The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Is Co-Sponsor of Conference on Organ and Eye Donations
New York, NY (September 2005) -- The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration
are holding a first-of-its-kind colloquium on the future of organ, tissue
and eye transplantation and donation on Friday, September 30, and
Saturday, October 1, at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
Entitled "An Eye on the Future," the conference will have 30
speakers in six sessions, who will address the cultural, ethical, legal
and medical issues regarding anatomical donation. It has been approved for
11 Category 1 CME credits from NYEEI and 12.5 CEU credits from the Eye
Bank Association of America.
Cochairs for the colloquium are Wing Chu, MD, a corneal surgeon affiliated
with NYEEI and Medical Director of the Eye Bank; Mel Immergut, Chairman of
Millbank Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; and Eric A. Rose, MD, Chairman of the
Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center.
To register or for complete information, visit www.eyedonation.org or call
(866) 287-3937.
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