College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) Journal, Optometry & Vision Development, Volume 42, Number 2 Available Online Full-text, Free of Charge to All - Special Dr. John Streff Issue

AURORA, Ohio, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Several works of Dr. John Streff, who was a pioneer in the field of developmental and behavioral optometry, a clinician-researcher at the Gesell Institute of Child Development, as well as a noted author and lecturer are being re-printed in the latest issue of Optometry & Vision Development to honor the many accomplishments of this incredible gentleman. The articles cover everything from Streff Syndrome to optometric care of the child with autism; from lens applications in myopia to plano prisms and more.

Current leaders in the profession including Dr. Arol Augsburger, President of the Illinois College of Optometry (Dr. Streff's alma mater), Dr. Glen Steele (Professor at the Southern College of Optometry and long time colleague of Dr. Streff) and Dr. Dominick Maino (editor of Optometry & Vision Development) write about the life and times of Dr. Streff and his many contributions to the profession of optometry. When pressed for one outstanding attribute that Dr. Streff had, Jackie Haine, a contemporary of Dr. Streff while at the Gesell Institute said, "His warmth. He was very Santa Clause-like in his warmth, his caring, his smile and his overall approach to all he accomplished." Read these outstanding articles and understand developmental optometry and the man who inspired many of us just a little bit better.

This issue of Optometry & Vision Development also includes an editorial that chides medicine for its bipolar approach to developmental optometry, a review of the literature on accommodation, and practice management articles on how to put an electronic health records system into your office, how to handle difficult situations and how to build that ideal vision therapy practice.

Don't miss reading a single page of Optometry & Vision Development by going to www.covd.org today.

About Optometry & Vision Development
Optometry & Vision Development (OVD) is a peer-reviewed open access journal indexed in the online Directory of Open Access Journals. The full text of these articles is available free from www.covd.org. OVD is an official publication of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development. Any questions may be addressed to the editor, Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A at [email protected] or 312-949-7282.

About COVD
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) is an international, non-profit optometric membership organization that provides education, evaluation, and board certification programs in behavioral and developmental vision care, optometric vision therapy, and visual rehabilitation. The organization is comprised of doctors of optometry, vision therapists, and other vision specialists. For more information on learning-related vision problems, optometric vision therapy, and COVD please visit www.covd.org or call 888.268.3770.

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Dominick Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A
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CONTACT:  Pamela R. Happ, CAE
COVD Executive Director
Phone: 888.268.3770
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.covd.org

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