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Conference News |Dubai |
Staff Reporter | Wednesday, February 6, 2008
First regional conference for Optometrists and
mid-level eye care providers to be held in Dubai
(Dubai Health & News)
The region's first dedicated conference for Optometrists and mid-level
eye care providers is set to attract international experts when it runs
this February alongside Vision-X Dubai (18-20 February 2008), the
region's premier exhibition for the optical and ophthalmic industry.
In the Middle East, the profession of Optometry, the healthcare science
related to vision, visual systems and vision information processing, has
expanded in line with population growth.
By launching the only specialised optometry conference in the region,
the Vision-X Dubai Conference will run from 19-20 February 2008 at Dubai
International Conventional and Exhibition Centre, with co-organisers
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and the Emirates Medical Association
Ophthalmic Society (EMAOS) confident that they will help expand the
educational opportunities available to practitioners working in this
area.
Helal Saeed Al Marri, Director General, Dubai World Trade Centre, said:
"Dubai World Trade Centre is delighted to work with EMAOS in
driving and developing the first and only sector-specific conference of
its kind in the Gulf. Our specialist delivery of conference and
exhibition services provides a perfect platform for the dedicated
experts working in the field of optometry."
The two-day Vision-X Dubai Conference, sponsored by Ciba Vision, will
facilitate a key regional information exchange as well as encouraging
professional and best practice.
All attendees will receive a 'Certificate of Continuing Medical
Education', the professional accreditation that enables Optometrists to
continue learning and practising. This approach to vocational training
is indicative of the way Vision-X Dubai will combine industry and
professional needs.
Adel Nader, Business Unit Manager, Gulf Region, AMICO (distributors of
Ciba Vision), said: "As a world leader in the development and
manufacturing of contact lenses and lens care products, Ciba Vision is
glad to sponsor the Vision-X Dubai Conference in 2008 and be in close
contact and communication with customers and professionals. Vision-X
Dubai offers a great opportunity to share and enrich professional
experiences and knowledge."
Dr. Manal Taryam, Specialist - Dubai Hospital and President of EMAOS,
explains: "There has been strong demand across the region for a
dedicated conference focusing on the health and development issues
related to Optometry. The Vision-X Dubai Conference will not only bring
together specialists from across the Middle East, it will also host some
of the leading international experts, who will cover issues ranging from
treatment of refractive errors in children, through to the correction of
astigmatism."
Topics that will be covered by the conference include: a keynote speech
from Dr. John Steile, Chief Optometrist, Al Magrabi Eye Hospital on the
future direction of Optometry, a panel discussion on the needs of the
profession in the Middle East and a number of scientific sessions on
conditions ranging from the chronic problem of ocular surface disease
through to binocular vision.
Other key speakers include: Dr. Ali Bukhamseen, Chief Optometrist, King
Khaled Eye Specialists Hospital; Herr Helmer Schweizer, Doctor of
Optometry, Ciba Vision; and Ms. Irene Sophia, Optometrist, Welcare Eye
Centre.
For more information about Vision-X Dubai and the conference, visit www.vision-x.ae
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