[visionlist] EIVOC 2010 - An international conference on vision science and optometry in India

[L. Srinivasa Varadharajan]

ESO International Vision Science and Optometry Conference – EIVOC 2010

August 12 – 14, 2010

Chennai, INDIA.

http://www.eivoc2010.org

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Last date for submission of abstracts: May 31, 2010. Abstracts are
invited for presentation at the conference. Outstanding submissions
will be automatically selected for oral presentations. Abstracts can
be only submitted through the conference website
(http://www.eivoc2010.org/abstract.html).
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Last date for registration at discounted rates: May 31, 2010
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The Elite School of Optometry celebrates its 25th anniversary in the
form of the ESO International Vision Science and Optometry Conference
– EIVOC 2010. The conference will host a number of prominent names in
vision science and optometry. A sample of the confirmed speakers/talks
is listed below:

Jay M Enoch:  Rays of light and hands of God: A fascinating Egyptian application

Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan (Vengu): Prediction of visual acuity from
ocular aberration measurements

Eli Peli: Assistive devices for impaired vision

Christine Widlsoet: New optical approaches to controlling myopia and
possible underlying mechanisms

Sarita Soni: Use of grading scales in contact lens practice and research

Suresh Viswananthan: Objective functional estimation of focal damage
to retinal ganglion cells in Open Angle Glaucoma with the
electroretinogram

Rakhi Dandona: Burden of refractive error blindness and visual
impairment in India

Jeffrey Cooper: Overview of Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial

Kenneth Ciuffreda: Vision problems and remediation in brain injury

Sajeesh Kumar: The untapped potential of Nanophthalmology &
Tele-ophthalmology: Current status and way forward

Lakshmi Shinde: Evolution of optometry education in India

Monica Chaudhry: Optometry education in India: Challenges and some solutions

Shrikant Bharadwaj: Neural control of human ocular accommodation.

As could be seen from the sample of talks listed above, EIVOC 2010
will cover a wide spectrum of areas such as clinical optometry,
contact lens, low vision, refractive errors, binocular vision,
community optometry, optometry education and much more.


In addition to the scientific presentation, EIVOC 2010 also hosts a
large number of workshops and symposia targeted towards students and
practitioners. Some of the workshops that have been planned are:

Shubha Kumar and Samarth team: Pre-conference symposium on
“Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods” on the 11th of August,
2010.

Jeffrey Cooper: Pre-conference symposium on “Binocular vision
anomalies, diagnosis and management” on the 11th of August, 2010.

Jeffrey Cooper: Computerized vision therapy

Eli Peli: Fitting peripheral prisms in patients with hemianopia

Diana P Ludlum: Optometric vision evaluation for traumatic head injury
and rehabilitation

Diana P Ludlum: Basic Vision Therapy Procedure in Addressing Ocular
Motor Dysfunction

Christine Wildsoet: Doing research in clinical settings

Paul Rose: Using the Rose K2 Fitting System for Keratoconus, Irregular
and Post Surgical Corneas

Vidya Sankar: Role of Optometrist in Oculoplasty

Rajesh Wadhwa: Signatures of better spectacles.

Prema Chande: Evaluation of a Patient at the Low Vision Care Clinic

and many more!

Separate registrations are required for each workshop. More details
about the scientific sessions, workshops/symposia, submission of
abstracts and registration can be found at the conference website
(http://www.eivoc2010.org). A small number of travel grants are
available for students of optometry studying within India.

For additional details, please write to eivoc2010 at snmail.org.

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"Dates on the calendar are closer than they appear!"
ESO International Vision science and Optometry Conference - EIVOC
2010; August 12, 13 and 14, 2010

Dr. L. Srinivasa Varadharajan, PhD
Associate Professor
Srimathi Sundari Subramanian Department of Visual Psychophysics
Elite School of Optometry
(Unit of Medical Research Foundation)
8, G. S. T. Road, St. Thomas Mount
Chennai - 600 016, INDIA

Phone: 91 - 44 - 2232 1835
Fax: 91 - 44 - 2825 4180