Pan-American News
The Power of the Pan-American NetworkMessage from the PAOF Chair
Dear Colleagues: In my experience, all the peoples of the Americas are very generous and supportive. We need to create a Pan-American culture of giving. We have the unique capability of setting the example for the rest of the community. We all can contribute in...
Gillingham Fellowship Report by Dr. Claudio Perez
I had an incredible experience during my Clinical Research Fellowship in Glaucoma with Dr. Shan Lin and Dr. Yvonne Ou at UCSF. I had the great opportunity to learn from ...
The Ophthalmic Pathology Review Course: A Medical Student’s Perspective
Left to right: Dr. Isabela Vianello, Clara E. Tavares, Dr. Miguel Burnier Jr., Carolina Nishiwaki Dantas and Dr. Rubens Belfort Neto My name is Carolina and I’m a third year medical student from Brazil. This August I had the opportunity to attend this year’s...
Call for Papers
Dear friends, It is my pleasure to announce that we are online and live at www.thepajo.org with all new cover and pages design of The Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology. As planned, PAJO will publish in an on demand (continuous) flow along the year. This is...
Message from the PAOF Chair
Dear Colleagues: One of the goals established at the recent PAAO board meeting was to provide more training and support opportunities to our Young Ophthalmologists in the Americas, Spain and Portugal. We are proud to announce the launching of a new program, the...
Richard & Cecilia “Chita” Abbott Young Leader Award Launched
The Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) is excited to announce a new program in support of the PAAO’s Leadership Development Course (Curso de Liderazgo): The Richard & Chita Abbott Young Leader Award. The purpose of this endowed program is to...
First Young Paraguayan Society Workshop 2019
On June 29 in the city of Asunción, Paraguay the event called “First Young SPO Workshop” (Paraguayan Society of Young Ophthalmologists) was held for the first time and it was a big success. Residents of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmologists under 40 years presented clinical cases in front of a jury and the general public.
PAAO President’s Message
July 2019
The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.”
~William Osler
The words of William Osler, a McGill graduate who became a great physician and professor at McGill, Johns Hopkins & Oxford, are very meaningful to describe my first two months as a President of PAAO.
Tribute to Dr. Camila Ventura
This is a tribute to a very special person who has already left an indelible mark in ophthalmology and will continue this path of helping patients improve their lives by combating blinding diseases. Her leadership at all levels of her involvement make those of us around her want to join her team.”
Eduardo C. Alfonso MD
Message from the PAOF Chair
Dear Colleagues, Since its founding, the Pan-American has been led by the top ophthalmologists in the Americas. Our teachers, professors and mentors have a profound impact on our lives. A group of visionary ophthalmologists from around the world came together to...