AEVR Hosts Congressional Briefing On Dry Eye Disease
From left: AEVR Executive Director Dan Ignaszewski, TFOS Excutive Director Amy Sullivan, David Sullivan, MS, PhD, Shane Swatts, OD, Kathy Hammit, and Bridgitte Shen Lee, OD Click here to watch a video of the Briefing. On July 20, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) partnered with the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society […]
Vision Community Recognizes July as Dry Eye Awareness Month, Hosting Congressional Briefing
Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) are pleased to announce the eighth joint Dry Eye Awareness Month Congressional Briefing, scheduled to take place this summer. Titled "A Lifestyle Epidemic: Ocular Surface Disease, Researching the Impact of Cosmetics on Eye Health," this […]
AEVR Congressional Briefing Focuses on Rare Eye Diseases
Featured speaker Ben Shaberman, PhD (Foundation Fighting Blindness) addresses the audience Click here to watch the video On May 25, AEVR held a Congressional Briefing that focused on less-common eye diseases that, despite affecting fewer people than conditions such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), still cause vision loss and blindness in […]
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 Hosts World Glaucoma Week Congressional Briefing entitled Advancements in Glaucoma Treatment: The Silent Thief of Sight
Sarah Wellik, MD (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/University of Miami) On March 15, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) held its annual glaucoma Congressional Briefing recognizing World Glaucoma Week 2023. Entitled Advancements in Glaucoma: The Silent Thief of Sight, the event featured clinician and researcher, Sarah Wellik, MD, who serves as a Professor of […]
Emerging Vision Scientists to Congress: Finalize FY2023 Spending Bills Since Delayed Appropriations Hurt Scientific Progress
The class of the Eighth Annual Emerging Vision Scientists Day (see names in the box below) who participated in the AEVR and NAEVR events reflecting the breadth of breakthrough vision research and were nominated by their Departments of Ophthalmology or Schools/Colleges of Optometry from across the nation On September 21 and 22, AEVR’s Research Saving […]
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 […]
Vision Community Recognizes July as DRY EYE AWARENESS MONTH, Hosting Virtual Congressional Briefing about Dry Eye Disease
(Washington, D.C.) The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) are excited to announce our seventh annual Dry Eye Awareness Month Congressional Briefing this summer. Entitled “Researching the Impact of Lifestyle on Ocular Surface Disease", the briefing will be held on Wednesday, July 13th at noon […]
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 […]
