The International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council
The International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council[edit]
The International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council (IPOSC) is an international committee that was created in July of 2013 by the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS). This council is comprised of many national and supranational organizations that all lead international efforts for preserving and restoring blindness in children around the world. The council is comprised of seven committees: advocacy and outreach, childhood visual impairment, communications, ethics, research, training and education, and vision screening.[1]
In 2013, IPOSC also became a member of the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)joining the efforts and voices of many other global eye organizations around the world to make the necessary impact on eye health policies and practice around the world.
Mission and Objectives[edit]
IPOSC's mission is to work together and restore eye health and enhance visual function in children throughout the world. They currently have five objectives:
- "To promote programs and research to reduce childhood blindness, treat vision impairment in children, and improve ocular alignment in children and adults"
- "Encourage the development of institutions and trained practitioners to achieve the mission"
- "Assist educational efforts to fulfill the mission through improved education of practitioners and the public"
- "Provide effective communications between national and supra-national societies"
- "Facilitate collaboration with international foundations and non-governmental organizations to promote and enhance eye care"[2]
Achievements[edit]
- Formed a partnership with ORBIS for a joint Cybersight e-consultation program.
- A survey for practices of Ophthalmia Neonatorum Prophylaxis[3] was conducted and the results published in Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.
- A survey on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)[4] programs around the world was conducted first by Gill Adams and then by Justin Mora, providing an update on the worldwide survey of ROP screening practices.
- An IPOSC survey on regional Visual Health problems was conducted and the information presented in one of the Advisory Board meetings from 2016.
- A survey on Post Strabismus Endophthalmitis[5] and Endophthalmitis Following Pediatric Cataract Surgery[6] was conducted
- Created a list of recommendations and suggestions in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children.
- Created a task force for ROP prevention in Africa.
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References[edit]
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- ↑ "Committees | IPOSC". iposc.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ↑ "About | IPOSC". iposc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "Ophthalmia neonatorum treatment and prophylaxis: IPOSC global study - Semantic Scholar". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ↑ Mora, Justin S.; Waite, Christopher; Gilbert, Clare E.; Breidenstein, Brenda; Sloper, John J. (2017-08-30). "A worldwide survey of retinopathy of prematurity screening". The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 102 (1): 9–13. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310709. ISSN 1468-2079. PMID 28855196.
- ↑ Zloto, Ofira; Mezer, Eedy; Ospina, Luis; Stankovic, Branislav; Wygnanski-Jaffe, Tamara (December 2017). "Endophthalmitis Following Strabismus Surgery: IPOSC Global Study". Current Eye Research. 42 (12): 1719–1724. doi:10.1080/02713683.2017.1351569. ISSN 1460-2202. PMID 28925741.
- ↑ Gharaibeh, Almutez M.; Mezer, Eedy; Ospina, Luis H.; Wygnanski-Jaffe, Tamara (2017-10-09). "Endophthalmitis Following Pediatric Cataract Surgery: An International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council Global Perspective". Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 55 (1): 1–8. doi:10.3928/01913913-20170823-02. ISSN 1938-2405. PMID 28991343.
