We are pleased to share that the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) is organizing its fourteenth Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week in the second week of October, from October 7–13, 2024, in conjunction with World Sight Day 2024 (October 10, 2024).
This year, the Public Education Standing Committee has invited two subspecialty member societies – the Asia-Pacific Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Society (APSPOS) with the theme Childhood Myopia and the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) with the theme Diabetic Retinopathy, to co-organize the 2024 Eye Care Week.
All APAO member societies are invited to participate in the Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week 2024 by organizing public educational and community service activities during the Week in their area/region. To facilitate this, the two co-organizing societies have generously produced a comprehensive set of educational materials (media kits), which are available under “Media Kit” below. Member societies are encouraged to download the materials and use them for public education. You are welcome to publicize them either in the original form, or by translating them into your own languages and localizing the content to suit the needs of your audience.
LAUNCH OF EYE CARE WEEK PRIZES
We are delighted to share that this year, APAO is launching two Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week Prizes to commend member societies for their exemplary initiatives and efforts during the Eye Care Week:
Prize |
Judging Criterion |
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The Best Public Educational Prize |
Number of members of public reached by the public educational event |
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The Best Public Eye Screening Prize |
Number of members of public who have their eyes screened by the screening program |
Participation is voluntary. Interested member societies should register for participation in the competition, and submit a report of the activities organized in their respective regions via the Report-cum-Registration Form by Thursday, October 31, 2024.
Link to the Report-cum-Registration Form:
https://airtable.com/appbqdE243I6kcdPG/shr3bKWL7iCY3jzbr
Upon the Council’s endorsement of winners, prizes will be presented at the APAO 2025 Congress in New Delhi, India. If no participating member societies fulfill the criteria, then no awards will be presented.
After the conclusion of your Eye Care Week activities, independent of participation in the Eye Care Week Prizes, all APAO member societies are encouraged to share the highlights in the form of photos and/or videos by Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the link to Report-cum-Registration Form. Activities will be reported on this webpage.
Media Kit