Philadelphia Vision Connection – Spring, 2025
Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, 5:00 PM (EDT)
Location
Wills Eye Hospital, 8th Floor
840 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Join us for an informative session focused on inherited retinal diseases and the crucial role of genetic testing with My Retina Tracker.
We are honored to welcome Dr. Pulido as our guest speaker. Dr. Pulido is a board-certified ophthalmologist with an extensive and impactful research career spanning vitreoretinal infectious and inflammatory diseases, retinal degeneration, stem cells, checkpoint inhibitors, and immunotherapies. His contributions to the field are significant, with nearly 350 peer-reviewed ophthalmic publications, numerous books, book chapters, and editorials.
Dr. Pulido has recently taken on the role of Director of the Henry and Corrine Bower Memorial Laboratories for Translational Medicine at the Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center at Wills Eye Hospital. His impressive academic background includes degrees in chemistry from the University of Chicago (Bachelor’s and Master’s), a Medical Degree from Tulane University School of Medicine, and residencies and fellowships at prestigious institutions such as the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He also holds an MBA from the University of Iowa and an MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025Time: 5:00 PM EDT
Location: Wills Eye Hospital, 8th Floor, 840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Parking: Walnut Towers Garage Parking; Enter Walnut Towers Garage on 8th Street or 9th Street between Locust and Walnut Streets, and Walnut Street just before 9th Street. If you park on levels 2–6, take the parking garage elevators to the ground floor. Walk through the garage lobby to enter the Wills Eye Main Lobby. If you park on level 7, you will enter our Surgical Suite floor. You can use the elevators to access our other departments. Parking tickets can be validated for discounted parking on the 7th floor.
For more information, please contact Shannon Kappre at SKappre@FightingBlindness.org.
