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The Right to Sight

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VISION 2020 is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, a joint programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) with an international membership of NGOs, professional associations, eye care institutions and corporations.

VISIÓN 2020 LATINOAMÉRICA is part of this initiative and counts with the support of the the Pan American Association of Ophtalmology (PAAO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

 

 
 

Lanzan proyecto "VISIÓN 2020" en Panamá

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De esta manera todos los países de Latinoamérica cuentan oficialmente con un programa de prevención de ceguera.
 
Zelideth Cortez | Crítica en Línea

Ante el incremento de la población discapacitada visual en nuestro país, debido a la acentuación de la radiación ultravioleta, diabetes, desnutrición y mal nutrición, entre otros factores, el Ministerio de Salud lanzó ayer el proyecto Visión 2020.

Para la representante de la Sociedad Panameña de Oftalmología, Maritza López, el panorama es preocupante. Unas 15,170 de personas padecen de ceguera, de esta cifra entre el 50 y 60% padece de cataratas, y la otra parte de enfermedades refractivas no corregidas, es decir que necesitan lentes y no cuentan con la fluidez económica para comprárselos, mientras que el resto padece de glaucoma y requieren de un tratamieno continuo.

El Ministerio ya está comprando equipos de oftalmología en conjunta colaboración con el Club de Leones. Cada equipo tiene un costo de 50 mil dólares y permitirán realizar unas 120 operaciones por año. El equipo se encuentra en el Policentro de Juan Díaz, Hospital San Miguel Arcángel, Nicolás Solano en Chorrera, Joaquín Pablo Franco, en Las Tablas, y el Chicho Fábrega, en Santiago.

Fuente: http://www.critica.com.pa/archivo/01062010/nac02.html#ixzz0bvkyvQUF
 

Helen Keller International Wins Prestigious 1.4269 Million USD Champalimaud Vision Award

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September 4, 2009, New York, NY - The Champalimaud Foundation, one of the largest global science foundations, announced today that Helen Keller International (HKI) is the recipient of its 2009 Vision Award. The €1 million (US$1.4 million) António Champalimaud Vision Award is the largest monetary prize in the field of vision and among the largest scientific and humanitarian prizes in the world.

The 2009 António Champalimaud Vision Award has been awarded to HKI for its outstanding achievements in preventing blindness in the developing world. In particular, its decades-long leadership in the global control of vitamin A deficiency – the leading cause of childhood blindness and a significant contributor to childhood mortality – has helped to save the sight and lives of millions of people around the world.
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Género y Salud Ocular en Latinoamérica

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En el presente año la IAPB y sus miembros han tomado el tema de “Género y Salud Ocular” como eje central de sus actividades por el Día Mundial de la Visión, lo cual cobra una mayor relevancia al cumplirse una década del lanzamiento de la iniciativa VISION 2020: El Derecho a la Visión, y cuya conmemoración se llevara a cabo el próximo año, coincidiendo con el balance de las actividades que efectuarán los distintos Comités de VISION 2020 a nivel mundial.

Para más información visite http://vision2020la.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/genero-y-salud-ocular-en-latinoamerica/ 

 

XVII CURSO REGIONAL PANAMERICANO DE OFTALMOLOGIA COSTA RICA

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Fecha: 19 al 21 de AGOSTO del 2010
 
Organizan: Asociación Oftalmológica de Costa Rica y

Asociación Panamericana de Oftalmología.
 
INFORMES:
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Tel: (506)2289-7418
 

ICEH Courses

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The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) is now offering different courses. They include:
 
Diploma in Community Eye Health
22nd February 2010 - 21st May 2010
   This is a three-month course, aimed at people who want to know more about blinding diseases and the Vision 2020 initiative.  Further information and an application form can be found in the Short Study section of the LSHTM website.  Prospective applicants for this course should apply as soon as possible.
  
Tropical Ophthalmology
   *29th March 2010 - 31st March 2010*
This course is aimed primarily at Ophthalmologist and Optometrists in the developed world, who wish to gain more knowledge of eye diseases and health systems found in the tropics.  Further information and an application form can be found in the Short Study section of the LSHTM website.
 
Planning for Vision 2020
   *12th July 2010 - 16th July 2010*
   This is a non-clinical course aimed at Ophthalmologists, Eye Health Programme Managers, and NGO staff working in developing countries. It aims to provide eye care professionals and planners with the principles of planning to establish eye health programmes, focussing on population clusters of around one million in developing countries.  Further information and an application form can be found in the short study section of the LSHTM website.
      
MSc Community Eye Health
   *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.      
 
You may be interested to know that we are now able to offer some
   individual MSc modules as short courses:
  
*E1 - How to plan and implement a Vision 2020 Project*
  
*E2 - Skills, resources and technology for Vision 2020*
       Further information and an application form can be found on the MSc courses section of the LSHTM website.
 
    
Public Health Planning for Hearing Impairment
  *12th July 2010 - 16th July 2010*
The aim of this course is to enable participants to understand the magnitude and causes of hearing impairment and the challenges of providing hearing health in developing countries.  Further information can be found on the short courses section of the LSHTM website.
 
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Curso Internacional Bucaramanga, Colombia

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Enero 18 a 29 de 2010
 
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Temas:
Superficie Ocular
Refractiva
Catarata
Córnea
Retina
Glaucoma
Estrabismo
Neuro-oftalmología

CUPO LIMITADO
INSCRIPCIONES
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VI SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DE NEONATOLOGÍA

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“Angela Hoyos”
En homenaje al Dr. Augusto Sola
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11, 12 y 13 de Marzo de 2010 
 
XV JORNADAS PEDIÁTRICAS
Mayores informes
División de Educación Continuada – Facultad de Medicina
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Plan de Acción para la Prevención de Ceguera Evitable en las Américas

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Plan Regional de Prevención de Ceguera Evitable y Deficiencia Visual para América será presentado en la reunión del PAHO, en su 144 Sesión del Comité Ejecutivo, que tendrá lugar en Washington en Junio, desde el 22 al 26. En el mismo se reconoce la contribución de las organizaciones de prevención de ceguera de la región. Aunque no todas son mencionadas explícitamente, sí lo son bajo la IAPB.

Pueden encontrar los planes en la documentación oficial CE 144/20 en el siguiente link: Página de la Asociación Panamericana de la Salud

También podrán encontra los planes especiales para Onco y Tracoma en el CE 144/10

 

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 Protect Your Eyes From Corneal Abrasions
HealthDay
By Diana Kohnle
 
 
The cornea is the tissue at the front of eye that helps focus light. A corneal abrasion occurs when that tissue is cut or scratched.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions to help prevent a corneal abrasion:

Always use safety eye wear any time you're working with machines that expel wood, sawdust, metal, etc.
Cut your fingernails to avoid scratching your eye. Keep babies' and children's nails trimmed, as well.
Keep all tree and shrub branches, especially those at eye level, trimmed.
Be careful when putting contact lenses in your eyes. Make sure the lenses are cleaned properly each day, and never sleep with them.