Continuing Professional Development
There is a critical need to help ophthalmologists maintain their competency and learn new skills, with the ultimate goal of preventing avoidable blindness and visual loss.
Led by Helena Prior Filipe, MD, the ICO Continuing Professional Development (CPD) committee seeks to increase access to quality eye care through stimulation and support of ophthalmologic society CPD programs, helping societies provide continuing education most relevant to their members and to the needs of the public.
Committee Activities:
CPD Representatives
The CPD Committee has established a network of Continuing Professional Development Representatives from ICO Member and other ophthalmological societies to inform and collaborate with the collaborate with the Committee.
Visiting Professor Program
This program targeted the CPD needs of developing countries by sending professors to help teach and train local ophthalmologists. There were three professorships in 2009.
CME/CPD Resources

ICO Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements
These CME requirements listed were approved by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) in Amsterdam, June 1998 and… More »
- May 17, 2010
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Continuing Professional Development
The ICO Continuing Medical Education (CME) Task Force has created a document entitled: Continuing Professional Development: A… More »
- May 14, 2010
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Principles and Guidelines of a Curriculum for Continuing Medical Education in Ophthalmology
A curriculum presented by International Task Force on Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ophthalmology on behalf of the… More »
- May 14, 2010
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ICO-CBM Phaco Surgeon Training Curriculum
The ICO-CBM Phaco Surgeon Training Curriculum CBM in partnership with the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO)… More »
- September 20, 2019
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ICO Guide to Effective CPD/CME
Developed by the ICO Continuing Professional Development Committee and Contributors, the ICO Guide to Effective Continuing… More »
- March 23, 2016
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Webcasts: 2014 World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC2014)
More than 300 webcasts from the 2014 World Ophthalmology Congress® (WOC2014) are online and available for free. Browse… More »
- December 24, 2014
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