Volunteer eye health and safety organization Prevent Blindness held its 8th annual Focus on Eye Health National Summit on July 17th at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The 2019 Summit included a variety of presentations and discussions related to this year’s theme, "A Lifetime of Vision.” Bill Barkeley, a visually impaired adventurer, advocate, and author served as the keynote speaker for the Summit.
Presentations are listed below and can be viewed on https://www.preventblindness.org/2019-summit-presentations.
• Keynote: No Barriers Life: Rope Team
• Emerging Sight – Vision and the Young Child
• Looking Forward – Promoting Sight in Young Adults
• The Scope of Vision and Eye Health – Guidance from Surveillance
• Losing Vision and Gaining Perspective
• Strategic Vision: Population Health and Vision in the Military
• Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Vision
• The Keystone for Independence: Low Vision, Vision Loss, and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
The webcast video recording is available to view at https://www.preventblindness.org/summitwebcast.
At the conclusion of the Summit, the 2019 Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health was presented to Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, Nathan E. Miles Chair of Ophthalmology, and Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. The Award 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.
“Every year, the Focus on Eye Health National Summit brings together leaders in the fields of public health, research, and vision care, along with patients, to learn and collaborate on emerging strategies to save sight. We thank everyone who participated at the event and those who joined us via our webcast,” said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. “A special thank you to all of our generous sponsors who make this event possible and help us to grow our audience every year!”
More information: https://www.preventblindness.org/summit-2019
Source: Prevent Blindness