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Challenges to Cataract Surgery in 2018: How to Deal with the
Problems, and Which are the Solutions?
Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI) Symposium
Chairs: Dr. Jorge Alio (Spain), Dr. Rafael Barraquer (Spain), and Dr.
Eduardo Mayorga (Argentina)
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Dr. Jorge Alio (Spain): The world burden of cataract surgery: the
numbers and the patients suffering
Prof. Hugh Taylor (Australia): Socio-demographic and financial impact
of cataract surgery blindness around the world
Dr. Alfred Sommer (US): Cataract surgery in well developed countries:
cost benefit commitments in favor of the patients and healthcare
organizations
Prof. Gullapalli Nag Rao (India): Cataract surgery backlog: Reaching
out to the underserved regions
Dr. Elena Barraquer (Spain): What are the best and most efficient
surgical techniques for cataract in developing countries?
Dr. Eduardo Mayorga (Argentina): Programs and strategies for training
new surgeons for underserved regions
Prof. Gullapalli Nag Rao (India): Introduction to AOI Lecture
Dr. Rafael Barraquer (Spain): AOI Lecture: The evolution of surgical
techniques in cataract surgery. The challenge, the conquest, the
optimization, the future?
Speakers and speaker topics subject to change.