Programmes
World Congress on Refractive Error
Vision Correction; Broadening the Development Agenda
WCRE Abstracts
WCRE Posters and Schedule
More than 15 world-renowned international guest speakers will appear over the three days.
Featured Guest Speaker
One of the most anticipated speakers is Dr Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International who will speak on the opening day. Take this exciting opportunity to hear how healthcare and our environment are vitally linked.
Other Featured Speakers are
- Professor Brien Holden, CEO Brien Holden Vision Institute in Australia
- Professor Gullapalli Rao, Chair, LV Prasad Eye Institute in India
- Professor Clare Gilbert, International Eye Health, University of London in the UK
- Professor Kevin Frick, Department of Health Policy, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the USA
Abstracts have been submitted to WCRE from Africa, Europe, Nepal, Fiji, India, United Kingdom, Australia, South East Asia and the USA offering over 70 presenters, all specialists in their fields, from over 40 nations around the world.
Presentations for WCRE will cover relevant themes in the fight against avoidable blindness and vision impairment such as: evaluation of global practises and resources; offering solutions of strategic cooperation between organisations and governments to increase accessibility of eye care in the developing world; assessing the growth of visual health knowledge and the possibility of social enterprise and its role of assisting development of local services.
South African Optometric Association
Do Optometry Programme
SAOA Abstracts
The World Congress on Refractive Error is a venue for the South African Optometric Association Do Optometry Road Show 2010. Take proactive steps to ensure you are up-to-date on optometric developments while earning CPD Points.
World Conference on Optometric Education
Meeting Society’s Needs; Challenges and Trends in Optometric Education
WCOE Abstracts
Featured Guest Speakers:
The World Conference on Optometric Education will be opened by:
- Professor George Woo, President, World Council of Optometry resident in Hong Kong
- Associate Professor Bina Patel, Director of International Programmes, The New England College of Optometry in the USA
WCOE has over 40 invited presenters from all over the globe bringing together optometric educators from 80 World Council of Optometry member organisations.
WCOE will focus on a whole range of optometric educational advancement and initiatives. The event will offer a stimulating and diverse programme and promises to be a great opportunity to share global views surrounding optometric education.
The presentations will delve into issues such as: the global human resource challenge and cultural competence across the globe; resource platforms for optometric institution including rural and regional locations; updates and recent optometric advancements; the uses of the primary eye care acute referral scheme and online preliminary evaluation. There will also be discussion on the role of the media and innovations in critical thinking and redesigning continuing education to assist the future.
Combined Welcome Cocktail Party and Gala Dinner
Attendees of the twin conferences will enjoy combined social events namely the Cocktail Party on the opening night of WCRE and the legendary Gala Dinner marking the closing of WCRE and the opening of WCOE. These events promise to offer a great opportunity for international guests to enjoy talking openly about new ideas in a relaxed ambiance.