VISION HEALTH
INFORMATION DAY TO BE HOSTED AT THE WASHINGTON IRVING SENIOR CENTER
Catskill, NY
– A “Vision Health Information Day” will be held on Thursday May 30, 2013 from
1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Washington Irving Senior Center, 15 Academy Street,
Catskill. Co-sponsored by the Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany
(NABA), the purpose of the event is to educate the community about the latest
research in and treatment of eye diseases, including the leading causes of
vision loss in older Americans, as well as adaptive aids, technologies and services
available to people with low vision.
Board
certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Alexandra Pappas and Cheryl Lawyer, NABA
Outreach & Education Coordinator, will be the featured speakers. Dr. Pappas
practices with the Mid-Hudson Medical Group and will speak on the topic
“Macular Degeneration & Nutritional Supplementation”. Dr. Pappas completed her medical degree at Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School, her residency at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical
Center where she served as chief resident and her medical retina fellowship at
New York University. She is a member of
the NYS Ophthalmological Society, the American Medical Society and has been
published in many medical journals. Ms. Lawyer, a New York State Certified
Teacher, provides community education about vision loss and NABA’s vision
rehabilitation services. She is also an active community volunteer raising and
training puppies to be guide dogs.
For over 100
years, NABA has been providing services to the blind and visually
impaired. NABA’s Dr. Harry M. Judge Vision Rehabilitation Center provides
vision examinations by a low vision specialist/optometrist for the prescription
of low vision adaptive aids, such as magnifiers and special glasses. Low vision
technologies such as closed circuit televisions and electronic readers can also
be demonstrated at NABA’s facility at 301 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY and
will be available for viewing at the event. For appointments, call (518)
463-1211.
To register
for the Vision Health Information Day, contact Ann Marie Moran at tocsenors@aol.com or (518) 943-1343. Seating is
limited.
