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About Us: History, Areas of Support, Board, Staff
HISTORY
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The foundation was created in 1997 after the sale of the Callahan Eye Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Grants at Work videos: "Through the Eyes of a Child" Highlighting the collaborative and complementary efforts to deliver children's eye care in the state of Alabama. "Making a Difference: Advancing Vision Research from Bench to Bedside" featuring the promising research activities at UAB. The State of Vision: Read about the Census of Alabama Eye Care Providers, a survey conducted by researchers at UAB and commissioned by ESFA as a follow-up to its 1999 Needs Assessment survey. Visionary Award: Recognizing extraordinary service by an organization or individual in addressing the unmet eye care needs of Alabama's citizens. Read about recipients of the Visionary Award. AREAS OF SUPPORT ESFA awards grants in the following areas: • Public education regarding preventive and routine eye care and vision screening • Eye care for the medically indigent • Low vision and rehabilitation service • Improved geographical access to general and specialty eye care services • Education and training of eye care professionals and scientific investigators • Research in the prevention and treatment of eye diseases, disabilities or impairment prevalent in Alabama and the development of effective methods of treatment, surgery or rehabilitation • Basic science research on the visual system ESFA Board of Trustees John N. Coleman, Chair W. Spencer South, Vice Chair Andrew L. "Andy" Sink, Secretary Joshua F. Mandell, Treasurer Koko Mackin, Immediate Past Chair Danny L. McKinney, Grants Chair Leroy A. Abrahams Michael A. Callahan, MD Lee T. Clanton C. Hartwell Davis, Jr. James D. Davis Felix M. Drennen, III Robert Field Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith George H. Garzon Christopher A. Girkin, MD, MSPH Alison Gorrie Rett J. Grover Sandral Hullett, MD, MPH C. Randall Minor Christopher Nanni J. Andrew Robison Stephen A. Yoder EMERITUS TRUSTEES N. Carlton Baker, Jr. Clarence B. Blair Duncan B. Blair T. Morris Hackney William C. Hulsey W. Carl Jernigan Allen D. Rushton SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR Ann H. Milam, PhD: Professor Emeritus, Dept Ophthalmology at University of Washington; Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute at University of Pennsylvania SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Past Members Joseph L. Demer, MD, PhD: Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division and Director, Ocular Motility Laboratory, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California-Los Angeles Lee M. Jampol, MD: Feinberg Professor of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Paul P. Lee, MD, JD: Director, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Gordon Legge, PhD: Chairman, Department of Psychology and Director, Minnesota Laboratory for Low Vision Research, University of Minnesota Kelly W. Muir, MD: Duke Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center Robert B. Nussenblatt, MD, MPH: Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health Lance M. Optican, PhD: Chief, Neural Modeling Section, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health Robert N. Weinreb, MD: Chairman, Dept Ophthalmology and Director, Shiley Eye Center, University of California-San Diego STAFF Torrey V.A. DeKeyser, Executive Director |