Vision Science meetings & conferences

90th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry

October 24-27, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona

Academy 2012 Phoenix will be the optometry and vision science event of the year.

Come join us for scientific sessions that represent the continuing education of the future, education taught by leading clinicians and researchers, papers and posters on state-of-theart practices, and enjoyable social events where you can let loose and catch up with your friends and colleagues.

The Academy’s Annual Meeting provides a diverse array of groundbreaking research in optometry and vision science and relevant education on the latest practices. Come explore all that Academy 2012 Phoenix has to offer. You can choose from over 250 hours of lectures & workshops, eight Section and Special Interest Group symposia, hundreds of scientific papers and posters, and exciting social events. The plenary session is, “Today’s Research, Tomorrow’s Practice: Autism Spectrum Disorders.” The presentation will help you understand the current research on autism and how to differentiate fact versus fiction.

The Monroe J. Hirsch Research Symposium, co-sponsored by our Academy’s Research Committee and the Low Vision Section, “Not Your Grandmother’s Macular Degeneration: Current Issues in AMD,” will focus on age-related macular degeneration and changes in our related knowledge over the last 15 years, improving our knowledge of etiology, genetics, and treatments for AMD.

Fourteenth International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

ASSETS 2012 will be held in Boulder, Colorado, USA (October 22-24, 2012)

The ASSETS conference explores the design, evaluation, and use of computing and information technologies to benefit people with disabilities and older adults. ASSETS is the premier forum for presenting innovative research on mainstream and specialized assistive technologies, accessible computing, and assistive applications of computer, network, and information technologies. This includes the use of technology by and in support of:

Individuals with hearing, sight and other sensory impairments
Individuals with motor impairments
Individuals with memory, learning and cognitive impairments
Individuals with multiple impairments
Older adults with diverse capabilities
Professionals who work with these populations

Envision Conference

Envision invites you to attend the Envision Conference September 12-15, 2012 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to be part of the multi-disciplinary conference for the low vision rehabilitation field.

Envision Conference 2012 will feature clinical education, workshops and research presentations. The adjacent exhibit hall features vendors from all over the country displaying the latest in technology and services in vision rehabilitation as well as book publishers and optometric suppliers.

Conference activities begin with pre-conference workshops Wednesday, with regular sessions convening Thursday through Saturday.

Thursday evening, Envision will host a welcome reception, a great place to meet and greet invited speakers, vendors, friends and colleagues.

Who Should Attend?

Optometrists, ophthalmologists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation therapists, licensed visual therapists, nurses, vision researchers and other low vision rehabilitation professionals from across the country, can earn valuable CE credits, meet with industry representatives to review new developments and technologies, access new products and services and network with colleagues.

Additionally, the Envision Conference benefits special education teachers, community agency personnel, government policy makers, rehabilitation engineers and assistive technology practitioners and suppliers.

50th International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision Symposium

5th – 8th June 2012 ISCEV Meeting

The 50th ISCEV2012 Symposium will be held at the Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Valencia (Av. Plata, 20, 46013. Valencia) and the ISCEV Course at the Fundación Oftalmológica del Mediterráneo FOM (Bifurcación Pío Baroja – General Avilés, 46015 Valencia), an international research and clinical centre ideally located in Valencia city, both with excellent links into the city centre by metro and bus.

The International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, is a community of practice regrouping basic and clinical scientists, clinicians, as well as students coming from a wide variety of backgrounds including ophthalmology, optometry, medical physics, psychology and biology.

Some objectives of the society are:

1) To promote and extend the knowledge of clinical electrophysiology of vision.

2) To promote co-operation and communication among workers in the field of clinical and basic electrophysiology of vision.

3) To establish and continually revise norms for instrumentation, recording procedure and measurement in clinical electrophysiology of vision.

These objectives are promoted through ongoing activities including publication of the scholarly journal Document Ophthalmologica, web-based communications and support for regional and international meetings. The ISCEV annual symposium, the most important focus of the ISCEV calendar, rotates among three broad geographic regions: Europe and Africa, the Americas and Asia following invitation of individual members or local groups.

There are close to 500 members from 45 countries who are bound together by a common interest in the human visual system in health and disease.

Two themes have been adopted for this 50th ISCEV meeting.

· Experimental and animal models in visual electrophysiology.

· Electrophysiology and correlation with diseases.

Papers of any other interest to the Society will be equally considered.

Contact info

Fundación Oftalmológica del Mediterráneo (FOM)
Bifurcación Pío Baroja – General Avilés, s/n
46015. Valencia.

E-mails:
SCIENTIFIC. scientifical_iscev2012@fom.es
ADMINISTRATIVE. administration_iscev2012@fom.es

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

Maximiliano Thous, 20 – 1ºB.
46009. Valencia.
Tel. (+34) 902 627 978
E-mail: axis@axistravel.es

6th International Conference on Ocular Infections

The 6th International Conference on Ocular Infections (ICOI will be held on March 7-10, 2013 in Santa Monica, California

Infections of the eye continue to challenge clinicians around the world to make an accurate, rapid diagnosis, as well as providing optimal therapy given the emergence of spread of antimicrobial resistance.

Bringing experts from around the world providing the latest clinical and basic research advances to help meet these challenges.

Main Conference Topics

Surgical Strategies to Prevent Infections
Update on TASS and Preferred Instrument Sterilization Methods
Unraveling the Contact Lens-Associated Microbial Keratitis Epidemics
Antimicrobial Resistance: Strategies for Survival and Prevention
The revolution in Ocular Imaging for real - time Diagnosis of Eye Infections
Drug Delivery systems for intraocular and surface disease
The Latest Clinical Updates on External Infections, Keratitis, Endoophthalmitis, Uveitis and Retinitis
Advances in Antimicrobial Agent Research & Development
Ocular Microbiology Laboratory Techniques
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Drug Delivery

The 6th International Conference on Ocular Infections (ICOI) secretariat: Paragon Conventions
18 Avenue Louis - Casai, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 5330 948, Fax: +41 22 5802 953, Email: sdinenson@paragon-conventions.com

115th Annual American Optometric Association Congress & 42nd Annual American Optometric Student Association Conference: Optometry’s Meeting

June 27 - July 1, 2012 Chicago, Illinois

25th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons in conjunction with 14th Congress of Chinese Cataract Society

31 May - 3 June 2012 Shanghai, China

APACRS SECRETARIAT
Singapore National Eye Centre
11 Third Hospital Avenue
Singapore 168751
Fax: (65) 6327-8630
Tel: (65) 6322-7469
Email: apacrs@snec.com.sg
Website: www.apacrs.org