Eduardo C. Alfonso, chairman of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and holder of the Kathleen and Stanley J. Glaser Chair in Ophthalmology, was recently installed as president of the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) at its 31st congress in Bogotá, Colombia. With members in more than 35 Western Hemisphere countries, the PAAO’s mission is to provide continuing education, prevent blindness, and promote scientific and cultural exchange among ophthalmologists.
“It is an honor to become president of the PAAO,” Alfonso told the 3,200 physicians attending the congress. “Bascom Palmer and PAAO have worked closely together for decades to educate and bring together medical professionals from around the globe to exchange information with other ophthalmologists and to share fresh ideas and approaches to patient care.”