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Watch out for scientific lectures on the MEACO website
Over the years MEACO has been increasingly organizing scientific lectures and courses at national, regional and international ophthalmic meetings/congresses. Prominent speakers give these lectures/courses on the most recent advances in ophthalmology. MEACO has commenced compiling these lectures/courses which will soon be available online on the MEACO website as educational resources to ophthalmologists and others. Visit our website in the coming few weeks for updates.
38th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria
28 - 31 August 2013
Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria
The 38th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria will take place from 28 – 31 August 2013 in Asaba, Delta State. The conference theme is “Aligning with the national strategic health development plan” with a subtheme of “Promoting universal access to eye health.” Abstracts relevant to the theme and subtheme can be submitted to the Dr. Deji Akinyemi, Chairman of the Scientific Subcommittee, at
dejiyemi@yahoo.com. For other details, please contact the Secretary of Local Organizing Committee at
Enife@yahoo.com.
Annual Meeting of the Oman Ophthalmic Society
12 - 14 December 2013
Muscat, Oman
The Oman Ophthalmic Society, in collaboration with the German Ophthalmology Society, will hold its first Annual Meeting at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel in Muscat, 12
- 14 December. The topics include ocular trauma, research in ophthalmology and imaging. For more information about the meeting, please contact the Society’s secretary, Vidya Sathish, at
eyeoos@gmail.com or visit their website at www.omanophthalmicsociety.com.
MEACO’s participation in the region during the second quarter of 2013
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Meeting
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MEACO Subspecialty Society
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JORDAN
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11th
International Congress
of the Jordanian
Ophthalmic Society
23 - 25 May 2013
Amman
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Speakers: Dr. Faisal
Fayyad, Dr. Hassan Mortada, Dr. Ziya Kapran
and Dr. Sherif Sheta
Session 1: Vitrectomy
for complications of PDR
Session 2:
Rhegmatogenous Retinal
Detachment: Current
Surgical Techniques
Speakers: Prof. Mohsen
Kaskouli, Dr. Amal
Bukhari and Dr. Farzad
Pakdel
Thursday 23 May
2013
Session 1: (08:00-10:30)
Oculoplastic: Eyelid
problems
Session 2: (11:00-13:00)
Oculoplastic: Orbit and
Socket
Half-day Course: (14.30
– 16.30) Aesthetic
facial procedures (BTA)
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LEBANON
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21st Annual
Meeting of the
Lebanese Ophthalmology
Society
24-25 May 2013
Beirut
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Speakers: Dr.
Hassan AlDhibi, Dr.
Vishali Gupta and Dr.
Rola Hammam
Uveitis Course on
Friday, 24 May at 14:30
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TUNISIA
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15th Nadi Al
Basar Course
30 May - 1 June 2013
Hammamet
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NIGERIA
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Pediatric short courses at
the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital
27 May – 13 June 2013
Benin City
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Speakers: Dr.
Essam ElToukhy, Dr.
Ahmad Awadein and Dr.
Ihab Saad
28 - 31 May:
Lids, lacrimal & Orbit
(including surgery) by
Dr. ElToukhy
28 - 31 May:
Strabismus by Dr.
Awadein
5 - 7 June:
Retinoblastoma,
intraocular tumors,
pediatric eyelid and
orbital tumors,
pediatric retina by Dr.
Saad
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Meeting Updates |
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Mark your calendar for other regional ophthalmology meetings:
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Dates
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Ophthalmic Societies
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18 - 22 May
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Low Vision
Rehabilitation
Course
Jeddah, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia
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23 - 25 May
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11th International
Congress of the
Jordanian
Ophthalmic
Society
Amman, Jordan
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24 - 25 May
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21st
Annual Meeting
of the Lebanese
Ophthalmological
Society
Beirut, Lebanon
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27 May
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39th
KSU Seminar on
Ocular Oncology
Riyadh, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia
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27 May – 13 June
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Pediatric short
courses at the
University of
Benin Teaching
Hospital
Benin City,
Nigeria
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30 May - 1 June
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15th Nadi
Al Basar Course
Hammamet,
Tunisia
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13 July
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11th Scientific
Day of the
Congolese
Society of
Ophthalmology
Kinshasa,
Democratic
Republic of the
Congo
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22 - 23 August
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1st
Scientific
Congress of the
College of
Ophthalmology of
East Central and
Southern Africa
Kigali, Rwanda
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28 - 31 August
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38th Annual
General Meeting
and Scientific
Conference of
the
Ophthalmological
Society of
Nigeria
Asaba, Delta
State, Nigeria
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18 - 20
September
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2nd Palestinian
International
Ophthalmic
Conference
Ramallah,
Palestine
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26 – 28
September
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Ophthalmological
Society of Ghana
Annual Congress
Accra, Ghana
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28 - 31 October
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23rd Annual
Congress of the
Iranian Society
of Ophthalmology
Tehran, Iran
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6 - 10 November
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47th National
Congress of the
Turkish
Ophthalmological
Society
Antalya, Turkey
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12 - 14 December
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Annual Meeting
of the Omani
Ophthalmic
Society
Muscat, Oman
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12 - 14 December
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15th
Emirates
Ophthalmology
Congress
Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
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Scientific Articles |
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'Review Articles' in the Special MEAJO Issue on Glaucoma in Sub-Saharan Africa
April-June 2013
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Epidemiology of glaucoma in Sub-Saharan
Africa: Prevalence, incidence
and risk factors
Fatima Kyari, Mohammed
M Abdull, Andrew Bastawrous,
Clare E Gilbert, Hannah Faal
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Glaucoma drainage implant surgery - An
evidence-based update with
relevance to Sub-Saharan Africa
Ardalan E Aminlari,
Ingrid U Scott, Ahmad A Aref
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Advanced glaucoma: Management pearls
Girum W Gessesse,
Karim F Damji
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Teleglaucoma: Improving access and
efficiency for glaucoma care
Faazil Kassam,
Kanagasingam Yogesan, Enitan
Sogbesan, Louis R Pasquale,
Karim F Damji
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