[visionlist] 2011 Translational Research Conference at UC Berkeley - June 25-26, 2011

[Inez Bailey]

The Fifth Annual Berkeley Conference on Translational Research


UC Berkeley ~ June 25-26, 2011

The conference will explore new solutions to 
optical problems, showcasing cutting-edge 
research, some of which may be directly applied 
to patient care. Specific targets include 
presbyopia, a problem of the aging eye from which 
no one escapes, and myopia, which continues to 
climb in prevalence. Growing interest in 
incorporating a 3D experience into movies and 
other screen-based recreational activities has 
added new challenges and introduced evolving 
technologies that will likely have a wide-ranging 
impact in medical and educational applications, 
also to be discussed in this meeting. The 
conference will draw on expertise from both U.S. 
and international scholars.

CE credits for optometrists are available, as are 
travel grants for junior researchers who agree to 
submit an abstract and present a poster. Several 
of the best scientific posters will be eligible 
for cash prizes. Registration includes 
continental breakfast, lunch and a wine & cheese 
reception after the Saturday, June 25 sessions.


Partial list of topics and invited speakers:

Session 1: Restoring accommodation or near focus in older adults

Clifton Schor, OD, PhD, Optometry & Vision 
Science Faculty, University of California, 
Berkeley,
Stephen McLeod, MD, Professor and Chairman, Dept. 
of Ophthalmology, University of California, San 
Francisco

Joshua Silver, PhD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom



Session 2: Surgical solutions to optical problems

Dimitri Chernyak, PhD, Abbot Medical Optics, Inc., Milpitas, California

Corina Van de Pol, OD, PhD, AcuFocus, Inc., Irvine, California



Session 3: Advances in optical control of myopia & other ocular diseases

Janice Tarrant, OD, MEng, PhD, Cooper Vision, Inc., Pleasanton, California

Geunyoung Yoon, PhD, School of Medicine, University Rochester, New York



Session 4: Technological advances in 3D simulations & applications

Martin Banks, PhD, Optometry & Vision Science 
Faculty, University of California, Berkeley



Sunday, June 26: Workshop on Grant Writing and Career Planning



This workshop will be of particular interest to 
graduate students, NEI-K12 trainees, and young 
faculty interested in obtaining first-hand 
knowledge from successful grantees and 
representatives from the National Eye Institute. 
Principal investigators of NEI-K12 training 
grants and mentors will discuss recruitment and 
other issues related to running a successful 
training program.



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registration and travel-grant applications, visit 
the 
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website.



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Inez S. Bailey
Director of Student Affairs & Administration
Vision Research Programs
inezb at berkeley.edu
Tel: 510.642.9804
Fax: 510.643.5109

Vision Science Graduate Program (T32)
Berkeley Clinical Science Development Program (K12)
UCBSO Optometric Residency Program
Optometry Summer Research Program (T35)
University of California, Berkeley
524 Minor Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2020
Web: http://vision.berkeley.edu
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