2011 News

EUNOS 2012 Update Course_First Announcement

Subject: EUNOS 2012 Update Course_First Announcement

Regarded SEEOS & BSOS member,
By this letter, we would like to propose into your attention and kindly invite you to the First EUNOS Update Course. The event will take place on 14-15 April 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Please find attached the Up to date Agenda and the registration form of the Course. All these materials and further information is available at the website of the congress secretariat and in a couple of days at the http://eunosweb.org

If you would have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact us. We will be glad to assist to you.
Best regards,
The congress secretariat
Ms Dóra Nagy
Congress Organiser
MOTESZ Congress & Travel Agency
36 Nador str. Budapest H-1051

Phone: 0036 1 311 66 87, 0036 1 312 23 89
Fax: 0036 1 383 79 18
e-mail: nagy.dora@motesz.hu
www.motesz.hu

23 November, 2011

2nd Euretina Winter Meeting: “Innovation in Management of Retinal Diseases”

2nd Euretina Winter Meeting:
“Innovation in Management of Retinal Disease"

VENUE: Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria
Hotel (Previously the Rome Cavalieri Hilton Hotel)

DATE: 28th January 2012

Poster Abstraction Submission Deadline:- 15th November 2011

POSTER PRIZES TO BE AWARDED:
1ST PRIZE= 3,000 EURO
2ND PRIZE= 2,000 EURO
3RD PRIZE= 1,000 EURO

PLEASE CLICK ON THE URL BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS

http://euretina.cmail1.com/t/r/e/ilhrjjy/cjdhthjyh/d/

07 November, 2011

[glaucomaafrica] Avoiding and managing trab complications

Dear colleagues
Please see attached for a refresher on minimizing complications associated with trabeculectomy.
Best regards- Please see download Section for Details!!!!!!
Karim F. Damji"

04 November, 2011

Vision Research and Opthalmology NEWSLETTER 10-2011

Dear Colleagues, Dear Supporters,

Please find below recent updates on www.vision-research.eu

THE GATEWAY OF VISION RESEARCH AND OPHTHALMOLOGY IN EUROPE

• AWARD CEREMONY OF THE EUROPEAN VISION AWARDDE 2011
MORE: http://www.vision-research.eu/index.php?id=682

• OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IN VISION RESEARCH
MORE: http://www.vision-research.eu/index.php?id=683

• STRONGER BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOR EUROPE
MORE: http://www.vision-research.eu/index.php?id=681

• YOUNG RESEARCHER IN FOCUS: B. VARSANYI, HUNGARY
MORE: http://www.vision-research.eu/index.php?id=679

• VISIONARY OF THE QUARTER: S. SEREGARD, SWEDEN
MORE: http://www.vision-research.eu/index.php?id=680

• OPTIC NERVE DEGENERATION, PROTECTION AND AUTOIMMUNITY IN OBERGURGL, AUSTRIA
MORE: http://www.arvo.org/sites/conference/optic-nerve

FURTHER EVENTS ON http://www.vision-research.eu/index.php?id=142

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European Vision Institute EEIG
Institut Européen de la Vision GEIE
Europäisches Institut für Sehforschung EWIV
Rue du Trône 98
B-1050 BRUXELLES
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 54 80 225
Fax: +32 2 50 27 533
e-mail: info@europeanvisioninstitute.org
URL: http://www.europeanvisioninstitute.org
Chairman: Prof. E. Zrenner; CEO: Dr. Thomas Wheeler-Schilling
e-mail: thws@europeanvisioninstitute.org
Steering Committee: Prof. J. Cunha-Vaz, Portugal; Prof. Phil Luthert, United Kingdom; Prof. N. Pfeiffer, Germany; Prof. J. Sahel, France; Dr. Andreas Wenzel, Switzerland; Prof. E. Zrenner, Germany. Board of Trustees: Prof. C. Remé, Switzerland; Prof. E. Luetjen-Drecoll, Germany; Prof. T. van Veen, Sweden. The European Vision Institute (EVI) has registered Liaison offices in Tuebingen, Germany; London, UK; Coimbra, Portugal and Paris, France.

28 October, 2011

Subvention de ADTA et MEACO pour participer au WOC2012 (World Ophthalmology Congress)

Subvention de ADTA et MEACO pour participer au WOC2012

Conditions pour les candidats:

1. Sont admissibles les ophtalmologistes et les ophtalmologistes en formation (résidents) dans la région MEACO.

2. La subvention ne couvre que le logement, le frais d'inscription et le frais de visa. Les demandeurs retenus devront couvrir toutes les autres dépenses.

3. L'hébergement sera couvert pendant toute la durée du Congrès.

4. Tous les autres frais supplémentaires (téléphone, blanchisserie, etc) dans les hôtels devront être payées par les bénéficiaires.

5. La subvention ne couvre pas et ne rembourse pas toute autre dépense.

Suivez, s'il vous plaît, ce lien pour postuler en ligne

10 October, 2011

8e Congres ordinaire de la Société Ouest Africain d’Ophtalmologie (SOAO) a Libreville, Gabon

La Société Ouest Africain d’Ophtalmologie (SOAO) et la Société Gabonaise d’Ophtalmologie (SGO) organisent conjointement le 8e congres ordinaire de la SOAO et le premier congres de la SGO.

Thèmes :

Ophtalmologie de l’enfant
VISION 2020, quel bilan a mi parcours

Dates : 7, 8, 9 et 10 Novembre 2011

Lieu : Institut de France. Libreville, Gabon

Comite d’organisation :

04 October, 2011

The Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey 2005 - 2007

The Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey 2005 - 2007

As we prepare to celebrate World Sight Day 2011, it may be worthwhile drawing our attention to the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey 2005 - 2007.

What makes this survey unique is that besides providing comprehensive up-to-date data that eye care professionals and policy makers could use to plan eye care service delivery in Nigeria, Nigeria's five ecological zones are shared by 19 other countries with a total population of 345 million people in West and Central Africa.

It is likely that the data from the survey could be applicable to more than 50% of Africa's population. Countries without current data on blindness and visual impairment, but with similar ecological zones as those found in Nigeria could adapt the Nigerian data for their national planning activities.

A report of the survey can be downloaded here. Here's an up-to-date list of references to the Nigeria Survey articles. It has links to the 3 free articles as well as to PubMed for the 6 subscription articles:

• Prevalence, causes, and risk factors for functional low vision in Nigeria: results from the National Survey of Blindness and Visual Impairment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Aug 24;52(9):6714-6719. Print 2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21775655

• Refractive errors in Nigerian adults: prevalence, types and spectacle coverage. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Jul 23;52(8):5449-56. Print 2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21330658

• Quality of life and visual function in Nigeria: findings from the National Survey of Blindness and Visual Impairment. Br J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jul 11. Epub ahead of print http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21746733

• Ecological determinants of blindness in Nigeria: The Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey SAMJ January 2011, Vol. 101, No. 1. http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/4097

• Outcome of cataract surgery in Nigeria: visual acuity, autorefraction, and optimal intraocular lens powers-results from the Nigeria national survey. Ophthalmology.Volume 118, Issue 4, April 2011, Pages 719-724 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21055820

• Couching in Nigeria: prevalence, risk factors and visual acuity outcomes. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Oct;17(5):269-75. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20868252

• Causes of blindness and visual impairment in Nigeria: the Nigeria national blindness and visual impairment survey. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Sep;50(9):4114-20. Epub 2009 Apr 22. http://www.iovs.org/cgi/content/full/50/9/4114

• Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Nigeria: the national blindness and visual impairment study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 May;50(5):2033-9. Epub 2008 Dec 30. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19117917.

• The Nigerian national blindness and visual impairment survey: rationale, objectives and detailed methodology. BMC Ophthalmol 2008 Sep 22;8:17. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/8/17.

28 September, 2011

Enquête nationale sur la cécité et la déficience visuelle au Nigeria 2005 - 2007

Enquête nationale sur la cécité et la déficience visuelle au Nigeria 2005 - 2007

Puisque nous nous préparons à célébrer la Journée mondiale de la vue 2011 ce mois d'octobre, il serrait peut-être propice d'attirer notre attention sur l'enquête nationale sur la cécité et la déficience visuelle au Nigeria 2005 - 2007.

Ce qui rend cette enquête unique, c'est que en plus de fournir une mise à jour compréhensive des données que les professionnels des soins oculaires et les décideurs pourraient utiliser pour planifier la prestation des services de soins oculaires au Nigeria, les cinq zones écologiques du Nigeria qui ont étés enquêtées sont partagées par 19 autres pays avec une population totale de 345 millions d'habitants en Afrique occidentale et centrale.

Il est probable que les données de l'enquête pourraient être applicables à plus de 50% de la population africaine. Les pays sans données actuelles sur la cécité et la déficience visuelle, mais avec des zones écologiques similaires à ceux trouvés au Nigeria pourrait adapter les données du Nigeria pour leurs activités de planification nationale.

Un rapport de l'enquête peut être téléchargé ici.

Voici une mise à jour de la liste des articles publiés suite a l'enquête du Nigeria. Il a des liens vers 3 articles gratuits ainsi que des liens PubMed pour les 6 articles nécessitant un abonnement:

• Refractive errors in Nigerian adults: prevalence, types and spectacle coverage. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Jul 23;52(8):5449-56. Print 2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21330658

• Couching in Nigeria: prevalence, risk factors and visual acuity outcomes. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Oct;17(5):269-75. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20868252

• The Nigerian national blindness and visual impairment survey: rationale, objectives and detailed methodology. BMC Ophthalmol 2008 Sep 22;8:17. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/8/17.

28 September, 2011

Africa Glaucoma Summit - a year later

There have been no dull moments - all hail the communication revolution. Today marks one year since the Africa Glaucoma Summit in Accra. This unique meeting, which was sponsored by the World Glaucoma Association, brought together 222 ophthalmologists to discuss the challenges and possible solutions of the Glaucoma problem in Africa. Eight relevant topics were picked and thoroughly discussed. Committees were then nominated with a specific role to work on the action plans with achievable results. The complete report of the discussions is available at www.worldglaucoma.org. Dr Dan Kiage was appointed to coordinate Topic # 7 – How to establish permanent, viable direct Communication Routes with our African Colleagues. A list serve in the yahoo group known as glaucomaafrica was established and we are glad to report that there has been very vibrant exchange of information in this forum. Several articles, challenging cases, links to useful information, some pearls in glaucoma management has been shared that have had a great impact on the group. Our colleagues from North America have in particular been relentless in sourcing for and sharing information that has improved the way we work. Currently there are 37 signed up members and so far we have had 67 communications in the forum. We are appeal for more members to join the forum and share their experiences, interesting articles and challenging questions to the group for discussion and possible solutions. We also look forward to hear more progress report from the other topic coordinators too.

12 August, 2011