History of the Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology
’00 – present
| YEAR | DATES | CONGRESS | LOCATION |
| 2017 | Aug 9-12 | XXXIII Congress | Lima, Perú |
| 2016 | Feb 5-9 | XXXII Congress / WOC 2016 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 2015 | Aug 5-8 | XXXI Congress | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 2013 | Aug 7-10 | XXX Congress | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2011 | Jul 5-9 | XXIX Congress | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2007 | May 31-Jun 3 | XXVII Congress | Cancun, Mexico |
| 2006 | Feb 21-24 | XXVI Congress / WOC2006 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2005 | Mar 18-21 | XXV Congress | Santiago, Chile |
| 2003 | Mar 28-Apr 1 | XXIV Congress | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2002 | Oct 20-23 | Interim Congress | Orlando, Florida |
| 2001 | Jul 21-25 | XXIII Congress | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
’80s-’90s
| YEAR | DATES | CONGRESS | LOCATION |
| 1999 | Oct 24-28 | XXII Congress | Orlando, Florida |
| 1997 | May 2-6 | XXI Congress | Cancun, Mexico |
| 1995 | Jun 25-29 | XX Congress | Quito, Ecuador |
| 1993 | Jul 11-15 | XIX Congress | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1991 | Oct 13-17 | XVIII Congress | Anaheim, California |
| 1989 | Sep 3-6 | XVII Congress | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1987 | Apr 5-10 | XVI Congress | Sto Domingo, Dom. Rep |
| 1985 | Apr 21-26 | XV Congress | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 1983 | Jul 3-8 | XIV Congress | Lima, Peru |
| 1981 | May 10-15 | XIII Congress | Acapulco, Mexico |
’60s-’70s
| YEAR | DATES | CONGRESS | LOCATION |
| 1979 | Feb 25-Mar 2 | XII Congress | Miami, Florida |
| 1977 | Mar 20-25 | XI Congress | Santiago, Chile |
| 1975 | Apr 20-25 | X Congress | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1972 | Apr 2-7 | IX Congress | Houston, Texas |
| 1971 | Jan 31-Feb 5 | VII Interim Congress | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1968 | Mar 24-30 | VIII Congress | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 1965 | Aug 12-21 | VI Interim Congress | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1964 | Oct 11-15 | VII Congress | Montreal, Canada |
| 1962 | Jan 28-Feb 3 | V Interim Congress | Lima, Peru |
| 1960 | Jan 31-Feb 7 | VI Congress | Caracas, Venezuela |
’40s – ’50s
| YEAR | DATES | CONGRESS | LOCATION |
| 1958 | Feb 1-4 | IV Interim Congress | 2nd Cruise |
| 1957 | Apr 7-10 | III Interim Congress | New York, New York |
| 1956 | Jan 8-14 | V Congress | Santiago, Chile |
| 1954 | Jun 9-17 | II Interim Congress | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 1952 | Jan 6-12 | IV Congress | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1950 | Mar 26-3 | I Interim Congress | Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1948 | Jan 4-10 | III Congress | Havana, Cuba |
| 1945 | Nov 26-Dec 1 | II Congress | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 1940 | Oct 11-12 | I Congress | Cleveland, Ohio |