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Vision Research Symposium is ‘Eye Opening’
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hen scientists attend scientific symposiums, they don’t typically present their “unfinished” work or interact with families directly impacted by the very diseases they are trying to cure. Yet that is exactly what happened at the 9th World Symposium on Vision Disorders hosted by The Vision of Children Foundation from Nov. 16-18 at The Grande Colonial in La Jolla. Rancho Santa Fe residents Sam and Vivian
Hardage established the Foundation in 1991 after their son was born with Ocular Albinism. At the time, there were no researchers studying this rare genetic vision disorder, for which there are no treatments and no cures. The Hardages were determined to encourage scientific research to find a cure for this congenital condition. Today, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Vision of Children is the foremost organization in the world
Dr. Yoshio Goshima, Dr. Daniel Gil, Dr. John Miller
Board members Jacki and Ken Widder
Joanna Beam, Dr. Stacy Ostrow, Dr. Greg Ostrow, Vivian Hardage
PHOTOS BY JON CLARK
Dr. Stephen Tsang, Dr. Jay Mills
Dr. Alejandra Young, Dr. Debora Farber
Co-founder Vivian Hardage, Chase Hardage, and development director Emily Coring
Dr. Carol Mason, Dr. Robert Grainger
Marc and Linda Edwards
Bobby and Sara Sheehan
Rynn and Joel Gomez
Ryan, Lee-Ann, and Keith Bockmier
Co-founder Sam Hardage with Roger Joseph, owner of The Marine Room