Professional associations promote innovation and professional advancement. As a result, they help the world see better. The following list covers North America and Europe.

North America

Canada

• Canadian Association of Optometrists
  234 Argyle Avenue
  Ottawa, Ontario
  Canada, K2P 1B9
  Tel: (613) 235-7924
  Fax: (613) 235-2025
  http://www.opto.ca
  
  
• Canadian Association of Optometry Students
  School of Optometry, University of Waterloo
  Waterloo, Ontario
  Canada, N2L 3G1
  Tel: (519) 888-4567 ext. 5300
  Fax: (519)725-0784
  http://www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca
  
  
• Canadian Ophthalmology Society
  1525 Carling Avenue, Suite 610
  Ottawa, Ontario
  Canada, K1Z 8R9
  Tel: (613) 729-6779 or toll-free 1 (800) 267-5763
  Fax: (613) 729-7209
  http://www.eyesite.ca
  
  

Mexico

• Sociedad Mexicana de Oftalmología, S.C.
  Boston No. 99, Col. Nochebuena
  Mexico City, 03820, Mexico
  Tel: 52 5 563 93 93
  Fax: 52 5 611 13 43
  E-mail: socmexoofta@compuserve.com.mx
  
  

United States

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
  655 Beach Street
  San Francisco, CA 94109
  Tel: (415) 561-8500
  Fax: (415) 561-8575
  http://www.aao.org
  
  
• American Academy of Optometry
  6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 506
  Rockville, MA 20852.
  Tel: (301) 984-1441
  Fax: (301) 984-4737
  E-mail: aaoptom@aol.com
  
  
• American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)
  University of Wisconsin
  2870 University Ave., Suite 206
  Madison, WI 53705.
  Tel: (608) 263-6645
  Fax: (608) 263-7694
  http://med-aapos.bu.edu
  
  
• American Optometric Association
  http://www.aoanet.org
  
  
• American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  Ms. Barbara Beatty
  Executive Office
  1133 West Morse Blvd., #201
  Winter Park, FL 32789.
  Tel: (407) 647-8839
  http://www.asoprs.org
  
  
• Opticians Association of America
  10341 Democracy Lane
  Fairfax, VA 22030-2521.
  Tel: (703) 691-8355
  Fax: (703) 691-3929
  http://www.opticians.org
  
  

Europe

Belgium

• European Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
  EVER Secretariat Postbus 74
  B-3000 Leuven
  Belgium
  Fax: 32 16 33 67 85
  http://www.ever.be

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Society of Ophthalmology
  Department of Ophthalmology
  Fifth City Clinical Hospital
  67-A, Bd. "Stoletov"
  Sofia 1233
  Bulgaria
  Tel: 359 2 31 21 47
  Fax: 359 2 32 51 41
  E-mail: bso-markov@ecet.bg
  
  

Czech Republic

• Czech Society of Ophthalmology
  Department of Ophthalmology
  Charles University
  500 05 Hradec Kralove
  Czech Republic
  Tel: 420 49 583 2325;
  Fax: 420 49 551 4582 or 551 3797;
  E-mail: rozsival@lfhk.cuni.cz

Croatia

• Croatian Society of Ophthalmology Subiceva 9
  Zagreb 10 000
  Croatia
  Tel: 385 1 2333 209
  Fax: 385 1 2333 209
  

Denmark

• Danish Ophthalmological Society, Eye Department
  Odense University Hospital
  Odense C DK-5000
  Denmark
  Tel: 45 65 412797
  Fax: 45 66 126387
  

Estonia

• Estonian Ophthalmological Society
  Ravi Street 18
  EE0001
  Tallinn
  Estonia
  Tel: 372 6207130
  Fax: 372 6207132
  E-mail: ylle@tkh.sps.ee
  

Finland

• Ophthalmological Society of Finland
  Dr. Eija Vesti
  Ophthalmological Department of HYKS
  PL 220
  00029 HYKS
  Finland
  Tel: 358 9 4713159
  Fax: 358 9 4715919
  E-mail: eija.vesti@huch.fi
  

France

• Association Nationale pour l'Amélioration de la Vue
  39/41 rue Louis Blanc
  92400 Courbevoie, France
  Tel: 01 47 17 64 78
  Fax: 01 47 17 68 83
  Mailing address:
  92038 Paris La Défense Cédex
  Société Française d'Ophthalmologie
  9 rue Mathurin-Régnier
  75015 Paris, France
  Tel: 01 47 34 20 21
  Fax: 01 40 56 39 48
  
• Syndicat National des Ophtalmologistes de France
  Docteur Jean-Luc Seegmuller
  1 rue des Pucelles
  67000 Strasbourg, France
  Tel: 03 88 35 01 09
  Fax: 03 88 25 51 90
  http://www.snof.org
  

Georgia

• Georgian National Ophthalmology Society
  71 Gorgasali Str.
  Tbilisi, Georgia.
  Tel: 995 32 99 09 70
  Fax: 995 32 98 91 69
  

Germany

• German Ophthalmological Society
  Berliner Straße 14
  D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
  Tel: 49 6221 41 17 87
  Fax: 49 6221 48 46 16
  

Greece

• Hellenic Ophthalmological Society
  http://www.eyenet.gr/english.html
  

Hungary

• Hungarian Ophthalmological Society
  Tomo str. 25-29
  Budapest, Hungary
  Tel: 36 1 303 94 35
  Fax: 36 1 210 03 09
  

Italy

• Societa' Oftalmologica Italiana
  Via Dei Mille 35
  Roma, Italy
  00185
  Tel: 039 6 446 4514
  Fax: 039 6 4468403
  E-mail: sedesoi@tin.it
  http://www.sameint.it
  

Latvia

• Association of Ophthalmologists of Latvia
  Dzirciema 16
  Riga LV-1007
  Latvia
  Tel: 371 761 7770
  Fax: 371 761 7770
  

Lithuania

• Lithuanian Ophthalmological Society
  Eiveniu 2
  Kaunas, Lithuania
  3007
  Tel: 370 7 733 696
  Fax: 370 7 732 291
  E-mail: akiuklin@kma.lt
  

Luxembourg

• Société Luxembourgeoise d'Ophtalmologie
  29 rue de Vianden
  Luxembourg, GD L2680
  Luxembourg
  Tel: 352 444033
  

Macedonia

• Macedonian Ophthalmological Society
  Oftalmolosko odd.
  CVZU
  Skopje
  91000, Macedonia
  Tel: 389 91 362 622
  Fax: 389 91 362 622
  

Moldova

• Association of Ophthalmologists of Republic of Moldova
  29 Nicolas Testemitanu str.
  Kishinau
  Republic of Moldova
  Tel: 373 2 022 72 89 47
  

Netherlands

• Dutch Ophthalmological Society
  P.O. Box 6711
  6503 GE
  Nijmegen, Netherlands
  Fax: 31 024 356 2461
  http://www.oogheelkunde.org
  

Norway

• Norwegian Ophthalmological Society
  Oyeklinikken i Sentrum
  Vestre Torggate 8
  Bergen
  5015
  Norway
  Tel: 47 55 210505
  Fax: 47 55 210501
  

Poland

• Polish Ophthalmological Society
  Lindley a 4
  Warszawa
  02-005
  Poland
  Tel: 48 61 8527 619
  Fax: 48 61 8527 619
  

Portugal

• Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia
  Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho
  151
  Lisboa
  1700
  Portugal
  Tel: 351 01 427100
  Fax: 351 1 427101
  

Romania

• Romanian Society of Ophthalmology
  86-88
  St. Furtuna Street
  Sector I
  COD
  707787
  Bucharest
  12, Romania
  Tel: 40 1 6387131
  Fax: 40 1 6375245
  

Russia

• All Russian Society of Ophthalmologists
  Beskudnikovsky Blvd. 59a
  Moscow
  127486
  Russia
  Tel: 7 095 4859450
  Fax: 7 095 4855954
  E-mail: iris@itar-tass.com
  

Slovakia

• Slovak Society of Ophthalmology
  Postgraduate Medical School
  Dept. of Ophthalmology
  Limbova 5
  Bratislava
  833 05
  Slovakia
  Tel: 421 7 373 076
  Fax: 421 7 373 024
  

Slovenia

• Slovenian Society of Ophthalmology
  University Eye Clinic
  Zaloska 2
  Ljubljana
  1000
  Slovenia
  Tel: 386 61 1313 066
  Fax: 386 61 1322 296
  

Spain

• Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
  C/Donoso Cortes
  73 1o Izda.
  Madrid
  28015
  Spain
  Tel: 34 91 5448035 and 34 91 5445879
  Fax: 34 91 5441847
  E-mail: avpm@oftalmo.com
  

Sweden

• Sveriges Ogonlakarforening (Swedish Ophthalmological Society)
  c/o Dr. Leif Edman
  Norrmalmstorg 1
  Stockholm
  S-11146
  Sweden
  Tel: 46 8 611 6312
  Fax: 46 8 678 3860
  

Switzerland

• Swiss Society of Ophthalmology
  Administrative Office
  Christoph Egli
  Berneckerstrasse 26
  Postfach 95
  Heerbrugg CH-9435
  Switzerland
  Tel: 41 71 727 16 61
  Fax: 41 71 727 16 62
  E-mail: e+rlaw@openoffice.ch
  

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Society of Ophthalmologists
  Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases & Tissue Therapy
  49/51 Frantzusky Blvd.
  Odessa, Ukraine
  Tel: 38 0482 222035
  Fax: 38 0482 684851
  

United Kingdom

• The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
  17 Cornwall Terrace
  London
  NW1 4QW
  United Kingdom
  Tel: 44 171 9350702
  Fax: 44 171 935 9838
  E-mail: margaret@rcophth.win-uk.net
  
  
• North of England Ophthalmological Society
  Secretary
  16 The Parklands
  Ingleby Arncliffe
  Northallerton
  North York
  DL6 3LT
  United Kingdom
  http://www.neos.demon.co.uk
  

Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Ophthalmological Association
  Ocna Klinika
  Visegradska 22
  Beograd
  11000
  Yugoslavia
  Tel: 381 11 646266