<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Gerald Westheimer, a genuine icon in the field of optics and vision will be turning 100 this year. Please join the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science, The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, in celebrating this major milestone with Gerald by joining the live-stream event on Sunday, April 14 at 3PM Pacific Time. The event will recognize his many contributions to the field, and will also look forward to what is in store for the next 100 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">The event, titled Optometry and Vision Science, the Next 100 Years, will feature the following Topics & Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Opening Remarks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Gerald Westheimer, Professor Emeritus and Birthday boy!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care Practice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Aaron Lee, MD, MSCI, C. Dan and Irene Hunter Endowed Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Dept of Ophthalmology, University of Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Modern Optics in Ophthalmic Diagnosis & Visual Aids<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Susana Marcos, PhD, Director, Center for Visual Science<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">University of Rochester<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Brain Imaging to Access Present Visual Experience<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Jack Gallant, PhD, Chancellor's Professor of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">University of California, Berkeley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find details and submit comments and well-wishes via the website:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><a href="https://vision.berkeley.edu/events/westheimer-celebration" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">https://vision.berkeley.edu/events/westheimer-celebration</span></a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">We hope you will attend the event virtually via live-stream: </span><a href="http://vision.berkeley.edu/westheimer-celebration/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;">vision.berkeley.edu/westheimer-celebration/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><br>Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024<br>Time: 3:00 – 6:30 PM<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Times;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div>
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