VISIONS 2012 Audio

• Friday Sessions
• Saturday Sessions
• Sunday Session

Friday Sessions

Opening Luncheon

Paul Karos, Keynote Speaker


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Update & Overview: Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Dr. Edwin Stone, University of Iowa
Dr. Douglas Vollrath, Stanford University School of Medicine


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Update & Overview: Rare Diseases Chroideremia, Retinoschisis & Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

Dr. John Ash, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Dr. Eric Pierce, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary


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Update & Overview: Retinitis Pigmentosa Session A

Dr. Eliot Berson, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Michael Grassi, University of Illinois, Chicago


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Update & Overview: Retinitis Pigmentosa Session B

Dr. Isabella Audo, Universite Pierre er Marie Curie
Dr. Stephen Daiger, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dr. Gerald Fishman, Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired


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Update & Overview: Stargardt Disease, Cone-Rod Dystrophy & Best Disease

Dr. David Birch, Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Dr. Christine Kay, University of Florida
Dr. Richard Weleber, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University


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Updates & Overview: Usher Syndrome

Dr. William Kimberling, Boys Town National Research Center
Dr. Mark Pennesi, Oregon Health and Science University, Casey Eye Institute
Dr. Don Zack, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University


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Gene Therapy 101

Dr. John Flannery, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Stephen Rose, Foundation Fighting Blindness


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Treating RP with Vitamin A, DHA & Lutein

Dr. Eliot Berson, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dr. David Birch, Retina Foundation of the Southwest


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Creating Drug Therapies

Dr. Craig Beeson, Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Marc Ferrer, National Institute of Health Chemical Genomics Center


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Crime Prevention and Personal Safety for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Bobbi Moore, BeSafeAlways!


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Choosing a Vocation

Paul Deeming, DeafBlind Services Minnesota, LLC


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GPS Solutions for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Steve Zent, Low Vision Store


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Gene Therapy 201

Dr. John Flannery, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Stephen Rose, Foundation Fighting Blindness


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The Value of a Biobank and National Registry for Clinical Success

Russell Bromley, Translational Research Acceleration via Consulting
Dr. Liz Horn, Genetic Alliance
Meghan Marino, Cole Eye Institute


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How to Get the Drug to the Back of the Eye

Dr. James McGinnis, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
Dr. Alan Weiner, DrugDel Consulting, LLC


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Strategies for Success: Low Vision and Seeking Employment

Annie Fradella, MN State Services for the Blind
Dacia Normandin, MN State Services for the Blind
Shawn Wallin, MN State Services for the Blind


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Mobility: Guide Dog and Cane

Becky Barnes, Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Mike Goehring, Guiding Eyes for the Blind


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Growing Through Grief: Emotional Adjustment to Vision Loss

Ellen Morrow, Vision Loss Resources


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Saturday Sessions

General Session: Overcoming the “Obstacle” of Blindness


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Stem Cells 101

Dr. Dennis Clegg, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. David Gamm, University of Wisconsin-Madison


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LCA Gene Therapy Trial Updates

Dr. Daniel Chung, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine


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Low Vision and the Fine Arts

Jon Skaalen and Company, VSA Minnesota


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Attending a Blindness Training Center

Al Spooner, Blindness Learning in New Dimensions, Inc.


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Keeping Independent: Making Your Home More Adaptive

Frank Alden, Vision Loss Resources


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Stem Cells 201

Dr. Dennis Clegg, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. David Gamm, University of Wisconsin-Madison


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Sight Restoration for Advanced Vision Loss: Optogenetics & Retinal Prosthesis

Dr. Jay Federman, Wills Eye Institute
Dr. John Flannery, University of California, Berkeley
Miikka Terho, Clinical Trial Participant


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Participating in a Clinical Trial

Dr. David Birch, Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Dr. Eric Pierce, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary


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Accessible Technology for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

Steve Zent, Low Vision Store


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The Doctor Is In: Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Dr. Alan Laties, University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Dr. Erik van Kuijk, University of Minnesota Medical School
Dr. Doug Vollrath, Stanford University School of Medicine


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The Doctor Is In: Rare Diseases (Choroideremia, Retinoschisis & Bardet-Biedl Syndrome)

Dr. John Ash, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center


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The Doctor Is In: Retinitis Pigmentosa Group A

Dr. Eliot Berson, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary


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The Doctor Is In: Retinitis Pigmentosa Group B

Dr. Isabella Audo, Universite Pierre er Marie Curie
Dr. Stephen Daiger, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dr. Gerald Fishman, Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired


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The Doctor Is in: Stargardt Disease, Cone-Rod Dystrophy & Best Disease

Dr. David Birch, Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Dr. Christine Kay, University of Florida


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The Doctor Is In: Usher Syndrome

Dr. William Kimberling, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Dr. Mark Pennesi, Oregon Health and Science University, Casey Eye Institute


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General Session: Genetic Testing and Genetic Counseling

Dr. Stephen Daiger, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dr. Edwin Stone, University of Iowa
Karmen Trzupek, Informed Medical Decisions, Inc.


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2012 FFB Membership Awards Presentation

Hosted by Mrs. America April Lufriu
Opening remarks from Susan Brumley, Senior National Director, Development, Foundation Fighting Blindness

Unveiling of the NEW Foundation Fighting Blindness Logo by:

Gordon Gund, Co-Founder and Chairman, Foundation Fighting Blindness
Tom Bernardin, CEO, Leo Burnett Worldwide and National Trustee, Foundation Fighting Blindness


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Sunday Sessions

General Session: Current Clinical Trials and Combining Therapies

Moderator: Dr. Stephen Rose, Foundation Fighting Blindness

Dr. David Saperstein, Vitreoretinal Associates of Washington
Dr. Matthew Vincent, Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
Dr. David Wilson, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University


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