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3112.1
Vision Care Section - Poster Late Breakers

Monday, November 2, 2015: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Poster
Session Objectives: To enable more students and established investigators to participate in the American Public Health Association’s Vision Care Section. To Demonstrate innovativeness of ideas, methods and/or approach for vision and eye health research.
Organizers:
Chiu-Fang Chou, Dr PH and Kathy O'Connor

Board 1
Vision equity in New York City: Cross-sector collaboration for targeted service expansion and outcome monitoring in the school-based vision screening program   
Caroline Volel, MD, MPH, Thomas Phelan, BA, Susan Jung, MPA, Marcia Rodriguez, Ulanda Thompson, MS, Jill Humphrey, BSN, RN, Emanuela Acquafredda, BA, Tracy Agerton, RN, MPH and Roger Platt, MD
Board 2
Effects of sensory difficulties on healthcare expenditure among community-dwelling older adults   
Szu-Hsuan Lin, MPH, Omolola Adepoju, PhD, MPH, Darcy McMaughan, PhD and Robert Ohsfeldt, Ph.D
Board 3
Time Use and Prevalence of Myopia among Chinese Adolescents   
Qiong Wu
Board 4
Analyzed informed consent in diabetic patients undergoing cataract surgery at teaching centers   
Jonathan Rajkumar, MPH
Board 5
Using systems thinking to strengthen a school-based vision program - a case study from the New York City Office of School Health   
Emanuela Acquafredda, BA, Jill Humphrey, BSN, RN, Caroline Volel, MD, MPH, Thomas Phelan, BA, Roger Platt, MD and Helen de Pinho, MBBCh, FCCH, MBA
Board 6
Health Education to Prevent Age-related Macular Degeneration in the US population   
Dewan Raja, MBBS,MPHIL,MPH,CHES and Bahar Sultana, MBBS.MPH
Board 7
Frequency of mutations and genotype-phenotype correlation of patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis   
Arthur Fernandes, MPH, Doctoral Student, Kaylie Webb-Jones, MS, David Birch, PhD, Stephen Daiger, PhD and Dianna Wheaton, MS, PhD, CHES
Board 8
Patient Understanding in Low Vision: Pre and Post Examination   
Karen Squier, Optometrist, Cherie Hemsworth, Erica Gagnon and Kylie Castons
Board 9
Associations of Vision and Hearing Impairments with Depression and Cognitive Function in Later Life: Does Gender Matter?   
Hae-Young Kim, Jiyoung Lyu and Ji-Young An

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Vision Care
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health

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