Prevent Blindness

How has access to eyecare impacted your life? Prevent Blindness President and CEO Jeff Todd shares his story, and explains why eye health services for everyone is so important. Share your story with us as part of our new "It Started With an Eye Exam" program! Post your experience on social with #ItStartedWithAnEyeExam, or submit it online at: https://lnkd.in/ddjcT9yA #myopia Viatris

At Prevent Blindness, we're sharing stories of how access to eyecare has made a positive impact on the lives of adults and children across the country through our "It Started With an Eye Exam" program! Check out Evelyn's story, whose sight was saved thanks to a Prevent Blindness Wisconsin vision screening, a follow-up eye exam, and treatment. Then share your story by posting on social media with #ItStartedWithAnEyeExam, or submitting your story at: https://lnkd.in/ddjcT9yA Viatris

That’s a wrap! Thank you to everyone who participated in the 13th annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health Summit, and special thanks to all of our sponsors! If you want to revisit any of the sessions, you can download here: https://lnkd.in/dj7s4qCz #Eyesummit

It's almost time for the last session of the 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit! If you missed any of the sessions, you can visit our website for easy download! SESSION 3: Visible Voices: Vignettes of Being Seen and Heard & Closing Remarks Moderator: Julie Grutzmacher, MSW, MPH Director of Patient Advocacy & Population Health Initiatives, Prevent Blindness Featuring: Larry Johnson Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program Graduate Bill Porter Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program Graduate Jeanetta Price Prevent Blindness ASPECT Patient Engagement Program Graduate Closing Remarks: Jeff Todd President & CEO, Prevent Blindness #Eyesummit

Next up at the 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit! SESSION 2: The Many Eyes in Artificial Intelligence Moderator: Sally Baxter, MD, MSc
Chief for Ophthalmology Informatics and Data Science, University of California San Diego Featuring speakers: Michael D Abramoff, MD, PhD
Founder and Executive Chairman, Digital Diagnostics, Watzke Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Louis R. Pasquale, MD, FARVO
Site Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Shelley and Steven Einhorn Professor of Ophthalmology, Director, Eye and Vision Research Institute of New York Eye & Ear at Mount Sinai Cecilia Lee, MD, MS
Professor of Ophthalmology and the Klorfine Family Endowed Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD
USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California #eyesummit

Next up for the Focus on Eye Health Summit!    SESSION 1: Opening Remarks & Keynote Fireside Chat: The Human Side of AI in Healthcare · Opening remarks & Moderator: Jeff Todd, President & CEO, Prevent Blindness · Randall Rutta, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Council · Brian Anderson, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) 

In case you missed day 1 of the Focus on Eye Health Summit, the summit presentations are now available to download! Just visit: https://lnkd.in/dj7s4qCz #Eyesummit

Kicking off day 2 of the 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit with coffee chats, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. CT! Join the table with fellow attendees for an informal discussion around the following topics: * Topic 1: How can I utilize the CDC’s Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System in my work? Moderator: John Wittenborn   * Topic 2: How can we provide vision and eye health services at FQHCs? Moderator: Susan Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO   * Topic 3: How to make clinical trials person-centered and diverse? Moderator: Patricia Grant, Ph.D.   * Topic 4: How can I use storytelling in advocacy? Moderator: Christopher Hord   * Topic 5: How can I improve the accessibility of my work? Moderator: Tanner Gers   * Topic 6: How are we reaching those with glaucoma? Moderator: KAREN ALLISON MD PC FACS, MBA

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first day of the 13th Annual 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit! Come back tomorrow, July 11th, at 11:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. CT for Day 2! https://lnkd.in/ecCZxf9d #Eyesummit

Coming up! SESSION 5: 2024 Rising Visionary Award & Closing Remarks The Prevent Blindness Rising Visionary Award is presented annually to a student or resident in a health-related field who submits the best overall application and essay addressing the 2024 Focus on Eye Health Summit theme: Being Seen and Heard The award this year is presented to Erica Shelton, OD, MS, PhD candidate, Ohio State University Moderator: Sandra Block, OD, MEd, MPH, President, World Council of Optometry, Professor Emeritus, Illinois College of Optometry