NAEVR/AEVR Virtual Events
— 2020 archive
Due to COVID-19, Capitol Hill and educational events hosted by the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) were unable to be held in person. ARVO was pleased to provide technical and platform assistance so that these activities could continue, supporting eye and vision research funding in the U.S. and globally.
Nov. 19, 2020 – 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 first annual Thyroid Eye Disease Awareness Week, Nov. 16 - 20, 2020. This congressional briefing, hosted by AEVR, featured guest speakers Gary Lelli, MD, vice chair of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medicine and Christine G., Thyroid Eye Disease patient advocate. Watch here.
Sept. 23, 2020 – As part of their Sixth Annual Emerging Vision Scientists Day on Capitol Hill recognizing International AMD Awareness Week 2020 and Health Aging Month, AEVR hosted a Congressional Briefing featuring National Eye Institute (NEI) clinician-scientist Tiarnan D. Keenan, BM, BCh, PhD and T.Y. Alvin Liu, MD, Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University, who discussed how Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases. Jack Stewart, a representative from the American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF), provided an AMD patient’s perspective. Watch here.
Speakers
| Tiarnan D. Keenan, BM, BCh, PhD National Eye Institute |
T.Y. Alvin Liu, MD Johns Hopkins Medicine, Wilmer Eye Institute |
Jack Stewart American Macular Degeneration Foundation |
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Sept. 24, 2020 – View this conversation with 22 early-stage vision scientists about the impact of COVID-19 laboratory closures on their research and overall career pathway. In addition, hear from each of the Emerging Vision Scientists (EVS) in personal videos about their breakthrough eye and vision research that addresses the question, “How will this research delay, reduce, and prevent the $717 billion annual cost of eye disease and vision impairment projected by year 2050?” Watch here.
Access this dossier book for detailed info. about each researcher (searchable by state)
| Becca Edwards, MD, PhD University of Colorado Colorado |
Kevin Fuller, PhD The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma |
Thomas Johnson, III, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins Medicine Wilmer Eye Institute Maryland |
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| Arathy Kartha, PhD Johns Hopkins Medicine Wilmer Eye Institute Maryland |
T.Y. Alvin Liu, MD Johns Hopkins Medicine Wilmer Eye Institute Maryland |
Samantha McIntosh, OD Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry Florida |
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| Freya Mowat, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin |
Lucy Mudie, MD, MPH University of Colorado Colorado |
Tareq Nabhan, OD University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry Missouri |
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| Eleftherios Paschalis Ilios, PhD Massachussets Eye and Ear Massachussets |
Jolene Rudell, MD, PhD University of California San Diego California |
Benjamin Sivyer, PhD Oregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute Oregon |
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| Swarup Swaminathan, MD University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Florida |
Christopher Taylor, PhD New England College of Optometry Massachussets |
Matthew Veldman, PhD Medical College of Wisconsin Wisconsin |
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| Lauren Wareham, PhD Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Tennessee |
Benjamin Xu, PhD University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine California |
Phillip Yuhas, OD, PhD The Ohio State University College of Optometry Ohio |
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| Nazlee Zebardast, MD Massachussets Eye and Ear Massachussets |
Xiaoying Zhu, MD, OD, PhD SUNY College of Optometry New York |
Raven Diacou, PhD Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York |
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| Janet Alexander, MD University of Maryland School of Medicine Maryland |
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July 8, 2020 - With the reliance on digital devices for e-learning for children, remote work for adults and communications for seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, this panel addresses potential visual implications in all stages of life, such as Digital Eye Strain and Dry Eye Disease. Watch here.