Date
ICO Member
Headline
Topic
Subspecialty
Region
All
About the ICO
Advocacy/Vision 2020
Allied Health Education
Conference/Congress
Continuing Medical Education
Course
Courses for Residency Program Directors
E-Learning
Education
Education Initiatives
Eye Care
Grants
ICD-11
ICO Examinations
ICO International Fellowships
ICO Meetings
ICO Membership
ICO Partners
ICO Programs and Initiatives
ICO Society Fellowships
International Clinical Guidelines
Journal/Publication
Leadership
Leadership Development/WORLD
Medical Student Education
Ophthalmic Educators
Ophthalmologic Societies
Ophthalmology Residency Education
Organizational Development
Regional Training Centers
Research
Residency
Standards for Eye Care and Vision
Subspecialty Education
Uncorrected Refractive Error
WORD: World Ophthalmology Residency Development Resource Center
World Forum of Journal Editors
World Ophthalmic Educational Colloquium
World Ophthalmology Congress
All
Cataract
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Cornea
Electrophysiology
Evidence Based Ophthalmology
External Eye Disease
Eye Trauma and Emergencies
EyeBank
Genetics
Glaucoma
Immunology
Low Vision
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Neuro-ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Pathology
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Optics, Refraction and Contact Lens
Other (e.g., Education, Research)
Pediatric, Strabismus, Genetics
Retina and Vitreous
Uveitis and Ocular Immunology
Vitreoretinal Diseases
All
Africa
Asia
Central & South America
Europe
Middle East
North America
Western Pacific
January 9, 2012
WOC 2012 in Abu Dhabi - Online Registration Ends January 30
Online registration for the 2012 World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC) in Abu Dhabi ends January 30, 2012: www.woc2012.org. Located in the colorful and modern locale of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, the WOC 2012 promises a wealth of educational and networking opportunities.
Save to My ICO
Continuing Medical Education
Education
World Ophthalmology Congress
Middle East
December 20, 2011
Earn CME Credits at the WOC 2012
World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC)® 2012 attendees may now earn up to 30 European CME credits (ECMEC) or Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) credits. Credits can be validated in the participant's own country, including the United States and Canada.
Save to My ICO
Conference/Congress
Continuing Medical Education
World Ophthalmology Congress
Middle East
December 7, 2011
African Program for Onchocerciasis Control,15th Anniversary
The African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) is celebrating 15 years of success in controlling river blindness in Africa, a major public health problem affecting millions of the world’s poorest persons.
Save to My ICO
Other (e.g., Education, Research)
Africa
December 6, 2011
Conference for Ophthalmic Educators: New Techniques to Enhance Teaching & Learning
The Third Conference for Ophthalmic Educators will feature "New Techniques to Enhance Teaching & Learning," new presentations, plenary sessions and workshops.
Save to My ICO
Conference/Congress
Ophthalmic Educators
December 5, 2011
WOC Scientific Program and New Events for 2012
The 2012 World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC)® will be distinguished by new and cutting-edge events. New topics and sessions include an eye care personnel education program, an invited video program, 3D Stereotactic Anatomy, Women in Ophthalmology and the Ophthalmic Premier League.
Save to My ICO
Conference/Congress
Education
World Ophthalmology Congress
December 5, 2011
Congratulations to AAO Awardees
Cngratulations to those awardees who were honored at the 2011 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Award winners were chosen because of their extraordinary contributions to ophthalmology, education and service.
Save to My ICO
Eye Care
December 2, 2011
World Forum for Sight
The Fourth World Forum for Sight (previously known as the World Forum for the Prevention of Blindness/VISION 2020) will feature 11 public health sessions from non-governmental development organizations (NGOs) and ophthalmological societies on initiatives to preserve and protect vision. It is geared towards eye care advocates and others committed to prevention of vision loss worldwide.
Save to My ICO
Advocacy/Vision 2020
Leadership
World Ophthalmology Congress
October 18, 2011
Hellenic Ophthalmological Society Events
The Greek Ophthalmological Society organizes bi-monthly and weekly events for members of the Scientific Meetings in Athens and juniors in Ophthalmology, with optional tests, involving all areas of ophthalmology. Every two years, the Society also organizes the National Congress of Ophthalmology in Athens or the province, with many Greek and foreign guest speakers.
Save to My ICO
Europe
October 1, 2011
World Ophthalmic Education Colloquium
As part of the third World Ophthalmic Education Colloquium (WOEC), the ICO Education Committee will present eight symposia February 17-20, 2012, designed to attract attendees of different interests and spotlighting various aspects of ophthalmic education.
Save to My ICO
Conference/Congress
Education
World Ophthalmic Educational Colloquium
World Ophthalmology Congress
September 23, 2011
ICO Board approves 2011-2015 Strategic Plan
The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) Board of Trustees approved the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan on September 20, 2011 by mail ballot. The Plan begins with ICO's mission and then outlines strategies to reach four long-term goals in Education, Eye Care Delivery, Society & Leadership Development and ICO Organizational Development.
Save to My ICO
ICO Programs and Initiatives
August 30, 2011
ICO Updates Five International Clinical Guidelines
The ICO has updated five of its 20 International Clinical Guidelines based on similar updates of the Preferred Practice Patterns created by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Save to My ICO
ICO Programs and Initiatives
International Clinical Guidelines
Standards for Eye Care and Vision
Other (e.g., Education, Research)
August 30, 2011
2011 BCSC Distribution with AAO
This year marks the fourth year the ICO and American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) have partnered together to send 200 sets of the AAO Basic and Clinical Sciences Course (BCSC) to ophthalmology residency training programs in economically disadvantaged countries. Beginning in 2008, 800 BCSC sets to date have been delivered.
Save to My ICO
ICO Programs and Initiatives
Ophthalmology Residency Education
Residency
Other (e.g., Education, Research)
August 29, 2011
ICO Board Announces 2012 Award Recipients
The ICO Board selected Rosario Brancato as the Bietti medalist and Dr. Alan Bird as the Tadeusz Kwrawicz medalist. Medal awardees will be recognized at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 World Ophthalmology Congress®, on February 16 in Abu Dhabi.
Save to My ICO
About the ICO
Leadership
World Ophthalmology Congress
August 29, 2011
Eyexcel Meeting
The 4th annual Eyexcel meeting took place on July 26-29 at the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology facility in Madurai, India. Thirteen teams from hospitals in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Mexico participated, which was designed to improve or facilitate creation of new eye-care training programs. The program was co-sponsored by the ICO.
Save to My ICO
Education
ICO Programs and Initiatives
Ophthalmic Educators
Other (e.g., Education, Research)
Asia
August 9, 2011
AJO Editorial on Cataract Surgical Services
The ICO spent two years grappling with the issue of unmet cataract surgical need and has come to conclude that, since ophthalmology “owns” cataract surgery, it also “owns” the problem of unmet cataract surgical needs.
Save to My ICO
Eye Care
ICO Programs and Initiatives
Journal/Publication
Cataract
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
August 9, 2011
ICO Cataract Policy Statement
In late 2010, the ICO Board of Trustees approved a policy to call attention to the wide disparities in access to cataract services, particularly for the poor and those living in rural areas. The policy was developed by the ICO over several years of reviewing the status of cataract and the delivery of cataract services worldwide.
Save to My ICO
ICO Programs and Initiatives
Journal/Publication
Cataract
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
August 8, 2011
Increasing Cataract Surgey in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hilton Foundation Landscape Grant
The Johns Hopkins University has received a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to work with the ICO and others to undertake a “landscape analysis” of cataract surgical services in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This project will identify specific activities and investments that can increase cataract surgical rates throughout the region.
Save to My ICO
Eye Care
ICO Programs and Initiatives
Cataract
Africa