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Research to Prevent Blindness

Recording available: RPB webinar on Dry AMD and Geographic Atrophy

In February, during AMD Awareness Month, Research to Prevent Blindness held a virtual event, "RPB Lunch & Learn: Eye on Geographic Atrophy and Dry AMD," designed to educate RPB's community on the pathology and features of GA and 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, which was sponsored by Apellis Pharmaceuticals, featured:

  • Moderator Ramiro Ribeiro, MD, PhD, Senior Medical Director - Ophthalmology at Apellis Pharmaceuticals
  • Presenter 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) David Geffen School of Medicine
  • Presenter Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University School of Medicine

We are pleased to present a recording of this event:

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