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Eduardo Alfonso Takes Helm of Pan American Association of Ophthalmology


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    Eduardo Alfonso

    Eduardo C. Alfonso

    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.”

    At this year’s congress, Bascom Palmer, which last month was ranked the nation’s best in ophthalmology for the 12th consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report, organized the BPEI Symposium to discuss special clinical cases with Bascom Palmer alumni, former trainees, faculty, and observers from Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 300 doctors attended the symposium, during which Bascom Palmer faculty presented challenging ophthalmic cases in cornea, retina, glaucoma, and pediatric ophthalmology using an interactive case-based approach.

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