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Dry eye is a chronic medical condition that develops when the eye's tear film does not lubricate and protect the eye's outer surface.
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RPB Lunch & Learn: Eye on Geographic Atrophy and Dry AMD
You are invited to join Research to Prevent Blindness for an online educational event
Friday, February 25, 1pm – 2pm EST
February is AMD (age-related macular degeneration) Awareness Month! Join us for this free virtual event to learn about geographic atrophy and dry AMD, including disease pathology and new research directions, from RPB-supported vision scientists.
Moderator:
Ramiro Ribeiro, MD, PhD
Senior Medical Director – Ophthalmology at Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Presenters:
Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Ophthalmology Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine
SriniVas R. Sadda, MD, FARVO
President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Doheny Eye Institute, the Stephen J. Ryan – Arnold and Mabel Beckman Endowed Chair, and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) Geffen School of Medicine
RSVP at events@rpbusa.org to reserve your spot!
Please note: This event will occur over Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent ahead of the event.