Credentials
Residency, Ocular Disease, SUNY State College of Optometry
MSc, Visual Sciences, New England College of Optometry
OD, New England College of Optometry
Areas of Expertise
Professional Honors & Awards
2021 Preceptor of the Year Award, NECO
2021 Lester Janoff Award
2020 AOA Investigator Initiated Research Award
2019 Preceptor of the Year Award, NECO
2019 “Most Influential Women in Optical 2019”, “Innovators” category, Vision Monday
2014 Preceptor of the Year Award, NECO
Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
Practice Locations
South Boston Community Health Center Eye Clinic
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Optometry
American Optometric Association
Massachusetts Society of Optometry
Research Interests
Advanced Procedures and Multimodal Imaging Technologies in Diagnosis of Ocular Diseases
Publications & Presentations
- Biffi E, Turple Z, Chung J, Biffi A. Retinal biomarkers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2022 Apr 14;17(4)
- Biffi E, Woodbury M. Interactive Multimedia Learning vs. Traditional Learning in Optometry: a Randomized Trial, B-scan Example. J Optom Ed. 2019;44(3):1-7
- Expert commentary on Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection, Vision Development and Rehabilitation.2019;5(3):208-209
- Expert commentary: published in Eye Care (/explore/channel/eye-care/sp5) Nov 20, 2019; Peng Young Sim, et.al. Enhanced Depth Imaging OCT of Optic Nerve Head Drusen in Children. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2019;00:1-6
- Biffi E. Effectiveness of mobile digital learning in Optometric education: OCTaVIA iOS App example. 2019; American Academy of Optometry, Orlando, FL
- Biffi E. Innovation in Education – OCTaVIA – OCT VIsual Atlas iOS App. 2019; AOA Optometry’s Meeting, St. Louis, MO