Please join us at the Robert H. Levi Symposium: Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Eye Care on September 11, 2025 from 8am-12pm. This is an opportunity to explore the challenges children face in accessing vision care and join the conversation on advancing policies that promote equitable pediatric eye health. This symposium brings together experts to address disparities and identify solutions that ensure all kids receive the eye care they need.
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Symposium Presentations
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- Title: Promoting Health Equity for Latine Children in Baltimore
Presented by Sarah Polk, MD. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director, Yard 56 Pediatrics Director, Centro SOL - Title: Seeing to Learn: Connecting vision and learning in the context of evidence for school-based vision programs
Presented by Nathan Storey, PhD. Johns Hopkins University School of Education Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) - Title: Eyes on Equity: Pediatric Optometric Care and Public Health Challenges
Presented by Katherine Funari, OD, MPH, FAAO. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Pediatric Optometry and Adult Strabismus, Comprehensive Eye Care - Title: Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Eye Care: Perspectives from 33 years in pediatric ophthalmology
Presented by Mary Louise Collins, MD. Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Greater Baltimore Medical Center - Title: School Based Health Centers and Supporting Vision Needs in Students
Presented by Tresa Wiggins, CRNP-PC. Sr. Nurse Practitioner at the Rales Health Center at KIPP Baltimore - Title: The Importance of Relationship Building with Schools and City Partners
Presented by Christine SySantos Levy. Program Implementation Manager, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Center for Research and Reform in Education/Vision for Baltimore program
- Title: Promoting Health Equity for Latine Children in Baltimore
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