You are cordially invited to join the 7th Retina Information Day on 10 October 2015 from 10:00-15:00 at the MPI-CBG, Pfotenhauerstraße 108. This event offers talks and information on retinal diseases, like Retinitis Pigmentosa, Macular Degeneration, or Glaucoma. The diverse contributions are bridging basic research, therapeutic application, and integrate the valuable work of the self-help groups.
PROGRAM:
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10:00 Welcome
Jörg Geiger (Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts)
Karin Papp, Leipzig (regional group leader PRO RETINA Deutschland e. V.)
10:20 Prof. Dr. Marius Ader, Dresden
Zellersatz durch Transplantation ins Auge – Stand der Forschung
10:40 Dr. Moritz Kreysing, Dresden
Die Retina im Tierreich
11:00 coffee break, info desks
12:00 Dr. med. Naim Terai, Dresden
„Weg mit der Brille!“ – Refraktive Chirurgie
12:20 Dr. med. Matina Economopoulou, Dresden
Diabetische Retinopathie
12:40 lunch break, info desks
13:40-14:40 Q & A session
Ask your questions on retinal degeneration to all speakers.
15:00 end of event
INFO DESKS (10:00-15:00):
- DFG Center for Regenerative Therapies at the TU Dresden: Walk-in eyeball
- PRO RETINA Deutschland e.V.: info on the support group
- SFZ Förderzentrum gGmbH: info on rehabilitation equipment
- Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus: info on the ophthalmology hospital
- Blinden- und Sehbehinderten Verband Sachsen e.V. (BSVS): Information about the project „Blickpunkt Auge“ and about BSVS, DVBS and Landeshilfsmittelzentrum
- Carola Engelmann of the Visual Center Specialist Shop and the BSVS: Questions about the seeing-eye dog
This event is jointly organized by the DFG-Center for Regenerative Therapies at the TU Dresden, the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, the Dresden University Clinics Carl Gustav Carus, and the PRO RETINA Deutschland e.V, the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Saxony e.V., and the German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired during studying and profession e.V.