Research to Prevent Blindness

Dry AMD Virtual Event

In October, Research to Prevent Blindness held a virtual event, "RPB Lunch & Learn: Eye on Dry AMD," designed to educate RPB's community on the pathology and features of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as well as explore cutting-edge research directions that are shedding light on early diagnosis and treatment options. The event featured:

Moderator Federico Grossi, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Presenter Janet S. Sunness, MD, Medical Director, Hoover Low Vision at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Presenter Christine A. Curcio, PhD, White-McKee Endowed Professor in Ophthalmology; Professor; Director of the AMD Histopathology Lab at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

We are pleased to present a recording of this event:

Thank you to Apellis Pharmaceuticals for its partnership; our wonderful speakers; and all who attended the event.

To view additional Lunch & Learn events on glaucoma, AMD, diabetic retinopathy and low vision, visit RPB's YouTube channel.

We look forward to bringing you future Lunch & Learn events. If you have an idea for an event topic you'd like to see us cover, please reach out at events@rpbusa.org.

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November 2, 2021

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