Congress Passes, President Signs, Final FY2022 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation

On March 11, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, a $1.5 trillion Omnibus Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Appropriations bill, which combines all the FY22 spending bills into one package. The signing comes after Congress finalized the bill earlier in the week, with the House passing the package on March 9 and the Senate […]

AEVR Announces March 8 World Glaucoma Week Congressional Briefing

(Washington, D.C.) The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) is excited to continue its Research Saving Sight, Restoring Vision Initiative activities by launching its first Congressional Briefing of 2022, Understanding Glaucoma Patients: Health Disparities and Unmet Needs which will be held virtually on Tuesday, March 8, from 12pm-1pm ET, during World Glaucoma Week. To […]

NAEVR/AEVR Boards Announce Dan Ignaszewski as New Executive Director

New NAEVR/AEVR Executive Director Dan Ignaszewski (Washington, D.C.) Today National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR) and Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Boards President Paul Lee, MD, JD (Kellogg Eye Center/University of Michigan) announced Dan Ignaszewski as the Alliances’ new Executive Director, effective January 24, 2022, with the retirement of current Executive […]