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July 2017 |
3rd Issue
International Partners and APAO New Member Spotlight
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In this Issue
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In Memory of Prof. Akira Nakajima
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A series of activities to honor the life of
Prof. Akira Nakajima, former APAO President
and our longest-serving Secretary-General,
are being planned for the APAO 2018 Congress
in Hong Kong. More details will be available
in due course.
Click
here to read the obituary and messages
of remembrance for Prof. Nakajima.
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Welcome Message from Scientific Program Committee
Chair
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Dear
Friends and Colleagues,
On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Academy of
Ophthalmology (APAO) and the Scientific
Program Committee, it is my honor and
pleasure to invite you to the 2018 APAO
Congress in Hong Kong, co-hosted by the Hong
Kong Ophthalmological Society and the
College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong.
With an anticipated number of over 1,000
leading experts from around the world
speaking on all areas of ophthalmology and
visual sciences, the APAO 2018 Congress
provides an excellent showcase for
world-renowned ophthalmic professionals to
share their expertise and experience with
clinicians, ophthalmic specialists, eye
surgeons and researchers from the
Asia-Pacific region and globally.
The Congress venue, Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition Centre, is located in the heart
of the Central Business District. Hong Kong
is a cosmopolitan and vibrant city with a
unique multicultural heritage to discover,
along with a wide range of tourist
attractions and delicious gourmet offerings
that make visiting this Pearl of the Orient
worthwhile.
I wish you all a wonderful stay in Hong Kong
and I look forward to seeing you in February
2018!
With best regards,
Dennis Lam
Chair, APAO 2018 Scientific Program
Committee
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Spotlight on International Partner Societies
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This year, Congress organizers are pleased
to partner with many international
ophthalmic societies in curating an
innovative scientific program. Our thanks to
the following societies for their generous
support of the 2018 APAO Congress in Hong
Kong.
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The
Academia Ophthalmologica
Internationalis (AOI) is a
university-centered
international organization
committed to excellence in
education, research and medical
services to preserve and restore
vision.
Active membership in AOI is
limited to 100 Chairs, who are
formally nominated and elected
by the membership to fill a
specific Chair once it becomes
vacant. An ophthalmologist who
has been engaged in the study,
research or practice of
ophthalmology for at least 15
years and who has published not
less than 100 scientific papers,
reports or books is eligible to
be nominated for membership.
Currently, the AOI President is
Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, who is
also an APAO Councilor-at-Large.
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The
Association for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
advances research worldwide into
understanding the visual system and
preventing, treating and curing its
disorders.
With
about 12,000 members from over 75
countries, ARVO is the largest and
most respected eye and vision
research organization in the world.
Dr. Claude F. Burgoyne is the
current president of the ARVO Board
of Trustees.
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The
European Association for Vision and
Eye Research (EVER) aims to
encourage research and the
dissemination of knowledge
concerning the eye and vision by
means of meetings, publications and
exchange of information.
Covering
all areas of ophthalmology and
visual sciences, EVER is the leading
ophthalmological research
association in Europe, with more
than 850 members from 48 countries.
At present, the EVER President
is Dr. Andrew Dick of Bristol.
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New Member Society Joining the APAO Congress for the
First Time
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A
total of 5 new APAO member societies will be sending
official representatives to the APAO Congress for
the first time at APAO 2018 in Hong Kong. In this
issue, we feature the
Iranian Society of Ophthalmology (IrSO), who has
joined as a national member.
Currently, Dr. Mahmoud Jabbarvand Behrouz
(pictured) is president of IrSO and Dr. Siamak
Zarei-Ghanavati will serve as the society’s APAO
Regional Secretary. Founded in 1947, IrSO now has
more than 1800 members and 7 subspecialty societies
including Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, Glaucoma, Orbit and Plastic
Surgery, Strabismus, Pediatrics and Uveitis. The
international IrSO Congress has been held annually
since 1990.
Stay tuned for details of APAO’s 4 additional new
member societies!
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Applications for the
2018 Prof. Yasuo Tano Travel Grants for young
ophthalmologists in the Asia-Pacific region to
attend the 33rd APAO Congress are now being
accepted. Priority will be given to
ophthalmologists who are aged 40 or below, from
a developing country and whose presentations
(free paper, poster or video) have been accepted
by the Scientific Program Committee of the 33rd
APAO Congress. Each successful applicant will
receive US$1000 if they live outside the host
country or tariff region of the 33rd APAO Congress (i.e. Hong
Kong) whereas those who live in the host country
will receive US$300.
Interested young
ophthalmologists should complete the application
form available on the
APAO Congress system by August 14, 2017.
Selection results will be announced by the end
of September 2017.
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New Wet
Lab Sessions at APAO 2018
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Congress organizers are pleased to announce that
wet lab surgical training sessions will be organized for the first time in an APAO Congress at
APAO 2018. Such
sessions may be scheduled on popular topics,
including glaucoma, cornea, retina and more.
Further details of wet labs and the scientific
program at APAO 2018 will be available soon.
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APAO Secretariat
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APAO Headquarters
c/o APAO Office,
State Key Laboratory
(Ophthalmology)
Zhongshan Ophthalmic
Center, Sun Yat-Sen
University
1/F, No. 7 Jinsui
Road,
Zhujiang New Town,
Tianhe District
Guangzhou,
Guangdong, P.R.
China
APAO Secretariat (Hong Kong Office)
c/o Department of Ophthalmology and Visual
Sciences,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Tel: (852) 3943-5827
Fax: (852) 2715-9490
E-mail:
secretariat@apaophth.org
Website:
http://2018.apaophth.org/
http://www.apaophth.org/
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