Dry Eye in DC

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July 11-12, Washington DC

Schedule of Events

Friday, July 11

Advocacy Day

WHEN: 7am - 11am; 1pm - 4:30pm
WHERE: Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
WHAT: Advocacy meetings scheduled for dry eye patients with their elected representatives.
Register here for Advocacy Day and we will do our best to add you to the schedule (registration deadline was previously May 15).

Dry Eye Disease Congressional Briefing

WHEN: 12pm - 1pm
WHERE: Rayburn House Office Building Room 2060
WHAT: Presentations by the patient and provider community and by DEF (speakers: Dr. Cathy Bishop-Clqrk, Dr. Gloria Chiu, Justin Mendelson, Aidan Moore, Rebecca Petris)
HOSTS: Dry Eye Foundation and the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR)

This meeting is open to the public. We encourage local dry eye patients and doctors to join us for this event! Here is the 2024 Dry Eye Congressional Briefing.

Reception

WHEN: 5pm - 7pm
WHERE: Holiday Inn Washington Capitol 550 C St SW, Washington, DC 20024
RSVP: Click here.
EVENT THEME: Ocular Surface Pain

Meet dry eye patients participating in Friday and Saturday’s events. Learn more about Ocular Surface Pain and its impact on the lives of the dry eye patient community,

SPONSOR: EyeCool Therapeutics, Inc., a US-based company studying a novel device-based solution for the treatment of ocular surface pain.

Are you an eye care professional seeking an opportunity to get involved? Click here

Saturday, July 12

Dry Eye Patient Symposium

WHEN (In Person): Opens 7am for registration and exhibits; Breakfast served 7:30-8:30; Symposium from 8:30am - 4:30pm Eastern
WHERE (In Person): Holiday Inn Washington Capitol 550 C St SW, Washington, DC 20024

WHEN (Livestream): 8:30am - 4:30pm Eastern

Read the full Symposium program

Join us for Dry Eye Foundation's first ever national patient symposium! Our expert panelists (doctors and patients) bring a wealth of clinical and real-life experience to our packed curriculum at this full-day event.

Sessions range from examining disease impact and problem-solving discussions (including mental health) to disease, diagnosis and treatment topics, a deep dive into "What works?" from both scientific and real-world perspectives, strategies for bridging communication gaps in the patient-doctor relationship, and what the future of DED holds.