NEWS

• News and Notes From the Foundation (Summer 2007)
  Alcon Endorsement Program, ARF PSA Now In Print, ARF Board Report
• News and Notes From the Foundation (March 2007)
  Reaching Out to Improve Patient Care, Roadster Raffle Wrap-up, AMD Grant Funds Still Available, 5 Million Readers
• News and Notes From the Foundation (November 2005)
  AMD Patient Education Project, SavingVision.org Website Enhancements, Member Connect Service for Hurricane Evacuees
• News and Notes From the Foundation (September 2005)
  Pediatric Training CD-ROM, AMD Patient Education Project, Foundation Activities at the ASRS Annual Meeting
• News and Notes From the Foundation (March 2005)
  New AMD Initiative, The Revealing Retina, Prudler Donation, Tax Information and more
• News and Notes From the Foundation (September 2004)
  Foundation Name Change, Silent Auction Results, New Board Members, The Revealing Retina and more
• New AMD Awareness Kits Empower ASRS Practices
  An AMD Educational kit was recently sent out to all ASRS members from the American Retina Foundation in January; this marks the first step of the American Retina Foundation AMD Awareness Campaign.
• Another Success for the American Retina Foundation
  The 2003 American Society of Retina Specialist meeting in New York City was another big success this year for the American Retina Foundation.
• Foundation Receives Major Grant
  The American Retina Foundation has begun its first major public education outreach initiative regarding early recognition and prevention of macular degeneration. Seeking a major benefactor of this initiative, Alcon Laboratories and the ICAPS Ocular Vitamin Consumer Division have come forward on the Foundation's request and will generously provide a $100,000 grant to the Foundation for this project.
• Call for Contributions
  Recently, the annual dues for The Vitreous Society were sent out to members with a $25 voluntary contribution for The American Retina Foundation. If you'd like to further your support for the Foundation, we encourage you to become a Founding Donor. A Founding Donor is a Society Member who contributes $2000 or more to The American Retina Foundation.
• Members Support the Foundation
  The 2002 Retina Congress was extremely successful for the Vitreous Society Foundation. The Foundation, a charitable arm of the Vitreous Society, raised over $46,000 from the Silent Auction and individual contributions received on site from donors.