Asian American Optometric Society Spring 2012 Newsletter
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President’s Message: Dr. Kristal Kawamoto DON’T FORGET! SPRING CE MARCH 11, 2012 8AM TO 2PM SHERATON CERRITOS HOTEL SEE YOU THERE! MEMBER UPDATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS 3 2012 INSTALLATION BANQUET 4-5 DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA BY DR. LIAO OF RETINA- VITREOUS ASSOCIATES 7 SPONSORS 2 ,5 DIRECTORY 8 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ENCLOSED Inside this issue: Volume 4, Issue 1: Eye to AAOS Spring 2012 A PUBLICATION OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY E y e t o A A O S Greetings members! I’d like to be the first to welcome you to an- other year with AAOS. I have had the pleas- ure of serving on this great board for the past 5 years, and am now extremely hon- ored to be serving you as your 2012 Presi- dent. We kicked off the year with our annual Installation Banquet at the Japanese Ameri- can National Museum. This year marks a spe- cial milestone, the 40 th anniversary of our so- ciety. Several charter members and their families joined us that evening, as we hon- ored each with a spe- cial plaque. It was an extremely humbling and honoring experi- ence to be in the same room as these “giants” of our profession. Many of them were monumental doctors not only for this soci- ety, but for optometry as a whole. A vision of past– president Dr. Donald Matsumoto came to reality that night as well, as the first “Legends” awards were presented by Dr. Matsumoto himself. These awards will con- tinue to be a tradition of AAOS, to honor and recognize those who have left a mark in our society and profession. After listening to and meeting our legends and charter members, I am reminded of what a great society AAOS is, and what great morals and intentions it was founded upon. I am making it a per- sonal goal to continue the integrity of AAOS, to continue to give back to our members and our profession, and to the world around us through our charitable donations. Of course, none of this would be possible without the support from our wonderful sponsors! Our free CE’s, huge raffle prizes, Angel’s games, etc. is all a result from our generous sponsors who believe in our so- ciety. Please be sure to visit and thank them at our future events. As always, feel free to contact myself or any board members if you have any questions or suggestions on how we can make this society even better. I look for- ward to seeing and working with you all! Thank you for giving me this opportunity to represent you as your president! Cheers to a wonderful 2012 year! -Kristal Kawamoto
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Asian American Optometric Society Spring 2012
Transcript of Asian American Optometric Society Spring 2012 Newsletter
President’s Message: Dr. Kristal Kawamoto
DON’T FORGET!
SPRING CE
MARCH 11, 2012
8AM TO 2PM
SHERATON CERRITOS HOTEL
SEE YOU THERE!
MEMBER UPDATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS
3
2012 INSTALLATION BANQUET
4-5
DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA BY DR. LIAO OF RETINA- VITREOUS ASSOCIATES
7
SPONSORS 2 ,5
DIRECTORY 8
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ENCLOSED
Inside this issue:
Volume 4, Issue 1: Eye to AAOS Spring 2012
A P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E A S I A N A M E R I C A N O P T O M E T R I C S O C I E T Y
E y e t o A A O S
Greetings members! I’d like to be the first to welcome you to an-other year with AAOS. I have had the pleas-ure of serving on this great board for the past 5 years, and am now extremely hon-ored to be serving you as your 2012 Presi-dent. We kicked off the year with our annual Installation Banquet at the Japanese Ameri-can National Museum. This year marks a spe-cial milestone, the 40th anniversary of our so-ciety. Several charter members and their families joined us that evening, as we hon-ored each with a spe-cial plaque. It was an extremely humbling and honoring experi-ence to be in the same room as these “giants” of our profession. Many of them were monumental doctors
not only for this soci-ety, but for optometry as a whole. A vision of past–president Dr. Donald Matsumoto came to reality that night as well, as the first “Legends” awards were presented by Dr. Matsumoto himself. These awards will con-tinue to be a tradition of AAOS, to honor and recognize those who have left a mark in our society and profession. After listening to and meeting our legends and charter members, I am reminded of what a great society AAOS is, and what great morals and intentions it was founded upon. I am making it a per-sonal goal to continue the integrity of AAOS, to continue to give back to our members and our profession, and to the world
around us through our charitable donations. Of course, none of this would be possible without the support from our wonderful sponsors! Our free CE’s, huge raffle prizes, Angel’s games, etc. is all a result from our generous sponsors who believe in our so-ciety. Please be sure to visit and thank them at our future events. As always, feel free to contact myself or any board members if you have any questions or suggestions on how we can make this society even better. I look for-ward to seeing and working with you all! Thank you for giving me this opportunity to represent you as your president! Cheers to a wonderful 2012 year! -Kristal Kawamoto
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AAOS PLATINUM SPONSORS
Updates from the AAOS Board Members
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Educational Chair: Dr. John Lee
Treasurer: Dr. Brenda Lien
Volume 4, Issue 1: Eye to AAOS
I'm excited to be taking on the posi-tion as your treasurer this year. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to serve. My main goal is to manage our ever-growing funds as efficiently and responsibly as the immediate-past treasurer, Dr. Shawn Yamamoto, has done. Our
financial strength relies upon the continued support of our generous sponsors and loyal members-- in-cluding you! Our current account balance is $39,568.67. Available scholarship funds are as
follows: SCCO Fund $2,879 Berkeley Fund $3,307 Research Fund $3,153 AAOS Foundation $1,375 RTK Foundation $1,225 Total $11,939
Greetings everyone! I am happy to be back again this year to be your education chair. As we look for-ward to this year’s continuing edu-cation programs, we are planning
some returning favorites and some new faces. We hope to provide a myriad of topics that interest you. There will be a total of 12 hours of CE this year presented in March,
May, and September. I look for-ward to seeing all of you at our events. Remember that we keep our programs free because of great turnouts at the CE. See you soon.
Member News
Congratulations to board mem-bers, Dr. Jason Lam, for being named one of California Opto-metric Association’s Young OD of the Year, and Dr. Jeff Nishi for
receiving the COA Project Keep Leadership Scholarship which in-troduces new practitioners to the association governance process. They were honored at the recent
House of Delegates meeting in Sacramento.
Publications: Dr. Christie Chan
Hi everyone! I am new to the AAOS board this year. I have been a proud member of this wonderful and growing organization for eight years. I am looking forward to working with and getting to know
fellow board members, and meet-ing AAOS members at the various events. My main responsibility will be publications. If there are any questions or comments about the newsletters, feel free to email me at
[email protected]. If any members have news that they would like to share through the AAOS newsletter, I would love to hear from you!
Upcoming 2012 AAOS Events
May Honors Banquet with CE AAOS Baseball Event: July 22, 2012 (see flyer) Takao Shishino Education Symposium: September 2012 Stay tuned for more information or visit us at www.aaosociety.org for updates
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2012 AAOS Installation Banquet
AAOS Charter Members attended the Installation Banquet and received plaques for their dedication to the AAOS.
This year the AAOS recognized 4 recipients of the Legend award: Dr. Tak Shishino, Dr. Rodger Kame, Dr. Dan Yo-shi, and Dr. Stan Yamane. Pictured above (l. to r.) are Mrs. Helen Shishino, Dr. Yamane, and Mrs. Kazie Kame, following the presentation of the award.
CHARTER MEMBERS
Mike Nakamatsu, O.D. Jack Niizawa, O.D. Dennis Noda, O.D. * Sam Otsuji, O.D. * Takao Shimazaki, O.D. * Ken Shiomi, O.D. * Takao Shishino, O.D. Paul Sumida, O.D. * Masao Takeshita, O.D. Saburo Takeshita, O.D. Gary Tanaka, O.D. Sumio Taniguchi, O.D. Hideo Uba, O.D. David Wakabayashi, O.D. * Harvey Yamamoto, O.D. Mas Yasuda, O.D. *
All photos by Jason Lam, OD
Ronald Akashi, M.D. George Dotemoto, O.D. Ron Hayashida, O.D. Henry Hashioka, O.D. Ken Imoto, O.D. * Rodger Kame, O.D. Dennis Kawabe, O.D. George Kobayashi, O.D. John Koyama, O.D. Ryan Kowama, O.D. * Sanford Koyama, O.D. * John Kuroda, O.D. Ike Murakami, O.D. Benjamin Marumoto, O.D. * Paul Morita, O.D. Ken Murata, O.D. Dennis Nakatani, O.D.
* indicates members who attended the banquet
Page 5 Over 100 AAOS members and their guests gathered at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles to honor fellow op-tometrists and dine on delicious cuisine by Chef Akira Hirose from Maison Akira Restaurant of Pasadena. Members had a great time exploring the museum, catching up with friends and enjoying entertainment and games by Barryn Vaughn. A raffle of gift cards, Dis-neyland tickets, a Kindle Touch, a Kindle Fire, and an iPad 2 were among the many raffle prizes given to lucky guests.
The New 2012-2013 AAOS Board: President: Kristal Kawamoto, O.D. President-Elect: Shawn Yamamoto, O.D. Past-President: Stacey Gin, O.D., FAAO Secretary: Connie Liu, O.D. Treasurer: Brenda Lien, O.D. Social Chair: Jeff Nishi, O.D.
Membership Chair: Kenny Fukuda, O.D. Education Chair: John Lee, O.D., FAAO Social Media Director: Jason Lam, O.D. Western University Advisor: Ray Maeda, O.D., FAAO Publications: Christie Chan, O.D., FAAO
Trustees: Steve Bae, O.D. Greg Kame, O.D., FAAO Mark Sawamura, O.D., FAAO Judy Tong, O.D.,FAAO Cindy Siu, O.D., FAAO Aaron Sako, O.D. Long Tran, O.D., FAAO
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Diabetic Macular Edema David S. Liao, MD, PHD
Diabetic macular edema is a leading cause of vision loss among working aged adults. With the incidence of diabetes on the rise in the United States and around the world, we will likely be seeing many more cases in the near future. Understanding ad-vances in diagnosis and therapy will be the key to saving vision in this fast growing segment of pa-tients. Pathophysiology
The hallmark of diabetic retinopathy is retinal microvascular damage due to hyperglycemia. Damage to retinal blood vessels leads to retinal hemorrhages, microaneurysms, and capillary closure. As the blood-retinal barrier is weakened, lipid and serous fluid can collect in the macula, contributing to macular edema and vision loss. Capillary closure also contributes to retinal hypoxia and production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which can further weaken the blood-retinal barrier. Diagnosis
For many years, the diagnosis of diabetic macular edema has been primarily through ophthalmo-scopy. Clinically significant macular edema is defined by three criteria: 1. Retinal thickening within 500 mm of the fovea 2. Hard exudates within 500 mm of the fovea associated with retinal thickening and 3. Retinal thicken-ing greater than 1 disc diameter in area within 1 disc diameter of the fovea. The presence of any three of these findings is associated with an increased risk for vision loss and is an indication for treatment. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is also useful for detect-ing retinal thickening. While normal values differ by machine model, central subfield thicknesses exceeding 250 mm in time-domain (Stratus OCT, for example) and exceeding 300 mm in spectral-domain (Cirrus OCT, for example) are abnormal. Structural abnormalities on OCT such as cysts or subretinal fluid also indicate pa-
thology. Treatment
Many treatment modalities for diabetic macular edema are now available including laser photocoagu-lation, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs, and corticosteroids.
Laser has long been a mainstay of treatment. Photocoagulation, applied directly to microaneurysms or
in a grid pattern to areas of retinal thickening has
been shown to decrease the risk of long term vision loss by 50%. Disadvantages of laser include side ef-
fects such as spreading macular scars and choroidal neovascu-larization. Newer laser tech-nologies such as micropulse di-ode laser produce less intense
laser burns and may provide the same therapeutic results with fewer complications. Anti-VEGF drugs such as bevacizumab, ranibizu-mab, and aflibercept are proving to be invaluable re-sources in the treatment of diabetic macular edema. When compared with laser, intravitreal injections of bevacizumab provide patients with greater short term improvements in visual acuity and reductions in macular thickening. Results of a clinical trial using ranibizumab show that treatment with drug alone improves vision and that drug combined with laser achieves even greater reductions in retinal thick-ness. Aflibercept is another drug also currently in clinical trials and may also prove to be effective in treating dia-betic macular edema. While anti-VEGF drugs can often provide faster and more profound improvements in vision, they may sometimes require monthly intravitreal injections. While the risks of intravitreal injections are exceedingly low, complications such as endophthalmitis can be serious. Corticosteroids have also been shown to be effec-tive in reducing diabetic macular edema. Intravitreal injec-tions of triamcinolone reduce retinal thickness and improve acuity, although clinical trials show that the effect may not be long lasting. Intravitreal steroid implants have been developed and provide a more durable effect in patients with refractory macular edema; however, FDA approval is still pending. All steroids carry a risk of intraocular pres-sure elevation and cataract formation. The growing number of diagnostic and therapeutic options is making treatment of diabetic macular edema more effective than ever before. Together with ongoing clinical research, these treatment modalities allow us to offer faster and long lasting visual benefits to our patients.
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Greg Kame, O.D., FAAO 213.628.7419 [email protected]
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Long Tran, O.D., FAAO 949.929.8129 [email protected]
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