Announcing the 5th Annual CARES Conference
Another Year of Progress Through Research

*October 15, 2011, 5th Annual CARES Conference Photo Gallery by Roger Barone

*October 15, 2011, 5th Annual CARES Conference Presentation Videos

Conference Agenda

Saturday, October 15, 2011

8:45 am to 9:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 am to 9:35 am Introduction - Julia Haller – Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Wills Eye Institute
9:40 am to 9:55 am My Glaucoma Story – Vivian Werner, Webmaster for Glaucoma Service Foundation
10:00 am to 10:15 am Understanding Glaucoma from the Inside Out – Christine W. Hartmann, MD
10:20 am to 10:35 am Review of Glaucoma Surgeries– Geoffrey Schwartz, MD
10:40 am to 10:55 am Refraction, Magnification and Vision Rehabilitation in Advanced Glaucoma – Scott Edmonds, DO
11:00 am to 11:15 am Conquering Life Challenges Posed by Vision Loss – Jule Ann Lieberman, EZ2C Foundation
11:20 am to 11:35 am Cataracts and The Glaucoma Patient – Michael Pro, MD
11:40 am to 11:55 am What Can I Do to Either Help or Hurt My Glaucoma – Jay Katz, MD
12:00 pm to 12:50 pm Lunch
12:55 pm to 1:10 pm Adherence with Glaucoma Therapy - Anand Mantravadi, MD
1:15 pm to 1:30 pm Understanding Risks: Perspective on Medical and Other Risks – Jonathan Myers, MD
1:35 pm to 1:50 pm Patients as Knights, Knaves or Pawns– George Spaeth, MD
1:55 pm to 2:05 pm What is the Visual Field? – Scott Fudemberg, MD

Glaucoma and Vision Screenings throughout the day

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 200 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 5th Annual Glaucoma Service Foundation CARES* Conference (*Committed to Awareness through Research, Education, and Support) on Saturday, October 15, 2011, 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.

The day will begin with a continental breakfast. We look forward to seeing you there!

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.

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 for directions, parking and accomodation information.

5th Annual Glaucoma Service Foundation CARES Conference
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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 5th Annual CARES Conference.