Scheduled Monthly Webinars
Vision 2020 USA, a coalition of 47 professional academic, research, and program development organizations dedicated to eye health, invites you to participate in their monthly Spotlight series of webinars. Each one features a speaker involved in advocating for universal access to eye care and promotion of eye health at the public/population health level both domestically and abroad.
The 2025 schedule of one-hour webinars starting at 3:00pm ET is listed here. If you would like to participate, please click on the registration link beneath each listing.
Webinar Dates
November 10 – Community Outreach
Featured speaker is Lisa Hark, PhD, MBA, Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences, Columbia University
November 17 – Free Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers
Featured speaker is Paula Anne Newman-Casey, MD, MS, Jerome Jacobson Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Michigan
December 15 – Veterans Administration Eye Health and Teleophthalmology
Featured speaker is Akshar Abbott, MD, Technology-based Eye Care Service
Vision 2020 USA is the U.S national entity within the broader global Vision 2020 initiative established by the World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). It is organized to facilitate communication and shared advocacy efforts among the many U.S. based organizations working in the field of eye health and blindness prevention. Vision 2020 USA members draw from diverse backgrounds including not-for-profit eye health organizations, universities and other academic agencies, research-based groups and a range of other impactful organizations sharing a commitment to eye health and supporting persons with vision impairment and blindness.