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 Dan@eyeresearch.org
Wednesday, September 21
Congressional Briefing: Advances in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Retinal Diseases
12:30 – 1:30 pm, House Rayburn Office Building, Room 2060
Held during International AMD Awareness Week 2022 and Healthy Aging Month, this Briefing begins AEVR’s Eighth Annual Emerging Vision Scientists Day on Capitol Hill. The briefing features James T. Handa, MD (Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University) who will speak about the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of AMD. American Macular Degeneration Foundation Patient Liaison Laura Carabello will also provide an AMD patient’s perspective.
Wednesday, September 21
Eighth Annual Emerging Vision Scientists Reception
5:00 – 7:00 pm, House Rayburn Office Building, Room 2045
The reception, hosted by AEVR President Paul Lee, MD, JD (Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan) showcases the work of 21 early-stage vision scientists from across the nation who will display posters and discuss their breakthrough research to save sight and restore vision. The event, sponsored by a grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, focuses on answering the question, “How will research delay, reduce, and prevent the $717 billion annual cost of eye disease and vision impairment projected by year 2050?”
Scientist |
Institution |
State |
Area of Expertise |
Safal Khanal, OD, PhD |
UAB School of Optometry |
AL |
Myopia |
Irena Tsui, MD |
UCLA |
CA |
Retinopathy of Prematurity |
Parisa Emami, MD, MPH |
U California Davis |
CA |
Disparities in eye care/diabetic eye disease |
Zhihong (Jewel) Hu, PhD |
Doheny Eye/UCLA |
CA |
AMD/Imaging/OCT |
Christopher Toomey, MD, PhD |
UCSD/Shiley Eye |
CA |
AMD |
Miguel Flores-Bellver, PhD |
U of Colorado |
CO |
AMD |
Angelica Scanzera, OD, MPH |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
IL |
Health Care Inequities |
Tasneem Sharma, PhD |
Indiana University School of Medicine |
IU |
Glaucoma |
Dan Gong, MD |
Mass Eye & Ear/Harvard Medical School |
MA |
Using Big Data for Retinal Diseases |
Michael O'Hare, PhD |
Harvard Medical School/Mass Eye & Ear |
MA |
Diabetic Retinopathy |
Anil Chekuri, PhD |
Schepens Eye Research Institute/Mass Eye & Ear |
MA |
Gene therapy for Inherited Retinal Diseases |
Michael Telias, PhD |
U of Rochester/Flaum Eye Institute |
NY |
Low Vision Restoration |
Carlos Parra, PhD |
NYU Grossman School of Medicine |
NY |
Glaucoma |
Thomas Mendel, MD, PhD |
Ohio State University |
OH |
Gene therapy for inherited retinal diseases |
Yanhui Ma, PhD |
Ohio State University |
OH |
Using Retinal Images to Diagnose Cognitive Impairment |
Kelsey Steele, OD |
Ohio State University College of Optometry |
OH |
Contact Lenses and Corneal Infections |
Jami Gurley, PhD |
Dean McGee Eye Institute/U Oklahoma |
OK |
Retinal Microvascular Retinopathies |
Cui Qi, MD, PhD |
University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
Glaucoma |
Rinki Ratnapriya, PhD |
Baylor College of Medicine |
TX |
AMD |
Maria Walker, OD, PhD |
U Houston College of Optometry |
TX |
Keratoconus |
Joel Miesfeld, PhD |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
WI |
Development of Retinal Ganglion Cells |
The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR), a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation, is proud to announce these educational programs associated with its Research Saving Sight, Restoring Vision Initiative, a sustained educational effort that recognizes the benefits of federally funded vision research. Visit AEVR’s Web site at www.eyeresearch.org