| | | | Membership in the Academy Foundation’s Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) facilitates communication between industry and ophthalmology providing opportunities to exchange information and ideas and by doing so, improve the quality of eye care for patients.
| Fall Symposium September 25 & 26, 2008 San Francisco, CA | Spring Symposium
2009 Washington, DC | | The purpose of the Fall Symposium is to bring leaders from the Academy and industry executives together to share mutual concerns and needs, and monitor trends and issues effecting eye care. The Fall Symposium offers formal and informal opportunities to exchange information and ideas between the leaders of ophthalmology. | The Spring Symposium is a biennel event which focuses on reimbursement, FDA Ophthalmic Drug & Device policies, and changes within CMS. Industry representatives that typically attend focus within these areas. This is approximately a half day symposium; unlike the Fall Symposium the Academy leaders do not attend this meeting. |
Click here for a complete overview of the CAC program, including information on becoming a member and member benefits. For more information on the CAC, please contact Todd Lyckberg at 415-447-0361 or tlyckberg@aao.org.
We gratefully acknowledge the companies listed below that have supported the Academy Foundation in the fiscal year 2008-2009 through their participation in the Corporate Advisory Council.
| Benefactors ($15,000) | | Alcon, Inc.
Bausch & Lomb
NeoVista, Inc.
Novartis Ophthalmics
Pfizer Ophthalmics
QLT, Inc.
Vistakon Pharmaceuticals, LLC | | | | | Patrons ($7,500) | | | Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.
Lux Biosystems, Inc
Santen, Inc. | | | | Subscribers ($5,000) | | | Alimera Sciences
BD Medical - Ophthalmic Systems
Eli Lilly and Company
Topcon Medical Systems | | | | Members ($2,500) | | Accutome, Inc.
American Surgical Instruments Corporation
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
Dutch Ophthalmic, USA
Essilor of America, Inc.
HAAG-STREIT
Oculus, Inc.
SIRiON Therapeutics Inc.
Transitions Optical, Inc. | | | | Associate ($1000) | | VISTAKON, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | | |
