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Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology Vol. 28, No. 4, Oct – Dec, 2012      229 

News and Events 
Vol. 28, 4, 2012 

 
35th Annual National Ophthalmic Conference & 
Karophth 2013 
 

Date: 08 – 10 March, 2013  
Venue:  Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi 
Contact: Dr. Qazi M. Wasiq 
Phone: +92 333 2183272 
Email: ospkarachi@yahoo.com 
 
The 28th Asia – Pacific Academy of 
Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress 
Date: 17 – 20 January, 2013 
Venue: Hyderabad, India 
Web: www.apaophth.org 
 
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 
 
5th World Glaucoma Congress  
Date: 17-20 July, 2013 
Venue: Vancouver, Canada  
Web: www.worldglaucoma.org 

The 8th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-Retina Society 
Congress (APVR) 
 

Date: 06-08 December, 2013 
Venue: Nagoya, Japan 
Web: www.apvrs.org/2013/web 
 
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 



NEWS AND EVENTS 

230      Vol. 28, No. 4, Oct – Dec, 2012 Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology 

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 
 
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 

 
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 Prof. Hamid Mahmood Butt 
 4-A LDA Flats Lawrence Road, Lahore 
Phone: 92 – 42 – 36363326 
Email: pjoosp@gmail.com