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.
Planned 2021 – 2022 activities
- ARVO-Egypt/Watany Eye Hospital Ophthalmology Summit: Oct. 12 - 14, 2021
- Travel grant opportunities for young investigators to attend the virtual ARVO Annual Meeting: May 1 - 7, 2021
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
Samar Moharram, 2018 ARVO-Egypt travel grant recipient
"I am honored to be the winner of the 2018 ARVO-Egypt travel grant, and I am looking forward to attending a fruitful and prestigious ARVO Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii." -- Samar Sherif Moharram, MD, is a senior resident at Al Watany Eye Hospital with a special interest in glaucoma and pediatric ophthalmology research.
