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Testata Low Vision 2025

WELCOME MESSAGE

It is with great pleasure that we announce Vision 2025, the 15th International Conference of the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR), that will take place in Florence from September 8 to 12, 2025.

We believe Italy, especially Florence, one of the world’s most beautiful cities, is the perfect place for this important gathering. Here, we will combine warm hospitality with cutting-edge scientific innovation for a remarkable experience.

Vision 2025 will be led by three top Italian organizations in low vision research: the Low Vision Academy, PRISMA (Professionals for Low Vision Rehabilitation and Associated Diseases), and the National Center for Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired.

The conference is a great chance for professionals from different fields to share their progress, ideas, and innovations in dealing with visual impairments worldwide.

Save the date and get ready to join us for Vision 2025. We look forward to welcoming you and working together to create a brighter future for all individuals with visual disabilities.

See you soon, in the magical city of Florence!

Paolo G. Limoli

Paolo G. Limoli
LOC President and Low Vision Academy Scientific Coordinator

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Equal opportunities, unique experiences

See you soon!

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Important Dates

TEAM

Gianni Virgili

University of Florence, Professor, Chair

Gianfrancesco M. Villani

University of Verona, Adjunct Professor, Vice-Chair

Paolo Limoli, MD

Low Vision Academy Scientific Coordinator, President

Filippo Amore, MD

Polo Nazionale IAPB Italia Director, Vice-President

Anna D’Ambrosio, MD

PRISMA President, Vice-President

Simona Turco, MD

Polo Nazionale IAPB, Coordinator

Roberto Volpe

PRISMA Vice President , Coordinator

Committees

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Paolo Limoli, MD – Low Vision Academy Scientific Coordinator – PRESIDENT

Filippo Amore, MD – Polo Nazionale IAPB Italia Director – VICE-PRESIDENT

Anna D’Ambrosio, MD – PRISMA President – VICE-PRESIDENT

Simona Turco, MD –  Polo Nazionale IAPB, Coordinator

Roberto Volpe – PRISMA Vice President , Coordinator

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

Gianni Virgili – University of Florence, Professor – CHAIR

Gianfrancesco M. Villani – University of Verona, Adjunct Professor – VICE-CHAIR

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  • Alex Bowers, Associate Scientist, Schepens Eye Research Institute and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
  • Andrew Jonathan Jackson, Head of Optometry Department at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
  • Antonio Filipe Teixeira Macedo, Associate Professor, Linnaeus University, Dept of Medicine and Optometry, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Kalmar, Sweden
  • Aurelie Calabrese, Permanent researcher, Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
  • Ava Bittner, Associate Professor at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Bart Melis-Dankers, Clinical Physicist of the Visual System at Royal Dutch Visio, the Netherlands
  • Boshra Elbayoumi, Professor of Ophthalmology, Visual Rehabilitation Center, Memorial Institute of Ophthalmology, Giza, Egypt
  • Lauren Ayton, Associate Professor at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  • Luminita Tarita-Nistor, Scientific Associate, University Health Network (UHN), Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
  • Olga Overbury, Professor (retired), School of Optometry, University of Montreal
  • Pearse Keane, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence, University College London, UK Research & Innovation, Future Leaders Fellow, London, UK
  • Preeti Verghese, Senior Scientist, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Ronald A. Schuchard, PhD FARVO
  • Walter Wittich, Associate Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal, Canada
  • Werner Eisenbarth, Professor of Optometry at the Hochschule München/Munich Center of Applied Vision Research, Munich, Germany