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Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology Vol. 29, No. 1, Jan – Mar, 2013      60 

News and Events 
Vol. 29, 1, 2013 

 
XI Biennial Congress of SAARC Academy of 
Ophthalmology and 16th Islamabad conference of 
OSP Federal Branch 
 
Date: 03-06 October, 2013 
Venue:  PC Bhurban 
Contact: Mr. Muhammad Mohsin 
Phone: +92-323-5542666 
Email: ospfederaleye@gmail.com 
Web: http://saarccongress2013.com 
 
American Society of Cataract and Refractive 
Surgery (ASCRS) / American Society of 
Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA) Symposium 
and Congress 
Date: 19 - 23 April, 2013 
Venue: San Francisco  
Web: www.ascrs.org 
 
The Association for Research in Vision and 
Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting 2013 
Seattle - Washington, United States  
Date:   5-9 May, 2013 
Venue:  Seattle, Washington 
Web: www.arvo.org 
 

26th Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & 
Refractive Surgeon Annual Meeting 2013 
(APACRS 2013)  
 
Date:  11-14 July, 2013 
Venue:  Suntec Singapore International Convention 

Centre, Singapore 
Web: www.apacrs.org 
 

34th World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) & 
The 29th Asia-Pacific Academy of 
Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress 
 
Date: 2 - 6 April, 2014  
Venue: Tokyo, Japan 
Web: www.apaophth.org 

11th European Glaucoma Society Conference 
 
Date: 7-11 June 2014 
Venue:   Nice, France 
Web:  www.eugs.org 

 
XXI Biennial Meeting of International Society 
for Eye Research 
 
Date:  20-24 Jul, 2014 
Venue:  San Francisco, California 
Web:  www.iser.org 

 
INSTITUTE / COURSES 
 
Pakistan Institute of Community 
Ophthalmology, Peshawar – Pakistan 
 
Comprehensive range of courses for doctors, nurses 
and paramedics 

Contact: Professor Shad Muhammad 
 Professor and Rector 
 PICO, Hayat Abad Medical Complex 
 Peshawar 
Phone: 091 – 9217376 – 80 
Fax: 92 – 42 – 36363326 
Email: pico@pes.comsats.net.pk 

 
College of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision 
Sciences Lahore, Pakistan 
 
Comprehensive range of courses for doctors, nurses 
and paramedics 

Contact: Prof. Asad Aslam Khan 
 Executive Director 
 College of Ophthalmology and Allied 

Vision Sciences, KEMU / Mayo Hospital, 
Lahore 

Phone: 042 – 37355998 
Fax: 042 – 37248006 
Email: PIPO@brain.net.pk 



NEWS AND EVENTS 

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Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al – Shifa 
Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 
 
Comprehensive range of courses for doctors, nurses 
and paramedics 
Contact: Secretary, PIO, Al – Shifa Trust Eye 

Hospital, Jhelum Road, Rawalpindi – 
Pakistan 

Phone: 92 – 51 – 5487830, 5487820 – 25 
Fax: 92 – 51 – 5487827 
Email: info@alshifa-eye.org.pk 
 

Please send any suggestion about this section to: 
 Prof. Hamid Mahmood Butt 
 4-A LDA Flats Lawrence Road, Lahore 
Phone: 92 – 42 – 36363326 
Email: pjoosp@gmail.com