry after earning her BS degree in Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She then completed a residency in Pediatric Optometry and Vision Therapy at the Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Plaumann completed her PhD at the Ohio State University. Her dissertation work focused on adult amblyopia, analyzing fixation patterns, and developing translational measures of interocular suppression with the goal of one day developing better treatments for the condition. Dr. Plaumann is the 2021 Danne Ventura/Essilor Ezell Fellow and the 2019 Baycross Christian Family Foundation Binocular Vision & Pediatrics Ezell Fellow, the 2019 Beta Sigma Kappa – College of Optometrists in Vision Development grant recipient, and a recipient of both the NIH’s Loan Repayment Program and the Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation fellowship.
Location
The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Room 80 Hamilton Hall, 338 W. 10th Ave. Columbus, OH.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. - Check In
8:30 a.m. - Pediatric Exams: What to Do for the Young Hyperope in Your Chair (1 hour)
9:30 a.m. - My Patient Can't See! Diagnosis and Management of Visual Conversion Disorder or Psychogenic Amblyopia (1 hour)
10:30 a.m. - Caring for Patients with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (2 hours)
12:30 p.m. - LUNCH
1:30 p.m. - IXT for the OD: An Evidence-Based Update for Non-Surgical Management of Intermittent Exotropia (1 hour)
2:30 p.m. - Reduced Vision in Peds: It's Not Always Amblyopia! (1 hour)
3:30 p.m. - Managing Adult Amblyopia in a Primary Care Setting (1 hour)
Additional Information
OE Tracker Number Needed
These courses are not COPE approved, so we will not use the OE Tracker app to submit your completed courses. However, we will provide a QR code after each lecture to record attendance and receive course evaluations. We will upload attendance to OE Tracker for each lecture early the following week. You must enter your OE Tracker number after every lecture, so make sure you know that number!
Cancellation
Cancellation requests must be received by email at CE@optometry.osu.edu. For requests received by the Optometry Office of Continuing Education five (5) or more business days prior to the event, 100% of your payment will be refunded. If a refund is requested within four days of the conference, those fees will not be refunded but can be applied to a future conference for a period of up to one year. For no-calls/no-shows on the training/event date or any time after the event begins, no refunds or transfers will be provided.