Join us for our free Webinar on AMD - Nov 2024

Fighting Blindness is delighted to host an online webinar on Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) with Mr Mark Cahill (Progressive Vision), Prof Matthew Campbell (Trinity College Dublin) and Prof Sarah Doyle (Trinity College Dublin).

AMD is a progressive eye disease and is the number one cause of sight loss in Ireland for those aged over 50. After the success of our research webinars of 2023, we are excited to announce our upcoming webinar focusing on Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss worldwide.

Our first speaker, Mr Mark Cahill is a consultant eye surgeon specialising in retinal diseases at Progressive Vision. Mr Cahill will speak about clinical care for AMD.
Our second speaker, Prof Matthew Campbell is Professor in Genetics and Head of Department at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin.
Our third speaker, Prof Sarah Doyle is Associate Professor in Immunology, Department of Clinical Medicine at the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and Head of the Immunobiology Research Group. Together with Prof Matthew Campbell they will speak about ongoing scientific research into AMD.

Webinar Details:

Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm
Location: Online via Zoom (Link provided upon registration)

Image of three people on a blue background. On the left is Mr. Mark Cahill, in the middle Prof. Matt Campbell and on the right Prof. Sarah Doyle.

What Will Be Discussed:

This webinar will provide information on:

Current Clinical Care for AMD: Discover the latest approaches to treatment and patient care strategies.
Scientific Advancements: Learn about cutting-edge scientific research into AMD aimed at supporting the development of new future treatment options.
Advocacy and Support: Hear about the ongoing work of Fighting Blindness in support of people affected by AMD.

With the global impact of AMD, staying informed about treatments and research developments is essential. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from experts and connect with others in the Fighting Blindness community.

Who Should Attend:

This webinar is ideal for:

Patients and families affected by AMD
Researchers and healthcare providers
Anyone interested in learning more about AMD

How to Register:

Registration is required in order to access this event. Please register by clicking the button or the link below:

Reserve your spot today!

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_okQ3pQLkTcmJ-mFTtNfCKw

You should receive a confirmation email with the Zoom Link upon registration. If you do not receive this email to your inbox, please check your spam folder.

Questions for speakers:

We are very interested in hearing about the issues that people living with AMD face.

Please submit any questions you wish to ask the speakers ahead of the webinar to research@fightingblindness.ie.

The deadline for questions is Wednesday, 20th November.

About our speakers:

Mr Mark Cahill

Mr. Mark Cahill is a consultant eye surgeon with a special interest in retinal diseases. He is the Clinical Director of Progressive Vision, and a Vitreo-Retinal consultant in the Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital.

Mark qualified at University College Dublin. After completing higher surgical training in Dublin and Cork, he undertook a one-year fellowship in diabetic retinopathy at the Beetham Eye Institute in the Joslin Diabetes Center, a Harvard University hospital in Boston.

Mark then completed a two-year vitreo-retinal surgery fellowship at the Duke University Eye Centre, one of the leading vitreo-retinal surgery fellowships in the United States. Mark worked as a consultant eye surgeon in Duke University Eye Center after the fellowship before returning to Ireland in 2004.

Prof Matthew Campbell

Prof Matthew Campbell is Professor in Genetics and Head of Department at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin. He is originally from Dublin and graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from UCD in 2002 and went on to complete a PhD in 2006 at the same institution focused on understanding the role of the blood retina barrier in the degenerating retina.

In the same year, Prof Campbell moved to Trinity College and conducted postdoctoral research with Prof Pete Humphries on the role of the blood brain/retina barriers in health and disease. In 2013, he was awarded Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) which allowed me to establish my own research group in TCD.

Since then, Prof Campbell has received numerous additional awards for his research which focuses on understanding the role of the so-called blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood retina barrier (BRB) in healthy and diseased states. In 2020 he was awarded one of Europe’s most prestigious awards from the European Research Council (ERC). In the same year he was elected Science Foundation Ireland’s early career researcher of the year.

Prof Campbell also leads the SFI funded EYE-D programme which is focused on identifying novel therapeutic targets for ocular diseases. He is also a PI in the SFI funded Centre Future-Neuro. Prof Campbell is founder and Director of the Neurovascular Genetics Unit at TCD and has over 20 years of research expertise in the area of blood brain and blood retina barrier biology. He sits on the scientific advisory board of the Moorfields Hospital Charity as well as the UK charity Sight Research UK.

Prof Sarah Doyle

Prof Campbell will also be joined by our third speaker, Prof Sarah Doyle, and together they will speak about ongoing scientific research into AMD.

Prof Sarah Doyle is Associate Professor in Immunology, Department of Clinical Medicine at the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and Head of the Immunobiology Research Group.

In 2023, Prof Doyle was appointed Director for Research at the School of Medicine, Trinity College. Also in 2023, Prof Doyle received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant.

Dr Doyle is also a co-Principal Investigator on the EYE-D project which Fighting Blindness co-funds.