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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 16h

Discover practical ways to make your #VisionResearch lab more sustainable! Join @arvoinfo.bsky.social's webinar on Oct. 29 for insights on regulations, cost-saving strategies, and institutional support. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4mLnCXq

Promotional image for an ARVO Webinar on October 29 from 8:00 to 9:30am ET, titled 'Building a Community for Sustainable Vision Research'. Features a digital play button and a QR code, with text stating the event is free for ARVO members.

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 1d

In Boston for #Academy25? Be sure to visit the @arvoinfo.bsky.social booth, #607 ― Oct. 8 (5 - 7:30pm ET), Oct. 9 (10am - 6:30pm), Oct. 10 (9am - 3pm) ― and get the latest updates on ARVO events, grants, programs, membership benefits and more. Tag us on Bluesky when you stop by!

Promotion for ARVO booth #607 at the American Academy of Optometry meeting in Boston, featuring an image of Boston skyline. Dates and times listed for booth visits from October 8-10.

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 1d

Advance your #VisionResearch with up to $5,000 in funding for eye bank tissue samples — apply for @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation EyeFind Research Grants by Oct. 31. Sponsored by @brightfocus.bsky.social. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45LmPj7

Promotional image for the EyeFind Research Grant Program by ARVO Foundation for Eye Research, featuring a person in lab attire holding a sample, with text about funding for eye tissue research and a QR code to apply.

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Every treatment begins long before the patient. It starts with science, with policy, with someone choosing to #SeeWhatMatters. Help us protect #VisionResearch. https://youtu.be/TwO8iKqtOh0
#FundFederalVisionResearch #VisionScience @arvoinfo.bsky.social

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 5d

Early-mid career female @arvoinfo.bsky.social members, take you career to the next level! Apply for our Women's #LeadershipDevelopment Program to enhance your skills, expand your network and embrace new opportunities. https://bit.ly/47oYoJC

Promotional image for ARVO's Women's Leadership Development Program featuring two individuals in a discussion. Text invites mentors and mentees to apply by October 31.

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 6d

@arvoinfo.bsky.social is the professional home to 11,000+ eye/vision scientists across the globe. As a community, we stand united to protect the future of #VisionResearch. Join/renew your ARVO membership today: https://bit.ly/47SX3Lc

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 7d

@arvoinfo.bsky.social's Early Career Mentorship Program is an amazing chance for junior researchers to get invaluable career guidance from an ARVO mentor. Take advantage of this great opportunity! Applications open today: https://bit.ly/42XnSdM

Group of six smiling participants of ARVO's Early Career Mentorship Program dressed in business attire. Text promotes career guidance and professional development for junior researchers, with an application deadline of December 1. A QR code is included on the bottom right.

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 8d

Attention @arvoinfo.bsky.social members: Showcase the hidden beauty of #VisionResearch by entering your most captivating lab image for the 2025 ARVO Scientific Image Contest! Winning entry will be displayed at #ARVO2026 and receive a $300 gift card! Enter today: https://bit.ly/4mNNbq8

Promotion for the 2025 ARVO Scientific Image Contest, featuring the 2024 winning image, a mosaic of the human corneal subbasal nerve plexus by Sebastian Bohn. Text invites entries by October 31.

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 8d

You could be the next recipient of an @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation recognition award, #research grant or fellowship! Opportunities available for eye and #vision researchers/clinicians in every career stage. Applications/nominations due tomorrow. https://bit.ly/45YnzjH

2025 recipient of an ARVO Foundation Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Award Denise Loya-Garcia MD, PhD with ARVO Foundation Chair Rafal Farjo, PhD, FARVO

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 9d

Last call early-career researchers! Apply for @arvoinfo.bsky.social's Underrepresented Groups Leadership Program with mentorship/resources to foster your leadership growth in #VisualScience. Deadline is tomorrow https://bit.ly/3UUEMWj

Promotional image for the ARVO Underrepresented Groups Leadership Program. Features a smiling individual with colleagues and text inviting qualified members and mentors to apply. Application dates are from August 1 to September 30, and you can apply at ARVO.org/URGleadership

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 13d

From gene therapy to AI diagnostics, #VisionScience is leading innovation across medicine. But without investment, progress slows and we lose sight of what matters. #VisionResearch matters. https://bit.ly/40EM6si
#SeeWhatMatters #ResearchMatters #FundFederalVisionResearch @arvoinfo.bsky.social

Four individuals lying on their backs forming a circle, each making a playful hand gesture over their eyes. A hashtag "#SEE WHAT MATTERS" is prominently displayed at the bottom.

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 14d

Curious about applying for @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation's Developing Country Eye Researcher Travel Fellowship? 2025 DCERF alum Bobbie Marie Santos shares how the program opens doors to access new research, mentorship and networking. Apply by Oct. 31. https://bit.ly/4mQiDEd

Portrait of Bobbie Marie Santos, MD, PhD, DPBO, 2025 DCERF Mentee, smiling and dressed in a white lab coat with arms crossed, set against a dark blue background.

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 16d

Early-career researchers can still apply for @arvoinfo.bsky.social's Underrepresented Groups Leadership Program with mentorship and resources to foster your leadership growth in #VisualScience. Sept. 30 deadline https://bit.ly/3UUEMWj

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 19d

@arvoinfo.bsky.social is the professional home to 11,000+ eye/vision scientists across the globe. As a community, we stand united to protect the future of #VisionResearch. Join/renew your ARVO membership today: https://bit.ly/47SX3Lc

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 20d

Apply for an @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation EyeFind Research Grant for the chance to receive up to $5K for tissue samples from eye banks for your #VisionResearch project. Sponsored by @brightfocus.bsky.social. Submit by Oct. 31 https://bit.ly/45LmPj7

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 21d

Apply by Oct. 1 for @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation Kreissig Award for Excellence in #RetinalSurgery. The $30,000 award recognizes the next generation of enterprising investigators optimizing functional outcomes for patients needing retinal surgery. https://bit.ly/4mMco52

2025 award recipient Mudit Tyagi, MD with ARVO Foundation Chair Rafal Farjo, PhD, FARVO

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 22d

Early-mid career female @arvoinfo.bsky.social members! Apply for our Women's #LeadershipDevelopment Program to boost your leadership skills, expand your network and seize new opportunities. Deadline is Oct. 31: https://bit.ly/47oYoJC

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 23d

Explore practical ways to make your #VisionResearch lab more sustainable! Join @arvoinfo.bsky.social‬'s webinar on Oct. 29 for insights on regulations, cost-saving strategies, and institutional support. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4mLnCXq

Promotional image for an ARVO webinar on October 29 from 8-9:30am ET titled 'Building a Community for Sustainable Vision Research'. Features a central play button graphic surrounded by digital icons and a QR code, indicating an online event. Text notes the event is free for ARVO members.

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 25d

@arvoinfo.bsky.social Section update: The Clinical and Epidemiologic Research (CL) Section is now Clinical, Data Science & Population Health Research (CDP). The name change reflects the Section's evolution and expanded range of research/topics. View the updated description: https://bit.ly/47uZBPA

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 26d

More time to submit your papers for the @arvoiovs.bsky.social #nystagmus special issue. Focus on human, animal or cell-based models examining any visual system or brain structure/function to increase understanding of underlying cause, diagnosis or treatment. March 1 deadline. https://bit.ly/4l1HbJf

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 27d

Looking for the next step in your career? Sign up for @arvoinfo.bsky.social's Job Flash in the ARVOJobs Center to get the latest top job opportunities in #ophthalmology and #visionresearch delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe for free today: https://bit.ly/2ZRvScV

@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 28d

Know an early-career scientist whose discovery profoundly changed treatment of a #retinaldisease. Nominate them for the @arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation Bert M. Glaser, MD Award for Innovative Research in #Retina. Submit by Oct. 1: https://bit.ly/47YVYS5

2025 award recipient Ryo Terao, MD, PhD with ARVO Foundation Chair Rafal Farjo, PhD, FARVO

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 29d

@arvoinfo.bsky.social Section update: The Clinical and Epidemiologic Research (CL) Section is now Clinical, Data Science & Population Health Research (CDP). The name change reflects the Section's evolution and expanded range of research/topics. View the updated description: https://bit.ly/47uZBPA

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · 29d

Vision research makes daily life possible. Let's protect the science behind sight. https://bit.ly/40EM6si
#SeeWhatMatters #VisionResearch #FundFederalVisionResearch @arvoinfo.bsky.social

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@arvoinfo.bsky.social‬ @arvoinfo.bsky.social · Sep 8

@arvoinfo.bsky.social's Underrepresented Groups Leadership Program is a great opportunity for early-career researchers with mentorship and resources to foster your leadership in VisualScience. Apply by Sept. 30 https://bit.ly/3UUEMWj

Promotional image for the ARVO Underrepresented Groups Leadership Program. Features a smiling individual ith colleagues and text inviting qualified members and mentors to apply. Application dates are from August 1 to September 30, and you can apply at ARVO.org/URGleadership

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