Virtual Counselling, Seminars and Webinars
VIRTUAL COUNSELING, SEMINARS AND WEBINARS
Virtual Counselling – Retina South Africa is pleased to offer a free personalised Zoom education session to our paid up members. If you would like to book a session please contact head office – 0860595959.
Webinars – Copies of our webinars are available on our Retina SA Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC54Y69fvfcCrsI8WIlFylIQ. Please subscribe to the channel to boost our rating. Subjects covered include many aspects of retinal vision loss.
Under the Learn Tab on our website, select webinars or follow this link http://retinasa.org.za/learn/webinars/
Seminars – An excellent Stem Cell seminar was held recently by the Foundation Fighting Blindness USA . For anyone interested in the fantastic progress being made in stem cell research, this is a must view.
This seminar was held on March 20th and the distinguished panel of speakers were:
Dr Ben Shaberman – Senior Director of Scientific Outreach at the Foundation;
Professor David M. Gamm, Director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute and Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Professor Thomas A. Reh, Biological Structure Professor, Institute for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington;
Professor Michael J. Young, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for Retinal Regeneration; Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Co-Director, Ocular Regenerative Medicine. https://bit.ly/3a4OVIW
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