Egypt Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO-EGYPT)
Background
ARVO-Egypt was founded as a group of the National Eye Hospital (Al Watany) in Cairo, Egypt. ARVO-Egypt’s goal is to promote collaboration among ophthalmologists in clinical and epidemiological ophthalmological research. ARVO-Egypt is designated as an Egyptian scientific community by the Egyptian Organizations Ministry and therefore able to approach academic institutions and universities in Egypt about collaborating. ARVO-Egypt became an international chapter affiliate on Jan. 14, 2013.
Mission
To promote and develop ophthalmic research in Egypt, with focus on training and advocating systemic methodology in vision research.
Membership
- Membership is open to individuals around the globe who are interested in eye and vision research in Egypt and the Persian Gulf. There are no membership dues.
- ARVO-Egypt members use an exclusive ARVO-Egypt ARVOConnect community — an online forum for collaboration: Access here.
Contact
- ARVO-Egypt President: Abdallah Hassouna, MD
- ARVO-Egypt Vice-President: Fathy Fawzy, MD
- ARVO-Egypt Secretary: Nada Fathy, MD
- ARVO-Egypt Treasurer: Ramy Riad, MD
- ARVO-Egypt Chapter Coordinator/ICAC Representative: Mohamed El Bahrawy, MD