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Newsletter Archive
Here is an archive of our past newsletters. They are PDF files that can be downloaded from our server. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it here.

Thanksgiving 2009 | Download PDF

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  • Mapping in 3-D - Hope for disease prevention found in Optical Imaging Technology.
  • Focus: - DEF Researcher Dr. James Jester.
  • Genentech helps raise awareness- Genentech's generousity goes to fund outreach programs.
  • Message from the Medical Director
  • NKCF Web Site is a Family Affair- NKCF's website helps family members understand what KC is like.
  • AMD Update - Reaching out for AMD Week and AARP Expo.

 

Summer2009 | Download PDF

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  • Women Prone to AMD Vision Loss — DEF to support Women's Vision Research.
  • Focus: — DEF Researcher Dr. Cristina Kenney.
  • Golf and Giving Get Grandma Going— Philanthropist Frances Hirsh is profiled.
  • Message from the Medical Director
  • NKCF Update — National Keratoconus Foundation Meets and Greets Nationwide.
  • KC Mom Finds Hope and Heart at NKCF— Mother helps son to cope.
  • AMD Update — Everybody Loves Raymond Star Doris Roberts to appear at the AARP Vision Pavillion for MDP

Spring 2009 | Download PDF

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  • Neuroprotective Drug-Delivery System Shows Promise — A trial of a novel drug delivery system aimed at slowing or halting the progression of retinal disease is under way.
  • Focus: — Dr. Henry Klassen.
  • Support for DEF a Major Factor — Max Factor Family Foundation profiled.
  • Message from the Medical Director
  • NKCF Update — Launching a new poll on NKCF.org.
  • Patient Uses KC-Link to Give Back — Transplant patient helps others facing the same surgery.
  • AMD Update — Helping to Support Caregivers

Winter 2009 | Download PDF

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  • Eradicating Herpes — Prototype vaccine shows promise
  • Finding Community— One man who gives back
  • Design & Conquer—New web sites are easy to use and feature rich
  • Message from the Medical Director
  • FOCUS— DEF researcher gets the spotlight
  • NKCF Update— What's new in clinical trials
  • Heal Thyself— Keratoconus turns student toward medicine
  • AMD Update— Playing the supporting role
  • 7th Annual Golf Tournament—Save the date!

Spring / Summer 2008 | Download PDF

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  • All in Together — International meeting proves collaboration is key
  • Making Lemonade — An artist and poet finds inspiration everywhere she looks — and even where she doesn’t
  • Stock Up for Discovery Eye Foundation
  • MDP Grants & Gifts
  • NKCF in Las Vegas
  • Prevention is Always Better — DEF–supported scientists get prestigious research grants
  • Eye-Healthy Eating
  • Enlarging the Tent at AARP

Fall / Winter 2007 |Download PDF

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  • A Night for Discovery” Gala Event Honors Supporters and Advocates of Discovery Eye Foundation
  • Country Music Singer, Alan Jackson, Supports DEF
  • Ways to Give
  • NKCF Reaches Around the World to Help One Young Patient
  • Just Diagnosed With Keratoconus? Moving to a New City or Going Abroad? the NKCF Referral Service Can Help!
  • MDP Around the World Helping Macular Degeneration Patients
  • Support DEF, MDP, and NKCF This Holiday Season by Shopping Online
  • Pac-ORB Conference Promotes Collaborative Partnerships

Spring 2007 |Download PDF

Spring 2006 | Download PDF

Fall 2005 | Download PDF

Thanksgiving 2004 | Download PDF

 


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