The collaborative relationship between WEO and the
Chinese Association of Ophthalmology
WEO has successfully entered into agreement with
the Chinese Association of Ophthalmology on May 9, 2002, at the
BJ Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing.
The collaborative relationship is instrumental to
WEO for making initiatives :
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to help the World Health Organization
( WHO ) realize the mission of "Vision 2020 : the Right
to See".
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to roll out WEO's eye disease prevention and
treatment programs in China in fulfillment of our mission :
"Bliss of Vision for Everyone".
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to promote and facilitate co-operation and sharing
of knowledge and information between China's ophthalmologic
professionals and their global counterparts.
Ongoing projects in China include :
bringing eye diseases prevention
and treatment programs, initially focusing on prevention and
treatment of cataract, such as establishing WEO Centers to the
poor regions of China
providing training to cataract surgeons and
their deployment
conducting basic ophthalmologic research with
emphasis on eye diseases that are common or unique in China