AEVR Educational Activities

Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) educational activities have included:

• Holding a joint briefing with Foundation Fighting Blindness on drug discovery technology



• Recognizing World Glaucoma Week with a briefing that featured real-time OCT imaging



• Holding its second briefing on defense-related medical reserach, focusing on visual dysfunction associated with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)



• In 2010, holding its first-ever briefing on defense-related medical research, participating in World Glaucoma Week 2010, holding a briefing on the development of an artificial retina, cosponsoring a Briefing on Low Vision and Vision Rehabilitation, and recognizing International Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Week 2010.



• In 2009, marking World Glaucoma Day 2009 with a Hill Briefing, and highlighting new research on Age-related Macular Degeneration



• In 2008 holding a September briefing on AMD research, a June 2008 briefing on the latest advancements in Gene Therapy treatments for blindness, and a February 2008 briefing on Optical Coherence Tomography



• In 2007, hosting briefings on Genes and Lifestyle, Children's Vision Health, and joining with the Foundation Fighting Blindness at an October 2007 briefing on Rare Retinal Diseases.



• In 2006 hosting briefings on Diabetic Retinopathy, new developments in Visual Imaging, and on Chronic Dry Eye.



• In 2005, hosting Congressional briefings on Glaucoma Detection and Treatment, on the Discovery of a Gene Associated with AMD, and Diabetic Retinopathy.



• In 2004, Hosting Congressional briefings on The Aging Eye and Vision Health Disparities Research, which featured results of recent NEI-sponsored epidemiological studies about the growing public health problem of eye disease and vision impairment.
  
  A streaming video from The Aging Eye briefing is available on www.AgingEyeTimes.net.



• Participating as a member of the Host Committee for the NEI's "EYESITE Exhibit" on low vision, which toured shopping malls throughout the country.

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