Partner National Societies

The Power of the Pan-American Network
Our partner National Societies are integral to the Pan-American Network. They host our meetings and we visit their meetings. We work together to further education and research to end eye disease and blindness. 

Argentine Council of Ophthalmology
Argentine Council of Ophthalmology
Tte. Gral Juan D. Perón 1479, PB
Buenos Aires C1037ACA Argentina
Tel: (54-11) 4374-5400
Fax: (54-11) 4325-0128
President: Dr. Juan S. Rivero

Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology
Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology
Rua Casa do Ator 1117 cj 21
Sao Paulo, SP 04546-004 BRAZIL
Tel: (55-11) 3266-4000

President: Dr. Cristiano Caixeta Umbelino

Colombian Society of Ophthalmology
Colombian Society of Ophthalmology
Calle 98 No. 21-36 Of. 701
Edificio Centro 98
Bogotá COLOMBIA
Tel: (57-1) 635-1592
Fax: (57-1) 635-1598

President: Dr. Juan Manuel Sanchez Alvarez

Dominican Society of Ophthalmology
Dominican Society of Ophthalmology
Calle Santiago esq. Pasteur
Plaza Jardines de Gazcue, 2do Plata
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Tel: (809) 616-1810
Fax: (809) 616-1812

President: Dra. Frine L. Salazar Hernandez

Haitian Society of Ophthalmology
Haitian Society of Ophthalmology
10 Ruelle Saint-Cyr
Port-au-Prince HAITI (W.I.)

President: Dr. Florence Burr-Reynaud

Panamanian Society of Ophthalmology

Apartado 8870, Zona 5
Panama City, Panama
Tel: (507) 264-8101
Fax: (507) 263-9417

President: Dr. Rodolfo Yi

Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology
Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology

Campo Pequeno 2-13º
Lisbon, 1000-078 PORTUGAL
Tel: (351) 21 782-0443
Fax: (351) 21 782-0445

President: Rufino M. Silva MD PhD

Spanish Society of Ophthalmology
Spanish Society of Ophthalmology

c/Arcipreste de Hita 14-1º derecha
Madrid 28015 SPAIN
Tel: (34-91) 544-8035
Fax: (34-91) 544-1847

President: Dr. Antonio Piñero Bustamante

Uruguayan Association of Ophthalmologists
Uruguayan Association of Ophthalmologists

Av. Damasco A. Larrañaga 3913 Ap 110 BL I
Montevideo Uruguay

President: Dra. Patricia Schimchak

American Academy of Opthalmology
American Academy of Opthalmology

PO Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120
Tel: (415) 561-8500
Fax: (415) 561-8533
President: Daniel Briceland MD

Canadian Ophthalmological Society
Canadian Ophthalmological Society

1525 Carling, Ste. 610
Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R9 CANADA
Tel: (613) 729-6779
Fax: (613) 729-7209

President: Philip L. Hooper MD

Costarican Association of Ophthalmology
Costarican Association of Ophthalmology

PO Box 8040-1000
San José COSTA RICA
Tel: (506) 2203-2020
Fax: (506) 2291-5784

President: Dr. Mario Alpízar Roldán

Ecuadorian Society of Ophthalmology
Ecuadorian Society of Ophthalmology

Checoslovaquia 185 y 6 de Diciembre
Edif. Samedam (Planta Baja)
Quito ECUADOR
Tel: (593-2) 243-225
Fax: (593-2) 243-235

President: Dr. Giuseppe Miotto Montesinos

Honduran Society of Ophthalmology
Honduran Society of Ophthalmology

Hospital y Clinica Santa Lucia
Blvd La Hacienda
Tegucigalpa, MDC HONDURAS
Tel: (504) 2239-2077

President: Dr. Mariela Castillo

Mexican Society of Ophthalmology
Mexican Society of Ophthalmology

Boston #99
Col. Nochebuena
Mexico 03720, DF MEXICO
Tel: (52-55) 5563-9393 or (52-55) 5563-7812
Fax: (52-55) 5611-1343

President: Dr. Silvia Moguel Ancheita

Paraguayan Society of Ophthalmology
Paraguayan Society of Ophthalmology

Av. Brasilia 1155 e/Florida y Concordia
Asunción, PARAGUAY
Tel: (595-21) 28-3323
Fax: (595-21) 28-3323

President: Dra. Mirtha Ramírez Dittrich

Puerto Rico Ophthalmology Society
Puerto Rico Ophthalmology Society

PO Box 366274
San Juan, PR 00936-6274
Tel: (787) 620-0170
Fax: (787) 620-0169

President: Dr. Ricardo J. Cumba Bermudez

Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology
Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology

Av. Luis de Camoens, Boulevard La Jolla
Centro Empresarial Loma Vista, P 4, Of. 4-2
Urb. Macaracuay, Sector La Guairita
Caracas Venezuela
Tel/Fax: (58-212) 419-2644

President: Dr. Francisco A. Millán Moreno

Bolivian Society of Ophthalmology
Bolivian Society of Ophthalmology

President: Dr. Jorge Ramiro Aguilar Ayala

Chilean Society of Ophthalmology
Chilean Society of Ophthalmology

Av.Luis Pasteur 5280 Of. 104
Vitacura
Santiago, CHILE
Tel/Fax: (56-2) 2185950 – 2190969 – 2192163 – 2190842

President: Dr. Rosa Balcells

Cuban Society of Ophthalmology
Cuban Society of Ophthalmology

Instituto de Oftalmologia ‘Ramon Pando Ferrer’
76 e/ 31 y 41, Marianao
Habana 11400 CUBA
Tel: (53-7) 260-6414
Fax: (53-7) 267-0965

President: Dr. Juan Raul Hernández Silva

Guatemalan Association of Ophthalmology
Guatemalan Association of Ophthalmology

9a Calle 3-69 Edif El Campo Of. A-1
Guatemala City GUATEMALA
Tel: (502) 2366-6255
Fax: (502) 2337-2531

President: Dra. Andrea E. Arriola Lopez

Nicaraguan Society of Ophthalmology
Nicaraguan Society of Ophthalmology

Ofiplaza El Retiro Edif 7, 2do Piso Ste. 712
Managua, Nicaragua

President: Gloria A. Gaitán Gutiérrez

Peruvian Society of Ophthalmology
Peruvian Society of Ophthalmology

Parque Luis F. Villarán 957
San Isidro
Lima 27 Peru
Tel: (51-1) 440-2698
Fax: (51-1) 440-6740

President: Dr. Gustavo Avilés

Salvadorian Association of Ophthalmology
Salvadorian Association of Ophthalmology

Paseo General Escalón
Centro Comercial Villas Españolas, Local D-23
Paseo General Escalón, Colonia Escalón
San Salvador EL SALVADOR
Tel: (503) 2264-0371
Fax: (503) 2264-0371

President: Dra. Miriam E. Flores Contreras

Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies
Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies

11 Igneri Road
Valsayn, South
Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
Tel: (868) 662-1226
Fax: (868) 645-2363

President: Dr. Rajrishi Sharma