A forum on ophthalmology is to kick off today at King Fahd Cultural Center, Riyadh, which will be organized by King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) in cooperation with the Ophthalmology Department at King Saud University (KSU).
Key ophthalmology professors from the Kingdom and foreign countries will address the four-day forum, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The forum will explore a number of issues related to eye disease including cornea, white water (cataract), refraction, retinal, iris, high intraocular pressure (HIP), eye testing and imaging, blindness combat, optics and eye plastic surgery, CEO of KKESH Dr. Abdul Ilah Al-Tuwairqi was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, a series of scientific contests will be organized on the sidelines of the forum, notably the Saudi Ophthalmological Society (SOS) contest for the best scientific study, SOS Honorary President Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz’s contest on blindness combat and other trophies to be delivered by KKESH and KSU (Ophthalmology Department) for the encouragement of scientific researches on eyes.
Moreover, the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) has approved 27 tuition hours to those who are attending the forum. Some 200 work papers will be presented by ophthalmology professors from the United States, Britain, Australia, India, Spain, and Switzerland in addition to the GCC and Arab countries.
A special session will be devoted to blindness combat in the Arabic language where efforts of the national commission for the prevention of blindness (NCPB) will be highlighted in this context. The session will also focus on services provided by the Ministries of Education and Social Affairs to the visually-impaired category.
The forum will explore the experience of King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) on its program for the rehabilitation of the visually impaired and other societies engaged in such rehabilitation activities.
The forum is primarily destined for ophthalmologists, opticians, squint specialists, eye nurses and technicians, eye care practitioners and blindness prevention activists.
Ophthalmology forum opens in Riyadh
