Medicine → Eyesight
Organizations relating to Eyesight
International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology / London, UK / Est. 1970
International Coalition for Trachoma Control / Atlanta GA, USA / Est. 2004
World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / Dublin, Ireland
International Society for Eye Research / San Francisco CA, USA / Est. 1969
European Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology / Bucharest, Romania / Est. 1985
African Council of Optometry / Durban, South Africa
International Society on Metabolic Eye Diseases / Est. 1971
Sociedad Panamericana de Oncologia Oftalmológica / Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Society of Contact Lens Specialists / London, UK / Est. 1952
Mediterranean Society of Ophthalmology / Rome, Italy / Est. 1988
Pan Arab Glaucoma Society / Cairo, Egypt / Est. 1998
European Society of Ophthalmology / Est. 1958
Eastern Mediterranean Council of Optometry / Beirut, Lebanon
Asociación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Optometria / Guayaquil, Ecuador / Est. 2003
European Society of Ophthalmic Nurses and Technicians / Dublin, Ireland / Est. 2002
Nordic Pediatric Ophthalmology Group / Gothenburg, Sweden
International Society for Contact Lens Research / Manchester, UK / Est. 1978
International Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology / New York NY, USA / Est. 1980
European Strabismological Association / Cassola, Italy / Est. 1962
World Association of Eye Hospitals / Rotterdam, Netherlands / Est. 2007
Association of European Ocularists
European Academy of Optometry and Optics / London, UK
College of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa / Nairobi, Kenya / Est. 2012
Société Africaine Francophone d'Ophtalmologie / Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire / Est. 1992
Colegio Latinoamericano de Oftalmólogos Veterinarios / Est. 2000
Orthopterists' Society / Canberra ACT, Australia / Est. 1976
European Meniscal Transplantation Group / Dragør, Denmark
International Trachoma Initiative / Decatur GA, USA / Est. 1998
Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis / Mill Valley CA, USA / Est. 1975
Julius-Hirschberg-Gesellschaft / Thüngersheim, Germany / Est. 1986
European Vision Institute / Brussels, Belgium
Association of Eye Banks of Asia / Singapore, Singapore / Est. 2009
SAARC Academy of Ophthalmology / Delhi, India
International Colour Vision Society / Davis CA, USA / Est. 1971
Asian Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness / Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong / Est. 1981
International Ophthalmic Nurses Association / Est. 1955
Jules Gonin Club / Lausanne, Switzerland
Child Vision Research Society / Coleraine, UK / Est. 1987
Global Sight Initiative
European Forum Against Blindness
KeraLink International / Baltimore MD, USA / Est. 1962
World Eye Organization / Est. 1999
Société francophone d'histoire de l'ophtalmologie / Chaponost, France / Est. 1980
Operation Eyesight Universal / Calgary AB, Canada / Est. 1963
Vision Aid Overseas / Crawley, UK / Est. 1985
International Ophthalmology Teacher Training Council / Mumbai, India
Seva Foundation / Berkeley CA, USA / Est. 1978
Ophtalmo sans frontières / Luçon, France / Est. 1987
Nadi Al Bassar - North African Centre for Sight and Visual Sciences, Tunis / Tunis, Tunisia / Est. 1982
Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists / Melbourne VIC, Australia / Est. 1987
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World Problems relating to Eyesight
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialHordeolum
Irritant fumes
Visual strain in modern technology
Trachoma
Nutritional blindness
Cataract
Night blindness
Myopia
Amblyopia
Ethical vacuum
Prohibitive cost of eye-glasses
Action Strategies relating to Eyesight
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialStudying eye diseases and disorders
Correcting eye disorders
Providing primary eye care
Using contact lenses
Treating strabismus
Standardizing functional eye examinations
Evaluating optometry examinations
Carrying out complete eye examinations
Training cataract surgeons
Using eye glasses
Providing optometric services
Preventing eye diseases
Treating visual deficiencies
Studying glaucoma
Exchanging ophthalmologic practices
Creating bank of eye tissue
Developing comprehensive eye care
Standardizing eye care
Training ophthalmologists
Supporting corneal transplant surgery
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