Take a Tour of the Eye!
An informative program for baby boomers and beyond, plus FREE glaucoma screenings!
Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia: 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA
Free Lecture: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Join ophthalmologist Amy Nicholas-Hwang, M.D. Sight loss has been an increasing age-related public health issue, with 80 million Baby Boomers starting to turn 65 in 2011. Learn about the architecture of the eye from front to back, including the four major aging eye diseases: cataract, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.
Free Glaucoma Screenings: 11 a.m. – Noon and 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
To register for a screening, call Michele at the JCC at 703-537-3095.
Lunch is at Noon – Bring a dairy brown bag lunch (no meat). Beverage and dessert will be provided.
In partnership with Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington. For more info, please visit www.youreyes.org/events