Ophthalmic Education:

Educational Courses

On this page:

• LAICO’s EYEXCEL Course to Develop Capacity in Eye Care Organizations
  
  
• XVIII Pan-American Regional Course
  
  
• 2011 Post Graduate Diploma in Community Eye Health, Capetown, South Africa
  
  
• Courses at the International Centre for Eye Health
  
  
• Clinical courses for ophthalmologists
  
  
• Focused basic and clinical science courses

LAICO’s EYEXCEL Course to Develop Capacity in Eye Care Organizations

August 11–14, 2010, Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology (LAICO) “EYEXCEL - Expanding Global Eye Care Workforce through Excellence in Training” course in collaboration with the ICO. This four-day training program aims to develop the capacity for in eye care organizations to deliver quality training programs on a regular basis.

This course is for institutions currently offering or planning to offer training courses. Registrants should be a team of two representing each institution, to ensure that ideas generated in the training workshop will be established in the institution. The application deadline is July 15, 2010. For more information, download the EYEXCEL course brochure, archive.icoph.org/pdf/Final Eyexcel.pdf.

XVIII Pan-American Regional Course

August 19-21, 2010
The Costa Rica Association of Ophthalmology will co-host the XVIII Pan-American Regional Course with the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology. It will highlight the latest developments in medical and surgical retina, cataract surgery and its complications, glaucoma, refractive surgery and neuro-ophthalmology, among others.

For more information, see: web.me.com/lihtehwu/PAAO_2010/Welcome.html.

2011 Post Graduate Diploma in Community Eye Health, Capetown, South Africa

The Community Eye Health at the Community Eye Health Institute (CEHI) in Capetown, South Africa will begin January 31, 2011 and the application deadline is October 31, 2010. This course will facilitate the implementation of Vision 2020 in countries in sub-Saharan Africa by offering appropriate training in community eye health to people working in blindness prevention programs. For complete details, download general course information: archive.icoph.org/pdf/CEH diploma.pdf, or visit www.cehi.uct.ac.za.

Courses at the International Centre for Eye Health

The International Centre for Eye Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will offer the following public health ophthalmology courses in 2010:

Diploma in Community Eye Health (download PDF description)
22nd February 2010 - 21st May 2010
A three-month course, aimed at people who want to know more about blinding diseases and the Vision 2020 initiative.

Tropical Ophthalmology (download PDF description)
29th March 2010 - 31st March 2010
Aimed primarily at Ophthalmologists and Optometrists in the developed world, who wish to gain more knowledge of eye diseases and health systems found in the tropics.

Planning for Vision 2020 (download PDF description)
12th July 2010 - 16th July 2010
A non-clinical course aimed at Ophthalmologists, Eye Health Program Managers, and NGO staff working in developing countries.

MSc Community Eye Health (download PDF description)
27th September 2010 - 16th September 2011
The MSc in Community Eye Health is designed to provide eye care professionals and planners with the knowledge and skills to reduce blindness and visual disability, in keeping with the aims, priorities and strategies of the Vision 2020 initiative.

Further information and an application form can be found on the Education, Courses section of the LSHTM website: www.iceh.org.uk.

Clinical courses for ophthalmologists

The Internal Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) will be listing on this page specific clinical courses offered by members of the ICO and others.

Please let us know of courses that we may want to highlight.

Focused basic and clinical science courses

There are a number of longer-term courses for ophthalmologists that cover basic and clinical sciences at: www.icoexams.org.

Please note that these courses are not organized or endorsed by the International Council of Ophthalmology.

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• Congresses and Meetings
  
  
• ICO Ophthalmic Education Programs