AEVR Educational Activities

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

• Holding 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.

For more information about AEVR Congressional Briefings, click here.