The 2018 ISGEO Congress will be held on 11-12 September 2018, in Hyderabad, India. This will take place a few days before the IAPB Council of Members which is being held in Hyderabad from 15-16 September.
Under the theme “Universal Eye Health Coverage”, the aim of ISGEO (International Society Geographical & Epidemiological Ophthalmology) is to promote the science of geographic and epidemiologic ophthalmology among all people and nations. This aim encompasses the epidemiological, clinical, educational, environmental and cultural aspects of eye disease, prevention of blindness, preservation of sight and visual rehabilitation. ISGEO provides a forum for presentation and discussion of research findings, focusing on low resource countries.
ISGEO holds a themed Congress every two years where scientific papers are presented orally or as posters after peer review of abstracts. At each Congress, an invited speaker gives the Elizabeth Cass Lecture, with Professor Clare Gilbert as this year’s lecturer, as well as, other keynote addresses. The Congress is usually held in conjunction with other international ophthalmology meetings in the host country.
Abstracts are welcomed from ophthalmologists, optometrists, health economists, social scientists, public health physicians or others who have undertaken research of relevance to the control of visual impairment and blindness in low resource settings.
Source: IAPB
