AEVR Announces First Congressional Briefing on Rare Eye Diseases

(Washington, DC) Today, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) announced its first-ever Congressional Briefing focusing on lesser-known eye diseases that lead to vision loss and blindness. Entitled Rare Eye Diseases: Research Bringing Treatments to Patients, the briefing will feature Ben Shaberman, PhD, Vice President of Science Communications for AEVR Member Foundation Fighting Blindness.  […]

AEVR Announces Two Important Events Held September 21

The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Hosts Two Important Events Held September 21 in Conjunction with the Eighth Annual Emerging Vision Scientists Day on Capitol Hill  RSVP for events to Dan Ignaszewski at 240-221-2905 or [email protected] Wednesday, September 21 Congressional Briefing:  Advances in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Retinal Diseases […]

AEVR Hosts Virtual Congressional Briefing on Dry Eye Disease

Anat Galor MD, MSPH (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) Click here to watch the video On July 13, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) partnered with the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) to recognize July as Dry Eye Awareness Month, hosting AEVR’s third virtual Research Saving […]

AEVR Hosts Virtual Congessional Briefing on Diabetic Retinopathy

Jennifer Sun MD, MPH (Joslin Diabetes Center/Harvard Medical School) Click here to watch the video. On May 25, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) recognized May’s Healthy Vision Month by hosting its second virtual Research Saving Sight, Restoring Vision Congressional Briefing of 2022, entitled: NEI’s Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research (DRCR) Retinal Network: Optimizing […]

AEVR Celebrates World Glaucoma Week with Congressional Briefing

Leon Herndon, MD (Duke University Medical Center) Click here to view a video of the briefing On March 8, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) celebrated World Glaucoma Week by conducting its first virtual Research Saving Sight, Restoring Vision Congressional Briefing of 2022, Understanding Glaucoma Patients: Health Disparities and Unmet Needs. AEVR’s Research […]

NAEVR and AEVR Announce Dr. Eduardo Alfonso, MD to Board of Directors

Eduardo Alfonso, MD (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami (Washington, D.C.) On February 28, the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) and the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) elected Eduardo Alfonso, MD to serve as a Director for the NAEVR and AEVR Board class of 2022-2025. […]