NECO at Academy 2025

October 27, 2025

PHOTOS FROM ACADEMY

View photos of NECO’s Alumni Reception held during Academy 2025.

Other photos from Academy:

Dr. Amy Moy, Dr. Gary Chu and Dr. Crystal Lewandowski with symposium speakers Michael Curry (President & CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers), Lindsey Tucker, Dr. Monica Vohra, Dr. Sonia Menchavez, Dr. Essence Johnson. The Vision for All symposium featured NECO’s Health Center Network significantly, due to the Academy being held in Boston this year.

Dr. Caroline Marhefka with Drs. Tyler Phan, Christine Pham, and Angela Veomett-Shahbazian for a multi-school lecture on Interprofessional Collaboration in the community health center setting.

Drs. Amy Moy, Crystal Lewandowski, and Meng Meng Xu presented to the National Academies of Practice Optometry Academy about the NECO Health Center Network at 6:30 during Academy week! Board member Dr. Andy Morgenstern was also in attendance.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Bittner AK, Gobeille M, Yoshinaga P, Deemer A, Shepherd J, Ross NC. Indications for additional training for reading with new prescribed magnification devices.

Datta A. A Novel Bupivacaine-Induced Mouse Model of Corneal Nerve Loss: Impact on Tear Secretion and Bacterial Adhesion via Neuropeptide Modulation.

Ross NC, Wynn O, Idman-Rait C, Skerstat J, Bex PJ. Visual Function in Albinism: Linking Foveal Hypoplasia Severity to Functional Outcomes.

Vera-Diaz FA, Kerber KL, Bex PJ. Ocular and Visual Differences Between Young Children at Low or High Risk for Myopia.

Wynn O, Skerstat J, Idman-Rait C, Bex PJ, Ross NC. Preserved Facial Discrimination Abilities in Individuals with Albinism.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

View photos of poster presenters here.

Aneja N. The Tealight Trick to Help a Keratoconic See Clearly.

Aneja N and Merritt M. A Rare Pair – Investing Consecutive Retinal Vein Occlusion as a Clinical Entity.

Asimellis G. Corneal epithelial thickness mapping with Swept Source Anterior-Segment OCT – a proxy for corneal ectasia detection.

Asimellis G. Refractive Error and Axial Length Elongation: A non-linear analysis.

Bastian D. Traumatic Sub- Internal Limiting Membrane Hemorrhage Post Motor Vehicle Accident: A Case for Observational Management.

Biffi E. The Role of Fundus Photography in Retinal Evaluation of Patients with a History of Stroke.

Bui A. Rare Bilateral Peripapillary Staphyloma in Pediatric Myopia Control: Diagnostic and Management Considerations.

Cherekar P. Confrontation Visual Field Testing: A Simple Test, a Significant Finding.

Cherekar P, Bui A, Vera-Diaz FA. Evaluating Myopia Control Strategies in Clinical Academic Setting: Axial Length Changes Across Treatment Modalities.

Chotai A and Martin J. Optical management of diplopia and aniseikonia secondary to surgical glaucoma intervention.

Coon R, Ward A, Martin J, Miller K. Ocular Sequelae of Hemispherectomy in Pediatric Patients: A Mim Case Series.

Desai R, Thai K, Liao J. Off-Label, On-Point: Adjusting Contact Lens Care to Improve Patient Outcomes.

Dorling P, Ngo M, Guzman B, Merchant S, Malkin A, Ross NC, Gobeille M. By Phone or On Their Own? Characteristics Associated with Self-Administration of Visual Function Questionnaires in Low Vision Patients.

Filadelfo M and Lewandowski C. What Lies Beneath: A Case of PHO MS.

Godin S, Ross NC, Gobeille M, Lancos A, Martin J. Longitudinal analysis of the TeachCVI survey in a cohort of patients with cerebral visual impairment.

Jatkar A and Biffi E. The Role of Fundus Photography in Retinal Evaluation of Patients with a History of Stroke.

Jengendran N, Malkin A, Gobeille M. Sight for Sore Als: How OCR can support extended reading in low vision patients.

Locicero A and Gobeille M. Vocational Low Vision Rehabilitation in a Patient with a PNPLA6 Genetic Variation Masquerading as Stargardt’s Retinal Dystrophy with Cerebral-Palsy.

Logotheti A. A Long Eye and a Silent Fundus: How to manage myopia in the setting of obscure retinal dystrophies.

Mak K, Martin J, Gobeille M. More Than Meets the Eye: Low Vision Management of Persistent Functional Vision Loss.

Milikich H and Marhefka C. To Peel or Not to Peel: A Symptomatic Epiretinal Membrane in a Pediatric Patient.

Milikich H, Marhefka C, Lyons S, Gaiser H. Corneal Characteristics of Suspected Keratoconus in Children with Astigmatism.

Romano M and Liao J. Listening to our patients and simplifying their care: Scleral lens management of surgically induced exposure keratopathy.

Thai K and Bui A. The Hidden Risks of Myopia: How OCT Detects Early Retinal Changes.

Tran S, Patel C, Liao J, Italia H. Corneal Complications from Investigating Drug Therapy.

Tzepos A and Bui A. Rare Bilateral Peripapillary Staphyloma in Pediatric Myopia Control: Diagnostic and Management Considerations.

Ward A and Quinn N. Pediatric Vision Loss: The Importance of Imaging.

Ward A, Real World Characterization of Myopia Control: Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Atropine – A Retrospective Study.