This year’s virtual event, co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired (WCBVI) and University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS), will feature research updates, panel discussions, resources and vendors. This virtual event is free and open to the public. You can also check out the UW event page.
PROGRAM OUTLINE:
4:00-4:15 PM – Welcome + AMD 101
Denise Jess, executive director, WCBVI
Barbara Blodi, MD, Matthew D. Davis Professor and medical director of the Wisconsin Reading Center
4:15-5:00 – Panel Discussion + Questions: Low Vision Resources and You
Moderator:
Jim Denham, access technology specialist, WCBVI
Panelists:
Jean Kalscheur, vision rehabilitation teacher, WCBVI
Brent Perzentka, certified low vision therapist, WCBVI
Amy Wurf, certified low vision therapist, education and vision services director, WCBVI
5:00-5:05 – Break
5:05-5:50 – Panel Discussion + Questions: AMD Research and Treatment Updates
Moderator:
Mihai Mititleu, MD, associate professor, medical director of the Clinical Eye Research Unit, DOVS
Panelists:
Jonathan Chang, MD, assistant professor, DOVS
Roomasa Channa, MD, assistant professor, DOVS
David Gamm, MD, PhD, professor, DOVS; director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute
Kathleen Schildroth, MD, assistant professor, DOVS
Kimberly Stepien, MD, professor, co-vice chair of clinical affairs, director of the inherited retinal degenerations clinic, co-director of the ocular genetics program, DOVS
5:50-6:00 – Sponsor Messages and Vendor Open House
