Paraguayan Society of Ophthalmology
Number of Members: 172
The Paraguayan Society of Ophthalmology was established in October 1956 in order to help the paraguayan population to preserve their vision and prevent blindness. .
Objectives:
To improve Ophthalmic care in public and private facilities
To encourage scientific research
To advise national health authorities regarding preservation of vision, prevention of blindness and treatment of common pathologies .
To mantain quality of care through a CME Program
Currently the Society has 172 members, not all ophthalmologist in the country are members. It also has 38 members in trainnig (October 2010)
