| Jan. 8 | "Reclaiming Independence--Staying in the Driver's Seat When You No Longer Drive." Presenter: L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D. (University of Arizona) |
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Feb. 12 |
"Body Weight and Eye Disease." Presenter: Ellen Troyer, M.T., M.A. (Chief Research Officer, Biosyntrx, Inc.) |
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Mar. 12 |
"Learning Nonvisual Skills--Part One: Using a Cane" Presenter: Robert Massof, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) |
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Apr. 9 |
"Current Thinking in the Prevention of AMD." Presenter: Dan Roberts (Director, MD Support) |
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May 14 |
"Crashing Through--Making the Most of Life in the Face of Adversity." Presenter: Michael May (President & CEO, Sendero Group, LLC) |
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June 11 |
"The Latest in Research and Treatment." Presenter: Dan Roberts (Director, MD Support) |
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July 9 |
"Memory as a Substitute for Vision: The Aging Brain" Presenter: Colleen O'Donnell, MSA, OTR, CLVT (Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center, Henry Ford Health System) |
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Aug. 13 |
"You Don't Need a Computer to See--Video and Adaptive Technology for the Low Vision Patient" Presenter: Michael Fischer, O.D., F.A.A.O. (Low Vision Clinical Consultant, Lighthouse International, NYC) |
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Sept. 10 |
"Celebrating Successes During AMD Week 2009" (A panel discussion of successes in advocacy, research and low vision rehabilitation) Guest speakers: Bruce Rosenthal, OD, FAAO Chief of the Low Vision Clinical Practice, Lighthouse International, New York City Gerald Chader, Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer, Doheny Retina Institute, USC Medical School, Los Angeles, CA David Herman Board Chairman, AMDAI |
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Oct. 8 |
"A Look at the Future: Low Vision Rehabilitation" Presenter: Gislin Dagnelie, Ph.D. (Lions Vision Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University) |
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Nov. 12 |
"Nutrition: Separating Fact from Fiction" Presenter: Ellen Troyer, M.T., M.A. (Chief Research Officer, Biosyntrx, Inc.) |
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Dec. 10 |
"A Look at the Future: AMD Research and Treatment" Presenter: Gerald Chader, Ph.D. (Chief Scientific Officer, Doheny Retina Institute, USC Medical School, Los Angeles, CA) |
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