I will not be surprised to see a funding opportunity coming out of this discussion over the next year. This could be very promising way to incorporate Big Data into the analysis of different eye conditions, Grossniklaus noted. From left, Hayden Haupt, Katie Bales, and Stephen Phillips Three members of the Atlanta Vision Research Community (AVRC) take a break from presenting their posters at ARVO.
Her talk, ' Emerging Imaging Technologies to Study Subcellular Architecture, Dynamics, and Function' launched some very productive chatter about using those techniques to study tissue samples from many parts of the body. It started with his choice of a keynote speaker: Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, PhD, the senior group leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus. Grossniklaus is proud of the ways ARVO delivered on that challenge this year. The greater the diversity of our components, the stronger our outcomes will be. This theme speaks to the mechanistic diversity in ocular disease, but it also speaks to how we, as vision scientists, are a diverse group with multiple backgrounds and perspectives.īy working with diverse individuals both inside and outside of our scientific community, we can find new innovative ways of approaching our research and advancing the field. I chose 'The Beauty of Diversity in Science and Nature'' as the theme because it challenges us to remember the advantages of embracing diversity, said Grossniklaus whose tenure as president of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) ended with the final gavel of the 2023 meeting, April 27.Įmory Eye Center researcher Debresha Shelton That's exactly what ARVO23 president, Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA intended.Įmory Eye Center and the Atlanta Vision Research Community (AVRC) contributed 35 presentations to ARVO 2023. The theme for the 2023 ARVO Annual Meeting sparked more than a few thought-provoking debates. The beauty of diversity in science, nature, and ARVO Outgoing ARVO president Hans Grossniklaus talks about the steps ARVO took to create a more equitable research communityĮmory Eye Center researcher Hans Grossniklaus, MD, MBA presiding over the 2023 ARVO Annual Meeting as the group's president Check out this RBK Day Photo album OR these incredible photosthat were donated to us by an Emory Eye Center employee, Lisa Tierra who volunteered.Īnd when you are done looking at the photos, call us next year to join the fun!. If you were not able to attend or volunteer, the next best thing are the photos we collected from this event. In 2023, dozens of Emory Eye Center faculty, clinicians, and staff volunteered to be a part of the festivities, which included crafts, carnival games, face-painting, a bouncy-house, and a visit from some very friendly therapy dogs from Happy Tails.Īlso supporting the event were a number of sponsors, including the Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI), Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, the Georgia Eye Bank, Chick-Fil-A, and the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorderss Center. Launched in 1999, the once-annual event was sidelined for four years during the COVID epidemic. It is pure joy for me to catch up with them at this event. We love to see the smiles on the kid's faces but it's just as important to see their parents take a moment to enjoy the simplicity of their children's laughter. Hubbard and his colleagues knew most of the attendees at Saturday's event because they had treated them as patients at an Emory clinic.
That's exactly what we like to see, said Baker Hubbard, MD, an Emory Eye Center retina specialist who has championed the annual event for eons. But from the smiles on their faces, the adults were having just as much fun. On Saturday, May 13 Emory Eye Center once again hosted Retinoblastoma Kids Day - a celebration of the families and children who are fighting retinoblastoma.Ī seemingly endless supply of funnel cakes, hot dogs, and carnival games guaranteed that the pint-sized patrons would find their jam. RB Kids Day 2023 celebrates children and families Four-year hiatus can't dampen the spirit of an Emory Eye Center tradition
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