Ophthalmic Education:

Educational Meetings

On this page:

• Supranational society Congresses
  
  
• 2008 World Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong
  
  
• 2010 World Congress in Berlin
  
  
• Lists of international ophthalmological meetings
  
  
• 2006 World Congress exceeds expectations
  
  
• 2002 International Congress in Sydney
  
  
• Previous International Congresses of Ophthalmology and Congresses of the Societas Ophthalmologica Europea (SOE)

2007 supranational society Congresses

Afro-Asian Council of Ophthalmology:

• June 20 - 25, 2007, Marrakech, Morocco (www.aaco2007.org)

Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology:

• February 24 - 28, 2007, Lahore, Pakistan (www.apao2007.com)

European Ophthalmological Society:

• June 9 – 12, 2007, Vienna, Austria (www.soe2007.org)
• June 13 – 16, 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Middle-East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO, formerly the Pan-Arab African Council of Ophthalmology):

• March 29 – April 1, 2007, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (www.meaco.org)

Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology:

• May 31 - June 3, 2007, Cancun, Mexico (www.apaocancun.org.mx/)

2008 World Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong

The next World Ophthalmology Congress, the XXXI International Congress of Ophthalmology, will be June 28 – July 2, 2008 in Hong Kong.

The Congress will be held in conjunction with the XX Hong Kong Ophthalmological Symposium and the XII Chinese Ophthalmological Symposium.

This will be the first time that the Chinese Ophthalmological Society meets in Hong Kong.

For more, see www.woc2008hongkong.org.

2010 World Congress in Berlin

Gerhard Lang, MD, reported to the Council in February on plans for the XXXII International Congress of Ophthalmology, which is scheduled June 6 - 10, 2010 in Berlin.

The German Ophthalmological Society will host.

See the preliminary Congress Web site at www.woc2010.de.

Lists of international ophthalmological meetings:

• Ophthalmological Meetings - Lund University
  
  
• Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology Listing of Events

2006 World Congress exceeds expectations

The World Ophthalmology Congress on February 19 – 24 in São Paulo, Brazil exceeded all expectations, with more than 12,000 registrants from 120 countries.

The Congress was also the 30th International Congress of Ophthalmology, 26th Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology and 17th Brazilian Congress of Prevention of Blindness.

"This was the best International Congress since 1857," commented ICO President Fritz Naumann, MD. The first International Congress of Ophthalmology was in 1857 in Brussels.

Highlights of the World Congress included:

• the first-ever World Forum of Non-Profit Organizations on Vision and Prevention of Blindness
• four "Subspecialty Days," one-day immersion programs led by top ophthalmologists on glaucoma, retina, cataract and cornea and refractive surgery
• 2,500 speakers from all ophthalmic subspecialties and all regions of the world
• 400 scientific sessions with 4000 presentations
• Opening Ceremonies, a WOCarnival Ball and other social events that introduced registrants to the music and flavors of Brazil.

It was the first International Congress of Ophthalmology held in South America.

2002 International Congress in Sydney

The 29th International Congress of Ophthalmology was April 21 - 26, 2002 in Sydney, Australia.

Previous International Congresses of Ophthalmology and Congresses of the Societas Ophthalmologica Europea (SOE)

A list of past meetings of the International Congress of Ophthalmology and the Congresses of the Societas Ophthalmologica Europea (SOE) are available on the ICO Eye Site.

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Also see: ICO Ophthalmic Education Programs