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Light-years Ahead
Three individuals were honored for their significant contributions to improving the lives of people who are visually impaired. Brian Gell, Vice Chairman, New York Tri-State Region (CBRE); Darcy Stacom, Chairman and Head of New York City Capital Markets, and Pauline Raiff, Immediate Past Chair, Lighthouse Guild.
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Organizations advocate for annual, dilated eye exams
An overwhelming 79% of Americans are unaware that diabetic eye diseases exhibit no visible symptoms, and more than half are unaware that comprehensive eye exams can detect diabetes, according to the American Optometric Association.
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Lighthouse Guild Offers Health Tips to Support Diabetes Awareness Month
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Lighthouse Guild has a number of tips for people with diabetes or who are at risk for it.
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Lighthouse Guild Honors Scientists at Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Award Lecture
The symposium, awards ceremony and lecture was held at The University Club of New York on October 20 and 21.
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Susan Gutfreund Cocktail reception for the Lighthouse Guild
Last Tuesday night Susan Gutfreund hosted a cocktail reception for the Lighthouse Guild at her palatial Fifth Avenue duplex apartment. The Guild’s CEO Alan Morse gave a compelling update on research that will translate into practical solutions for people living with vision loss.
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Lighthouse Guild to Host Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Award Lecture On Oct. 20-21
Lighthouse Guild, a not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will host the 2017 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and The Pisart AwardLecture at The University Club of New York, One West 54th Street (at 5th Ave.), on October 20-21, 2017.
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Lighthouse Guild Calls for Stronger Effort to Deal with Global Increase in Blindness and Vision Impairment
Posted by ABC 7 Drawing Attention to Preventable Conditions to Mark World Sight Day NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Lighthouse Guild is calling for…
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Lighthouse Guild to Host Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Pisart Award Lecture
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, will host the 2017 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and Award Luncheon and The Pisart Award Lecture and Reception at The University Club of New York, October 20-21, 2017.
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Vision Loss and Aging
Vision plays a critical role in everyday functioning, and vision loss, combined with hearing or cognitive loss, compounds the effect of any of those conditions individually. Dementing diseases and cerebrovascular events that affect the brain all increase in incidence with aging.
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Lighthouse Guild Celebrates New Location and Logo at Ribbon-cutting Ceremony
The new facility, at 250 W. 64th Street, on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, has been built around the unique needs of the patients, clients and students who rely on Lighthouse Guild services.
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Lighthouse Guild is dedicated to providing exceptional services that inspire people who are visually impaired to attain their goals.
