Dialogue Symposium in Damascus Discusses Ways to Organize the Optics Profession and Develop Its Legislation Details: A dialogue symposium held by the Syrian Ophthalmologists Association and the Syrian Optometrists Association at the Damascus Chamber of Commerce discusses the reality of the optics sector and the challenges facing its employees, and ways to organize the profession and improve the quality of health services provided to patients. The symposium dealt with the issues of defining roles and responsibilities, raising the scientific and technical level of cadres and working on the preparation of working papers and proposals to be submitted to the Ministry of Health in order to keep pace with professional developments, while emphasizing the importance of continuous coordination between associations and government institutions. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Syrian Opticians, Ayad Obeid, confirmed the effort to expand participation to the owners of eyeglass shops to address the problems that have existed for years, while the member of the committee for the regulation of the profession, Imad Awal, noted that the Ministry of Health established a dedicated committee to develop legal frameworks for graduates and take into account the systems and conditions of graduates. A member of the Board of Directors of the Syrian Association of Ophthalmologists, Ramez Al-Tawashi, emphasized that the relationship between ophthalmologists and optometrists is based on complementarity, not competition, ensuring the provision of better services and clarifying the tasks of each party between eye clinics and optical centers. The members of the Executive Committee of the Opticians Association, Fadi al-Bar and Asim al-Taba'a, drew attention to the necessity of updating laws and licenses following the transfer of the previous affiliation from the Ministry of Health, while focusing on professional training, training and linking the potters with the Arab and international expertise and developments. It is worth noting that the two associations, in cooperation with the Optiva company, organized the "Homes Optical" forum last July, following efforts aimed at defining the scope of practice in the profession of optometry and updating the legislation in a way that ensures vision safety and protection of patients' rights.

Dialogue Symposium in Damascus Discusses Ways to Organize the Optics Profession and Develop Its Legislation Details: A dialogue symposium held by the Syrian Ophthalmologists Association and the Syrian Optometrists Association at the Damascus Chamber of Commerce discusses the reality of the optics sector and the challenges facing its employees, and ways to organize the profession and improve the quality of health services provided to patients. The symposium dealt with the issues of defining roles and responsibilities, raising the scientific and technical level of cadres and working on the preparation of working papers and proposals to be submitted to the Ministry of Health in order to keep pace with professional developments, while emphasizing the importance of continuous coordination between associations and government institutions. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Syrian Opticians, Ayad Obeid, confirmed the effort to expand participation to the owners of eyeglass shops to address the problems that have existed for years, while the member of the committee for the regulation of the profession, Imad Awal, noted that the Ministry of Health established a dedicated committee to develop legal frameworks for graduates and take into account the systems and conditions of graduates. A member of the Board of Directors of the Syrian Association of Ophthalmologists, Ramez Al-Tawashi, emphasized that the relationship between ophthalmologists and optometrists is based on complementarity, not competition, ensuring the provision of better services and clarifying the tasks of each party between eye clinics and optical centers. The members of the Executive Committee of the Opticians Association, Fadi al-Bar and Asim al-Taba'a, drew attention to the necessity of updating laws and licenses following the transfer of the previous affiliation from the Ministry of Health, while focusing on professional training, training and linking the potters with the Arab and international expertise and developments. It is worth noting that the two associations, in cooperation with the Optiva company, organized the "Homes Optical" forum last July, following efforts aimed at defining the scope of practice in the profession of optometry and updating the legislation in a way that ensures vision safety and protection of patients' rights.