Speaking at the press conference of “17th Congress of Khorasan Optometry” and referring to the distinct approach of this congress, Mahmoud Athna Ashari reminded, “Participation of over 500 specialists, experts, ophthalmologist, and optometrists from all over the country is anticipated in this congress”.
Referring to the features of the 17th Congress of Khorasan Optometry and introducing Razavi Hospital as a successful center in holding such scientific and international congresses, he reiterated, “Selection of totally academic and practical topics based on accurate need analysis to promote participants’ scientific level, having a completely scientific and academic look at the processes of selection, fit, and production of glasses, specialized imaging of the eye, offering results of some research papers for the first time, and holding academic exhibition, by domestic and foreign experts, to offer latest scientific achievements on the topics of the congress are some features of the 17th Congress of Khorasan Optometry”. He also said that introducing successful domestic producers in the academic areas of eye and optometry is the main approach of the exhibition.
Regarding this exhibition, Athna Ashari also stressed, “This specialized exhibition contains optometric equipment, contact lenses, and also a booth of research and it welcomes all the optometrists and ophthalmologists during three days of congress”.
Head of Razavi Hospital’s optometry department continued and said, “Presence of few Iranian producers of progressive lenses used in simultaneous far and near vision with advanced technology and very competitive with those of modern foreign companies is one feature of this marginal exhibition. Also, some domestic knowledge-based companies will bring their washing solutions for contact lenses and also their handling devices for taking lens to and out of the eye with no hand intervention”.
He also pointed to the presence of two international companies’ technical experts for academic, modern, and scientific updating of latest techniques and teachings particular for medical glasses. He also referred to the teaching of a new finding for treatment of binocular vision disorders”.
Referring to the retraining score for the participants of this congress, Athna Ashari stated, “All active people in the area of optometry, according to the instructions of Ministry of Health, have to obtain necessary retraining scores so that their licenses get renewed”. He also mentioned “Over thirteen retraining scores have been considered for this congress”.