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Dr. Wassim Alem, Chairman of the Public Relations Committee of the Saudi Society of Ophthalmology, explained that the Ophthalmology Society is the first Arab medical association this year to launch an application on smart devices with a health awareness campaign that covers all eye diseases supported with pictures, and this comes within the attention of the Society under the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, President of the Society by means of communication and modern media, and the association’s application on smart devices is the first of its kind in the Arab world in health awareness in the field of eye, and it works on all devices that run on the Apple IOS system, such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod, and it also works on devices with a system Android devices such as Samsung S2 and S3 devices and any device running the same system, and it is available for free in the Apple and Android store for programs.
This came on the occasion of the issuance of the semi-annual report of the Ophthalmological Society. Wasim: “The association has not forgotten to deepen the role of social networks and modern media, as it has d two pages for communication on Facebook, one of which is for the association’s members and interested professionals.” In the name of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
And another page concerned with health awareness and answering inquiries from the general public about everything related to eyes under the name of Your Eyes Health.
Dr. Wasim adds: The association d an account for it on Twitter, concerned with health education, publishing the association’s news, communicating with members and followers from all disciplines, as well as answering medical consultations by a specialized medical team from members of the association. The number of followers has so far exceeded 3,300 followers, and there is a response. Big and super people with the association account on Twitter
The account address is @SaudiOphtha
The association also launched its YouTube channel, entitled www.youtube.com/SaudiOphtha
The channel will soon contain educational videos about eye health and care, the association’s news and coverage of its activities.
The head of public relations adds: "Thus, the association will be one of the first associations, if not the first to communicate with all specialists, interested persons and the general public in all possible ways and means of modern communication," recalling these achievements:
. Hundreds of thousands downloaded the app in less than one year
. The association achieved the success of the first national and global campaign to combat glaucoma in Saudi Arabia
. The association is the first Saudi medical association in ophthalmology, working for 26 years.
The Head of Ophthalmology Relations expressed his appreciation to all those who support the success of the association, which is considered the first Saudi medical association in ophthalmology for 26 years, led by His Highness the President of the Ophthalmology Society, then support for the media, the Department of International Cooperation and the Eye Department at King Saud University, then the Saudi citizen who has become now Knows the association''s communication channels for everything related to the health of his eyes or inquiries about any eye problem. In conclusion, he stressed the importance of members attending the General Ophthalmology Association at 11:30 a.m. on the first day of the 38th Ophthalmology Symposium at the Faculty of Medicine at King Saud University on October 15th.
