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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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