Announcements

Abstract submissions close 1 March 2010

Early Bird Delegate Registrations - on or before 31 May 2010

Call for Abstracts: 2010 World Conference on Optometric Education (WCOE 6):
CHALLENGES AND TRENDS IN OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION : The World Conference on Optometric Education (WCOE 6) will hold this meeting every 4 years. This will be the 6th meeting WCOE 6 meeting which will be jointly held with the World Congress of Refractive Error (WCRE). It will run consecutively over one week.
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Abstract submissions for the World Congress on Refractive Error are now open!:
The World Congress on Refractive Error and Service Development promises to bring together world leaders in eye care and development fields ........
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Message from Conference Chair:
"We need new and innovative ways of thinking to develop the solutions to meet the eye care needs of our world." World Congress on Refractive Error Conference Chair, Professor Kovin Naidoo
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One location ..... One week ..... Two big conferences

Durban, South Africa

Durban, South Africa will be the host of another major event in 2010. For the first time the World Congress of Refractive Error and the Sixth World Conference on Optometric Education (WCOE6), will run consecutively over one week in the stunning seaside location.

The two conferences will start with the World Congress on Refractive Error, hosted by the International Centre for Eyecare Education in association with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (20-22 September) and conclude with WCOE6 (22-24 September) hosted by the World Council of Optometry. The two events will overlap for one dynamic afternoon and stunning dinner event which promises to provide unprecedented networking and industry exchange.

Join us in Durban - register today!


The International Centre for Eyecare Education
presents
World Congress on Refractive Error
20 - 22 September 2010, Durban, South Africa

Leaders in optometric and development fields will meet to define global eye care priorities and build strategies to achieve sustainable, integrated solutions that transcend the boundaries of eye care and encompass social, political and economic solutions.

Register WCRE

 

The World Council of Optometry
presents
World Conference on Optometric Education
22 - 24 September 2010, Durban, South Africa

The Conference enables optometric educators, from around the world, the opportunity to examine practice modes, share teaching methods and build relationships towards mutual cooperation in educational design, research and implementation.

Register WCOE