News of the ICO, Ophthalmology and Vision:

ICO E-mail Newsletters

On this page:

• ICO Leader Letter available on the Eye Site
  
  
• Enthusiastic reaction to the Leader Letter
  
  
• Subscribe, unsubscribe and more
  
  
• ICO Sends IFOS Notes to members
  
  
• More possible e-mail newsletters

ICO Leader Letter available on the Eye Site

You can read the latest issue of ICO Leader Letter on the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) Eye Site, and all issues are archived:

2008:

April: New ICO Handbook for Medical Students

2007:

December: World Ophthalmology Congress: Hong Kong and Beyond

October: Teaching Community Eye Health

July: New Resources for Teaching Medical Students

May: New Diabetic Eye Disease Center in Beijing

April: Council To Form Task Force on Uncorrected Refractive Error

March: Council To Decide on Name and Strategic Plan

February: Register Now for 2008 World Congress in Hong Kong

January: Curricula for Ophthalmic Education Published

2006:

November: The Extent and Cost of Vision Loss

October: ICO Clinical Guidelines Available as PDFs

September: Enhancing Training To Meet the Need for Eye Care

August: Report on Draft ICO/IFOS Strategic Plan

July: New ICO Clinical Guideline on Trachoma

June: WHA Supports Prevention and Eye Care

May: Input Requested for ICO Strategic Planning

April: New Curricula for Ophthalmic Education

March: Making Prevention of Blindness a Priority

February: Preview of the World Ophthalmology Congress

January: International Ophthalmology Meets in São Paulo

2005:

December: Resources for Ophthalmic Education Online

November: Conferences for Residency Program Directors

October: Enhancing Ophthalmology Residency Training

September: 2006 World Ophthalmology Congress in Brazil

August: Implementation of Clinical Guidelines

July: Draft Report on Vision Requirements for Driving Safety

June: Council Will Invite Societies To Join IFOS

May: New Afghanistan Eye Doctors Society

April: Council To Define Subspecialty Membership in IFOS

March: Countries with Minimal Ophthalmic Presence

February: WHO Endorses ICO’s Research Agenda for Blindness Prevention

January: Ophthalmology Must Lead Eye Care

Supplement: From the 2006 World Ophthalmology Congress to National Ophthalmologic Societies

2004:

December: New ICO Clinical Guideline on Leprosy

November: IFOS To Expand, New Data on Visual Impairment

October: IFOS Meeting, ICO Symposium and More at the American Academy/SOE

September: Major Events for International Ophthalmology This Fall

August: Resources for Societies To Recognize World Sight Day

July: ICO International Clinical Guidelines and International Congress of Ophthalmology

June: Feedback Requested on Curriculum for Educating Medical Students

May: Initiatives to Enhance Ophthalmology Residency Training

April: News and Resources for Ophthalmologic Leaders

The Leader Letter is a monthly e-mail newsletter that the ICO sends to representatives of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies (IFOS) and other ophthalmologic leaders worldwide.

Its goal is to provide news of international ophthalmology and the ICO and highlight resources that will be valuable to leaders.

Please send comments and suggestions on the Leader Letter to leader@icoph.org.

Enthusiastic reaction to the Leader Letter

There has been a strong positive response to the ICO Leader Letter.

Paul Sieving, MD, PhD, director of the U.S. National Eye Institute, called the Letter a "significant advance in communicating international needs, opportunities and achievements to a broad audience."The ICO Leader Letter is intended to provide news of ophthalmology and the ICO and resources that will be valuable to international leaders.

Subscribe, unsubscribe and more

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ICO Sends IFOS Notes to members

The ICO has started to send a monthly e-mailing to members of the International Federation of Ophthalmological Societies (IFOS). (The ICO is the executive body of IFOS.)

The most recent issue of IFOS Notes is posted at www.icoph.org/news/ifosnotes.html.

You can also review previous mailings of IFOS Notes.

More possible e-mail newsletters

If the Leader Letter is successful, the ICO may publish an e-mail newsletter for ophthalmologists or other groups involved in ophthalmology and vision.

If you might be interested in receiving an e-mail newsletter from the ICO, please let us know at letter@icoph.org.

Next: Subscribe to the ICO Leader Letter.

Also see:

• The Latest News (the Eye Site home page)
  
  
• The IFOS/ICO Newsletter (which is printed once a year)