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Glaucoma Research Foundation to Host 14th Annual Glaucoma 360 Event in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Glaucoma 360 is Glaucoma Research Foundation's signature three-day series of events, with a festive Gala on day one, an innovation incubator on day two, and informative continuing medical education programs on day three. This year's Glaucoma 360 will take place from February 6 to 8, 2025.
The Gala, on February 6th, will benefit Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) research and patient education programs and honor leaders in glaucoma research and the visionaries who share GRF's mission to cure glaucoma and restore vision through innovative research. Honorees will include physician, researcher, inventor, and technology developer Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, who will receive the Catalyst Award, and Michael Belkin, MA, MD, who will receive the Visionary Award. Dr. Belkin championed several innovations that have transformed glaucoma care. This year's President's Award, honoring bold philanthropy, will shine a spotlight on Delta Gamma, a woman's fraternal organization that volunteers, supports, and advocates for the visually impaired community.
The New Horizons Forum will take place on Friday, February 7th. Attracting nearly 400 participants annually, this unique gathering unites leaders in the field of glaucoma for a full day of presentations, inspiring discussions, and networking opportunities. Clinicians, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, venture capital financiers, key opinion leaders, and glaucoma patients will share ideas, learn, and collaborate at the only event of its kind, aimed at speeding the development of new therapies and diagnostics for glaucoma patients.
Pioneering glaucoma researcher and clinician Carla Siegfried, MD, Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Professionalism at Washington University, St. Louis, will deliver the Drs. Henry and Frederick Sutro Memorial Lecture, the Forum's keynote address. Dr. Siegfried's keynote lecture is titled, Glaucoma Racial Disparities: Applying Innovation from Bench to Clinic to Community.
New Horizons will also include an insightful presentation on how artificial intelligence is transforming glaucoma diagnosis and management, led by Felipe A. Medeiros, MD, PhD, of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and Inder Paul Singh, MD, president of The Eye Centers of Racine & Kenosha.
Glaucoma 360 concludes with two continuing medical education symposia for ophthalmologists and optometrists. At the Glaucoma Symposium CME on February 8, the Keynote Lecture will be presented by M. Roy Wilson, MD, MS.
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