ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Strong turnout and a robust scientific program marked the largest and most comprehensive ophthalmic educational meeting in the world, the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (Academy) 2008 Joint Meeting in conjunction with the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE), held in Atlanta November 8 to November 11. Preliminary figures for attendance at the meeting were approximately 22,000. Among the offerings featured at the meeting were 277 instruction courses, 79 “Breakfast with the Expert” roundtables, 95 skills transfer courses and more than 100 hours of free scientific sessions. Preliminary figures for attendance at the Subspecialty Day events November 7 and 8 were also strong, totaling more than 6,200.
