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country_flags/argentina.gif ARGENTINA
Argentine Council of Ophthalmology
Tte. Gral Juan D. Perón 1479 Piso 2 Of. 4
Buenos Aires C1037ACA Argentina
Tel: (54-11) 4374-5400
Fax: (54-11) 4325-0128
Email: secretaria@oftalmologos.org.ar
URL: http://www.oftalmologos.org.ar
Term of office: 2013
President: Dr. Ernesto Ferrer Abad
Vice President: Dr. Pablo Daponte
Executive Vice President: Dr. Julio Manzitti
Secretary: Dr. Gustavo Bodino
Treasurer: Dr. Javier Casiraghi
Executive Director: Dr. Roberto Ebner
Executive Secretary: Débora Paschetta
country_flags/bolivia.gif BOLIVIA
Bolivian Society of Ophthalmology
Casilla 393
La Paz BOLIVIA
Tel: (591-2) 235-4040
Email:  josebastians@gmail.com
URL: http://sociedadbolivianadeoftalmologia.com
Term of office: 2011 - 2013
President: Dr. José Luis Sebastián Salas
Vice President: Dra. Ximena Arze García
Secretary: Dr. Gonzalo Fernández Ralde
Secretary: Dra. Martha Valencia Tejada
Treasurer: Dr. Franz Buitrago Conde
   
images/flags/Brazil-Flag-16.png BRAZIL
Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology
Rua Casa do Ator 1117 cj 21
Sao Paulo, SP 04546-004 BRAZIL
Tel: (55-11) 3266-4000
Email: oftalmo@cbo.com.br
URL: http://www.cbo.com.br
Term of office: 2011 - 2013
President: Dr. Marco Antonio Rey de Faria
Vice President: Dr. Milton Ruiz Alves
Secretary: Dr. Nilo Holzchuh
Treasurer: Dr. Mauro Nishi
country_flags/canada.gif CANADA
Canadian Ophthalmological Society
1525 Carling, Ste. 610
Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R9 CANADA
Tel: (613) 729-6779
Fax: (613) 729-7209
Email: cos@eyesite.ca
URL: http://www.eyesite.ca
Term of office: 2012 - 2013
President: Paul Rafuse MD
Secretary: David Maberley MD
Treasurer: Yvonne Buys MD
Executive Director: Ms. Jennifer Brunet-Colvey
country_flags/chile.gif CHILE
Chilean Society of Ophthalmology
Av.Luis Pasteur 5280 Of. 104
Vitacura
Santiago, CHILE
Tel/Fax: (56-2) 2185950 - 2190969 - 2192163 - 2190842
Email: sochioft@tie.cl
URL: http://www.sochiof.cl
Term of office: 2013-2015
President: Dra. Verónica Azócar G.
Vice President: Dr. Juan Carlos Flores P.
Secretary: Dr. Rodrigo Vidal S.
Pro-Secretary: Dr. Pablo Sabat O.
Treasurer: Dra. Lily Siña G.
Pro-Treasurer: Dr. Rodrigo Torres M.
Admin. Secretary: Sra. Veronica Ramos Peña
country_flags/colombia.gif COLOMBIA
Colombian Society of Ophthalmology
Calle 98 No. 21-36 Of. 701
Edificio Centro 98
Bogotá COLOMBIA
Tel: (57-1) 635-1592
Fax: (57-1) 635-1598
Email: socoftal@socoftal.com
URL: http://www.socoftal.com/
Term of office: 2012 - 2014
President: Dr. Carlos Restrepo Pelaez
Presidente Electo: Dr. Roberto Baquero
Vice President: Dr. Ramiro Prada Reyes
Secretary: Dra. Angela M. Fernández Delgado
Treasurer: Dr. Carlos Medina Siervo
Admin. Secretary: Johanna Espitia Rengifo
country_flags/costa.gif COSTA RICA
Costarican Association of Ophthalmology
PO Box 16-6151
Santa Ana COSTA RICA
Tel: (506) 289-7418
Fax: (506) 282-8815
Emailjoaqmartinez@gmail.com
Term of office: 2012
President: Dr. Joaquín Martínez Arguedas
Vice President: Dr. Javier Montero
Secretary: Dra. Raquel Benavides
Treasurer: Dra. Andrea Porrás
Vocal: Dra. María Hsu
Fiscal: Dra. Mariana Vargas
country_flags/cuba.gif CUBA
Cuban Society of Ophthalmology
Instituto de Oftalmologia "Ramon Pando Ferrer"
76 e/ 31 y 41, Marianao
Habana 11400 CUBA
Tel: (53-7) 206-414
Fax: (53-7) 270-965
Email: mrtorres@infomed.sld.cu
Term of office: 2010 - 2013
President: Dr. Marcelino Rios Torres
Vice President: Dr. Gildo Pérez Blásquez
Secretary: Dra. Maritza Miqueli Rodríguez
Treasurer: Dra. Carmen de Prada Sánchez
Admin. Secretary: Dora Delgado Doke
country_flags/republic.gif DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Dominican Society of Ophthalmology
Av.Pasteur 158
Plaza Jardines de Gazcue, Local 386
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Tel: (809) 616-1810
Fax: (809) 616-1812
Emailauxiliarsdo@gmail.com
URL: http://www.sdo.org.do

Term of office: 2012 - 2013
President: Dr. Jaime A. Núñez Guerra
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer

country_flags/ecuador.gif ECUADOR
Ecuadorian Society of Ophthalmology
Checoslovaquia 185 y 6 de Diciembre
Edif. Samedam (Planta Baja)
Quito ECUADOR
Tel: (593-2) 243-225
Fax: (593-2) 243-235
Email: sociedadecuatorianadeoftalmologia@hotmail.com
Term of office: 2012-2014
President: Dr. Mario Pólit
Vice President: Dr. Luis Sarrazin
Secretary: Dr. Jore de Vera
Treasurer: Dra. Moraima Ibarra
country_flags/salvador.gif EL SALVADOR
Salvadorian Association of Ophthalmology
Paseo General Escalón
Centro Comercial Villas Españolas, Local D-23
Paseo General Escalón, Colonia Escalón
San Salvador EL SALVADOR
Tel: (503) 2264-0371
Fax: (503) 2264-0371
Email: asalvoftal@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.oftalmologos.org/

Term of office: 2013 - 2015
President: Dr. Emmanuel J. Salvador Mena
Vice President: Dr. Sidney A. Somoza C.
Secretary: Dr. Carlos Andrés López G.
ProSecretery: Dr. Edgar Milton García
Treasurer: Dra. Daisy Guardado de Alfonso
ProTreasurer: Dr.Carlos Andrés Cárdenas
Vocal: Dra. Katy Cisneros de Zepeda
Vocal: Dra. Alba García

country_flags/guatemala.gif GUATEMALA
Guatemalan Association of Ophthalmology
9a Calle 3-69 Edif El Campo Of. A-1
Guatemala City GUATEMALA
Tel: (502) 2366-6255
Fax: (502) 2337-2531
Emailasociaciondeoftalmologia@gmail.com
Term of office: 2011 - 2013
President: Dr. Rudy Oliver Gutiérrez Díaz
Vice President: Dr. Gildardo Girón
Secretary: Dra. Paulina Castejón
Treasurer: Dra. Carolina Putzeys
Vocal: Dra. Beatriz Asturias
country_flags/haiti.gif HAITI
Haitian Society of Ophthalmology
115, Rue Capois
Port-au-Prince HAITI (W.I.)
Tel: (509) 222-3533
Emailfrantzlarge@hotmail.com
Term of office: 2010 - 2013
President: Dr. Frantz Large
Vice President: Dr. Brigitte Hudicourt
Secretary: Dr. Pascale Pélissier Auguste
Treasurer: Dr. Florence Burr-Reynaud
country_flags/honduras.gif HONDURAS

Honduran Society of Ophthalmology
Oftalmocentro
Boulevard Suyapa N 4021
Tegucigalpa, DC HONDURAS
Tel:(504) 239-6656
Fax: (504) 232-5646
Emailsochonoft@gmail.comerwin.ochoa@gmail.com

Term of office: 2012 - 2014
President: Dr. Erwin Ochoa
Vice President: Dra. Laura Núñez
Secretary: Dra. Ivethe Starkman
Treasurer: Dra. Mayra Ochoa
country_flags/mexico.gif MEXICO
Mexican Society of Ophthalmology
Boston #99
Col. Nochebuena
Mexico 03720, DF MEXICO
Tel:(52-5) 563-9393 or (52-5) 563-7812
Fax:(52-5) 611-1343
Email:socofta@prodigy.net.mx
URL: http://www.smo.org.mx

Term of office: 2013
President: Dr. Tito Ramírez Luquín

country_flags/nicaragua.gif NICARAGUA
Nicaraguan Society of Ophthalmology
Managua, Nicaragua
Term of office: 2012 - 2013
President: Dr. Marcelo Figueroa Bravo
 
country_flags/panama.gif PANAMA
Panamanian Society of Ophthalmology
Apartado 8870, Zona 5
Panama City, Panama
Tel: (507) 264-0620
Fax: (507) 265-2714
Emailfruiz1459@gmail.com
Term of office: 2012
President: Dr. Félix Emilio Ruiz Díaz
Vice President: Dr. Roberto Vásquez
Secretary: Dr. Samuel Boyd
Treasurer: Dr. Miguel Wong
Vocal: Dr. Gabriel Castillero
country_flags/paraguay.gif PARAGUAY
Paraguayan Society of Ophthalmology
Av. Brasilia 1155 e/Florida y Concordia
Asunción, PARAGUAY
Tel: (595-21) 28-3323
Fax: (595-21) 28-3323
Email: secretaria@spo.org.py
URL: http://www.spo.org.py
Term of office: 2013-2014
President: Dr. Walter Timcke Holst
Vice Presidente: Dr. Pablo Cibils Farrés
Secretary: Dra. Rocío Ferreira González
Treasurer: Dr. Luis Báez Scheffer
Admin. Secretary: Patricia Barra
country_flags/peru.gif PERU
Peruvian Society of Ophthalmology
Parque Luis F. Villarán 957
San Isidro
Lima 27 Peru
Tel: (51-1) 440-2698
Fax: (51-1) 440-6740
Email: secretaria@spo.org.pe
URL: http://www.spo.org.pe
Term of office: 2013 - 2015
President: Dr. José Antonio Roca F.
Vice President: Dr. Luis Izquierdo Jr.
Secretary: Dr. Juan Carlos Cobera Gonzalo
Treasurer: Dra. Rocio Ardito Vega
country_flags/portugal.gif PORTUGAL
Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology
Campo Pequeno 2-13º
Lisbon, 1000-078 PORTUGAL
Tel: (351) 21 782-0443
Fax: (351) 21 782-0445
Email: spo@mail.telepac.pt
URL: http://www.spoftalmologia.pt/
Term of office: 2013 - 2014
President: Dr. Paulo Francisco de Ance de Aires de Sousa Torres
Vice President: Dr. Eduardo José Gil Duarte Silva
Secretary: Dra. Isabel Maria Conde Prieto
Treasurer: Dra. Isabel Maria de Gouveia Soares Mendes de Costa Lopes Cardoso
country_flags/puerto.gif PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Ophthalmology Society
PO Box 366274
San Juan, PR 00936-6274
Tel: (787) 620-0170
Fax: (787) 620-0169
Email: info@oftalmologiapr.org
URL: http://www.oftalmologiapr.org/
Term of office: 2012 - 2013
President: Dra. Elena Jimenez
President Elect: Dr. Hector Villarrubia
Secretary: Dr. Jorge Gutiérrez
Treasurer: Dr. Horacio Tous
Executive Director: Sr. Juan R. Argüelles
country_flags/espanha.jpg SPAIN
Spanish Society of Ophthalmology
c/Donoso Cortós 73 1º
Madrid 28015 SPAIN
Tel: (34-91) 544-5879
Fax: (34-91) 544-1847
Email: avpm@oftalmo.com
URL: http://www.oftalmo.com/seo/
Term of office: 2011 - 2015
President: Prof. Luis Fernández-Vega
Vice President: Dr. José Luis Encinas
Secretary: Prof. José Manuel Benítez del Castillo
Treasurer: Prof. Miguel Angel Zato
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Julián García-Feijoo
Admin. Secretary: Srta. Carolina García-Sicilia
country_flags/usa.gif UNITED STATES
American Academy of Ophthalmology
PO Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120
Tel:(415) 561-8500
Fax:(415) 561-8533
URL: http://www.aao.org
Term of office: 2013
President: Paul Sternberg MD
President Elect: Gregory L. Skuta MD
Exec. Vice President: David W. Parke II MD
country_flags/uruguay.gif URUGUAY
Uruguayan Association of Ophthalmologists
Montevideo Uruguay
Email: asuo@montevideo.com.uy
URL: http://www.asuo.org.uy
Term of office: 2013-2015
President: Dr. Martín Sánchez
Vice President: Dra. Alicia Martínez
Secretary: Dr. Raúl Taboas
Treasurer: Dra. Andrea Fernández
Vocal: Dra. Jackeline Elias
Admin. Secretary: Sra. Rossana Lioi
country_flags/venezuela.gif VENEZUELA
Venezuelan Society of Ophthalmology
Av. Principal de los Ruices
Centro Empresarial Los Ruices, P 5, Of. 507
Caracas Venezuela
Tel/Fax: (58-221) 239-8127 / 239-4384 / 234-1294
Emailsecretaria@svo.org.ve
URL: http://www.svo.org.ve
Term of office: 2012 - 2014
President: Dra. Morayma Acevedo S.
Vice President: Dr. Oscar V. Beaujón Balbi
Secretary: Dr. José Luis Rincón
Treasurer: Dr. Francisco Millán
Publicity Secretary: Dra. Nancy N. Martínez
Vocal: Dr. Ricardo Heredia
Vocal: Dr. Morella Vega
Admin Secretary: Sra. María Belén Martín
WEST INDIES
Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies
11 Igneri Road
Valsayn, South
Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
Tel: (868) 662-1226
Fax: (868) 645-2363
Email: oswi10@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.oswinet.com
Term of office: 2012 - 2014
President: Dr. Lizette Mowatt country_flags/jamaica.gif
Vice President: Dr. Angelo Ramirez
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Sonja Johnston country_flags/trinidad.gif
Assistant Secretary: Alfred L. Anduze
Administrative Assistant: Alicia Paponette

 

 
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