Orange County Dining in the Dark
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The Foundation Fighting Blindness hosted its 5th Annual Orange County Dining in the Dark Visionary Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Fairmont Newport Beach. This year’s Dinner honorees, J. Andy Corley, Co-Founder, eyeonics, Inc., Surgical Strategy Advisor, Bausch + Lomb Incorporated and Baruch D. Kuppermann, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, Chief of the Retina Service, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine were honored for their commitment to the advancement of science and technology that drive the vital research towards treating and preventing retinal degenerative diseases.
Dr. Baruch D. Kuppermann is professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering and chief of the Retina Service, and vice chair for clinical research at The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine. Baruch has been extensively involved in the design and conduct of large-scale multicenter clinical drug trials. He has also participated in research collaborations with several pharmaceutical biotechnology companies.
The Dinner continued after the awards presentation with an unforgettable dining experience in complete darkness, as the guests were taken through a unique journey of tastes, sounds and touch with their visually impaired servers. This truly memorable evening raised over $425,000 for critical research with over 300 guests in attendance from the local community and ophthalmic businesses.
For more information on this or future Southern California events, contact the Foundation Fighting Blindness Western Region office at (310) 207-2089. |
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