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MEACO E-Newsletter
This electronic newsletter serves as a monthly update on the developments in the field of ophthalmology, issues related to prevention of blindness and new trends in clinical studies in the Middle East and Africa.
MEACO Head Office: P.O.Box 7947, Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 1 466 1085 - Fax: +966 1 466 1049 - info@meaco.org
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WOC2012 Updates |
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Women in Ophthalmology at WOC2012
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Check out the exciting “Women in Ophthalmology” session at the WOC2012 in Abu Dhabi on the challenges women face in their ophthalmological career, as well as new developments and ideas to engage women further in ophthalmology. It will also include topics on how to balance your personal and profession
life, create a brand for yourself and develop equity in training.
Come learn about these on February 18th from 15:30-17:30 in Hall 11.
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WOC2012 Invited Program now available online
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The WOC2012 Invited Program is now available for viewing online! This program will include symposia, case studies, debates, panel discussions, video sessions, interactive lectures and much more. In addition to the invited program, an extensive submitted program is currently being developed and will include subspecialty free paper sessions, instruction courses and a wide range of video and poster presentations.
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Meeting Updates |
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26th
Annual Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Ghana
Kumasi, Ghana, 7-8 October 2011
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The Ophthalmological Society of Ghana is holding its 26th annual conference from 7-8 October 2011 at the Golden Tulip in Kumasi, Ghana. The theme of the meeting is “Improving Eye Health in Ghana: Our Collective Responsibility” and the sub theme is “Uveitis:
Management Challenges in our
Clinical Practice”. |
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News |
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MEACO organizes Pediatric and Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Courses in Nigeria
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MEACO will be organizing basic and advanced courses on pediatric ophthalmology and another basic course on
refractive surgery during the 36th annual meeting of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN). The meeting is scheduled from 7
- 11 September 2011 at the Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
For more details about the meeting, please send an email to
Mr. Leke Sanya
Below is the schedule of the subspecialty courses:
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September 7
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Basic
Course in Pediatric Ophthalmology
and Strabismus Courses
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Cataract
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Management of The
Paediatric Cataract
Nihal El-
Shakankiry, MD
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Glaucoma
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Choice of
The Surgery: Introduction to
the Diagnosis of Primary and
Secondary Glaucoma
Yasmin
El-Sayed, MD
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Strabismus
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Assessment of a
case of strabismus
Ahmed Awadein,MD,FRCS
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Retina
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Retinal
detachment in the paediatric age
group
Ihab Saad
Othman, MD, FRCS (Glasg)
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Advance Course
in
Pediatric Ophthalmology and
Strabismus Courses
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Strabismus
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Pitfalls in
Examination and Management of
Strabismus
Ahmed Awadein, MD, FRCS
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Glaucoma
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Pitfalls and
Pearls: Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery
Yasmin El-Sayed,
MD
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Cataract
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Pitfalls and
Pearls in Management of Pediatric
Cataracts
Nihal El-Shakankiry,
MD
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Retina
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Pitfalls and
Pearls in the Management of Retinal
Cases
Ihab Saad
Othman, MD, FRCS (Glasg)
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September 8
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Refractive Surgery Course
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Refractive
surgery classification, Preop
evaluation and tests, basic lasik
technique and complication
Osama Ibrahim, MD, PhD
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MEAGS participates in the OSEA 2011 Meeting
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MEACO, through the Middle East Africa Glaucoma Society (MEAGS), will participate at the Ophthalmological Society of Eastern Africa (OSEA) Meeting. The meeting is scheduled from 13- 14 October 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Further details of the meeting will be available soon. |
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Lebanese Ophthalmological Society elects new cabinet
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The Lebanese Ophthalmological Society (LOS) has elected a new set of officers. The new cabinet is composed of the following:
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Dr. Elias Warrak |
| Vice President |
Dr. Jamal Bleik |
| Secretary |
Dr. Nadda Jabbur |
| Treasurer |
Dr. Hassan Bassam |
| Members |
Dr. Alex Chakkal
Dr. Haitham Salti
Dr. Hasanein Assaf
Dr. Mohamad El Hage
Dr. Salah El Ladeky
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MEACO takes this opportunity to congratulate them and wishes the best during their tenure at LOS.
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Want to be a MEACO speaker?
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MEACO is still seeking professionals who are willing to participate in scientific programs of international ophthalmology meetings. Please click here for more information.
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Scientific Articles |
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MEAJO releases new issue
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MEAJO July-September 2011
Volume 18, Issue 3
Table of Contents:
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Blindness in Iraq: Leading causes, target patients, and barriers to treatment |
Faiz I. Al-Shakarchi |
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Knowledge of primary prevention of diabetic retinopathy among general ophthalmologists, mid-level eye care personnel and general physicians in Oman |
Rajiv Khandekar, Rajesh Deshmukh, Urmi Vora, Saleh Al Harby |
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Adopting western retinopathy of prematurity screening programs in eastern countries, are we screening properly? |
Almutez Gharaibeh, Mohammed Khassawneh, Wadah Khriesat, Shadi Alkhatib, Yazan Migdadi |
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Evaluation of modified retinopathy of prematurity screening guidelines using birth weight as the sole inclusion criterion |
Kakarla V Chalam, Selina Lin, Ravi K Murthy, Vikram S Brar, Shailesh K Gupta, Ravi Radhakrishnan |
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Intravitreal bevacizumab as a primary treatment for idiopathic choroidal neovascularization |
Rizwan A Cheema, Javed Mushtaq, Maheera A Cheema |
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Retinal detachment after laser In Situ keratomileusis |
Saba Al-Rashaed, Ali M Al-Halafi |
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Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pseudomonas corneal ulcers in contact lens wearers |
Mehrdad Mohammadpour, Zahra Mohajernezhadfard, Alireza Khodabande, Payman Vahedi |
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Outcomes of retreatment after aborted laser In Situ keratomileusis due to flap complications |
Hani S Al-Mezaine, Saleh A Al-Amro, Abdulaziz Al-Fadda, Saleh Al-Obeidan |
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Visual outcomes of conductive keratoplasty to treat hyperopia and astigmatism after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy |
Alireza Habibollahi, Hassan Hashemi, Shiva Mehravaran, Mehdi Khabazkhoob |
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Case Reports |
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Response of diabetic papillopathy to intravitreal bevacizumab |
Hassan Al-Dhibi, Arif O Khan |
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Temporary exudative retinal detachment following photodynamic therapy in a patient with retinal capillary hemangioblastoma |
Ozlem Barut Selver, Aylin Yaman, Ali Osman Saatci |
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Acute papillitis in young female with toxoplasmosis |
Rakhshandeh Alipanahi, Sima Sayyahmelli |
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Radial keratoneuritis as a presenting sign in Acanthamoeba keratitis |
Abdullah Alfawaz |
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Superior and inferior ophthalmic veins thrombosis With cavernous sinus meningioma |
Sameer Vyas, Palash Jyoti Das, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Nandita Kakkar, Niranjan Khandelwal |
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