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Emirates Medical Association was established in 1980 as a non-profit organization.

The Emirates Medical Association Ophthalmic Society (EMAOS) was established in 1984 under the leadership of Dr. Anwar Sajwani and Alla Al Zawawi. The first board meeting was conducted in Fujairah 1984.The society continued to grow, conducting biennial conferences, annual seminars and other CME activities through the Emirates subspecialty clubs.

EMAOS participated actively in organizing many conferences including the 1st Arab Society conference in 1998 and the 8th Pan Arab African Council of Ophthalmology Conference (PAACO) in 2005. The society is also organizing the annual Vision X conference in partnership with the Dubai World Trade Center.

In 2007 EMAOS established the subspecialty clubs; these are the Emirates Cataract & Refractive Surgery Club (ECRS), Emirates Retina Club (ERC) and Emirates Club of Optometry (ECO).

EMAOS is affiliated with the International Federation for Ophthalmologic Societies and the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology. EMAOS is considered to be one of the most active societies of the Emirates Medical Association.

EMAOS is currently under the leadership of Dr. Manal Taryam, a Retinologist at the Dubai Health Authority. Dr. Taryam is currently working with a team of dedicated ophthalmologists to improve the services provided to members of EMAOS and other ophthalmic care providers. The EMAOS board includes Dr. Anwar Sajwani as vice-president, Dr. Thuraya Al Hashmi as Treasurer, Dr. Hani Sakla as chair of the scientific division and Dr. Khaled Al Mansouri as Chair of the social division.

Vision:
Enhancing UAE ophthalmology to international standards

Mission:
Promoting up-to-date ophthalmic education to all ophthalmologists and eye care providers in the country, encouraging skill transfer through regular scientific and social meetings.

. Noor Dubai from initiative to NGO
After the successful completion of the Noor Dubai initiative program to fight avoidable blindness. HH SHK. Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE, ruler of Dubai announced the establishment of the Noor Dubai organization. The NGO will serve independently from the government of Dubai.

. ECRS club organizes a 1 day symposium at the Vision X 2009
The Emirates Cataract and Refractive Surgery Club organized a 1 day symposium in collaboration of with Vision X 2009. The symposium was divided into 3 main sessions including updates in corneal disease management, managing Keratoconus and a work-shop on phacoemulsification. Among the international speakers were Dr. Kim Terry - USA, Dr. Hisham Eissa - Egypt and Dr. Khalid Ahmed - Egypt. Many ophthalmologists participated from the UAE including Dr. Elias Jarade, Dr. Saleh Saif, Dr. Mohamed Anwar, Dr. Hisham Hamdi and many more from the governmental and private sector.

. Noor Dubai provides prevention of blindness treatment to 2.7 million individuals
In a press release, HE Mr. Qadhi Al Murooshid announced the successful treatment of 2.7 million visually impaired individuals worldwide. This was achieved through the Noor Dubai initiative which was launched last September in 2008. Mr. Murooshid CEO of Noor Dubai announced that the majority of patients were from African countries.

. EMAOS launches the Emirates Women Ophthalmologists club
Dr. Manal Taryam, president of the EMAOS has announced the inaugiuration of the Emirates Women Ophthalmologists club (EWO). The club is under the leadership of Dr. Hanan Al Shamsi from Al Ain and will serve women colleagues reach their potentials in establishing a career in ophthalmology. The club will concentrate on conducting regular forums and courses in leadership development, and healthcare quality.

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Date: 23-27/10/2009

Country: San Fransisco

for further information www.aao.org

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