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Professional Development Series: CVI Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment

Professional Development Series: CVI Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment

by PCVIS Team | Mar 5, 2026 | CVI & Assessments, CVI Continuing Education, CVI Events, Diagnosing CVI

CVI Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment April 15, 2026 | 7 - 8 pm ET | ZoomPresenters: Melinda Chang, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Sharon Lehman, MD, Wills Eye HospitalModerator: Karen Harpster, PhD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital In this session, we will:...
Advocacy in Action: Highlights From the 2025 PCVIS Annual Meeting

Advocacy in Action: Highlights From the 2025 PCVIS Annual Meeting

by PCVIS Team | Oct 29, 2025 | Advocacy, CVI Advocacy and Awareness, CVI Events, PCVIS News

The PCVIS Annual Meeting, held October 22, 2025, in Pittsburgh and online, celebrated a year of advocacy, growth, and collaboration across the CVI community. Co-Presidents Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald and Christine Roman led the event, joined by members,...
Get Ready for the 2025 Annual Meeting

Get Ready for the 2025 Annual Meeting

by PCVIS Team | Oct 9, 2025 | Advocacy, CVI Events, PCVIS News

The PCVIS Board of Directors invites you to attend the annual meeting the evening before the Innovations in CVI conference begins. All members and friends of PCVIS are welcome. Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 5 - 7:30 pm ETHosted at The Children's Home of Pittsburgh and...
PCVIS members make strategic plans for 2025

PCVIS members make strategic plans for 2025

by Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald | Nov 24, 2024 | CVI Advocacy and Awareness, CVI Events, PCVIS News

Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going…  While PCVIS’ 10th anniversary was so regally adorned with a distinguished and decadent sheet cake, the true accomplishment of the 10th Annual Meeting was the participation of members and a renewed commitment to achieving our...
8 takeaways from Innovations in CVI

8 takeaways from Innovations in CVI

by Jessica Marquardt | Oct 8, 2024 | CVI & Education, CVI Advocacy and Awareness, CVI Continuing Education, CVI Events, CVI for Parents, CVI Medical Info, CVI Research

Last week, The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh Pediatric VIEW hosted the Innovations in CVI Conference, focusing on navigating teams and transitions. Founded in 1999 by Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy as an extension to NICU follow-up programs at West Penn Hospital, the...
PCVIS celebrates a decade of CVI advocacy

PCVIS celebrates a decade of CVI advocacy

by Jessica Marquardt | Sep 16, 2024 | CVI Advocacy and Awareness, CVI Events, PCVIS News

For 10 years, PCVIS has engaged in multidisciplinary collaboration and advocacy for children and youth with CVI. It began with a curious clinician and self-described “CVI journeyman.” Over a 33-year career as an ophthalmologist, Dr. Richard “Skip” Legge built his CVI...
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