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1) EDITORIAL
What Can Latin American Ophthalmologists Do, Faced With Populist Governments? When speaking of political populism, one is usually speaking of a controversy between members of a single community...read more

2) AN IMPORTANT DATE
World Sight Day will be celebrated this year on October 11,.. read more

3) SPECIAL MENCION
REFRACTIVE ERRORS Why talk about Refractive Errors in Children?
Why do refractive errors matter? WHO's 2005 report, The State of the World's Sight, emphasizes the paucity of data on the prevalence of refractive errors, with estimates of 200-250 million persons affected worldwide ...read more

4) VISION 2020 LATIN AMÉRICA WINNING PLACE ON THE CONTINENT
Why should VISION 2020 try to win a place in Latin America? Because three changes are taking place that will produce an increase in blindness in Latin America, which are: Aging of the population, changes in eating habits and social inequality... read more

5) HOW CAN WE LEARN FROM OTHER PROVEN INITIATIVES?
Subject of the Article: GETTING CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY For several years in the past, the Fundacion Oftalmologica del Valle of Yaruqui Ecuador, sent 'ophthalmology brigades' into small towns and cities, far from our base of operations...read more

6) WHAT ROLE ARE NGOs AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PLAYING?
ONCE - Beginnings: The Spanish National Organization for the Blind (ONCE) is the fruit of the efforts of the blind people of our country, who during the 1930s, were active in various organizations, primarily in Andalucia, Catalonia and Levante. Thanks to their efforts...read more

7) WHAT TO SAY ABOUT REGIONAL DIVERSITY OF PATHOLOGIES AND ITS IMPACT?
Blindness in Costa Rica Blindness is the medical condition most feared by people after cancer, as was shown by a recent public health survey in Australia. If we use the definition of blindness recommended by the World Health.... read more

8) ANECDOTES OF SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES WITH OUR ALLY, THE OPHTHALMIC INDUSTRY
RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY During the recent 27th Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology held in Cancun, some 4,000 copies of the new “Guidelines for the screening... 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 2006/2007

11) AND HOW CAN I PUT IT INTO PRACTICE?

12) WHAT DO BLIND PEOPLE OF WITH LOW VISION TELL US?
The Scare I Had It was one of those late nights when it is simply too hot to sleep and I had just finished writing some things on the computer. While I was pecking away at the keyboard, the sounds of the night washed over me without effect. I'd finished a couple things I needed to do, then chatted with friends for a while ... read more

13) PLEASE DON'T MISS...
Dear Readers: -Do you remember the “Google Alerts” we mentioned in the section in March 2007 edition of the Bulletin? We, here at the Vision 2020 Latin America office use Google Alerts...read more

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

15) ERRATA AND DISCLAIMER

16) SUGGESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS BOX