South Florida Vision Summit: Senior Community Health Resource Fair Aging & Vision Loss

South Florida Vision Summit: Senior Community Health Resource Fair Aging & Vision Loss

Herb Skolnick Community Center
800 Southwest 36th Avenue
Pompano Beach, Florida 33069

WHAT’S HAPPENING

• Enjoy hands-on demonstrations of the latest technology available from local representatives

• Shop the Visually Impaired Crafters & Business Owners Market

• Visit the modified Kitchen and Office featuring IKEA

• Local low vision organizations will be onsite to offer their services

• Complimentary refreshments will be provided

EXPERT SPEAKER PANEL

Macular Degeneration Update
Presented by: Darin Goldman, M.D., - Retina Group of Florida

What is a Low Vision Exam?
Presented by: Nicole Patterson, O.D.- Nova Southeastern Chief of Low Vision and Geriatric Services

Retina Disease Research Update
Presented by: Tim Schoen, Ph.D. - Foundation Fighting Blindness

MORE INFORMATION

Affecting more than 11 million people each year, Macular Degeneration is a medical condition which is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment in older adults ages 50 years and older. This debilitating damage to the retina, known as Macular Degeneration, can make it difficult or impossible to read or recognize faces, although enough peripheral vision remains to allow other activities of daily life. Macular Degeneration is a disease that requires continuing educational resources and cutting edge technology.

White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on October 15 of each year since 1964. The date is set aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the white cane. In 2011, White Cane Safety Day was also named Blind Americans Equality Day by President Barack Obama.