ANA desires to increase collaboration internationally and serve as a collective voice of North American stakeholders to the international aniridia community. In pursuit of that vision, representatives from ANA were honored to be invited to and to participate in the 7th European Aniridia Conference, hosted by Aniridia Sweden, together with Linkoping University and Aniridia Europe. The conference was held in Stockholm, Sweden from May 31 to June 2, 2024.
ANA Board members actively participated in this significant conference in several ways. They:
- Collaborated with representatives from Aniridia Europe in discussions about shared goals and initiatives.
- Strengthened existing partnerships and built new connections through networking.
- Attended presentations by leading experts on the latest research in the field of aniridia.
- Delivered formal presentations, which are shown below.
- Led and participated in panel discussions
- Recorded interviews highlighting important information learned and presented at the conference
At the conclusion of the conference, Professor Neil Legali of Linkoping University prepared a summary of the presentations in a patient-friendly format. This patient-friendly summary is available via video, print in English, and print in Spanish.
The remainder of the presentations and interviews from the conference can be viewed on the Aniridia Europe YouTube channel.
