Event Date:
Saturday, June 6th, 2026 – 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Host:
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Abstract
Bay Area VisionWalk 2026 Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM 75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118 (Golden Gate Park)
The Bay Area VisionWalk is an annual fundraising event organized by the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), whose mission is to drive research toward preventions, treatments, and cures for people affected by blinding diseases — including age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease, Leber congenital amaurosis, and more. The walk is a 5K-style fundraiser with all proceeds going directly to FFB’s mission. Since launching in 2007, the Bay Area VisionWalk has raised over $2.6 million and brought together Bay Area residents year after year in community.
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is walking as a team. We’ll have a booth at the event where you can learn about our research and programs, and SKERI staff will be available to walk alongside anyone who’d like a companion on the route. You’re welcome to come visit the booth, join the walk, or simply come out and take in the event — drop in anytime between 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM.
Check out and register on our team webpage: SKERI Team
Projects
Blindness and Low Vision Support Group
Join Annemarie Rossi, Occupational Therapist, and scientists at Smith-Kettlewell to share experiences and learn about resources for members of the blind and low vision community through the Blindness and Low Vision Support Group, founded by Dr. Donald Fletcher, M.D.
Labs
Coughlan LabThe goal of our laboratory is to develop and test assistive technology for blind and visually impaired persons that is enabled by computer vision and other sensor technologies.
Eye-Head Movement LaboratoryOur laboratory is interested in how changes in visual and/or vestibular function affect eye/head coordination, balance, and mobility, particularly in aging. We are currently pursuing two main lines of research:...
Centers
Rehabilitation Engineering Research CenterThe Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to better understand and address the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind...