IACLE Global Member Newsletter November 2018
November 2018
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IACLE Board and staff set goals for the futureNew IACLE resources, programs and events are in prospect for members worldwide, following a Strategic Planning Meeting held to coincide with Academy 2018 (6 November). Findings from the 2018 Membership Survey will help inform IACLE’s future direction. President Dr Shehzad Naroo commented: ‘This was a great opportunity to discuss the outcomes of the previous strategic review meeting and plan ahead for the next set of IACLE initiatives. It was warming to see that we have achieved the targets set at the last meeting. Looking ahead, some great goals and projects were outlined and now we will see how we can implement these.’ Our Annual General Meeting took place during Academy 2018 (8 November) and included a review of activities in each region over the past year. A full report on IACLE involvement in Academy 2018 will feature in next month’s newsletter |
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 Meet IACLE member Dr Ekaterina Perfilyeva, Medical Advisor at Bausch + Lomb Vision Care Russia in Moscow, whose professional interests include ocular prosthetics, cataract and refractive surgery, and contact lenses. Ekaterina has a career history spanning several disciplines: ‘I’ve already been on all sides of ophthalmology and optometry: student, resident, teacher, clinical doctor, chief of an optical business and medical advisor,’ she says. So how does IACLE help her in her career? ‘My status as a teacher and lecturer is increased, because my knowledge is based on international standards.’ And Katerina’s top tip to share with colleagues: ‘Never stop striving to gain new skills and knowledge.’
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 FIACLE Nooruz Zaman of Sankara Eye Hospital in India captured this image with an iPhone 6s under low magnification and diffuse illumination using a Topcon slit lamp. This patient visited the clinic to collect her contact lenses. On slit-lamp examination two soft lenses were found in each eye. History revealed that she was confused about the previous night’s removal of contact lenses due to a hectic schedule. The next morning she wore another pair thinking she might have misplaced her lenses. The patient had low refractive error: -0.75 DS in each eye. Hence she did not have vision-related complaints despite being over corrected in each eye.
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GLOBAL UPDATE |
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Americas |
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IACLE collaborates across five LA countriesAround 40 students took part in in an LA event where IACLE members Augusto Rosse (Chile), FIACLE Jorge Vargas (Colombia), FIACLE Andrea Villegas (pictured) (Ecuador) and Héctor Velasquez (Venezuela) joined Americas Regional Coordinator Guillermo Carrillo (Peru) to lecture at the Universidad Técnica de Manabí in Ecuador (18 October). Read Willy’s report on all October activities in the region here |
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Asia Pacific |
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NEW Malaysian university holds annual awareness week‘Healthy Habits Mean Healthy Eyes’ was the theme for the 2018 Contact Lens Awareness Week at SEGi University in Malaysia (19-21 September). The message for this year’s initiative was that contact lenses should be handled with proper care and hygiene. The event was open to everyone at SEGi University – students and staff – to take part. Read a full report on the week here |
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IACLE reaches out across China with annual meetingMembers throughout China were able to take part in the annual Members’ Meeting and Train-the-Trainer program in Shanghai last month (11-12 October) using the WeChat platform. The meeting was chaired by China National Coordinator Qu Xiaomei and guest speaker was Director of Educational Development Dr Lewis Williams. Read Xiaomei’s report from Shanghai here |
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Working with industry benefits school in IndonesiaJohnson & Johnson Vision has committed to supplying trial contact lenses to support an Indonesian school following an Industry Seminar last month (25 October). The seminar at the Academy of Refractionist Optician (ARO) Kartika welcomed 25 students. Industry representatives Latifah Hamid and Pena Lukis introduced the company’s range to final-year graduates so that they are better prepared and familiar with the products. |
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IACLE India hails success of 2018 Members’ MeetingsNew Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai played host to the annual series of meetings organized by IACLE India. Over the two days of each meeting delegates discussed a range of topics, from the use of technology in the classroom to how to evaluate clinical research published in the literature. Members’ feedback on the meetings was very positive. Read a full report on the India meetings here |
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B+Lieve delivers practitioner education in the City of JoyIACLE board, staff and FIACLEs played prominent roles in the latest event on the B+Lieve program, held at Sankara Nethralaya in Kolkata, India (30 September). Nearly 100 eye care professionals attended the event, organized by Bausch + Lomb India. IACLE’s AP Regional President Dr Rajeswari Mahadevan and Director of Educational Programs Nilesh Thite were among the speakers. Read Raji’s report from Kolkata here
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Europe / Africa – Middle East |
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Obituary: Bernard BarthelemyBernard Barthélemy, a graduate of the Paris School of Optometry and Université Paris-Sud, had been teaching contact lenses for more than 35 years when he lost his fight with cancer on 21 October. Bernard was a former Associate Professor at Paris-Sud, on the board of management of the European Council of Optics and Optometry, and IACLE Vice President for Europe. He authored many books – such as Contactologie – and other publications. His contribution to the teaching of contact lenses in France and his many years of support for IACLE will be sorely missed, writes EAME Regional President Judith Morris. |
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BCLA and MCLOSA join forces for Visionaries eventThe British Contact Lens Association and Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association will present a joint program in London on 30 November at the BCLA Visionaries event. Highlights include a session chaired by BCLA President Professor Sunil Shah on ‘Contact lenses – the side that ophthalmologists don’t see’ with IACLE Vice President Professor Phillip Morgan (pictured) and Dr Nicola Logan. Dr Jennifer Craig will present the BCLA Pioneers Lecture and Professor Christopher Liu the MCLOSA Kersley Medal Lecture. Find more information on BCLA Visionaries and register here |
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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A full schedule of IACLE and other events in 2018 is available at Meetings & Conferences. Please email dates of 2018 events to s.allen@iacle.org. |
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