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IVI CONFERENCE
TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON
EYE HEALTH AND
EMERGING THREATS
ndia Vision Institute (IVI) has announced that
its 2 International Optometry Conference
nd
I- Eye Health in a Changing World, will take
place from 9-11 September 2021.
Global and national experts will convene
virtually at this Conference, to renew
attention on eye health, vision impairment
and prevention of avoidable blindness,
including the role of Optometry in addressing
challenges. The three-day conference, with
around 15 pre-conference workshop sessions
on September 9, will have top experts speak
at keynote sessions, panel discussions, parallel
tracks and paper/poster presentations on 10
and 11 September.
The conference, powered by
EssilorLuxottica, was announced on 23 June,
rd
2021 at the launch of the conference website
by IVI’s CEO Vinod Daniel in the presence of
Akash Goyle, Country Manager and Managing
Director, Luxottica India, and Raghavan NS,
Country Manager, Essilor South Asia.
“The conference themes will be on myopia
and best practice models for its management,
the role and influence of big data and artificial
intelligence in eye care, human resource
challenges, legislative frameworks and
associated issues, and partnerships,” said
Mr Daniel.
“The international conference hosted by IVI
has become a major event in the eye health
calendar with talks and presentations by eye
health speakers from India and around the
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world,” he added.
Eight keynote talks at the conference will
have a range of topics including Global Eye
Health: Vision beyond 2020, Advocacy to
Tackle Avoidable Blindness, Human Resources
Challenges in Eye Care Delivery, Management
of Low Vision Patients during the Pandemic,
Myopia Control – Practitioner’s Perspective,
Partnership Building and Artificial Intelligence
in Eye Care.
Offering over 40 hours of interactive
and live sessions, over 2000 eye health
professionals from India and abroad, a
majority of them, optometrists, are expected
to participate as delegates in the event.
The conference will also have a trade fair
showcasing products, services, innovations by
industries, corporates and institutions.
On the pre-conference day, 9 September,
specialty talks will include Contact Lens
Management of Keratoconus - New
Developments by the International Association
of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE), Myopia
by BIPOK, Vision Rehabilitation for Children
with Special Needs – L V Prasad Eye Institute,
Geriatric Eye Care, Effective Ways to Engage
Students - Dispensing Optics, Binocular Vision,
Low Vision, Occupational Optometry, Public
Health and Challenges in Online Optometry
Education.
For more information about the conference,
visit the website www.ivieyehealth.org