2018 ISGEO Congress to be held in Hyderabad, India

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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. (more…)

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Optometry and PRK 2018 call for abstracts

Optometry and PRK 2018

Conference Series is inviting eye care professionals to submit abstracts for the “18th World Conference on Optometry & Photo Refractive Keratectomy” (Optometry and PRK 2018) which will commence on September 24-25, 2018 in Dallas, USA. The conference is CME accredited. Optometry & PRK 2018 will be organized around the theme “Breaking the Frontiers in Vision Science”. (more…)

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Our Children’s Vision campaign’s global partner meeting kicks off in Srilanka

Ambakandawila, Sri Lanka, February 5-6, 2017: Our Children’s Vision, the global initiative upscaling, accelerating and expanding eye health services to more children around the world, hosted dozens of representatives from their international partner base. The meeting brought together leaders in the eye health and development field to scrutinize health integration models and resource mobilization strategies and discuss topics ranging from current eye health standards for children to the latest research in school health. (more…)

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70th World Health Assembly

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Member State Side Event

Towards Universal Eye Health: Taking stock of progress against the Global Action Plan – what’s working and where to from here?

Thursday 25 May 2017
12.30pm – 2.00pm
Room XXIV (24), Palais des Nations, Geneva

Lunch and refreshments will be provided and there will be simultaneous translation in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. (more…)

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World Council of Optometry marks 90 years advocacy

Originally founded in Cologne, Germany in 1927 as the International Optical League (Ligue Internationale d’optique), The World Council of Optometry (WCO) marked its 90th anniversary on March 7, 2017. Headquartered…

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Prominent retinal specialist to feature at Optrafair

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, 6 March 2017 — Eminent ophthalmologist, Professor Usha Chakravarthy, Queen’s University, Belfast, will feature on the main stage at Optrafair on Sunday, 2nd April at 11:45 am. Professor…

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New optical business directory hits the web

Kuwait: EYEZONE Magazine, the first optical magazine in the Middle East, has launched a comprehensive online directory called Eyezone Optiguide. It covers a whole gamut of data relevant in building…

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SAO 4th Saudi Optometry Conference

- The Saudi Association of Optometry (SAO) is conducting its 4th Saudi Optometry Conference to be held on March 21-23, 2017 at Burj Rafal Kempinski, Riyadh. Topics will include myopia…

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