Events

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Upcoming Events

BrightFocus Glaucoma Fast Track 2017

This workshop offers graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty an immersive environment to learn and discuss some of the foundational knowledge and recent discoveries through close interaction with established leaders in the field. This will prepare attendees for the ISER/BrightFocus 2017 Glaucoma Symposium (October 5-8, 2017) that starts immediately after the BrightFocus Glaucoma Fast Track Meeting.

ISER/BrightFocus 2017 Glaucoma Symposium

ISER and BrightFocus Foundation are sponsoring a symposium on Basic Science Catalyzing Treatments for Glaucoma at the Emory Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia on October 5-8, 2017.*

ISER/BrightFocus 2017 Glaucoma Meeting taking place October 5-8, 2017

Alzheimer's & Caregiving: An Evening with Kim Campbell

Join us on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Scranton Cultural Center in Scranton, PA for an evening reception and panel discussion on Alzheimer's disease, caregiving, and the latest research.

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Upcoming Chats

Safety and Independence with Low Vision

September 26, 2017

Guest Speaker: Orli Weisser-Pike, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV

Repurposing Drugs for AMD

September 27, 2017

Guest Speakers: Alfred S. Lewin, PhD and Manas Biswal, PhD

Scientist working on new drugs for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

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