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MEACO recognizes three distinguished
personalities
at AAO-MEACO Joint Meeting
16 - 20 October 2010
Victoria Sheffield, Prevention of
Blindness Award
Theo Seiler, MD, El-Maghraby
International Award
Hannah Faal, MD, MEACO Distinction
Award
MEACO Chair addressing guests at AAO Board Dinner, 16
October 2010
Prince Abdulaziz Ahmad Abdulaziz Al
Saud
AAO Awards
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Chairman of MEACO Prevention of
Blindness Committee wins two international awards |
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Ahmed Trabelsi, MD the Chair
of MEACO Prevention of Blindness Committee was awarded:
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International Blindness Prevention Award during the recent AAO-MEACO joint meeting in Chicago, USA on 17 October 2010.
Established in 1992, the International Blindness Prevention Award
honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the
prevention of blindness or the restoration of sight around the
world.
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MEACO Head of Ethics committee
wins AAO secretariat award
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MEACOHead of Ethics committee Dr. Manal Bouhaimed was
awarded the AAO secretariat award at the recent AAO-MEACO
Joint Meeting that took place in Chicago, USA. The Secretariat Award
recognizes ophthalmologists for special contributions to the Academy
and ophthalmology. Dr. Bouhaimed is an Assistant Professor of
Ophthalmology and Medical Ethics at Kuwait University.
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MEACO's Participation at AAO/MEACO Joint Meeting
| Date |
Time |
Category |
Topic |
Venue |
| Saturday, October 16 |
9:20 AM - 10:16 AM |
Symposium |
Refractive Surgery Specialty day: MEACO Symposium |
North, Hall B |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
MEACO RESIDENCY SESSION |
Ophthalmology Residency Programs in the MEACO Region:
Challenges and Prospects
for more details, click
here |
N128 |
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| Sunday, October 17 |
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM |
MEAEBO Session |
Eyebank Development Overview of Key Issues |
The Midwest Eye-Banks/Illinois Eye Bank, Chicago |
| 10:15 AM - 12:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
Presbyopia, the Corneal Approach: State of the Art |
S505A |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Joint Session |
Currents Concepts in the Management of Complicated
Retinal Detachment |
North, Hall B |
| 3:15 PM - 5:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
The Uses of the Endoscope in Ocular Surgery |
S403B |
| 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM |
Symposium |
Middle East Africa Journal of Ophthalmology (MEAJO) |
S102 ABC |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
Phakic IOLs: The other side |
N126 |
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| Monday, October 18 |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Joint Session |
New Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Corneal Disease |
Grand Ballroom S100A/B |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Instruction Course |
How to Refine Your Ptosis Surgery: Experts’ Approach |
N128 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Instruction Course |
Modern Management of Irregular Cornea |
N130 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Instruction Course |
Where Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculoplastics Collide:
Challenging Cases and Topics |
S505A |
| 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
Symposium |
Touring the World of Oculoplastics: The Quest to Improve Outcome |
N128 |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
3-D Viewing: Nerve-Wracking Optic Nerves!! Is This Glaucoma?? |
S404D |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Symposium |
Glaucoma: The Middle East and Africa Disparities and Challenges |
S102 ABC |
| 3:15 PM - 5:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
How to Interpret Fundus Fluorescein Angiography
and Autofluorescence |
S504BC |
| 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM |
MEACO PB SESSION |
Comprehensive Eye Care: The Second Decade of
VISION 2020,for more details, click
here |
S102 ABC |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
The Role of Ocular Biomechanics in IOP Measurement:
Past, Present and Future |
N138 |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
Childhood Proptosis: Evaluation and Management |
S403B |
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| Tuesday, October 19 |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Joint Session |
Refractive Hot topics: From Middle East and Africa to
the United States |
North, Hall B |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Instruction Course |
Amniotic Membrane Transplantation: Indications and Techniques |
N129 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Instruction Course |
Toward a Safer Refractive Surgery |
N126 |
| 10:15 AM - 12:30 PM |
Instruction Course |
How to Write a Scientific Paper |
N130 |
| 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
Symposium |
Vitreo-Retinal Interface Problems and Their Management |
S102 ABC |
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