NAEVR and AEVR have returned to in-person events as circumstances permit. Videos of NAEVR activities and AEVR Congressional briefings are available below.
November 17, 2021
Better Understanding Thyroid Eye Disease: Physician, Patient, and Caregiver Perspectives, with a Discussion on Women’s Vision Health
On November 17, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) continued its series of educational briefings on exciting new developments in eye and vision research by recognizing the second annual Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week, November 14-20, 2021. This congressional briefing featured guest speakers Kimberly Cockerham, MD, FACS (Central Valley Eye Medical Group), Ron and Vickie Barela (Patient Advocate and Caregiver), Kathryn Godburn Schubert, MPP, CAE (Society for Women’s Health Research), and
Kira Baldonado, MPH (Prevent Blindness)
November 10, 2021
Speaking with Keratoconus Patients about Research and Treatments
On November 10, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research premiered its World Keratoconus Day 2021 Congressional Briefing featuring Christopher Rapuano, MD
(Wills Eye Hospital) and Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO (University of Iowa).
October 20, 2021
Myopia: A Public Health Crisis
On October 20, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) held its first-ever Congressional Briefing on the incidence, cost burden, and new treatments for refractive errors including Myopia. The briefing featured speakers Jason Compton, OD (Compton Eye Associates, New York, New York) and Katherine Lee, MD, PhD (St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, Boise, Idaho)
September 21, 2021
Latest on Clinical Practice and Research for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Patients
On September 21, the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) debuted its International AMD Awareness Week 2021 Congressional Briefing featuring Amir H. Kashani, MD, PhD (Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins) and Kapil Bharti, PhD (National Eye Institute), who discussed the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
September 21, 2021
A Conversation: Moving Beyond COVID-19 in My Career Pathway
The Alliance for Eye and Vision Resarch (AEVR) engaged 28 early-stage vision scientists in a 30-minute video conversation about how they have applied lessons learned from COVID-19 laboratory closures to their future research and career pathway.
SPEAKERS
Lea Bennett, PhD (University of Oklahoma)
Joseph Mertz, PhD (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
Jennifer Patnaik, PhD (University of Colorado)
Jarrod Harman, PhD (Louisiana State University Health Science Center)
Archana Jalligampala, PhD (University of Louisville)
J. Patrick Mayo, PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
Leah Owen, MD, PhD (University of Utah)
Katelyn Swindle-Reilly, PhD (Ohio State University)
Patrice Marie Hicks, PhD (University of Michigan)
Daisy Shu, BOptom, BSc, PhD (Schepens Eye Research Institute)
Sylvia Groth, MD (Vanderbilt University)
Alex Muntz, PhD, MScOptom (University of Auckland)
Roomasa Channa, MD (University of Wisconsin)
Kevin Willeford, OD, PhD (NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry)
Margaret Reynolds, MD (Washington University)
Lindsey De Lott, MD (University of Michigan)
Ann Morrison, OD, PhD (Ohio State University College of Optometry)
Edmund Tsui, MD (UCLA Stein Eye Institute)
Brian Thompson, PhD (Yale University)
Stefan Kurtenbach, PhD (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute)
Thomas Wubben, MD, PhD (University of Michigan)
Kimberly Gokoffski, MD, PhD (University of Southern California)
Milica Margeta, MD, PhD (Mass Eye & Ear/Harvard Medical School)
Roksana Sadeghi, PhD (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
Mallory McLaughlin, OD (Illinois College of Optometry)
Xi Chen, MD, PhD (Duke University)
Rachel Huckfeldt, MD, PhD (Mass Eye & Ear/Harvard Medical School)
Ji Won Bang, PhD (New York University Grossman School of Medicine)