The ICO Board of Trustees announced Ivo Kocur MD MSc MA MBA— a high profile, results-oriented leader — is ICO’s new Chief Executive Officer. An accomplished senior Medical Officer with the World Health Organization responsible for the global eye health agenda, Ivo carries with him more than 20 years of experience in public, private, and…
From June 26-29, join your colleagues in Cape Town, South Africa, for the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO). “We are expecting to host more than 10,000 delegates from countries around the globe with innovative events aligned with VISION 2020’s mission to eliminate preventable blindness,” said Kgaogelo Edward Legodi, MD, WOC2020 president and…
The ICO supports Leadership Development Programmes (LDPs) in Anglophone and Francophone Africa with a focus on meeting the needs of future leaders in sub-Saharan Africa. With a strong and invested faculty, the LDP courses follow a model set by the AAO and cover a broad spectrum of subjects, including advocacy, engagement, society strengthening, navigating challenges,…
International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) Member societies make up a strong community connecting the world’s ophthalmologists. Composed of 118 National Societies, 8 Regional Societies, and 42 International Subspecialty Member Societies, our global network is working hard to share knowledge and increase access to high-quality eye care. In 2018, the ICO welcomed the membership of 15…
Download global statement on diabetes and eye health: Strengthening health systems to manage diabetic eye disease: Integrated care for diabetes and eye health. Dong-sheng Wang was once a truck driver in Inner Mongolia, China, earning more than RMB6000 (USD 900) each month. But after he began to lose his sight due to diabetic retinopathy, everything began to…
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