Previous ISGEO meetings and Cass Lecturers


 

Year

Location

Cass Lecturer

Cass Lecture title

23

2014

London UK

Dr Hans Limburg

Experiences of Rapid Assessment of
Avoidable Blindness surveys

22

2012

Hyderabad, India

Professor Allen Foster

Neglected Tropical Diseases and VISION2020

21

2010

Berlin, Germany

Professor Gordon Johnson


Geography and Eye Disease

20

2008

Bengaluru, India

Professor Jayaprakash Muliyil

Health Care Initiatives with no logical basis - Is it on the rise?

19

2006

Sao Paola, Brazil

Dr Serge Resnikoff

Visual Impairment: Global and Regional Estimates Challenges and Opportunities

18

2004

Dubai

Dr Marilyn Miller

Geographic and ethnic variations in strabismus

17

2002

Sydney, Australia

 

 

16

2000

Bamako, Mail

 

 

15

1998

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

 

14

1996

Rome, Italy

 

 

13

1994

Montreal, Canada

 

 

12

1992

Morlanwelz, Belgium

 

 

11

1990

Singapore

 

 

10

1988

Nairobi, Kenya

 

 

9

1986

Monastir, Tunisia

 

 

8

1984

Oulu, Finland

 

 

7

1982

Asilomar, USA

 

 

6

1979

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

 

5

1977

Caliari, Italy

 

 

4

1975

Edinburgh, Scotland

 

 

3

1973

Cadiz, Spain

 

 

2

1971

Jerusalem, Israel

 

 

1

1970

Yellowknife, Canada

 

 

 

Elizabeth Cass, founder of ISGEO in 1970. [Died 1980]


Awards

  • The Order of Canada in 1970 for her service to the people of the Canadian North as an ophthalmic surgeon;
  • The Governor General's Gold Medallion commemorating 10 years of the Order;
  • The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal;
  • The Spanish Order of Cadiz;
  • Royal Canadian Legion Honorary Life Member