Keynote Speaker: Greg R. Waldorf
Dr. Greg Waldorf graduated from Northeastern State University, Oklahoma College of Optometry, in 1996, earning both his undergraduate and optometry degrees. He completed a residency in Pediatrics and Binocular Vision at the Illinois College of Optometry in 1997. Dr. Waldorf practiced privately for 18 years before becoming a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. He joined the faculty at MCPHS School of Optometry in 2015. In 2019, he earned his Master of Public Health degree from MCPHS University and is currently pursuing a Master of Education in Health Programs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. His clinical specialties include pediatrics, pediatric low vision, and the examination of special populations. Dr Waldorf’s keynote address: “Becoming Vision Detectives: Spotting Eye Problems in Individuals with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities” will equip attendees with practical knowledge to identify signs of common vision conditions including myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Learn to recognize behavioral, physical, and functional clues that may indicate vision changes or loss in the individuals you serve and discover strategies for connecting them with appropriate care. He will also offer a concurrent session “’Implicit Bias’ Toward Persons with Disabilities and Its Impact on Vision Care” Using interactive activities like a paper-based Implicit Association Test, attendees will see how subconscious shortcuts can impact decisions. Participants will gain strategies to identify and reduce their own implicit biases and understand how these biases can affect the care of patients with disabilities. |
