For Ophthalmologists:

Educational Programs and Other Resources

News headlines for ophthalmologists:

• ICO offers meetings, journals and more
  
  
• New ICO Clinical Guideline on Trachoma
  
  
• Mark your calendars for 2008 World Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong
  
  
• 2010 World Congress in Berlin
  
  
• 2012 World Congress in Chicago
  
  
• ICO endorses Atlas of Ophthalmology on the Web

ICO offers meetings, journals and more

The International Council of Ophthalmology's Eye Site offers ophthalmologists:

• information on educational meetings and programs, including the International Congress of Ophthalmology, the Basic Science and Clinical Sciences Assessments and other ICO programs
  
  
• other international and national eye care congresses and meetings
  
  
• a comprehensive list of ophthalmology journals
  
  
• other educational opportunities and resources
  
  
• links to the Web sites of :
  • Supranational and international ophthalmic and subspecialty organizations
    
    
  • International Federation of Ophthalmological Society (IFOS) organizations and other national societies
    
    
  • Other national, regional and local ophthalmologic and subspecialty organizations
    
    
• access to the ICO database of information on ophthalmologic societies and residency programs around the world.
  
  
• news of international ophthalmology, vision and eye care
  
  
• information on the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), including its mission, goals, primary programs, members and how to contact it
  
  
• a list of members of the Council, Advisory Committee to the ICO and ICO Committees.

New ICO Clinical Guideline on Trachoma

A new ICO International Clinical Guideline on Trachoma has been added to the ICO Eye Site. The trachoma guideline can also be downloaded as a PDF file (152 KB).

The document was written by Tom Lietman, MD, from the Proctor Foundation in San Francisco, in consultation with Chan Dawson, MD, Hugh Taylor, MD, and others.

"We are aware that there may be disagreement with some of the recommendations, " commented ICO Guidelines Director Richard Abbott, MD. "Without evidence from clinical trials, we must rely on a consensus of expert opinion."

"It should be clear that any clinical guideline is directed towards populations of patients and may not specifically meet the needs of any individual patient," Dr. Abbott said. "In addition, even if followed exactly, clinical guidelines do not guarantee a successful outcome."

"Like our other 19 ICO International Clinical Guidelines, the trachoma Guideline is designed to be easy to read and to translate," Dr. Abbott said. "We hope that national ophthalmologic societies will adapt these guidelines for use by ophthalmologists in your countries."

Mark your calendars for 2008 World Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong

The dates for 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.

Registration and abstract submission will open in December. 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.

2012 World Congress in Chicago

The XXXIII International Congress of Ophthalmology will be a joint meeting with the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Chicago, November 10 - 13, 2012.

ICO endorses Atlas of Ophthalmology on the Web

The ICO has endorsed the Atlas of Ophthalmology, an online multimedia database edited by Robert Machemer, MD (Durham, USA) and Georg Michelson, MD (Erlangen, Germany).

A helpful learning tool for ophthalmologists and students worldwide, the Atlas makes photographs related to more than 1000 ophthalmic diagnoses available through the Internet free of charge.

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