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AAO, World Congress of Optometry plan joint meeting for 2019
The World Council of Optometry and the American Academy of Optometry will co-host the World Congress of Optometry in conjunction with the academy meeting to be held in Orlando, Fla., in 2019.
The meeting will feature joint continuing education tracks and will tentatively take place Oct. 23 to 28, according to a joint press release.
The 3rd World Congress of Optometry will build on the excitement of the annual academy meeting and continue the tradition of the 1st and 2nd Biennial World Congresses held in Medellin, Colombia, in 2015 and Hyderabad, India in 2017, respectively, according to the release.
The congress will have two principal tracks: scientific and educators. The specially designed educators’ track will offer lectures, workshops and poster presentations, maximizing the opportunity to advance the optometric education agenda across the world, the groups said in the release.
The scientific track of the congress will provide a rich and diverse program of lectures, symposia and clinical workshops complemented by poster presentations, video and photography covering a spectrum of significant themes.
The academy’s 98th annual meeting will feature a wide array of clinically relevant continuing education courses and cutting-edge research in the clinical and vision sciences.
“The cutting-edge and diverse educational program coupled with Orlando’s world-class attractions will make for a truly exciting meeting,” AAO President Joseph Shovlin, OD, FAAO, said in the release.
“We recognize that the 3rd World Congress of Optometry, in conjunction with the academy meeting, will be an excellent platform where we share, learn, strategize and plan together for the future of optometry worldwide,” World Council of Optometry President Scott Mundle, OD, said in the release.
More information will be available at: www.worldcongressofoptometry.org and www.aaopt.org.