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Prevent Blindness to Host Tenth Annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit as Two-Day Virtual Event

National nonprofit organization, Prevent Blindness, will host the 10th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit, on July 14-15, 2021. This year's interactive virtual event will include a variety of presentations related to the theme, "Our Changing Vision."


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Prevent Blindness to host the 10th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit on July 14-15, 2021, as an interactive virtual event.
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CHICAGO, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, will host the 10th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit, on July 14-15, 2021. As with last year, the summit will be held as an interactive virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's Summit will include a variety of presentations related to the theme, "Our Changing Vision."

During the two-day event, attendees are encouraged to visit the virtual exhibit hall and booths of event sponsors. Opportunities to chat and network with fellow attendees and presenters will also be available. All are invited to visit the social media lounge, and follow on Twitter at #eyesummit.

“At Prevent Blindness, we are proud to celebrate our tenth consecutive year of bringing together the nation’s top leaders in public health, vision and eyecare, science and advocacy through our Focus on Eye Health National Summit,” said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness.

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The agenda will celebrate the key vision advancements that have occurred during the 10 years that the Summit has convened, and look ahead to leading advancements, policies, and social issues that will shape how we approach eye health for the coming decade. Expected attendees include patient advocates, vision researchers, clinicians, foundations, community-based and advocacy organizations, national vision and eye health organizations, vision companies, government agencies, and legislative staff.

The summit will kick-off on July 14, with Michael F. Chiang, M.D., director of the National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health delivering the opening keynote address. Dr. Chiang's remarks will address the key advancements in research, policies and social issues along with NEI's strategic objectives related to advancing vision and eye health.

On July 15, Amy Dixon, paralympic athlete and president of Glaucoma Eyes International, will serve as a keynote speaker, sharing her personal story of triumph over obstacles and the importance of engaging the patient to reach the goal of a better health outcome. And, Ross C. Brownson, PhD, Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, will serve as the closing keynote speaker, presenting "The Role of Public Health in Advancing Eye Health."

Additional presentations at the Focus on Eye Health National Summit on July 14 will include:

Oculomics: Ocular Biomarkers of Disease

  • Siegfried Karl Wagner, BMBCh, MA, MRCP, FRCOphth, University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital
  • Steven M. Silverstein, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center

Vision Impairment and Blindness in the U.S.: New National, State, and County-level Prevalence Data

  • Elizabeth Lundeen, PhD, MPH, Vision Health Initiative, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • David B. Rein, PhD, MPA, NORC at the University of Chicago

The Intersection of Vision Impairment and Mental Health

  • Robin Casten, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University

Also on July 15, a variety of moderated discussions will be held, including those on "Myopia: A Global Health Challenge," "Inequities in Vision Population Health Research," "Barriers to Care in the COVID-era," "Social Determinants of Vision and Health as it Relates to Learning," "Emerging Telehealth and Artificial Intelligence Policy," and much more.

During the event, Prevent Blindness will formally present the 2021 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health to R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA, FACS, Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the John H. Panton, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Director, Pediatric Retina and ROP Service at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health recognizes an individual, team, or organization that has made significant contributions to the advancement of public health related to vision and eye health at the community, state, national, and/or international level.

Additionally, the second annual Rising Visionary Award will be presented to Ms. Shervonne Poleon, Vision Science Graduate Program student, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The Rising Visionary Award is given annually to an optometry student or resident, ophthalmology resident, primary health care, nursing, or other health professional student or resident in the United States who has the best essay based on the 2021 Focus on Eye Health National Summit theme.

To date, Genentech, Horizon Therapeutics, and PhRMA are serving as Platinum Sponsors of the 2021 Focus on Eye Health National Summit. Gold sponsors include Alcon, Biogen, the Center for Vision and Population Health at Prevent Blindness, the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama, the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness, Regeneron, and the Seva Foundation.

Silver sponsors include Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR), American Optometric Association, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), American Society of Retina Specialists, BrightFocus Foundation, CooperVision, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, National Industries for the Blind, National Keratoconus Foundation, PAN Foundation, Research to Prevent Blindness, and Vision 2020 USA.

"At Prevent Blindness, we are proud to celebrate our tenth consecutive year of bringing together the nation's top leaders in public health, vision and eyecare, science and advocacy through our Focus on Eye Health National Summit," said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. "By expanding the Summit to a two-day event, we are committed to providing the most informative and engaging presentations and discussions to continue to move our sight-saving mission forward."

To register or for more information about the 2021 Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit and sponsorship opportunities, please visit preventblindness.org/eyesummit or contact Nita Sinha, director of Public Health, at [email protected].

About Prevent Blindness
Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Focused on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness touches the lives of millions of people each year through public and professional education, advocacy, certified vision screening and training, community and patient service programs and research. These services are made possible through the generous support of the American public. Together with a network of affiliates, Prevent Blindness is committed to eliminating preventable blindness in America. For more information, visit us at preventblindness.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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