Research to Prevent Blindness

RPB HOSTS VIRTUAL EVENT ON LOW VISION

In April, Research to Prevent Blindness held a virtual event, "RPB Lunch & Learn: Eye on Low Vision," designed to educate RPB's clinical and patient community on low diagnosis and assessment, as well as cutting-edge assistive technologies. The event featured:

Moderator Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Twenty/Twenty Therapeutics; Distinguished University Professor and BA Field Chair of Ophthalmological Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Presenter MiYoung Kwon, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Northeastern University
Presenter Gang Luo, PhD, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School and Associate Scientist, Schepens Eye Research Institute.

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

To view additional RPB Lunch and Learn events, use these links:

RPB Lunch and Learn: Eye on Glaucoma

RPB Lunch and Learn: Eye on AMD

RPB Lunch and Learn: Eye on Diabetic Retinopathy

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May 12, 2021

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