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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Become a Founder Member

    28 August 2009

    The European Academy of Optometry and Optics is offering all those who take up membership of the Academy before the end of 2009 the unique opportunity to benefit from special Founder Member status. This status is being awarded exclusively to those who have supported the vision of the Academy by joining as members during the critical launch period in 2009.

  9. European Academy 2010 Copenhagen - call for abstracts

    3 August 2009

    The European Academy has issued a call for abstracts to be presented at the academic and research sessions of its annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark next year.

  10. New European Academy launched in Switzerland

    16 May 2009

    The European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) was officially launched on Saturday 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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European Academy Conference 2010 Copenhagen

15 - 16 May 2010

Copenhagen, Denmark

The European Academy of Optometry and Optics will hold its second annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, 15-16 May 2010. Booking information, hotel details and the programme will shortly be announced on this site.

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