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73 EW ASCRS•ASOA 2017 last year, with more expected in the coming year. "Last year's race [in New Orle- ans] drew almost 400 runners. They ranged from serious, accomplished racers to casual joggers and walkers," Mr. Bell said. "All are welcome, and all seem to enjoy spending time with friends and colleagues—and taking a short break from the busy meeting to get some exercise." This year's race will be conve- niently hosted downtown at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will include music along with an emcee and warm-up team who will loosen up and enliven the crowd. Welcom- ing remarks and warm-up events start at 6:10 a.m. with runners on their marks by 6:30 a.m. Medals will be awarded to the top finishers, but Mr. Bell emphasized how this event is really about having fun and sup- porting the ASCRS Foundation. "Runners of all levels take part and all contribute to the more im- portant goal of advancing humani- tarian eyecare," he said. The race is open to ASCRS delegates, their families, and citizens in the Los Angeles area. Participants receive a T-shirt with their $35 registration. Transportation will be provided to ASCRS attendees from select hotels. For more information about the Run for Sight and to register ahead of time, please visit www.tracs.net/ ascrs5k. Onsite registration will also be available at the race booth in the registration area of the convention center. EW Contact information Bell: dbell@ascrs.org has raised more than $81,000 in the last 4 years to benefit the ASCRS Foundation. "All proceeds from the race go to support the foundation's ongoing humanitarian initiatives in Ethiopia and the United States," said Don Bell, ASCRS chief operating officer who oversees the ASCRS Foun- dation. "The race is a fun way to support foundation programs that extend the benefits of ophthalmolo- gy to needy patient populations that are unable to afford or access care on their own." Domestically, the foundation's charitable cataract surgery program, Operation Sight, has delivered more than 850 free surgeries to needy Americans. Abroad, the Robert Sinskey Eye Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, saw over 22,000 patients Proceeds support humanitarian work of the ASCRS Foundation S tretch your legs and burn off some of those L.A. restaurant scene calories for a good cause with the ASCRS Run for Sight, the morning of Sunday, May 7. This 5th annual 5K run and 1-mile walk cosponsored by TearLab (San Diego) and Shire (Lexington, Massachusetts) at the ASCRS•ASOA Annual Symposium and Congress by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer Gear up for the 5th annual Run for Sight April 2017 2016 Run for Sight in New Orleans

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