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Things You Need to Know
To
register for the Congress, to reserve your hotel accommodations and
for planned tours, please complete the Congress
Registration Form and mail it with a check or money
order payable to: Asia-Pacific
Council of Optometry. Payment must be made in U.S. dollars
(credit cards cannot be processed). Send the registration form and
fees to:
Office of Secretary-General
Asia-Pacific
Council of Optometry
2043
College Way
Besides a current passport, you may need a visa for visiting Japan. (See Passports & Visas section on the Travel Tips.) The Japan Tourist Bureau (JTB) will handle hotel accommodations and tours. Information is enclosed along with reservation forms. These are sent to the JTB Corp. as noted on the enclosed forms. Mail the hotel reservation form to:
JTB Corp.
International
Travel Division
Convention
Center (CD101923-378)
2-3-11
Higoshi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo
140-8604
JAPAN
Remember
to complete and return the registration and hotel forms...and
remember they go to two separate addresses. Deadline is 11
September, 2005. General questions can be addressed to:
Dr.
Willard B. Bleything
EMail
<bleythiw@pacificu.edu>
Telephone:
+503-352-2170
Fax:
+503-352-2929
Papers
are sought from the academic and practice community relative to the science
and clinical practice of optometry.
We welcome reports of current research, clinical case studies and
procedures. Submission deadline
for abstracts has been extended from April 30, 2005 to
May 31, 2005.
Please
send abstracts to:
Dr. Carly Lam, APOC Papers Chair
Dept
of Optometry & Radiography
The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung
Hom, Hong Kong SAR
CHINA
EMail
<orcarly@polyu.edu.hk>
Please check the link to the form: Abstract Submission Form can be downloaded here.
Please
format the abstract according to the guidelines below. Use Microsoft
Word software and transmit it as an attachment to an Email message
to Dr. Lam. If this
type of submission poses difficulties for you, please correspond
with Dr. Lam directly through the postal service.
GUIDELINES
- Scientific Papers
Statement
of Problem: (The research question, the issue being investigated,
relevance to prior studies)
Methods:
(How you went about investigating the research question or issue)
Results:
(Summary of the data collected)
Discussion:
(Importance/limitations of the results)
GUIDELINES
- Case Reports
Presenting
Signs and Symptoms: (Case history)
Objective
Measurements: (Clinical measurements taken)
Assessment:
(Clinical impression gained from the signs/symptoms and clinical
measurements)
Case
Management Plan: (Steps taken to solve the clinical problem)
Discussion:
(Importance/limitations of what the case tells you)
GUIDELINES
- Clinical Procedures
Statement
of Problem: (The clinical problem that the procedure is directed to
solve)
Method:
(How the procedure is performed)
Results:
(Your success in applying this procedure)
Discussion: (Importance/limitations of the procedure)
