Research to Prevent Blindness

RPB Hosts Virtual Event On Diabetic Retinopathy

In March, Research to Prevent Blindness held a virtual event, "RPB Lunch & Learn: Eye on Diabetic Retinopathy," designed to educate RPB's patient community on the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and cutting-edge research. The event featured:

Moderator Sanjoy Dutta, PhD, Vice President of Research at JDRF
Presenter Jennifer Sun, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Center for Clinical Eye Research and Trials of the Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center
Presenter Jesse Schallek, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Neuroscience and the Center for Visual Science at the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester

We are pleased to present a recording of the presenter slides and audio from this event:

RPB will hold its next Lunch & Learn event on Low Vision on April 29. To RSVP, contact events@rpbusa.org.

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March 31, 2021

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