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Vision Care News | Dubai |
Staff Reporter | February 25, 2007
Welcare Eye Center hosts educational forum
(Dubai Health & News) Ophthalmologists from across the UAE
gathered at the Welcare Eye Centre recently to attend a special CME
accredited forum, registered under the regulatory body of Harvard
Medical School.
The Ophthalmic forum was the first of its kind and represents a strong
move by the centre to bring together specialists from across the country
to ensure that international standards of excellence are being adhered
to.
The main topic of the day was "Electrophysiological Aids in
Diagnosis of Retinal Disorders". Speakers included Dr. Anupama Rao,
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Welcare Eye Center, and Ms. Irene Sophia,
Optometrist, Welcare Eye Center. The forum also included a talk by
special guest speaker Ms. Christina Fasser, President of Retina Suisse
and Retina International, a research foundation headquartered in Zurich,
Switzerland.
"Our aim at Retina International is to promote and stimulate
research in retinal degenerations, especially by keeping in touch with
scientific developments around the world," explained Dr. Fasser.
"I am especially honored to be given this opportunity to address
specialists here at the Welcare Eye Centre in order to promote best
practice and engage the UAE in the international dialogue to reduce
retinal degenerations," she added.
Welcare Eye Center is an extension of Welcare Hospital's Ophthalmology
unit and a member of The Varkey Group, a leading non-national business
group in the UAE, which has been serving the people of Dubai for over
eight years. The Eye Center is a complete premium healthcare facility
for virtually all eye related ailments. It contains state-of-the-art
technology and equipment for all a patient's eye related needs including
a wide range of Ophthalmology sub-specialty services such as; General
Ophthalmology, Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Vitreo-Retinal
Services, Glaucoma, Corneal Surgery, Squint Correction & Oculoplasty,
Neuro-Ophthalmology, Uveitis & Ocular-immunology and more. The
clinic also features one of the most popular procedures for patients in
the Gulf - IntraLASIK and the LASIK refractive procedures.
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Welcare Ophthalmic Forum
Dubai, UAE
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