PAAO Announcements
Ophthalmology Basic Sciences Course
BASIC COURSE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY DR. GUILLERMO PICO SANTIAGO San Juan Puerto Rico2020 Course Director: Dr. Luis Serrano (luis.serrano7@upr.edu)Contact: Miranda Rodriguez (stephanie.miranda2@upr.edu) BASIC INFORMATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURE I. OPENING AND...
The Inaugural PAAO-YO program in Cancun
There is a lot to celebrate! This year the Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology meeting had a touch of innovation as the PAAO-YO Committee, lead by Drs. Camila Ventura and Jorge Fortun, launched the first PAAO-YO program in Cancun, Mexico. It was a huge success!...
PAAO-YO Lounge at Congress
We are excited to announce a new PAAO-YO activity! With the generous support from Johnson & Johnson Vision, a PAAO-YO Lounge is being organized to provide a place for Young Ophthalmologists from all over the world to meet, to network, to exchange scientific...
Have you noticed anything different in your inbox?
We all get too many emails these days. At end of last year we realized that in our desire to keep you updated with all the new PAAO news and events, we were also sending out too many emails. We love our members and we respect your time. So some...
Suel Abujamra 1933-2018
Prof. Dr. Suel Abujamra devoted his life to Ophthalmology in Brazil as he used to say: "mobilize and raise awareness about all blindness that could be avoided." He passed away on December 29, 2018, after bravely fighting among doctors at Sírio Libanes Hospital and...
Manuel Eduardo Valdez 1918-2019
On January 25, 2019, Dominican medicine lost one of its great Professors, a trainer of generations of specialists in the field of ophthalmology, Dr. Manuel Eduardo Valdez Guerrero, who would have turned 101 in May of this year. Dr. Valdez was born in Nizao, Peravia...
Dr. Natalio Izquierdo Presented the 2018 Guillermo Picó Santiago Memorial Lecture
PAAO to be honored with Distinguished Service Award at AAO 2017
Every year the American Academy of Ophthalmology recognizes organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to ophthalmology. The Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology is proud to announce that it will be presented the Distinguished...
31st Best of the Academy in Spanish
You are all welcome to the 31º Lo Mejor de la Academia en Español 2017 (31st The Best of the Academy in Spanish 2017). The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting will conclude on Tuesday, with Lo Mejor de la Academia being held on Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 8...
2017-2018 PAAO Leadership Development Course Announced
We are pleased to announce that the following individuals and societies have been accepted into the 2017-2018 Curso de Liderazgo (Leadership Development Course): Dra. Adriana Andrea Solano (Colombia) - Pan-American Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology (SOPLA) Dr....