Announcing the 4th Annual CARES Conference
Another Year of Progress Through Research
Since January 2007, the Glaucoma Service Foundation to Prevent
Blindness at the Wills Eye Institute has held a day long conference
called the “CARES Conference.” CARES stands for “Committed
to Awareness through Research, Education, and Support.”
This is a patient directed educational conference about glaucoma.
Last year, over 170 patients and their families from around the
Unites States (primarily Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and
New York) attend this conference at Wills Eye Institute.
The event includes lectures given by Wills Eye glaucoma physicians.
Free screenings for glaucoma are offered and encouraged. In addition,
education resources and information are available at the CARES
Conference to patients living with glaucoma.
The Glaucoma Service Foundation to Prevent Blindness is hosting
the 4th Annual Glaucoma Service Foundation CARES* Conference (*Committed
to Awareness through Research, Education, and Support) on Saturday,
October 23rd, 2010, at Wills Eye Institute from 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM to further educate those suffering from glaucoma and those
at risk.
Representatives from pharmaceutical companies with patient assistance
programs, Low Vision Services, Associated Services for the Blind,
and the Glaucoma Research Center will be on hand. Guest speakers
will include Ray Kornman, Outreach Specialist of the Seeing Eye,
Inc. Mr. Kornman will present “Is a Seeing Eye dog right
for you?” and discuss the benefits of owning a guide dog
and the prerequisite skills required to be successful working
with a dog. Cherie Bank, former Channel 10 medical news reporter
and Wills Eye Patient will also be a featured speaker.
The day will begin with a continental breakfast. We look forward
to seeing you there!
Here is the list of some of the exciting lectures that will be
presented:
- Doctor Do I have Glaucoma? – Dr. Spaeth
- Glaucoma: Looking into the future– Dr. Katz
- Laser iridotomy for narrow angles – Dr. Fudemberg
- New glaucoma surgeries – Dr. Pro
- What eye pressure is safe for me? – Dr. Niknam
- Epidemiology of Glaucoma – Dr. Henderer
- Are some doctors better than others? - Dr. Schmidt
- How does your doctor decide if your condition is deteriorating?
What is in store for the future? – Dr. Moster
- Limitations of eye drops – Dr. Myers
- Maximize the 5 to reach 100% Independence. Tools and techniques
for using all your senses productively - Jule Ann Lieberman,
EZ2C Foundation
- Featured speaker: Cherie Bank, former medical reporter
A special thanks to the Robison D. Harley Fund for Glaucoma Education
and Research for sponsoring this event. There is no charge to
register. Space is limited, however, so please register now.
Click here
to register online for CARES Conference.
You can also register for CARES by calling Rob Kump at (215)
928-3190. Please leave your name, address, phone number, and number
of guests attending.
Click
here to volunteer for CARES Conference.
Click
here for directions, parking and accomodation information.
4th Annual Glaucoma Service Foundation CARES Conference
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Wills Eye Institute, 8th Floor
840 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19107 USA
8:45 AM Registration
There will be no charge to attend but space is limited, so please
register early.
Special thanks to the Robison D.
Harley Fund for Glaucoma Education and Research, the lead sponsor
for the 4th Annual CARES Conference.
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