Macula Vision Research Foundation

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SupportSight Comes to Princeton on Saturday October 10; Free Seminar for Those Affected by Macular Degeneration

Monday 28th of September 2009 9:00

Sponsored by Delaware Valley Retina Associates and the Macula Vision Research Foundation

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delaware Valley Retina Associates has joined with the Macula Vision Research Foundation (MVRF) to sponsor a SupportSight seminar in Princeton on October 10th. SupportSight is the national series of educational seminars for people affected by macular degeneration and for those who would like to learn more about this disease affecting more than 25 million people in this country. Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of severe and irreversible loss of central vision in people over 50.

This FREE seminar provides information to help attendees learn the newest developments in research and treatments as well as a forum for discussions with others who have low vision. More than 25,000 people have attended SupportSight seminars in 25 cities across the country.

The Princeton seminar will take place on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Check-in begins at 9:30AM. The seminar runs from 10:00 AM until 12:00 noon.

Dr. Darma Ie of Delaware Valley Retina Associates will address current and pending research and treatments for macular degeneration. His associate, Dr. Jeffrey Lipkowitz will discuss the genetics of macular degeneration. Mrs. Barbara Sarrett, a macular degeneration patient will talk about living well with this condition.

Macular Degeneration is a disease that, unchecked, sneaks up on you. By the time a patient notices a change in his or her vision, macular degeneration has already begun its irreversible process of obliterating a person's central vision - slowly destroying one's ability to see a new grandchild, read a letter from a friend, watch tv, scan a computer screen, or drive a car. There are many ways to live well with this challenging disease. MVRF's SupportSight has shown thousands how to live active, full lives in spite of low vision.

In addition to the seminar on October 10, the Foundation sponsors a support group. These meetings are on October 12 and November 9 in 2009 and March 8, April 12 and May 10 in 2010 also at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

For more information on the seminar or the support group meetings, call 1-866-462-2852 or visit www.mvrf.org. The seminars are FREE and open to everyone.

SOURCE Macula Vision Research Foundation

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