The Jordanian Optometric Syndicate, in collaboration with EMCO, will participate and collaborate with the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society which will host the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) 14th International Congress from 5-8 September 2019. The Congress will be held in the King Hussein Ben Talal Convention Centre in Dead Sea-Jordan, in collaboration with the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Royal Jordanian Medical Services and the Jordan Tourism Board. MEACO is one of the four supranational organizations of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), the executive body of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies (IFOS). 36 National Ophthalmic Societies in 32 countries of the Middle East and Africa region are members of MEACO, including Turkey and Iran, making MEACO the largest supranational organization in the whole world.
The MEACO International Congress, which is held every three years, is the largest ophthalmic congress of the region, and is the only congress that is truly international and on parallel with the international ophthalmic congresses of Europe and the United States of America and attracts ophthalmologists, eye care professionals, and exhibiting companies from the region, as well as from Europe, the Americas, Far East Asia and Australia.
MEACO 2019 will feature an unparalleled scientific program, very rich in content in collaboration with several international academic and clinical institutions. The program is expected to be more stimulating and exciting especially with the assembly of more than 80 speakers and faculty from the elite group pf ophthalmologists around the world who will be invited to share their experiences together with over 400 speakers from the region. These include distinguished leaders from the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, and other esteemed doctors and highly successful career practitioners and surgeons who are renowned for their clinical brilliance. We expect more than 4000 participants from the region and internationally.
Conference Slogan : MEACO…THE FUTURE OF EYE CARE
For further details, visit MEACO’s official website, www.meacojordan.com.
Abstract format
All submitted abstracts must be in English and follow the structured format below:
- Title-max 250 characters
- Purpose-max 100 words
- Setting- max 50 words
- Methods-max100 words
- Results-max100 words
- Conclusion- max100 words
- Financial Disclosure of all authors
- References cannot be included as a part of an abstract.
- When using abbreviations or acronyms for the first time, care should be taken to spell them out in full with the abbreviation in parentheses after the full word/s the first time it appears in the text. The abbreviation should be used alone thereafter.
- Indicate whether the presenting author or any co-author has a financial interest in the subject matter.
Abstracts may be submitted for the following Presentations Types:
- Free Papers
- Posters
Free papers & Poster Presentations will be considered in the following fields:
Myopia management and control
- C.L, Ophthalmic lenses, surgical approach
Pediatric optometry
- Vision screening technique, C.L, Pediatric management
- Cornea & contact lenses
Free papers
- Low vision
- C.L solutions
- IOL
- Optometric business and management
PS: In order to have their posters displayed, all posters authors must be registered delegates and must attend the congress.
Video abstract submission
Abstracts can also be submitted for challenging , innovative and educational video cases.
Video rules & regulations
- The total duration of the videos , including title and credits, must not exceed 8 minutes.
- By submitting an abstract, the author accepts responsibility for all music and material used in their video and is liable for any copyright infringement pertaining to their video.
- The video must include a narration of the video must be in English.
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