During the annual meetings members have the opportunity to collaborate and exchange information and knowledge about all kinds of topics. Good examples of this include improving the efficiency in the service given to patients and continuous development of patient pathways.

Since the establishment of the WAEH in 2007 in Rotterdam, the WAEH has had the opportunity to visit eyehospitals in Rotterdam and Leuven (2007), Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur (annual meeting 2008), Sweden, Finland and Estonia (annual meeting 2009), Melbourne and Jakarta (annual meeting 2010), in London and Leuven (annual meeting 2011), Seoul and Bangkok (2012), Mexico (2013), India and Dubai (2014), Singapore (2015), Rotterdam (2016), the 11thannual meeting was hosted by the Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital in China (2017), the 12th by the Kellogg Eye Center from Ann Arbor, USA and the 13th annual meeting in London (2019).

In 2020 and 2021 we had a fully digital event due to Corona.

The 16th annual meeting of the WAEH is hosted by the Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins from Baltimore (U.S.A.)

Dates: WAEH meeting: Tuesday October 4 – Friday October 7

• Monday October 3: travel from AAO to Baltimore
• Tuesday October 4: Baltimore
  • Morning: Boardmeeting at Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins
  • Afternoon: visit to innovative location: open to members / board members
  • Evening: WAEH dinner: get to know your fellow-members / speed dating with WAEH members
• Wednesday October 5: full day programme – Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins – Baltimore
• Thursday October 6: full day programme – Wilmer Eye Institute – Johns Hopkins – Baltimore