 | International Macular Degeneraton Support Group |
| International Macular Degeneraton Support Group |
| Jan. 11 | "A Quarter Century of Treating Wet AMD: The New Era" Presenter: Janet Sunness, M.D. Medical Director, Hoover Rehabilitation Services for Low Vision and Blindness, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Feb. 8 | "Focus on Lighting" Presenter: Charles Schwartz, M.S., Support Specialist, Low Vision Products. |
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Mar. 8 | "Issues With Low Vision" Guest: Don Curran, AMD patient and President of the Board, Macular Degeneration Alliance International and representative of The Macular Disease Society (United Kingdom). |
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Apr. 12 | "Sunlight and the Eyes" Presenter: Charles Schwartz, M.S., Support Specialist, Low Vision Products. |
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May 10 | "Update on Research and Treatments" Presenter: Dan Roberts, author: The First Year: Age-Related Macular Degeneration, founding director, IMDSG and MD Support. |
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June 14 | "A Conversation With Dr. Lorraine Marchi" Founding director, National Association of Visually Handicapped, New York City, New York. |
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July 12 | "Alternative Medicine" Discussion of the pros and cons of therapies outside the medical mainstream, to include acupuncture, chelation therapy, RHEO procedure, homeopathy, microcurrent stimulation, ECHO therapy, biocurrent therapy and the Santa Fe Protocol. Presenters:
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Aug. 9 | "What is Low Vision Rehabilitation?" Presenter: Orli Weisser-Pike, OTR/L, CLVT, SCLV, Baptist Rehabilitation Germantown, Germantown, Tennessee. |
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Sept. 13 | "Who Are Those People in the White Coats?" Understanding your doctor and knowing what questions to ask. Presenters:
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Oct 11 | "Successful Self-Management" How you can manage your own continuum of care and be an effective partner in your treatment and rehabilitation. Presenter: Lynne Noon, O.D., FAAO, Diplomate in Low Vision Rehabilitation; President, LowVision.com |
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Nov. 8 | "Eye Didn't Know That!" Presenter: Edward J. Huggett, O.D., Chief of Low Vision Services, St. Luke's Cataract and Laser Institute, Tarpon Springs, Florida. |
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| Dec. 13 | "Holiday Food Fun & Eye Health" Presenter: Ellen Troyer, MT MA (Executive Vice President & Chief Research Officer, Biosyntrx, Inc.) |
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| Mar. 9 | "The ABCs of Macular Degeneration" Introductory presentation by Dan Roberts, author: The First Year: Age-Related Macular Degeneration, founding director, NLVSG and MD Support. |
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| Apr. 13 | "Current Treatment and Research" Presentation by Dan Roberts with guest, Dr. Ed Huggett, O.D. Director, Low Vision and Binocular Vision Clinic, Morton Plant Mease Rehabilitation Center, Tampa Bay, FL |
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| May 11 | "The T.A.S.K. of Living With Central Vision Loss" Presentation by Dan Roberts about the four elements of living successfully with low vision: Tenacity, Adaptability, Support and Knowledge. |
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| June 8 | "Learning to Live with Low Vision: One Man's Journey Through Rehabilitation" A dramatic presentation featuring professional actor Richard C. Brown. |
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| July 13 | "Machines, Magnifiers, and Gadgets" Guest representatives from major manufacturers and suppliers of low vision products. Presenters: Enhanced Vision (makers of Merlin, Max, Flipper, Amigo, Jordy and Acrobat), National Association for Visually Handicapped (a "full service" health organization which also provides a complete line of low vision devices) and LS&S Products (a dealer in a wide variety of products that are designed or adapted for the blind and people with low vision). |
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| Aug. 10 | "All About You" An open microphone discussion with our affiliates and their guests. |
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| Sept. 14 | "Straight Talk About Cope-ability" A discussion with Mary Jay Clough, ACSW & Roy Cole, O.D., F.A.A.O. from the Jewish Guild for the Blind, New York City, NY |
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| Oct. 12 | "Nutrition for Healthy Eyes" Guest presenter: Ellen Troyer, MT MA (Executive Vice President & Chief Research Officer, Biosyntrx, Inc.) |
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| Nov. 9 | "With the Heart One Sees Rightly" Guest presenters: Lylas G. Mogk, M.D. and Prof. Marja Mogk, co-authors: Macular Degeneration:The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight |
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| Dec. 14 | "Living with Vision Loss - Hoping for Coping"
Guest presenter: Tom Perski, Motivational speaker and Director of Vision Services, Vision Care Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., Saratoga, California. |
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