Save the Date – Join the 20th Annual WAEH Meeting! 🇧🇷🇨🇱

October 30, 2025

After an inspiring and successful 19th Annual WAEH Meeting in Lausanne and Paris, we’re already looking forward to next year’s milestone event: the 20th Annual WAEH Meeting!

In November 2026, we’ll be gathering once again with colleagues and friends from around the world for a week full of learning, sharing knowledge, and connecting with each other.

📍 Locations: @Instituto Suel Abujamra, São Paulo (Brazil) – with facultative visits to @Hoftalon Eye Hospital, Londrina (Brazil) and Clinica Oftalmologica Pasteur, Santiago (Chile)
🗓️ Dates: 9-13 November 2026

The 2026 meeting will feature an exciting mix of eye hospital visits, member sessions, presentations, and networking opportunities, designed to spark collaboration and inspire new ideas in the world of ophthalmology and eye hospital management.

All WAEH members are warmly invited, and other eye hospitals from around the world are more than welcome to join and experience the global WAEH network!

This will be a special opportunity to explore eye care innovations across South America, meet passionate professionals, and strengthen our shared mission: to connect, share, and learn from each other to improve eye health globally.

Feel the sunny vibes of Brazil already, watch the video and get inspired! https://youtu.be/mQu2Nb8CL18

Registration will open soon, so stay tuned for updates!📢

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