MEACO in San Francisco

Join us at the MEACO booth No. 4042 during the AAO Annual Meeting in San Francisco from 24^th-27^th October 2009 at Moscone Center. Updates on MEACO programs, activities and future meetings will be available. Free copies of the quarterly published Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology will also be available.

Dr. M. Alaa El-Danasoury, President-Elect of ISRS /AAO

Dr. M. Alaa El-Danasoury, Chairman of Scientific Program Committee in MEACO has been elected as the next President of the International Society for Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO) starting January 2010. On this occasion, MEACO would like to congratulate him on his new position and wish him all the best for his future endeavors.

Dr. M. Alaa El-Danasoury

Congratulations to the Newly Elected Society Presidents and Officers

Lebanese Ophthalmological Society
Dr. Mohammed Younis has recently been elected as the President of the Lebanese Ophthalmological Society.

Jordanian Ophthalmological Society
Dr. Haytham ElBakri has recently been elected as the President of the Jordanian Ophthalmological Society.

Syrian Ophthalmological Society (SOS)
Dr. Ali Serjieh has recently been elected as the President of the SOS and Dr. Tarek Mousa as the Secretary General.

MEACO wishes to congratulate all the newly elected board members and wishes them all the success.

MEACO Supports Uveitis Symposium in Nigeria

MEACO is co-sponsoring a Uveitis subspecialty symposium during the forthcoming congress of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) to be held in Lagos, Nigeria from the 24^th to 26^th of September 2009. Two regional experts in Uveitis –Professor Moncef Khairallah from Tunisia and Dr. Hassan Al- Dhibi from Saudi Arabia will be organizinging the symposium on the 25^th of September 2009. Topics to be covered during the symposium include the epidemiology, immunology, pathogenesis, diagnostic/imaging procedures and current treatment options for Uveitis. This symposium is expected to provide a spring board for the formation of Uveitis subspecialty group within the OSN. Subspecialty groups like anterior segment, glaucoma, pediatrics, Retina e.t.c. had existed in OSN for years.

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology (MEAJO)

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology (MEAJO) is a quarterly published peer-reviewed scientific journal with a distinguished editorial and advisory board. It has gained popularity and has become the most sought after journal for the ophthalmologists in the Middle East and African region. The articles published in the journal go through stringent review and editorial process. It serves as a resource for educational needs to ophthalmologists and allied health care personnel in the region. Besides being available in print, an online edition is available where all articles are available free of charge to the readers. The user-friendly online submission and manuscript tracking features make the submission and review process simple. The journal is indexed with popular bibliographic databases such as Caspur, DOAJ, EBSCO Publishing’s Electronic Databases, EMR Index Medicus, Expanded Academic ASAP, Genamics JournalSeek, Google Scholar, Health & Wellness Research Center, Health Reference Center Academic, Hinari, SCOLOAR, and Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory.

For more information and instructions on how to submit articles, please visit: www.meajo.org.

Cataract Surgical Outcomes in Diabetic Patients: Case Control Study

Prevalence of Uncorrected Refractive Error and Other Eye Problems Among Urban and Rural School Children

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