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Do not miss Subspecialty Day before the 30th APAO Congress, Guangzhou, 2015
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The Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress is just around the corner. In 2 months, the 30th APAO Congress will be held in conjunction with the 20th Congress of the Chinese Ophthalmological Society in Guangzhou, China, on April 1 to 4. While we are anticipating our annual congress, we would like to remind delegates to apply for their visa early. After logging into their registration account, invited speakers and paid delegates can request a supporting letter for their visa application. Please make sure information is entered accurately, especially for those who need a hard copy.
We would also like to remind delegates that Subspecialty Day will be held on March 31, 1 day before the APAO Congress. Registration is already inclusive of Subspecialty Day, and no additional passes are required. Please mark your calendar, and do not miss Subspecialty Day, which showcases the best of cataract, glaucoma, refractive surgery and retina.
Paid delegates registered on or before Feb. 8 will receive their delegate pack in mid-March. As we are anticipating more than 8,000 delegates, you are strongly advised to register online so that you will not have to spend time waiting to check in on site.
APAO International Fellowship Program
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The APAO Fellowship Standing Committee has shortlisted five candidates and is in the process of placing them in their selected training centers. Upon successful placement, they will become the first batch of APAO International Fellows. We hope that they will be able to bring to their home country skills acquired during their training to benefit patients. The application process will open in June every year. Please stay tuned.
In memory of George O. Waring III
It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of George O. Waring III, MD, one of the Advisory Board members of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, on Jan. 27. Dr. Waring was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Refractive Surgery for more than 20 years, from 1989 to 2010. We were honored to have Dr. Waring join the Advisory Board of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology when it launched. We learned a lot from Dr. Waring, and we are indebted to him for his guidance and witty advice, which were important to taking our journal to where it is today. Dr. Waring always shared with us an analogy that was relayed to him from Morton Goldberg, MD, former editor of the Archives of Ophthalmology: “Your journal will follow you like your mistress: She will want to go with you all the time everywhere and will require that her needs supersede all other demands under which you labor.” It is particularly true for editors of a new journal. The challenge is huge, and the responsibility is heavy. We thanked Dr. Waring for joining and contributing to the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology in its start-up phase.
Dr. Waring was a giant in ophthalmology. He was professor emeritus of ophthalmology, adjunct, Emory University of Medicine, and in private practice in Atlanta, U.S.A. He did more than 10,000 LASIK and other refractive procedures, and trained more than 50 fellows in corneal and refractive surgery. His research included National Institutes of Health funded projects to study radial keratotomy (as national director of the PERK study) and excimer laser corneal surgery. He presented the data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that led to the first FDA-approved clinical excimer laser vision correction surgery in the United States. As the principal investigator of the Emory-sponsored investigations of LASIK, he received the first physician-sponsored investigational device exemption from the FDA.
Dr. Waring published more than 260 peer-reviewed original articles, 70 book chapters and 260 brief communications. His authoritative textbooks Refractive Keratotomy for Myopia and Astigmatism and Corneal Disorders: Clinical Diagnosis and Management (with Howard Leibowitz, MD) are standard references and will continue to influence many more generations of refractive and corneal surgeons.
Dr. Waring enjoyed sporting and outdoor activities, often with his four children. He was an avid alpine snow skier, a kayaker, and a Divemaster in the Professional Association of Dive Instructors.
Dr. Waring is survived by his four children, George O. IV, John Timothy, Joy Ailene and Matthew George, and four granddaughters.