World Council of Optometry

Celebrating the Life of Hasan Minto
2021-05-17
IAPB will be hosting a virtual memorial event for Hasan Minto on Monday, May 17, 2021. Hasan was a larger-than-life character who left an indelible mark on the Blindness Prevention space. Join us in celebrating his amazing life!
8 a.m. New York | 1 p.m. United Kingdom | 5 p.m. Pakistan | 10 p.m. Sydney

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83847498225?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Comprehensive Eye Care Section Ocular Photography Contest
2021-05-15 - 2021-07-01
The annual Comprehensive Eye Care Section Ocular Photography Contest will open on May 15 and close at 11:45 pm CST on July 1, with the winners being notified by August 1.

Optometrists may submit up to two entries per category:
· Anterior Segment Category: Lids, Conjunctiva, Cornea, Contact Lens, Iris, Lens, Angle/Gonioscopy, digital color photo.
· Posterior Segment Category: Vitreous, Optic Nerve, Retina, Color/Red-free photo, Fluorescein Angiography/ICG, Fundus Auto-fluorescence.

The grand prize winner from each category will receive complimentary registration to Academy 2021 Boston and will have the winning image published in the Academy’s Post-Meeting Newsletter. In addition to the two Grand Prize winners, the contest will award four honorable mentions. All of the winning submissions will be assembled into a photo display at the annual meeting.

An American Academy of Optometry online account is required to submit an entry. If you already have an existing account, you may use it. If not, please create an account. Emailed submission forms and photos will no longer be accepted. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. If you have any questions, please email contest co-chairs Dr. April M. Lewis and Dr. Melanie Gonzalez-Oliva at AcademyPhotographyContest@gmail.com.
For full contest rules please visit the 2021 Ocular Photography Contest webpage. Also, you may view the previous contest winning submissions online.

Creating a Latin American Research Network - ALDOO Public Health Committee
2021-05-01 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Creating a Latin American Research Network (Creando un Red Latinoamericana de Investigación)
3:00pm-6:00pm CST / 4:00pm-7:00pm AST

Open to all optometrists. No registration required.
Expositions by : Kovin Naidoo, Edgar Davila, Juan Carlos Aragon, David Piñeiro, Guillermo Carrillo and others.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86987831926?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 869 8783 1926
Passcode: [REDACTED]

ARVO 2021 - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-01 08:00 - 2021-05-07 17:00
Innovation and advanced technologies have fostered significant discoveries in eye and vision research in the last decade rivaling those in any discipline. The theme of the 2021 ARVO meeting is the next revolution of clinically translating these discoveries to restore and preserve vision.
Visit https://www.arvo.org/annual-meeting/ for more information!

IVI Resmeet 2021, in honour of Professor Brien Holden - a Salute to the Genius
2021-04-23 05:30 - 09:30 | Zoom
The event will see global leaders in vision science research come together to talk and discuss the advancements in eye health research, and the ongoing work contributing to improving the quality of eye care services.
Ms. Yvonne Holden, wife of late Prof. Brien Holden, will open the symposium.
The symposium aims to create an informed pool of eye health professionals as well as inspire young minds to engage actively in research.
April 23, 2021
5:30am-9:30am CDT / 4:00pm-8:00pm IST
To register, click here.
IVI Resmeet 2021

ECOO General Assembly
2021-04-22 - 2021-04-24 | Helsinki, Finland

2021 Annual EFCLIN Congress & Exhibition
2021-04-15 - 2021-04-17 | Berlin, Germany
The 48th EFCLIN Congress & Exhibition will take place from the 15th – 17th April, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.

ALDOO - Optometric Research in Latin America
2021-03-27 15:00 - 16:30
Invitacion Conversatorio English

Click here to learn more. The event will be held in Spanish and English.
To download the English poster, click here.
To download the Spanish poster, click here.
Zoom Information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88912956688?pwd=[REDACTED]
ID: 889 1295 6688
Password: [REDACTED]

POSTPONED: SILMO Bangkok – The ASEAN Optical Fair
2020-11-25 - 2020-11-27 | Bangkok, Thailand
This event has been postponed. Please check https://silmobangkok.com/ for any relevant updates.

WCO's 2020 Virtual General Assembly
2020-11-18 06:00 - 07:00 | Zoom
The WCO President will review his annual report, provide a brief overview of WCO’s financial status for 2020, and will discuss the 4th World Congress of Optometry.
WCO members are invited to attend, and may submit questions prior to the meeting.
This meeting will take place virtually on November 18th from 6 AM – 7 AM CST.

Academy 2020 at Home
2020-10-07 - 2020-10-22 | Virtual

Oulu Optometry Forum
2020-09-26 - 2020-09-27 | Radisson Blu Oulu conference facilities
