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MARCH 27, 2004 —
Temple Sholom,
Chicago
Dr. Geoffrey Tabin,
Associate Prof. of Surgery & Ophthalmology at the University of Vermont
College of Medicine. He is also Co-Director of the Himalayan Cataract
Project. The Dinner and Lecture — “Everest’s
Last Unclimbed Face and the Eradication of Global Blindness”
is sponsored by the Temple Sholom Social Action Committee, the Temple
Sholom Brotherhood and the ISPB.
For information and reservations, call Linda
Armitage — (773) 525-4707, ext. 324.
MAY
2004 — Healthy
Vision Month.
The National Eye
Institute and the ISPB recommend an annual eye exam
this May for people with diabetes and at risk of
developing diabetic retinopathy.
AUGUST
5-7, 2004 —
National
Association of Vision Professionals (NAVP), Annual Conference,
Washington, D.C. http://visionpros.org
(for educators,
volunteers, nurses, administrators, fund-raisers, teachers, eye care
professionals, vision screeners).
For
information, contact
NAVP
Secretary Robin Leverette-Dardy at the ISPB offices
— (312) 922-8710.
OCTOBER
14-16, 2004 —
DISCOVERY 2004
Low Vision Conference, The Congress Plaza Hotel — Chicago
(designed to bring
together people with vision impairments of all ages, their families,
educators, rehabilitation and eye care professionals and vendors).
For
information, contact Leah Gerlach— (630) 690-7115, ext. 327; e-mail, leah@deicke.org
OR
Jill Stieghorst,— (312) 997-3661.
The Visionary ,
published as a service of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of
Blindness,
is available upon request. The information contained
in this issue,
taken from sources considered to be
accurate,
does not replace the need for professional eye care
consultations and treatments.
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