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Dry Eye Awareness Month Congressional Briefing

Congressional Briefing/Screening/Research Poster Session held during Dry Eye Awareness Month—July 2017

ALLIANCE FOR EYE AND VISION RESEARCH (AEVR)

In conjunction with

TEAR FILM & OCULAR SURFACE SOCIETY (TFOS)

Invite you to a Congressional Briefing/Screening/Research Poster Session held during Dry Eye Awareness Month—July 2017

Dry Eye: An Updated Definition, A Greater Impact on Vision Health  

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

House Rayburn 2168 (Gold Room)

12 Noon – 1:15 pm:  Luncheon Briefing

11:30 am – 2 pm: “Test Your Tears” Screening/Poster Session                

Briefing: A panel of experts will discuss the just-released TFOS Dry Eye Workshop II (TFOS DEWS II™) Report on Dry Eye Incidence, Diagnosis, and Treatment—with Implications for Vision Health and Research.

Screening and Poster Session: “Test Your Tears” screening of osmolarity—an important biomarker of ocular surface health, and posters by Dry Eye Researchers on various aspects of the disease.

Please R.S.V.P. to

Dina Beaumont @ 202-407-8325 or [email protected]    

AEVR and TFOS, 501(c)3 Non-Profit Educational Foundations, are pleased to host this widely attended event, with event management supported by a Shire grant. 

Download a copy of the Dry Eye Awareness Month Event Flyer

Download a copy of the Dry Eye Awareness Month press release.