POA Educational Activities 2010-2011

With their efforts, the Pakistan Oculoplastic Association, crossed national borders and was represented in the WOC Congress, Abudhabi, UAE, 15 – 20th Feb 2012.

General Secretary, Dr. Sameera Irfan, represented Pakistan at the EYE ADVANCE 2012 Meeting of Bombay Ophthalmological Association where she has was selected as a Faculty Member permanently. She has also been selected as a Life Member of Oculoplastic Association, India (OPAI) and represented Pakistan in the OPAI Meeting in Amritsar, 26thOctober 2012.

The present team decided to take the Oculoplastic Society to new horizons. In this respect, an on-line journal, Journal of Oculoplastic Surgery, Pakistan was started. Initially, it was an on-line journal with a plan to bring a print version which would be recognized by the Pakistan Medical Dental Council. This was concurrent with the other activities like seminars, symposia, workshops, conferences and dissemination of knowledge pertinent to our field.

Office bearers for the on-line journal included Patron: Prof. Muhammad Munir-ul-Haq, Editor-in-Chief: Prof Asad Aslam Khan, Associate Editor in Chief: Prof Imran Akram Sahaf, Managing Editor: Dr Sameera Irfan, Editorial board included Prof. Hamid Butt, Prof. Muhammad Moin, Dr. Zahid kamal, Prof Zafar-ul-Islam, Brig. Amer Yaqub, and Brig, Mohammad Waseem.