Preservation and Restoration of Vision:

Vision for the Future, Part 1: International Ophthalmology Goals

On this page:

• Ophthalmic Education and Training
  
  
• Ophthalmology Continuing Education
  
  
• Eye Care Guidelines and Recommendations
  
  
• Advocacy for the Preservation and Restoration of Vision
  
  
• Research in Ophthalmology and Vision

To achieve the mission, goals of The International Ophthalmology Strategic Plan to Preserve and Restore Vision - Vision for the Future encompass the following major areas of activity:

Ophthalmic Education and Training

Ophthalmic education and training, including regular assessment of knowledge, are needed to provide ophthalmology education to all medical students, to progressively advance ophthalmology resident physician training programs and to enhance the training for allied ophthalmic personnel. These activities are central to enabling all people worldwide to have access to quality eye care.

Ophthalmology Continuing Education

Ophthalmology continuing education, including regular assessment of knowledge, extends throughout the career of an ophthalmologist and encompasses the development and dissemination of educational programs and materials so that all ophthalmologists can obtain and progressively enhance personal knowledge and skills needed to provide the best possible eye care to members of the public.

Eye Care Guidelines and Recommendations

Eye care guidelines and recommendations are presented to disseminate information that defines appropriate eye care and encourages activities to achieve a universal, high standard of quality for ophthalmic professional services.

Advocacy for the Preservation and Restoration of Vision

Advocacy for the preservation and restoration of vision acts to increase public awareness of blindness prevention and to augment the allocation of resources necessary for the eradication of preventable blindness.

Advocacy encourages ophthalmologic organizations, non-governmental entities and governments to aid the Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness/VISION 2020 and other efforts to preserve and restore vision.

Research in Ophthalmology and Vision

Research in ophthalmology and vision encompasses support for basic science and clinical research focused on meeting the global needs of the public and on developing new therapy for conditions that are now without effective treatment.

Next: Objectives, Results and Action Plans: Ophthalmic Education and Training

Also see: Table of Contents for Vision for the Future