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. Tweet |
Lebanese Ophthalmological Society elects new cabinet
The Lebanese Ophthalmological Society (LOS) has elected a new set of officers. The new cabinet is composed of the following:
| President | Dr. Elias Warrak | |||||
| Vice President | Dr. Jamal Bleik | |||||
| Secretary | Dr. Nadda Jabbur | |||||
| Treasurer | Dr. Hassan Bassam | |||||
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MEACO takes this opportunity to congratulate them and wishes the best during their tenure at LOS.
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Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) launched the International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) may well be the leading cause of dry eye disease throughout the world. Although this condition influences the health and well being of millions of people, there is no global consensus on the definition, classification, diagnosis or therapy of MGD. To achieve such a consensus, the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), a non-profit organization, launched the International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction. The objectives of the MGD Workshop were to:
- conduct an evidence-based evaluation of meibomian gland structure and function in health and disease,
- develop a contemporary understanding of the definition and classification of MGD;
- assess methods of diagnosis, evaluation and grading of severity of MGD;
- develop recommendations for the management and therapy of MGD;
- develop appropriate norms of clinical trial design to evaluate pharmaceutical interventions for the treatment of MGD; and
- create a summary of recommendations for future research in MGD.
The entire Workshop report is published in English in a March issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS). A downloadable version of the document may be obtained through a link on the TFOS website to the IOVS publication. The report is being translated, at least in part, into Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Iranian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and Turkish, and these translations will be hosted on the TFOS Web site.
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Jordanian Ophthalmological Society elects new officers
The Jordanian Ophthalmological Society has elected its new set of officers on June 25, 2011. The new president is Dr. Hayel Obeidat.
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MEAVRS Diabetic Retinopathy course transmitted live to POC 2011
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The 2011 Palestinian Ophthalmology Conference was held from 8-10 June at the Movenpick Hotel in Ramallah. MEACO, through the Middle East Africa Vitreo-Retinal Society (MEAVRS), organized a diabetic retinopathy course in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that was transmitted live to the conference venue in Ramallah, Palestine. The course was moderated by Drs. Abboud and Nawaiseh. The live transmission was done via the video-conference facilities of Atheeb Group , a holding company chaired by MEACO Chairman, HRH Prince Abdulaziz Ahmad Abdulaziz AlSaud. The session was well attended and generated stimulating discussion.
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MEAGS and MEAVRS sessions at the 14th Nadi Al Bassar International Course
The 14th Nadi Al Bassar International Course was successfully held from 3-4 June 2011 in Tunisia. MEACO through its subspecialty societies, MEAVRS and MEAGS organized sessions at the meeting. These included presentations from eminent scholars like Drs. Richard Ritch of US and Alan Bird from UK.
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