Macular Carotenoids & AMD 2011
A conference for macular carotenoid researchers, exploring up-to-date and evidence-based hypotheses and the supporting research data into the role of the macular carotenoids in age-related macular degeneration (AMD).


Downing College, University of Cambridge,  UK   12 - 15 July 2011



  
This conference is kindly sponsored by Industrial Orgánica, S.A. de C.V.

 

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Bringing together internationally recognised opinion leaders in the field, the event also provides a unique forum for discussion of current and evolving concepts in this growing and important area of research.

Confirmed speakers include

  • Miss Sobha Sivaprasad, Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK - Aetiology of AMD

  • Professor Ronald Klein, University of Wisconsin, USA - AMD: definition and grading
  • Professor Julie Mares, University of Wisconsin, USA - AMD: prevalence and incidence
  • Professor John Landrum, Florida International University, USA - Macular carotenoids: an overview
  • Professor Liz Johnson, Tufts University, USA - Dietary sources of the macular carotenoids
  • Professor Richard Bone, Florida International University, USA - The relationships between dietary, serum and macular carotenoids
  • Professor Paul Bernstein, University of Utah, USA - Transport and retinal capture of the macular carotenoids
  • Professor David Thurnham, University of Ulster, UK - Measurement of the macular carotenoids in serum
  • Professor Billy Wooten, Brown University, USA - Measurement of macular pigment in vivo
  • Professor Max Snodderly, University of Texas, USA - Biochemistry and anatomy of the macular carotenoids
  • Professor Randy Hammond, University of Georgia, USA - Macular carotenoids and visual performance
  • Mr Stephen Beatty, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland - Clinical trials investigating the macular carotenoids and AMD
  • Dr John Nolan, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland - Clinical trials investigating the macular carotenoids in normals
  • Professor Toss Berendschot, University Eye Clinic Maastricht, The Netherlands - Risk factors for AMD and their relationship with the macular carotenoids
  • Professor Barbara Klein, University of Wisconsin, USA - Title to be confirmed

The meeting will also include:

  • Scientific poster sessions

  • Gala Dinner

  • A social programme and free time in the historic university city of Cambridge

 
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