Asian American Optometric Society Greetings to the members of AAOS! I hope we all had a terrific 4 th of July weekend with family and friends. Can you believe that it is already mid July? Time sure flies by when you’re having fun. For those of you who missed our SCCO Senior Honor’s Banquet last May, we had another great turnout with both doctors and graduat- ing seniors. We provided 2 hours of free CE to our membership. Thank you to Dr. Julie Schornack, Associate Dean of Clinical Eduation at SCCO, for an interesting talk on sys- temic medications and contact lens wear. We also provided a panel of doctors from different modes of practice for our graduating seniors to net- work with. We were again able to provide some terrific raffle items for those who participated in our event. A few doctors went home with a laptop computer, a 10 megapixel camera, and a number of gift cards. A special thank you from our Corporate sponsors, Essilor Labs of America, Bausch and Lomb, TLC Laser Eye Centers, and Marchon Eyewear for their participa- tion in this event. As we start to focus on the second part of the year, I would like to thank the board for all their hard work thus far. They are all working diligently to make this 2010 year a success. Please save the date for our last big CE event of the year. Dr. John Lee has put together a terrific slate of speakers for this event, which will again be held at the Sheraton Cerritos. Rumor has it that we will be raffling off an Ipad, so make sure you sign up early. We again will be donating the proceeds to another wonderful charity in the name of AAOS. The theme of this quarter’s newsletter is “favorite res- taurants.” Dr. Connie Liu has asked that we all share one of our favorite restau- rants that we have dined at. For those of you with kids, I recommend Portillo’s in Buena Park. I drove an hour from Ladera Ranch to Buena Park to try the restaurant and I have to say that it was quite good. It’s a Chicago style hot dog/ hamburger joint. Nice and loud with a fun atmos- phere. My three kids loved the salads, hot dogs, hamburgers and chocolate cake. It was definitely worth the drive. For those of you without kids, I rec- ommend “Matsuhisa” in Beverly Hills. If you en- joy sushi, you have to try this place. Ask for the private sushi room and have the “omekase” din- ner. It’s like iron chef sushi bar where they are very creative with the food and it tastes sooooo good! Thank you for your atten- tion and see you at the next event. Aaron Volume 2, Issue 3 P RESIDENT ’ S M ESSAGE : D R . A ARON S AKO July 2010 Special points of inter- est: • Congratulations to our AAOS Scholorship Win- ners! • Learn about the latest in bandage contact lenses! • Dr. Richard Roe discusses a case involving polypoi- dal choroidal vasculopathy • Tag along with our board to discover some of our favorite restaurants in Southern California • Don’t forget to sign up for our free 5 hour August CE! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Recap: Honor’s Ban- 2-3 Cornea Corner 4 Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy 5 Favorite Eats: AAOS Board 6-8 Upcoming CE Event: August 15, 2010 9 Sponsors 10-11 E YE TO AAOS
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Asian American Optometric Society
Greetings to the members
of AAOS! I hope we all
had a terrific 4th of July
weekend with family and
friends. Can you believe
that it is already mid July?
Time sure flies by when
you’re having fun. For
those of you who missed
our SCCO Senior Honor’s
Banquet last May, we had
another great turnout with
both doctors and graduat-
ing seniors. We provided
2 hours of free CE to our
membership. Thank you
to Dr. Julie Schornack,
Associate Dean of Clinical
Eduation at SCCO, for an
interesting talk on sys-
temic medications and
contact lens wear. We
also provided a panel of
doctors from different
modes of practice for our
graduating seniors to net-
work with. We were
again able to provide some
terrific raffle items for
those who participated in
our event. A few doctors
went home with a laptop
computer, a 10 megapixel
camera, and a number of
gift cards. A special thank
you from our Corporate sponsors, Essilor Labs of
America, Bausch and
Lomb, TLC Laser Eye
Centers, and Marchon
Eyewear for
their participa-
tion in this
event.
As we start to
focus on the
second part of
the year, I
would like to
thank the board
for all their
hard work thus
far. They are all working
diligently to make this
2010 year a success.
Please save the date for
our last big CE event of
the year. Dr. John Lee has
put together a terrific slate
of speakers for this event,
which will again be held at
the Sheraton Cerritos.
Rumor has it that we will
be raffling off an Ipad, so
make sure you sign up
early. We again will be
donating the proceeds to
another wonderful charity
in the name of AAOS.
The theme of this quarter’s
newsletter is “favorite res-
taurants.” Dr. Connie Liu
has asked that we all share
one of our favorite restau-
rants that we have dined at.
For those of you with kids,
I recommend Portillo’s in
Buena Park. I drove an
hour from Ladera Ranch to
Buena Park
to try the
restaurant
and I have to
say that it
was quite
good. It’s a
Chicago
style hot
dog/
hamburger
joint. Nice
and loud with a fun atmos-
phere. My three kids
loved the salads, hot dogs,
hamburgers and chocolate
cake. It was definitely
worth the drive. For those
of you without kids, I rec-
ommend “Matsuhisa” in
Beverly Hills. If you en-
joy sushi, you have to try
this place. Ask for the
private sushi room and
have the “omekase” din-
ner. It’s like iron chef
sushi bar where they are
very creative with the food
and it tastes sooooo good!
Thank you for your atten-
tion
and
see
you at
the next
event.
Aaron
Volume 2, Issue 3
PR E S I DE NT ’S ME S S AGE : DR . AARON SA KO
July 2010
Special points of inter-
est:
• Congratulations to our
AAOS Scholorship Win-ners!
• Learn about the latest in
bandage contact lenses!
• Dr. Richard Roe discusses
a case involving polypoi-dal choroidal vasculopathy
• Tag along with our board
to discover some of our favorite restaurants in Southern California
• Don’t forget to sign up for
our free 5 hour August CE!
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Recap: Honor’s Ban- 2-3
Cornea Corner 4
Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
5
Favorite Eats: AAOS Board
6-8
Upcoming CE Event: August 15, 2010
9
Sponsors 10-11
EYE TO AAOS
Each yeah, AAOS hosts a banquet to
honor the graduating seniors of
SCCO. This year, a few changes and
additions were made to the program
which left our guests pleasantly sur-
prised.
On Sunday, May 16th, AAOS mem-
bers and the graduating class of 2010
gathered at a new location: McCor-
mick and Schmick’s Seafood Grill in
Anaheim’s “Garden Walk”. For the
past few years, this banquet was held
at Newport Beach’s “Wildfish
Grille”, which was always a wonder-
ful and delicious experience. But a
closer location and a fresh change
was in the calling.
Although the main focus of this
event is to honor the graduates, a
short CE lecture was offered to our
AAOS members at the start of the
banquet which had not been done in
previous years. Dr. Julie Schornack,
O.D. was gracious enough to teach
and entertain us with a 2 hour lecture
of the effects systemic medications
can have on contact lens wearers.
The lecture was definitely informa-
tive yet enjoyable, as Dr. Schornack
kept our attention with tons of laughs
throughout the lecture. AAOS mem-
bers were surprised to see an AAOS
CE meeting in such an intimate set-
ting. Definitely a change from our
typical CE meetings, which usually
hosts well over 100 doctors. Due to the
size of the room and again, to keep the
focus on our graduates, the CE was
limited to a small group who RSVP’d
early.
After the CE lecture, AAOS doctors
gathered in the patio as the class of
2010 graduates began to arrive. Doc-
tors and students enjoyed a delicious
McCormick’s buffet together on a
sunny Sunday afternoon. A few stu-
dents were able to network with some
of the doctors and exchanged informa-
tion for possible job opportunities.
After the lunch buffet, the students
were asked to gather inside for their
“Panel of Doctors Q & A” session. At
the front of the room sat this year’s
panel of doctors: Dr. Dan Tang
(private practice), Dr. Cindy Chiang
(Lenscrafters), Dr. Gemie Pham
(military), Dr. Chester Cheng (group
ophthalmology), Dr. Larry Macapagal
(Kaiser/managed care), and Dr. David
Tanouye who represented industry and
research, a mode of practice never be-
fore represented on our panel. Working
for Bausch and Lomb as a research and
development doctor, Dr. Tanouye pro-
vided great insight into a mode of op-
tometry most students are unaware of.
Dr. Macapagal also was a great
speaker, as he fired up the interest and
excitements of the students about to
enter the workforce. After a short intro-
duction and quick review of their typi-
cal day, the students were able to ask
the doctors specific questions about
their mode of practice. All doctors
proved to be extremely informative and
greatly appreciated by the students.
Special thanks to McCormick’s for
providing a delicious buffet and a won-
derful atmosphere, and to our panel of
doctors who took the time out of their
busy schedules to give valuable advice
to the students. And again, congratula-
tions to the graduates of 2010, who are
now our colleagues! Welcome to the
profession!
-Kristal Kawamoto, AAOS Social
Chair
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MAY HO NO R ’S BA NQU ET : A NE W TWI S T O N OLD TR A D IT IO N S
Volume 2, Issue 3
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O O U R AAOS S C H O L A R S H I P R E C I P I E N T S
From left to right:
Dr. Arthur Sugino Memorial Scholarship
Recipient: Christine Chen
Dr. Rodger T. Kame Memorial Scholar-
ship Recipient: Julie Tran
Dr. William Yamamoto Memorial Schol-
arship Recipient: Jeff Nishi
Page 3 Volume 2, Issue 3
Eye to AAOS
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all on your way to enjoying the summer. Recently, the AAOS
board gave me permission to submit short, and hopefully informative, tid-bits on the cornea.
I’ve always been fascinated by the cornea: its clarity (or lack thereof), its amazing ability to
heal and, most of all, the different types of surgeries that it can withstand. I’ve decided to call
this my “Cornea Corner” and I hope you’ll enjoy…
Recently, a patient came to see me after an incident of ocular trauma. A cheap pair of sun-
glasses had snapped off and hit him in the right eye. My slit-lamp examination found a 3mm
wide by 2mm high epithelial abrasion on the inferior 1/3 of the cornea. In situations such as
these where the open abrasion is causing unbearable pain to the patient, I immediately think
about using a bandage contact lens to protect that “wound”. In the past, FDA approved therapeutic contact lenses, such
as the Plano T or CSI Clarity, were expensive and took a long time to order. They also had very low oxygen transmissi-
bility. Nowadays, we all have at least one type of silicone-hydrogel contact lens in our offices that can be used as a
therapeutic lens. By definition, a bandage contact lens is any “hydrophilic or rigid corneal lens that is used for the
treatment of acute or chronic corneal pathology.” In other words, you don’t have to use a lens that has FDA indication
for “therapeutic bandage lens” use. The lens you choose only need to be FDA approved, which includes all lenses on
the market today. Currently, there are three silicone-hydrogel lenses indicated for therapeutic use: Optix Night & Day
Aqua (CIBA Vision), Acuvue OASYS (Vistakon) and PureVision (Bausch & Lomb).
When fitting a therapeutic contact lens, consider these things:
A lens with less movement will less likely agitate the “wound”
Aim for full corneal coverage
A lens with low modulus will drape the cornea better than a lens with high modulus
Silicone-hydrogel lenses are best for long term use (> 2 days of extended wear)
When used with topical medications (ciprofloxacin), hydrogel lenses will release more drug than silicone-
hydrogel lenses1,2
Ionic (FDA groups 1 & 2) lenses will release more drug (ciprofloxacin) than non-ionic (FDA groups 3 & 4)
lense1,2
Use code CPT code 92070. If fitting both eyes, use modifier -RT & -LT and bill for each eye. This code covers
the cost of bandage lens itself, but does not cover the office visit to remove it.
So the next time a patient problem warrants the usage of a therapeutic contact lens, fit confidently and bill accordingly.
Hopefully, the patient will heal properly and you will be compensated handsomely.