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| February 2012 |
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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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200 Ophthalmologists offered grant to attend WOC2012
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French Sessions at WOC 2012
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MEACO Residency Directors symposium at WOC2012
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Thrilling Social Activities during WOC2012
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WOC2012 incorporates the 12th MEACO International Congress
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Meeting Updates |
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Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society
Alazhar Convention Center, Egypt, 14-16 March 2012
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Scientific Articles |
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MEAJO January-March 2012 Issue
Table of Contents
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| WOC2012 Updates |
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| 200 Ophthalmologists offered grant to attend WOC2012 |
MEACO and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) have offered grants to 200 ophthalmologists and ophthalmologists-in-training to participate in the WOC2012. The grant covers registration, visa and accommodation. The awardees, mostly from Middle East and Africa regions, were selected by an independent committee representing all segments of MEACO region. For more information, please contact
travelgrants@woc2012.org.
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French Sessions at WOC 2012 |
MEACO organizes, for the first time in WOC history, French scientific sessions during WOC2012 in Abu Dhabi. There will be four sessions which will cover topics on Oculoplastics, Glaucoma, Anterior Segment and Retina. These will be held on Sunday, 19 February 2012, from 8:30am to 5:00pm at the Capital Suite 9 in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC). For more information, please check the online program at
www.woc2012.org.
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| MEACO Residency Directors symposium at WOC2012 |
MEACO organizes an exciting symposium on the challenges to quality residency training in the MEACO region. The session will discuss challenges and solutions to the different residency training programs in MEACO region. It will be held on Thursday 16 February from 5:00-6:30 pm at the Capital
Suite 4, ADNEC. All ophthalmologists involved in training residents are invited. For more details, please
click here.
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| Thrilling Social Activities during WOC2012 |
WOC2012 Cultural Night at the Iconic Emirates Palace.
The WOC2012 Cultural Night will take place on Friday, 17 February 2012, 7:30pm at Emirates Palace. Experience the rich cultural evening at this iconic landmark of Abu Dhabi!
Registered delegates and spouses can buy the tickets online at the WOC2012 website. A shuttle bus service will
be available from ADNEC to Emirates Palace and return transfers to the official congress hotels.
Buy your tickets now!
WOC2012 Spouse Program
There is a wide range of fun-filled activities in Abu Dhabi that will allow delegates and their accompanying person to experience the city. These are:
| • Abu Dhabi City Tour |
• Liwas Oasis Overnight Safari |
| • Falcon Tour |
• Al Ain Oasis Tour |
| • Ferrari World |
• Ultimate Sea Adventure Tour |
| • Half Day Desert Safari and BBQ Dinner |
• Quad Bike Adventure |
| • Overnight Desert Safari |
• Balloon Basket Adventure |
| • Dhow Dinner Cruise |
• Hatta Wadi Trek |
| • Yas Marina Circuit |
• East Coast Tour |
| • Liwas Oasis Full Day Safari |
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A special tours and excursions desk will be available
at ADNEC where you can purchase tickets to any of these tours. To access more details on the spouse program,
please click here.
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| WOC2012 incorporates the 12th MEACO International Congress |
The 12th MEACO international congress is integrated onto the WOC2012, MEACO will participate through its subspecialty societies in organizing sessions during the Subspecialty Day on Thursday, 16 February. Please view the congress program for these sessions. MEACO will also have a booth for more inquiries. Visit MEACO at Booth no.
AB08.
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| Meeting Updates |
Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society
Alazhar Convention Center, Egypt, 14-16 March 2012
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The annual meeting of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society will be held from 14-16 March 2012 at the Alazhar Convention Center in Egypt. Please visit the society’s website at
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| Scientific Articles |
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MEAJO January-March 2012 Issue
Table of Contents
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Editorials
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From the Editor's Desk
Deepak P Edward
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International ophthalmology and the
implications for progress
Peter J McDonnell
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Reviews
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Diabetic macular edema: Current and
emerging therapies
Adam S Wenick, Neil M Bressler
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Update on sympathetic ophthalmia
J Fernando Arevalo, Reinaldo A Garcia, Hassan A Al-Dhibi,
Juan G Sanchez, Luis Suarez-Tata
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Pediatric refractive surgery in
evolution
Jonathan Song, Ismael Al-Ghamdi, Abdulaziz Awad
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Evisceration in the modern age
Laura T Phan, Thomas N Hwang, Timothy J McCulley
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The hot orbit: Orbital cellulitis
Imtiaz A Chaudhry, Waleed Al-Rashed, Yonca O Arat
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The past, present, and future of
exudative age-related macular degeneration treatment
Yoreh Barak, Wesley J Heroman, Tongalp H Tezel
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Diabetic retinopathy and
inflammation: Novel therapeutic targets
Sampathkumar Rangasamy, Paul G McGuire, Arup Das
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Assessment and management of
proximal and incomplete symptomatic obstruction of the lacrimal
drainage system
Mohsen Bahmani Kashkouli, Farzad Pakdel, Victoria Kiavash
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Role of inflammation in the
pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy
Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar
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Enhancing advocacy for eye care at
national levels: What steps to take for the next decade?
Muhammad Mansur Rabiu, Abdulaziz Al Rajhi, Mohammed Babar
Qureshi, Jennifer Gersbeck
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The use of antivascular endothelial
growth factor agents in the perioperative period in diabetic
vitrectomy
Nakhleh E Abu-Yaghi, Sophie J Bakri
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Original Articles
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Short-term visual outcomes of Boston
keratoprosthesis type I in Saudi Arabia
Khalid Al Arfaj, Mohamed Hantera
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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency
virus seropositivity among eye surgical patients at a rural eye
care facility in South-Eastern Nigeria
Obiekwe Okoye, Nwabueze Magulike, Chimdi Chuka-Okosa
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Outcomes of the Boston
keratoprosthesis in Jordan
Wisam A Shihadeh, Hasan M Mohidat
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Incidence of retinopathy of
prematurity and risk factors in the South-Western region of Iran
Mostafa Feghhi, Seyed Mohammad Hassan Altayeb, Foad Haghi,
Ali Kasiri, Fereydoun Farahi, Mosoud Dehdashtyan, Mahzyar
Movasaghi, Fakher Rahim
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Outcome of endophthalmitis treatment
in a tertiary referral center in Southern Iran
Mansour Rahimi, Vahid Ghassemifar, Mohammad Hosein
Nowroozzadeh
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Long-term results of phacoemulsification
combined with primary posterior curvilinear capsulorhexis in
adults
Ahmet Taylan Yazici, Ercument Bozkurt, Necip Kara, Yusuf
Yildirim, Ahmet Demirok, Omer Faruk Yilmaz
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Pixeye virtual reality training has
the potential of enhancing proficiency of laser trabeculoplasty
performed by medical students: A pilot study
Fahad Alwadani, Mohammed Saad Morsi
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Survey of the attitudes of Nigerian
ophthalmologists to and resources for ophthalmic research
Abdulraheem O Mahmoud, Abdulkabir A Ayanniyi, Abdu Lawal,
Charles O Omolase, Yinka Ologunsua, Elsie Samaila
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Prevalence of visual impairment and
associated risk factors in subjects with type II diabetes
mellitus: Sankara Nethralaya diabetic retinopathy epidemiology
and molecular genetics study (SN-DREAMS, report 16)
Padmaja Kumari Rani, Rajiv Raman, Laxmi Gella, Vaitheeswaran
Kulothungan, Tarun Sharma
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Assessing the knowledge and skills
in clinical ophthalmology of medical interns: Survey results
from Enugu, South-Eastern Nigeria
Boniface I Eze, Ngozi C Oguego, Judith N Uche, Jude O
Shiwoebi, Chibuike N Mba
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Comparison of hospital versus rural
eye camp based pediatric cataract surgery
Jagat Ram, Jaspreet Sukhija, Babu R Thapa, Virendra K Arya
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A comparative study of mitomycin C
and 5-fluorouracil trabeculectomy in West Africa
Nitin Anand, Vinod K Dawda
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Cluster bomb ocular injuries
Ahmad M Mansour, Haya Hamade, Ayman Ghaddar, Ahmad Samih
Mokadem, Mohamad El Hajj Ali, Shady Awwad
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Evaluation of a novel, non contact,
automated focal laser with integrated (NAVILAS® ) fluorescein
angiography for diabetic macular edema
Kakarla V Chalam, Ravi K Murthy, Vikram Brar, Ravi
Radhakrishnan, Vijay Khetpal, Sandeep Grover
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Case Reports
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Neodymium: Yttrium-aluminum-garnet
laser anterior hyaloidotomy to treat trapped triamcinolone
acetonide behind the crystalline lens after intravitreal
injection
Francisco J Ascaso, Erika Ruiz de Gopegui, José M Cascante
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Bilateral simultaneous disc edema
and cataract associated with Albright hereditary osteodystrophy
Sabyasachi Sengupta, Ravilla D Ravindran, Veena Kannusamy,
Varsha Tamrakar
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Book Review
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Ocular Angiogenesis: Principles and
Practice
Deepak P Edward
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