Press Release

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