Glaucoma Society of Taiwan Academy of Ophthalmology
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Contact information
Da-Wen Lu
Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital
325 Cheng-Gong Road section 2
Taipei
TAIWAN
Tel.: +886 9 3806 1120
Fax.: +886 2 8792 7164
E-mail: p310849@ms23.hinet.net
  

Board
no information available  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1985
The society has statutes (bylaws) Yes
The statutes address financial accountability* No
* Is it clear how the flow of income and expense (including meetings) is and which officer or committee is responsible?  
The board members are elected Yes, by glaucoma society members
New members of the board are added by cooptation** Yes
** Cooptation means officers are appointed by the leadership without an election process involving the total membership  
The term of functioning for members of the board is 0 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 260
Our society has an annual printed report No
Criteria for Membership
  1. Members must have had formal specialist training
    (i.e. established glaucoma fellowship training) in glaucoma
 Yes
  1. Members must have had informal specialist training (i.e. all forms of training outside established glaucoma fellowships) in glaucoma

    If not specialist / generalist ratio
 No
-
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by publications
 Yes
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by the percentage of glaucoma patients seen (or by other criteria)
 -
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
 -
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 -
  1. We use other criteria
 -

Mission statement/goals
To enhance the study, teaching, training and education of glaucoma.

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society Yes
Liaisons with other organizations Yes

Guidelines
Code of practice on society - Industry relationships available Yes
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available Yes
Using guidelines made by an other organization No

Miscellaneous
Research foundation Yes
On-line discussion forum (e.g. AGS-net) No

Society program
The Society program*** contains: organizing glaucoma meetings No
*** Program = total of activities of the Glaucoma Society  
The Society program contains: form of publication No
The Society program contains: other initiatives -
Current initiatives -
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? No

Meeting
Meeting frequency Twice a year
Time of year begin of October, two days
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 10
  • No. of local delegates
 400
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is Yes
The meeting has oral paper sessions Yes
The meeting has poster sessions No
The meeting has discussion sessions Yes
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research Yes
Presentations are updates / reviews Yes
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes
The meetings are mono – sponsored -
The meetings are multi -  sponsored Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society -
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others Yes

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 0
Additional remarks