[fb-exchange] Invitation to launch of new Fighting Blindness Guide
- From: Caitriona Dunne <caitriona.dunne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "fb-exchange@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <fb-exchange@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 12:49:09 +0000
Hi everyone,
My apologies for intruding on your group conversation. I just want to invite
you to an event we are holding tomorrow evening to launch a new information
guide about conditions causing sight loss, genetics and inheritance patterns,
research and potential therapies and resources for information and support. The
launch will take place in the Atrium in the Royal College of Surgeons on
Stephen's Green from 6pm to 7pm, beginning with a wine reception at 6pm. Full
details about the event and the guide are listed below but please give me a
call if you would like any fur5ther information.
I hope you meet some of you there.
Best wishes,
Caitriona
Fighting Blindness Launches 'A Guide To Conditions Of The Retina'
Where: The Atrium, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,
123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
When: Tuesday, December 2, 6pm - 7pm
Speakers at the Event;
* Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, TD
* Avril Daly, Chief Executive, Fighting Blindness
* David Keegan, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mater Misericordiae
Hospital
* Sophia Millington Ward, Department of Genetics, Trinity College
Dublin
Fighting Blindness will unveil a new patient guide to support people diagnosed
with a range of retinal conditions on Tuesday, December 2 at 6pm. The guide
will be launched at an evening reception attended by ophthalmologists,
scientists and patients in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
Atrium, Dublin. The publication, A Guide To Conditions of the Retina, is
supported by Bayer Healthcare and proudly endorsed by the Irish College of
Ophthalmologists (ICO), the Association of Optometrists in Ireland, the Genetic
and Rare Disorders Organisation (GRDO).
The guide sets out information about a range of rare inherited retinal
conditions including retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease
and many more, as well as information about more common conditions such as
age-related macular degeneration and diabetes related sight loss. It provides
information about the causes, symptoms, any available treatments and research
into these conditions. It details how the eyes work and defines the technical
terms used to detail the parts of the eye, as well as highlighting the roles of
the various eye health professionals that people come into contact with and
what tests may be carried out at an at an appointment. The Guide also sets out
questions for patients, who can sometimes feel overwhelmed, to ask at their eye
examination so that they are as fully informed as possible, as well as pointing
to Irish and international patient, medical and research organisations for
additional information and support.
Caitríona Dunne, Communications Officer
Fighting Blindness
3rd Floor, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 6789 004
Email:
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