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Privacy considerations for retinal images

August 12, 2024 — 10:00 am to 11:00 am ET

Join the National Eye Institute's Office of Data Science and Health Informatics (ODSHI) for their upcoming event, Privacy Considerations for Retinal Images. 

Public misconceptions over ocular imaging, especially the conflation of iris imaging to “retinal scans” increases barriers to data sharing and advancement in the field. At this event we will gather key opinion leaders to discuss this important topic and brainstorm ideas for educating the public.

New retinopathies from old genes: insights into RPE65 and other key genes

July 22, 2024 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Elfride De Baere, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Full Professor, Ghent University
Senior Clinical Investigator, Research Foundation Flanders

Shared neural circuitry of visuomotor integration and visual cognition

June 13, 2024 — 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Tirin Moore, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurobiology
Stanford University/Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

Interrogating retinal development, cell by cell

June 6, 2024 — 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET

Bethesda, MD

Majlinda Lako, Ph.D.
Professor of Stem Cell Science
Newcastle University

Using SMART on FHIR for Ophthalmic Research: A hands-on-keyboard workshop

May 30, 2024 — 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET

NEI is hosting a hands-on-keyboard workshop where attendees will learn how HL7 FHIR can be used to support ophthalmic research. Registration is open.

Anyone interested in using SMART on FHIR, clinical decision support applications, or ML/AI for ophthalmic health research would benefit from the workshop. Recommended pre-requisites: Java experience, although the workshop will begin with a demonstration that is accessible to all healthcare or informatics professionals.

Last updated: February 21, 2023