At the Academy this Week: March 29, 2013

  • The Academy’s Spring Newsletter has been mailed out to all members! Read the online version (PDF) at http://bit.ly/YfjL7b

  • Read the March 2013 Eye-Mail® Monthly at http://bit.ly/14yuOvY

  • Read Dr. Bernard Dolan’s March 2013 President’s Calling at http://bit.ly/16lZfn5

  • The Academy 2013 Seattle Plenary Session, “Today’s Research, Tomorrow’s Practice®: Stem Cells and Ocular Regenerative Therapies,” will take a fascinating look at the research and clinical applications of ocular regenerative therapies using stem cells. Speakers will explore the unique properties of adult and embryonic stem cells and their capabilities for the treatment of anterior and posterior ocular disease. Speakers include Amander T. Clark, PhD, a cell biologist and geneticist from the UCLA Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology and Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine; Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, PhD, Professor and Director of Research at the Shiley Eye Center at UC San Diego; and Victor L. Perez, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Read more at http://bit.ly/YaD9SJ

  • A final reminder to Fellows to place your nominations for the 2013 Academy Annual Awards by April 1, 2013. Help make Academy 2013 Seattle the best it can be by nominating your colleagues who have made significant contributions to optometry and who deserve to be recognized and honored for their achievements. Nominations and supporting documents are due via email to HelenV@aaoptom.org. Full information about the various awards and the nomination process can be found at http://bit.ly/UGOKc9

  • Read this week’s Eye-Mail® News Brief at http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/aaopt/aaopt032813.php

  • Attention Fellows! Do you plan on attending the Vision Source meeting in Las Vegas next month? If so, please consider volunteering with us at the Academy booth (#224)! If you are available to volunteer for an hour, please email your preferred day/time to Jenny Brown at JennyB@aaoptom.org. Below are the hours during which we need volunteers:

    Thursday, April 25:
    12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
    5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

    Friday, April 26:
    11:45 AM to 2:30 PM
    5:00 – 7:30 PM

    Saturday, March 2:
    Noon to 2:30 PM

    Also, please encourage your colleagues and friends to stop by the booth to apply for Candidacy for Fellowship. The application fee is waived if they submit their application at the meeting… that's a savings of $60!