North Carolina/Virginia Chapter Meeting April 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Live, In Person

6 ADED Contact Hours | Members $30/Non-Members $60
Registration Closes 4/03/2025 at 5 PM 

MEETING ATTENDEE REQUIREMENTS:
Bring one question
Review Ocutech website for bioptic information:

• https://ocutech.com    
• Driving with Bioptics | Ocutech | How do bioptics help driving?

Review visual field form norms (superior, inferior, nasal, temporal fields) 

• Visual Field Test: What It Is and What the Results Mean

Meeting Location
Duke Eye Center Vision Rehabilitation
Room 4510C | 2351 Erwin Rd.
Durham, NC 27710
(Duke Parking deck entrance is on Eye Center Drive) 

Hotel/lodging information and links
The Lodge at Duke Medical Center
2306 Elba St
Durham, NC, 27705
https://www.lodgeatdumc.com/
(Can stay parked here and walk to avoid parking fees in Duke Parking Deck) 

Meeting Agenda (Subject to Change)
8:30am - Registration/Check In
9:00am - 10:30am - First session- Understanding Visual Fields (lecture, case studies, discussion) Presenter: Dr. Madison Dunning, OD
10:30am - 10:45am - Break
10:45am-12:15pm - Bioptic Telescope Considerations (lecture, review of DMV requirements, case study, discussion) Presenter: Dr. Madison Dunning, OD
12:15pm-1:00pm - Lunch and Business meeting
1:00pm - 4:00pm – Practical Lab: Understanding Visual Function Presenter: Dr. Madison Dunning, OD assisted by Fay Tripp, MS, OTR/L, CDRS, CLVT
4:00pm - Wrap up/Questions
4:30pm - End/Clean Up

Understanding Visual Fields 

This presentation will introduce concepts of visual field testing, interpretation considerations and impact on visual function as it may relate to on-road driving performance. 

Learning Objectives
• The participant will increase understanding of basic interpretation of formal perimetry (visual field testing) as it relates to visual performance.
• The participant will verbalize understanding of various central and peripheral visual field deficits and how these may affect driving performance.

Presenter Bio: Dr. Madison Dunning, OD, FAAO is a residency trained optometrist who specializes in low vision rehabilitation. She graduated magna cum laude from UNC Wilmington with a B.S. in Biology and minor in Studio Art in 2016, and went on to receive her Doctorate of Optometry degree with magna cum laude honors from Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2021. Her experience includes providing veterans with low vision services during her 1-year optometry residency at the James H. Quillen Mountain Home VA. Building upon her leadership role as AOSA Trustee and President of the Optometry Honors society Beta Sigma Kappa while in Optometry school, Dr. Dunning maintains membership in the American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association, as well as the North Carolina Optometric Society. In 2023, Dr. Dunning was appointed by the North Carolina Governor to serve on the North Carolina Commission for the Blind. Dr. Dunning is passionate about advocating for individuals with visual limitations. She strives to educate her patients and their family members so they can make informed decisions regarding their eye health. Her practice is focused on empowering patients with various devices, strategies, and technologies to improve quality of life and maximize visual performance. 

Clinical Considerations for Using Bioptic Telescopes

This presentation will review clinical and diagnostic considerations that impact bioptic telescope use with application to driving performance. 

Learning Objectives
• The participant will increase awareness of possible bioptic telescope options and relative visual deficit appropriateness.
• The participant will understand basic bioptic telescope functions related to driving performance. 

Presenter Bio: Dr. Madison Dunning, OD, FAAO is a residency trained optometrist who specializes in low vision rehabilitation. She graduated magna cum laude from UNC Wilmington with a B.S. in Biology and minor in Studio Art in 2016, and went on to receive her Doctorate of Optometry degree with magna cum laude honors from Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2021. Her experience includes providing veterans with low vision services during her 1-year optometry residency at the James H. Quillen Mountain Home VA. Building upon her leadership role as AOSA Trustee and President of the Optometry Honors society Beta Sigma Kappa while in Optometry school, Dr. Dunning maintains membership in the American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association, as well as the North Carolina Optometric Society. In 2023, Dr. Dunning was appointed by the North Carolina Governor to serve on the North Carolina Commission for the Blind. Dr. Dunning is passionate about advocating for individuals with visual limitations. She strives to educate her patients and their family members so they can make informed decisions regarding their eye health. Her practice is focused on empowering patients with various devices, strategies, and technologies to improve quality of life and maximize visual performance.

Practical Lab: Understanding Visual Function

This practical lab will introduce the participant to formal perimetry (visual field testing) and contrast sensitivity testing with case study application and group discussion related to functional visual skills required for driving safety. The participant will have the opportunity to trial use bioptic telescopes that are allowed for driving to better understand the benefits and challenges of use.

Learning Objectives:
• The participant will understand visual field testing with application to DMV requirements.
• The participant will understand contrast sensitivity testing and glare control options to maximize safety as related to driving.
• The participant will trial use bioptic telescopes (magnification power, monocular or binocular) to understand required skills for use in driving (distance vision acuity, practical use concepts). 

Presenter Bios: Dr. Madison Dunning, OD, FAAO is a residency trained optometrist who specializes in low vision rehabilitation. She graduated magna cum laude from UNC Wilmington with a B.S. in Biology and minor in Studio Art in 2016, and went on to receive her Doctorate of Optometry degree with magna cum laude honors from Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2021. Her experience includes providing veterans with low vision services during her 1-year optometry residency at the James H. Quillen Mountain Home VA. Building upon her leadership role as AOSA Trustee and President of the Optometry Honors society Beta Sigma Kappa while in Optometry school, Dr. Dunning maintains membership in the American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association, as well as the North Carolina Optometric Society. In 2023, Dr. Dunning was appointed by the North Carolina Governor to serve on the North Carolina Commission for the Blind. Dr. Dunning is passionate about advocating for individuals with visual limitations. She strives to educate her patients and their family members so they can make informed decisions regarding their eye health. Her practice is focused on empowering patients with various devices, strategies, and technologies to improve quality of life and maximize visual performance.

Fay Tripp, MS, OTR/L, CDRS, CLVT earned her graduate degree in Occupational Therapy from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1988 and has worked as an occupational therapist within the Duke Health System since 1989. She has provided OT intervention in service areas of Acute Care, In-Patient Rehab, Out-Patient Rehab, community-based home health, and the Duke Eye Center, working with patients who have neurological disorders, vision deficits, geriatric based challenges, upper/lower limb amputation and prosthetics use, and general deficit areas. She obtained the Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist designation in 2005, after working with clients and their caregivers in the area of community accessibility and driving safety since 1997. She now works at the Duke Eye Center with Vision Rehabilitation & Performance with individuals with age related, acute onset and neurologically based vision impairment, addressing how these vision changes affect occupational performance, including community accessibility, functional mobility and driving safety. Research participation has focused on vision-based limitations related to functional deficits. She has presented on a variety of clinical areas on a local, state and national level, and is a co-instructor for the Duke OTD Low Vision Rehab course. 

Thank you to our sponsor 

Attendance at the entire event is required to earn contact hours, no partial hours are awarded. Registration confirmation and payment receipts are e-mailed to the attendee. All cancellations must be made in writing to the ADED Executive Office by April 1, 2025 11:59 PM ET; a 20% handling fee will be charged. Refunds will not be issued after this date or for “no-shows.” Partial refunds will not be granted. ADED reserves the right to modify content, timetable, change speakers, or cancel events due to unforeseen/unavoidable circumstances at any time. If ADED cancels an event, a full refund will be provided to registrants. All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

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