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APAO welcomes new member societies
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Last month we featured the Asia Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society in the APAO Edition of Ocular Surgery News. This month we conclude the introduction to our new members by featuring the Asian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, an associate member of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.
Founded in 2002, the Asian Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (ASNOS) holds scientific meetings every 2 years with a unique clinicopathologic case presentation conference in the style of the Frank B. Walsh Society meeting, known as “Walsh in Asia,” to promote and expedite the development of neuro-ophthalmology in Asian countries.
Dr. Satoshi Kashii of Japan is the current president of ASNOS and will also represent the society on the APAO Council. He offered the following comments about joining APAO:
“The ASNOS would provide the best platform for exchanging scientific ideas about the newest clinical findings and basic investigation in the field of neuro-ophthalmology in the Asia-Pacific region and advancing knowledge in diagnosis, therapeutics and technology. We have a good history of nurturing and developing regional neuro-ophthalmology societies in Southeast Asia for the past 16 years. We would like to extend our support to the whole Asia-Pacific region by joining the APAO.”
APAO at WOC 2018
The 2018 World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) will take place from June 16-19 in Barcelona, Spain.
The APAO will organize one symposium at the meeting. Entitled “New Understanding and Management Paradigms of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy,” the session will be chaired by Dr. Shih Jen Chen, Dr. Won Ki Lee and Prof. Tien-Yin Wong. It is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Young ophthalmologists (YO) and emerging leaders from the Asia-Pacific region are also invited to participate in a variety of events at WOC 2018, including daily networking in the YO and Emerging Leaders Lounge and the YO Perspectives session on Monday, June 18, at 12:30 p.m., presented by the European Society of Ophthalmology YO Committee. Don’t miss the Emerging International Leaders and YO Reception at WOC 2018, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 17.
Additionally, APAO staff members will be on hand in the Exhibition Hall at WOC 2018 in booth 3070. Be sure to stop by and say hello.
APAO 2019 abstract awards
Back by popular demand, awards for outstanding contributions to the submitted program will once again be presented at the APAO 2019 Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, which is scheduled for March 6-9, 2019. These awards for free paper, poster, e-poster and video abstracts were first introduced at the APAO 2018 Congress in Hong Kong.
For the best scientific paper awards, recipients will be chosen by the Abstract Reviewing Committee in each of the Congress subspecialty areas. Congress delegates will be able to view and vote for their favorite entries in the most popular poster, e-poster and video categories. All awardees will be recognized at the APAO 2019 Gala Dinner.
Authors who wish to compete for these prizes are encouraged to read the abstract submission guidelines beforehand. The deadline to submit abstracts for APAO 2019 is Monday, Sept. 3, at 11:59 p.m. (GMT +8). Late submissions will not be accepted.
Abstract submission as well as registration for the 34th APAO Congress are facilitated via the APAO Congress system at http://congress.apaophth.org/. Early bird registration rates for APAO 2019 will remain in effect through Monday, Oct. 15.
Travel grants for APVRS 2018
The Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) is pleased to offer up to five Prof. Yasuo Tano Travel Grants for young vitreoretinal specialists in the Asia-Pacific region to attend the 12th APVRS Congress in Seoul, scheduled for Dec. 14-16.
Priority will be given to applicants younger than the age of 40 years from a developing country whose presentations (free paper, poster or video) have been accepted by the Scientific Program Committee of the 12th APVRS Congress. Each successful applicant will receive US$500 if they live outside the host country of the 12th APVRS Congress (Korea), whereas those who live in the host country will receive US$250.
Applications will be open from June 1 to Aug. 31. Interested ophthalmologists should complete the online application form via the APVRS Congress system. Selection results will be announced by early October.