Low-vision experts from across the world will gather in Sweden later this month for the seventh international conference on the subject.
Organised by the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation, the conference takes place once every three years. The Gothenburg conference is expected to showcase the latest research in the field and over 2,000 representatives in the sector are expected to attend.
Among lectures from international origins, BritainÕs contribution includes ÔBlindness in Fife in the 1990s: A joint project between health, social and voluntary servicesÕ; ÔDiseases which influence reading and other aspects of visionÕ; and ÔComparison of the effects of video-magnifier screen colour on reading speed in age-related macular degenerationÕ.
UK optical charity the Royal National Institute for the Blind will have a presence at the symposium. The Swedish event precedes the RNIB hosting the next conference of its kind, which takes place in London in 2005.
Jon Barrick, director of RNIB community services, said: ÔWith a fast-ageing UK population, the RNIB is increasingly looking worldwide in its search for imaginative and practical solutions to the challenges people with sight problems face every day.
ÔWeÕre looking forward to this conference, and are delighted to be staging Vision 2005 in London and welcoming colleagues from around the world.Õ
Vision 2002 will be staged at the Svenska Massan Congress Centre, Gothenburg, from July 21-25.
For more details go to: www.congrex.com/vision2002/
u Vision 2005 will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre, Westminister from April 4-8, 2005.
