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Please click one of the links below to download a past or current edition of PROSE Eye View, the BFS e-bulletin.

PROSE Eye View - Issue 1, Volume 3 - January 2012

  • PROSE Provider News
    • Wilmer Eye Institute PROSE Service Open!
    • Priscilla Sotomayor is our newest PROSE Fellow
    • BFS Expands PROSE Provider Training Program
  • Coming Full Circle - Patient Profile: Veronica Zenkner
  • Research and Education
  • Patients Helping Patients
  • Patient Resources
    • PROSE Treatment Guide Available in Spanish
    • Angel Bus
    • New Patient Resource Guide
    • Blog Posts
  • BFS Board and Staff Updates
    • Two Prominent Doctors Join BFS Board
    • Welcome Loren Stead to BFS
  • Frequently Asked Questions

PROSE Eye View - Issue 11, Volume 2 - December 2011

  • Holiday Greetings
  • Give the Gift of Sight
  • Seeing Things Her Way - Patient Profile: Julia Band Orange
  • How to Insert PROSE Devices - by Julia Band Orange, Age 6
  • Breaking the Chains - Patient Profile: Melissa Kelley
  • Seeing a Way Out - Patient Profile: Willard Traub

PROSE Eye View - Issue 10, Volume 2 - November 2011

  • Some Prose About PROSE
  • Patient Supports
    • Connected Visions Blog Posts
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Research and Education
    • BFS Attends AAO; Hosts Special Interest Group Dinner'
  • What's New in Communications
    • Website Updates
    • Opening for PROSE Clinical Fellow
  • BFS Staff and Board Updates
    • Shaun Levesque Retires from BFS Board
    • Jinny Bellevue Leaves BFS
    • New BFS Job Opening

PROSE Eye View - Issue 9, Volume 2 - October 2011

  • BFS Hosts Open House
  • Research & Education
    • American Academy of Optometry Meeting Highlights
    • BFS Medical Director Presents at 27th Biennial Cornea Conference
  • The Language of Eyes
  • Patient Resources
    • New FAQ - Health Canada
    • Dry Eye Zone Catalog Available Online
    • Connected Visions - the BFS Blog
    • PROSE Partner Clinic Versions of PROSE Treatment Guide: Prosthetic Device Use and Care Now Available Online
  • PROSE Network Updates
  • What's New in Communications
    • BFS Annual Report for Calendar Year 2010 Available Online
    • YouTube "Favorites"
  • In Appreciation

PROSE Eye View - Issue 8, Volume 2, September 2011

  • In Memory of Chris Ducharme
  • BFS Staff Updates
    • Welcome Sandra Hewitt to BFS!
    • Transition in New Patient Affairs
  • SJS Kids Week 2011
  • BFS Hero of the Month - Ralf Jarchow
  • PROSE Partners
    • New Optometrist at BAMC PROSE Clinic
  • Patient Resources
    • Updated Device Care and Use Guide Available
    • New Patient FAQs Now on our Website
    • Connected Visions, the BFS Blog
    • International White Cane Day
  • Our GVHD Community
    • Recovery - An Exhibit
    • Reconnecting at the Transplant Survivors Reunion
    • BFS Sponsors BMT Infonet Conference

PROSE Eye View - Issue 7, Volume 2, July 2011

  • From the Desk of Gene Bonte, CEO
  • TWO PROSE Parents: One Mission
    • SJS Awareness Month Declared in 16 States
  • BFS Staff and Board Update
    • Two New Optometry Residents join BFS
    • Karen Zeiger, James Bradley and Amy Watts leave BFS
    • Welcome Leslie Wu to BFS
  • Research and Education
    • Two Publications by BFS' Dr. Lynette Johns
    • Dr. Deborah S. Jacobs to Present at Cornea Conference
  • Patient Resources
    • BMT Infonet Symposium to be Held September 10 - 11
  • In the News
    • SJS Kids Week Makes News
    • PROSE Featured in Doheny Annual Report
    • BFS' Dr. Karen Carrasquillo Profiled in Blog
  • PROSE Partners
    • North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System PROSE Clinic Now Open
  • Tech Tips Corner

PROSE Eye View - Issue 6, Volume 2 June 2011

  • Bausch & Lomb Sponsors SJS Kids Week
  • Biking for BFS Across Canada
  • BFS Staff Reclaim Garden at the Walker Center
  • Tech Tips Corner: Swimming or Napping in PROSE Devices
  • A Slice of Life: Robert and Bob, Our Resident Photographers
  • Patient Support Resources
    • Connected Visions Blog Postings: Advocacy 101 and 94th Lions Club International Convention
    • National and Local Patient Lodging Resources
    • Legacy for Life Patient Reunion: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • What's New in Communications?
    • New Disease Brochures Available Online
    • Sight Reading Software Testing- We Need Your Help
  • BFS Staff and Board Updates
    • BFS Welcomes New CEO Gene Bonte
    • Pedro Araujo Joins BFS Yeam
    • BFS Board Elects New Chairman Gary Knaak
    • Three Board Members Retire

PROSE Eye View - Issue 5, Volume 2 May 2011

  • Sponsor a Child: SJS Kids Week 2011
  • Research and Education News
    • BFS and PROSE Partners Present at ARVO Meeting
    • Dr. Perry Rosenthal Presents at SOBLEC Meeting
    • UIC Cornea Symposium
    • Dr. Lynette Johns Appointed Fellow of SLES
    • Dr. Deborah S. Jacobs Presents at IOSS Meeting
  • PROSE Partner News - New Clinic Opening on Long Island, NY
  • Two New Resources for Medical Professionals: Physician Referral Form and PROSE Materials Order Form
  • BFS Staff Updates
    • Gislaine DaSilva Leaves BFS
    • Manny Carvalho Promoted
    • Trisha Hussoin Returns for Summer
    • New Ophthalmic Tech - Kristina Somers
  • Patient Support Resources
    • New Blog Posting: Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation Brings National Dry Eye Conference to MA
    • Social Security and Disability Resource Center
  • Patient Profile - Mark Fleck

PROSE Eye View- Issue 4, Volume 2, April 2011

  • A Slice of Life - Susan Hebard: Our Resident Poet
  • Tech Tips Corner - Update on PROSE devices
  • Patient Profile - Cyndee Williams
  • Research and Education News
    • ASCRS/ASOA Meeting - San Diego CA - March 25 - 29, 2011
    • Dr. Jacobs Goes to Cincinnati
    • Doheny Eye Institute Presents Modern Corneal Transplantation
  • What's New in Communications - Website Disease Pages Update
  • Patient Support Resources - San Diego Vision Symposium and National Dry Eye Conference
  • BFS Staff and Board Update - Steve Demirjian and Todd Faber Leave BFS Board

PROSE Eye View - Issue 3, Volume 2, March 2011

  • Child Finds "A Light of Hope" - Damila Orges
  • Patient Profile - Rami Blum
  • Patient and Community Resources
    • Camp David for Pediatric Burn Survivors
    • BFS seeking Donations for Patient Lounge
  • Research and Education - Kellogg Eye Center Postgraduate Spring Conference
  • BFS Staffing Update - James Shortway Leaves BFS
  • Partner News
    • Nasim Shayegan from Noor Eye Hospital in Iran is our Newest PROSE Clinical Fellow.
    • New PROSE Clinic at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India, Open April 1, 2011
  • Connected Visions Blog Post -Treatment Option (Dis) Satisfaction
  • Tech Tips Corner - New Supplies and Products Buying Guide

PROSE Eye View - Issue 2, Volume 2, February 2011

  • Patient Memorial - Dr. Richard O’Neil
  • BFS Staff News and Updates
    • Director of the PROSE Clinical Network Ilene Knopping Joins BFS
    • BFS Employee Jinny Bellevue on Leave
  • Research and Education - Dr. Karen Carrasquillo Speaks at Museum of Science
  • A Slice of Life - Alkek Eye Center's Dr. Stephen Pflugfelder, a Man of Many Talents
  • Patient and Community Support Resources - 2011 Sjogren's Syndrome National Conference April 1-2, 2011
  • What’s New in Communications?
    • BFS Doctor's Curriculum Vitae Now Available Online
    • Connected Visions, the BFS Blog
  • New Community Fundraising and Events Program

PROSE Eye View, Issue 2, Volume 1, January 2011

  • Visit the New BFS Blog - Connected Visions!
  • Patient Profile - Ray Carpentier
  • BFS Staff, Board and Partner Updates
    • BFS Says Goodbye to Board Members Harry Daniels and Alan Strassman
    • David Loomis Joins BFS Staff
    • Dr. Rajiswari Mahsdevan is our Newest PROSE Clinical Fellow
  • What's New in Communications
    • New Website Updates
    • New Brochures Available
    • Updated Contact Information
  • Patient and Community Support Resources
    • SJS Kids Week July 29 - August 5, 2011
    • New Lodging Listings for PROSE Clinics
    • Alcon Cares - Free Eye Care Products Available
  • Research and Education - New BFS and PROSE Partner Publication Listings