2005 Conference International Ophthalmology 2005: New Approaches to Eye Disease in the Developing World April 14-15, 2005 Charlottesville, Va. Jointly sponsored by Blue Ridge International Ophthalmology (now known as IRIS: the International Response to Improve Sight) and the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The Path to Self-Sustaining Eye Care Martin Spencer, M.D. SEVA Canada Society Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Four Myths About Trachoma Thomas Lietman, M.D. University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, Calif. The Evolution of Eye Care in a Rural Hospital in Cameroon Emmanuel Tambe, M.D. Mbingo Baptist Hospital Cameroon, West Africa Cataract Surgery and Outcomes Worldwide: Increasing Volume Is Not Enough Sheila West, Ph.D. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Md. Eyes of Africa Larry Schwab, M.D. International Eye Foundation Kensington, Md. Appropriate Technology for Cataract Surgery Martin Spencer, M.D. SEVA Canada Society Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Beginnings of International Ophthalmology Steven Newman, M.D. University of Virginia Department of Ophthalmology Charlottesville, Va. Penetrating Trauma in the Developing World Rosalind Stevens, M.D. Dartmouth Medical School Lebanon, N.H. The Prevalence and Causes of Blindness in Cameroon Emmanuel Tambe, M.D. Mbingo Baptist Hospital Cameroon, West Africa A Walk in the Devil's Garden: Blindness from Antipersonnel Land Mines Larry Schwab, M.D. International Eye Foundation Kensington, Md. Ocular Complications of Vaccinia and Smallpox Michael Zegans, M.D. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, N.H. Trachoma: Can We Eliminate Blindness from this Ancient Scourge? Sheila West, Ph.D. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Md. Will the Last Case of Trachoma Please Stand Up? Thomas Lietman, M.D. University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, Calif. To go to top of page, click here.