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Medicine In Our Backyard with Marjan Farid, MD
Advancements In Eye Surgery: The Future Is Closer Than You Think
- Date: 01/22/2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Newport Beach Central Library, Friends Meeting Room
1000 Avocado Avenue
Newport Beach, California 92660
Medicine in our Backyard
The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation in collaboration with UCI Health is pleased to present the 2023-2024 season of Medicine in Our Backyard featuring an extraordinary group of renowned doctors and researchers speaking on a wide range of topics. The UCI doctors present the latest studies and newest technologies in an engaging online forum. This series is funded in part by the generosity of long time Newport Beach Public Library Foundation members Mike and Polly Smith.
Advancements In Eye Surgery: The Future Is Closer Than You Think
Marjan Farid, MD
Director of Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery
Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UCI Health
Monday, January 22, 2024, 7:00pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
What can you do now to help preserve your eyesight as you age? Dr. Marjan Farid, director of Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, will present the latest in techniques for ocular surface and cataract surgery to help you make smart decisions about your sight.
For more information on the series: https://nbplf.foundation/programs/medicine-in-our-backyard/
Event details and RSVP Information:
- Location: Friends Room - Newport Beach Public Library
- Doors open 6:30pm
- Presentation followed by Q&A
- FREE EVENT
Questions? Contact Director of Programs Kunga Wangmo-Upshaw kupshaw@nbplf.foundation or 949-717-3818.