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  1. New Academy Trustees appointed

    15 June 2010

    Two new Trustees joined the Academy Board at its meeting in Copenhagen last month - Professor Roger Anderson (N. Ireland) and Frank Buijs (Nederlands)

  2. European Academy meets in Copenhagen

    15 June 2010

    190 delegates from 26 countries met at the Academy's conference in Copenhagen last month, from 15-16 May. The event was headed by keynote presentations by Professor Bernard Gilmartin (Aston University) and Dr Barbara Ryan (Cardiff University).

  3. Academy Elections 2010

    29 March 2010

    Voting is now open for Academy Members to elect three Trustees to the Academy Board. The successful candidates will be formally appointed to the Board on Saturday 15 May 2010.

  4. World Glaucoma Week 7-13 March 2010

    3 March 2010

    The International Glaucoma Association (IGA) will join eye care professionals around the world between 7 - 13 March to observe the third-annual World Glaucoma Week. This global initiative, spearheaded by the World Glaucoma Association and the World Glaucoma Patient Association, aims at raising awareness of glaucoma.

  5. European Academy registered as a Charity

    3 March 2010

    The European Academy of Optometry and Optics has been registered as charity number 1134105 by the Charity Commission with effect from 5 February 2010.

  6. Nominations for Trustee elections 2010

    20 January 2010

    The European Academy of Optometry and Optics is inviting nominations for election to the Board of Trustees, May 2010. Four Academy Trustee positions are to be re-elected by Academy Members in 2010. The deadline for applications is FRIDAY 19 MARCH 2010.

  7. European Academy adopts new Code of Conduct

    19 October 2009

    The European Academy of Optometry and Optics has adopted the new Code of Conduct recently developed by the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO). The Code is focused on four key principles: prioritising patient care; being honest and trustworthy at all times; behaving in a professional manner and maintaining registration with the competent authority in your country.

  8. New understanding of Down's Syndrome eyesight

    28 September 2009

    The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) today called for patients with Down's Syndrome and their carers to ensure that vision needs are regularly monitored following the release of new research into the structure of the eye in people with Down's Syndrome.

  9. Twice as many women are blind

    23 September 2009

    The theme of World Sight Day 2009 (WSD09) is Gender & Eye Health - equal access to care, recognising that two-thirds of blind people worldwide are women and girls, and that in many places men have twice the access to eye care. The day of awareness is set to be marked by up to 300 events in over 50 countries. Click here for more information

  10. UVR labelling of spectacles and contact lenses called for

    18 September 2009

    The European Council of Optometry and Optics today called for the UVR labelling of spectacles and contact lenses. Comprehensive protection of the eyes against ultra violet radiation (UVR) requires not only a block in front of the cornea but also the sides of the eye, in particular the adjacent limbal and conjunctival stem cells of the eye. Click here for more information

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