2013 Award winners

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The World Council of Optometry (WCO) announced the winners of its international optometry award at a ceremony in Malaga, Spain
 

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News

  1. Action plan receives support from Eastern Mediterranean Region

    Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, urged member states to adopt the new World Health Organization action plan on avoidable blindness.

  2. $3m of funding announced to support innovation in eye health

    Seeing is Believing is providing US$3m to support innovation in eye health.

  3. Action plan for the prevention of blindness and visual impairment

    The World Health Organization's action plan for the prevention of blindness and visual impairment 2014–2019 was approved by the World Health Assembly on 22 May.

  4. Multilingual online platform provides breakthrough in optometry education

    The Global Optometry Resource platform is now operational in three new languages: French, Spanish and Portuguese.

  5. No Tobacco Day

    Smoking is known as a major risk factor for developing macular degeneration and has been linked to cataract.

  6. WCO attends first Jordanian congress

    The Jordanian General Association of Optics (GAOP), in collaboration with the Jordanian Ophthalmic Society and the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology, hosted its First International Congress in Amman last week.

  7. Norwegian Association of Optometry hosts annual conference

    The Norwegian Association of Optometry held its annual conference and general assembly in April.

  8. Scholarship to study MSc Clinical Optometry in the UK

    Cardiff University, UK, are offering five optometrists a Scholarship to study the MSc Clinical Optometry at their School of Optometry.

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Events

  1. American Optometric Association Congress

    26 - 30 June 2013

    San Diego, USA

  2. CAO Biennial Congress

    10 - 13 July 2013

    Edmonton, Alberta

  3. APLO VIII Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and XI Latinamerican Meeting (RIAO/OPTILAS 2013)

    22 - 26 July 2013

    Porto, Portugal

  4. 2013 AFCO Conference: Comprehensive Child Eye Health Delivery

    30 August - 1 September 2013

    Cape Town, South Africa

  5. APCO Biannual Congress

    1 - 4 October 2013

    Korea

  6. 19th Asia Pacific Optometric Congress (APCO)

    2 - 4 October 2013

    Seoul, Korea

  7. Trinidad & Tobago Optometrists' Association Conference

    11 - 13 October 2013

    Hyatt Hotel, Trinidad

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