World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) 2008 Hong Kong
Scientific Sessions Schedule and Faculty (in alphabetical order)

Schedule as of May 15, 2008. (Schedule subjects to further updates.)


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Subspecialty Areas Coordinators
International HK / China
1
AIDS Criss Muccioli Norris Tsang
2
Cataract Emanuel Rosen;
Walter Stark
Philip Lam
3
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Robert Nussenbblatt;
Robert Ritch
Dennis Lam
4
Contact Lens and Refraction Albert Franceschetti;
Tetsuro Oshika
Agnes Tse
5 Evidence Based Ophthalmology Richard Abbott Christopher Leung
6
External Eye Disease, Cornea, and Eye Bank Harminder Dua;
Donald Tan
Alvin Young
7
Eye Trauma and Emergencies Ferenc Kuhn Moon-kwong Tsang
8
Glaucoma Paul Lichter;
Robert Ritch

Dexter Leung;
Clement Tham
9 Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics Eduardo Alfonso;
Robert Nussenblatt
Calvin Pang
10
Low Vision August Colenbrander Nongnart Chan
11 Microbiology and Tropical Diseases Eduardo Alfonso Nai-man Lam
12
Neuro-ophthalmology Christian Luco Carmen Chan
13 New Technology: Bioengineering/Nano-technology Mark Humayun;
Shigeru Kinoshita
Carol Cheung
14
Oculoplasty, Lacrimal System and Orbit Richard Collin;
Guillermo Salcedo
Raymond Tse
15
Oncology Tero Kivela;
Jerry Shields

David Liu
16
Ophthalmic Epidemiology Paul Mitchell;
Jialiang Zhao

Robert Lam
17
Pathology Miguel Burnier;
Tatsuro Ishibashi
Hunter Yuen
18
Pediatric Ophthalmology Marilyn Miller;
Andrea Zin

Dorothy Fan
19 Pharmacology & Ocular Drug Delivery Mark Blumenkranz;
Baruch Kuppermannn
Alvin Kwok
20
Refractive Surgery Jorge Alio;
Peter McDonnell
Arthur Cheng
21
Retina Zdenek Gregor;
Yasuo Tano
Wai-man Chan
22
Scleritis Shigeaki Ohno;
Peter Watson

Stanley Chi
23
Strabismus Eugene Helveston;
Anthony Murray
Christopher Yu
24
Teleophthalmology and Computers Jorge Valdez;
Alexander Walsh
Dylan Chan
25
Uveitis Rubens Belfort;
Narsing Rao
Timothy Lai
26
Vision 2020 Alfred Sommer;
Hugh Taylor
Nathan Congdon
27
World Forum of Non Profit Organization in Vision and Prevention of Blindness Nag Rao;
Brad Straatsma

Pak-chin Chow
28
World Forum of Ophthalmological Journal Editors Charles McGhee;
Andy Schachat

David Wong
29
World Ophthalmic Education Colloquium (WOEC 2008) Mark O.M. Tso

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Symposia Sponsored By Supranational Organizations
1
Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis  (AOI)
2
American Academy of Ophthalmology  (AAO)
3
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)
4
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology  (ARVO)
5
European Association for Vision and Eye Research  (EVER)
6 European Society of Ophthalmology  (SOE)
7
Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO)
8
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology  (PAAO)

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Miscellaneous Symposia
1
Leadership Development
2
Ocular Blood Flow