The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology is making final preparations for its annual conference ARVO 2023, which kicks off in New Orleans later this month, under the theme ‘The Beauty of Diversity in Science and Nature’.
The ARVO 2023 Annual Meeting brings together approximately 10,000 vision researchers, clinicians, and scientists from around the world for scientific sessions, poster presentations, and invited speaker sessions.
One of the biggest events in the eye care research calendar, the event will open with a keynote address by Dr Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Senior Group Leader, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Dr Lippincott-Schwartz has pioneered the use of green fluorescent protein technology for quantitative analysis and modelling of intracellular protein traffic and organelle dynamics in live cells and embryos. Her innovative techniques to label, image, quantify, and model specific live cell protein populations and track their fate have provided vital tools used throughout the research community.
This keynote will be bookended with another by Emeritus Professor Ivan R. Schwab of the University of California. He will close with a keynote, ‘The beauty of sensory diversity’ in line with the conference theme.
One of the biggest events in the eye care research calendar, the event will open with a keynote address by Dr Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
ARVO 2023 Highlights
Other highlight lectures include Dr Eric A. Pierce, recipient of the Proctor Medal, speaking on inherited retinal diseases. Dr Tien Y. Wong is the recipient of the Friedenwald Award, and his lecture is titled, ‘The diabetic retinopathy “pandemic” and evolving global strategies’. Dr Leonard Levin will focus on diseases of the optic nerve in the Wisenfeld Award Lecture, while Dr Budd Tucker will speak on inherited retinal degenerative blindness in the Cogan Award Lecture.
Dr Claes Dohlman, known as ‘The Father of Modern Corneal Science’, from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology and Dr Gerrit Melles, Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, were recipients of the 2022 António Champalimaud Vision Award for their ground-breaking research and treatment of corneal diseases, resulting in the restoration of vision for millions of people.
They will present on their revolutionary research and treatment of corneal diseases at ARVO 2023.
The conference begins with pre-meeting events from Friday 21 April, with the meeting proper running from Sunday 23 April to Thursday 27 April.
Further information on the conference program is available online.
