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Abstract submissions for the World Congress on Refractive Error are now open!

Date : 2009-11-13

The World Congress on Refractive Error and Service Development promises to bring together world leaders in eye care and development fields 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. 

Abstract submissions close 1 March 2010

Incorporating a broad perspective of eye health and development objectives, ICEE invites you to submit an abstract that addresses one or more Congress themes:

Theme one – Broadening the Development Agenda

  • Refractive errors, MDGs and poverty reduction strategies
  • Refractive errors and education for all
  • Refractive errors and social inclusion
  • Presbyopia – economic implications and quality of life
  • Primary health care reform
  • Community centred services
  • School eye health
  • Partnerships; collaborations and networks
  • Environmental change

Theme two – Aligning Eye Health with Health Systems

  • Service delivery approaches
  • Approaches for scaling up the eye health workforce
  • Barriers; consumer perspective, service delivery perspective, policies and gender

Theme three – Innovation

  • Research; epidemiological, operational, qualitative studies
  • Cost effective and affordable approaches
  • Sustainability
  • Social justice

[ Original Call for Abstracts ]

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