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32nd APAO Congress in Singapore
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The 32nd Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress will take place March 1 to 5, 2017, in Singapore, in conjunction with the 32nd Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ophthalmic Congress. The meeting will be co-hosted by the Academy Medicine of Singapore and the Singapore Society of Ophthalmology and co-sponsored by the International Council of Ophthalmology, or ICO.
Registration and abstract submission
Early bird registration for the 32nd APAO Congress has already begun, with a deadline of Nov. 30. In addition, abstract submission is now open through Sept. 19. Free papers, posters, e-posters, videos and instruction courses are all welcome. Guidelines for submission are available at http://2017.apaophth.org/submission-guidelines.
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Registration and abstract submission for the 32nd APAO Congress will be facilitated through the new APAO ID system. Please go to http://id.apaophth.org to create an APAO ID account. Individual APAO ID accounts have already been created for delegates who have attended previous APAO Congresses. Delegates can activate their preloaded accounts and then update their personal details.
Congress venue
The 32nd APAO Congress will be held in Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is located in the Central Business District and can hold up to 10,000 delegates. Suntec features the world’s largest high-definition video wall and free Wi-Fi connectivity. It is conveniently situated near a variety of shopping, dining and hotel facilities. Two Mass Rapid Transit stations service the convention center, in addition to taxis, city buses and a direct airport shuttle bus.
Located just across the street from Suntec, the Conrad Centennial Singapore is the official hotel of the 32nd APAO Congress. Additional hotel options at different price points are available nearby. Hotel reservations will begin Aug. 1 for members of the Congress Scientific Program Committee. All delegates may reserve hotel rooms starting Oct. 10.
Scientific program committee
In line with the theme of “Discovery, Innovation and Practice,” the Scientific Program of the 32nd APAO Congress will focus on a variety of topics, including new treatments for major eye diseases and novel imaging and surgical techniques. The Scientific Program Committee comprises leading experts in ophthalmology and visual sciences from around the world. Highlights of the intensive 3.5-day program will be the two plenary sessions and the Opening Ceremony on the afternoon of March 2 and three symposiums organized by ICO and the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis. Chaired by Tin Aung, MBBS, N/MEd (Ophth), FRCS (Ed), FRCOphth, FAMS, PhD, and co-chaired by Clement Tham, BM, BCh, FCOphthHK, FRCS, the Scientific Program features 15 subspecialties, including visual sciences. Formation of the Scientific Program Committee is almost complete. Below is a grid of the subspecialty program conveners:
More information about individual committee members is available at http://2017.apaophth.org/program-committee. We are confident that the 32nd APAO Congress will be a good platform to refocus ophthalmology on discovery, innovation and practice.
ICO glaucoma guidelines
ICO has announced the release of ICO Guidelines for Glaucoma Eye Care. The guidelines summarize core requirements to care for patients with open- and-closed angle glaucoma. We expect they will have relevance to ophthalmologists around the world as they provide guidance on the management of glaucoma in both low- and intermediate- to high-resource settings.
The ICO Guidelines for Glaucoma Eye Care are currently available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, Hindi, Russian, Arabic and Portuguese, and can be downloaded at www.icoph.org/glaucoma, where more details can be found. Additional translations and adaptations are encouraged.
These guidelines are based on internationally recommended standards of care. They are useful for resident and fellow training programs, and can be used by ICO members to improve patient outcomes.