Event Information

Matters of Vision! 2025  Richmond, VA. The Macular Degeneration Association will host a Free educational program on Saturday, August 23. Registration required- Call (855) 962-2852 to reserve your seat(s)- Limited seating

Location: Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump 12042 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23233

Time: 8:30 am Registration & breakfast- ends at 11:45 am.

Speaker: Jeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO- Medical Director. Dr. Jeffry Gerson graduated from Indiana University School of Optometry in 1997, after which he went on to do a VA residency concentrating on low vision and ocular disease. He has been in several different practice settings, including a retina referral practice where he participated in several large clinical trials. Currently, Dr. Gerson is in private practice at Grin Eye Care in Kansas, a collaboration of both optometrists (ODs) and medical doctors (MDs). He sees primary care patients and emphasizes retinal care in his practice. Dr. Gerson is a frequent lecturer in the US and abroad and writes regularly for optometric publications. When not at work, he enjoys travelling, working out, and spending time with his family.

Discussions: Wet and dry macular degeneration, geographic atrophy, diabetic eye disease, dry eye disease, and the Valedaa Light Delivery System, the first FDA treatment for dry macular degeneration. Two videos will be shown about the Foresee Home Monitoring program and MacuHealth Supplements.

Registration required- Call (855) 962-2852 to reserve your seat(s)- Limited seating