<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;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size="4"><b>Third Summer School on Vision Restoration</b></font></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">July 13 - 16, 2026</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Le Baluchon Eco-villegiature, St-Paulin, Quebec</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Vision Sciences Research Network, an organization in Quebec devoted to advancing vision research and facilitating the translation of scientific discoveries to clinical applications, will be hosting its third summer school on Vision Restoration in July 2026. The Summer School is open to all graduate students, postdocs, clinical residents and fellows. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Three main themes will be addressed:</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">• Eye and retina, vision loss and restoration</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">• Vision in the real world</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">• From lab to patients</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Two workshops:</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">• Grant writing</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">• Learn how the brain builds visual feature detectors with RetINaBox</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Registration fee (includes 3 nights of accommodation, meals, coffee breaks, outdoor activities, and transportation between Montreal and St-Paulin): CAD$300 for selected candidate</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Click <a href="https://visionnetwork.ca/events/schools/summer-schools/">here</a> for more details and the application process.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Application deadline is <u>March 15, 2026</u>.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">For more information, please contact the Organizing and Logistic Committees </span></font><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">(</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="mailto:reseau.vision@ircm.qc.ca">reseau.vision@ircm.qc.ca</a>)</span></div></body></html>