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Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122:1534.

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The Pan American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO), Arlington, Tex, was founded in 1939 by 2 Americans (Harry Gradle of Chicago, Ill, and Conrad Berens of New York, NY) and a Brazilian (Moacyr Alvaro). The association's mission is: to provide continuing education for ophthalmologists, organize prevention of blindness programs, and promote scientific and cultural exchange among ophthalmologists of the world.

Across the years, the member countries have increased: North America (2), Central America/Mexico (7), the Caribbean (4), South America (10), and Europe (2). As a result of recent changes in the bylaws, the following Latin American subspecialty societies have joined the organization: Pan-American Association of Eye Banks, Asociación Latino Americana de Cirugía de Catarata y Segmento Anterior; Consejo Latinoamericano de Estrabismo; Club Latino Americano de Neuro Oftalmologia; Club Latino de Ecografia; Ibero-American Cornea Society, Seville, Spain; Pan American Retina/Vitreous Society; Pan American Society of Contact Lens and Refraction; Pan American Society . . . [Full Text of this Article]

J. Bronwyn Bateman, MD