Welcome!

Welcome to the ARVO 2006 Summer Eye Research Conference (SERC), July 9-12, 2006 in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida at the Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa. This year's Conference is entitled Toward the Prevention of Age Related Macular Degeneration.

This conference is designed to be highly interactive and to focus on the prevention of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). This four-day format will include in-depth presentations by invited speakers and researchers selected from submitted abstracts, and poster session presentations. Attendance is limited to 200 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and students.

Keynote speakers will include Gisèle Soubrane, MD, PhD, Creteil Eye Clinic University Hospital, J. Ambati, MD, University of Kentucky, Scott Cousins, MD, Duke University Eye Center, Robert E. Anderson, MD, PhD, University of Oklahoma, Martha Neuringer, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University, and Albert Edwards, MD, PhD, Institute for Retina Research.

Conference Organizers Johanna Seddon, MD, ScM, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA Eric Souied, MD, PhD, Creteil University Eye Clinic, Creteil, France

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Begins - March 1, 2006

Abstract Submission Deadline - April 21, 2006 11:59pm ET

Housing and Registration Deadline: June 9, 2006

For More Information

Check this site regularly for updates. If you have questions, contact Rhonda Williams, Meeting Coordinator, at rwilliams@arvo.org or by phone at 240-221-2908.