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Contents (1 - 14):

Note: We have 14 sections in this edition of the bulletin. Please make sure you read them all, scrolling down the cursor of your screen, as not all sections are visible at first sight

1) EDITORIAL
The VISION 2020 Latin America Bulletin Completes Three Years!
Dear Readers: You may have wondered where the idea of an electronic newsletter for VISION 2020 Latin America came from. In fact, our own regional bulletin was inaugurated...read more

2) AN IMPORTANT DATE
8th GENERAL ASSEMBLY IAPB 25th – 28th August, Buenos Aires , Argentina “Exellence and Equity in Eye Care" ... read more

3) SPECIAL MENCION
NATIONAL EYE HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS PROGRAM FOR ARGENTINA Some 80% of cases of blindness are avoidable, either because they are preventable (20%), or because they are treatable (60%). ...read more

4) VISION 2020 LATIN AMERICA WINNING PLACE ON THE CONTINENT
DIABETES MELLITUS: A WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC It is estimated that some 170 million people in the world are affected by diabetes mellitus (1), a number which could rise to 360 million by the year 2030, affecting mostly emerging nations and the working-age population... read more

5) HOW CAN WE LEARN FROM OTHER PROVEN INITIATIVES?
CALCULATION OF THE INTRAOCULAR LENS IN CHILDREN Wilson Mantilla Ruiz, MD.One of the significant challenges that exist in pediatric ophthalmology is the calculation of the correct power of intraocular lenses to be used in children during cataract surgery or for secondary implantation. ...read more

6) WHAT ROLE ARE NGOs AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PLAYING?
The Pan-American Health Organization and Eye Health in Latin America and the Caribbean The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international health organization with 100 years of experience that is dedicated to improving the health and lives of the people of the Americas...read more

7) WHAT TO SAY ABOUT REGIONAL DIVERSITY OF PATHOLOGIES AND ITS IMPACT?
The Prevention of Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis Recurrences in High Risk Patients Silveira C 1-2, Muccioli C 2, Belfort Jr R 2 , Victora C 3 , Rizzo L4, Holland G 5, Nussenblatt R6 , Horta B7, ... read more

8) ANECDOTES OF PLEASANT EXPERIENCES WITH OUR ALLY, THE OPHTHALMIC INDUSTRY
Things that motivate the ophthalmic industry… …The theater is ready, and all eyes are riveted on the stage. Angelic voices suddenly rise to fill the room...read more

9) REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS INTERESTING TO KNOW FOR OUR VISION 2020 ACTIVITIES

10) SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AROUND THE CONTINENT VISION 2020 LA IN 2008

11) AND HOW CAN I PUT IT INTO PRACTICE?
THE “SEE TO READ” PROGRAM IN THE HIGH-ANDES REGIONS OF PERU It is estimated that there are two-million illiterate persons in Peru , concentrated mostly in the High-Andes region where the inhabitants are largely Quechua speaking... read more

12) WHAT DO BLIND PEOPLE OF WITH LOW VISION TELL US?
Learning to Help Ourselves Some months ago, the management of the building where I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, decided to renovate our “semi-automatic” elevators (I call them “semi-automatic” because we have to open one door manually first while the second door is automatic)... read more

13) PLEASE DON'T MISS...
Dear Readers: Looking for new, interesting and useful Websites, is something that we enjoy doing at the VISION 2020 Latin American office. We would like to share the ones that specially called our attention... read more

14) FINALLY...
ARTICLES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE... read more

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