News & Events

Dear ESOPRS Members, On behalf of the ESOPRS committee we would like to announce ESOPRS new website www.esoprs.eu . This website has been completely redesigned and now is running – hopefully without start-up problems. ESOPRS website does have a new appearance, but also a new content. A number of new features have been included, which we hope make this site more interesting for members and patients. These features include topics such as: - Find Members Members now can be searched for more easily using... read more

Dear ESOPRS Colleagues, A message of support from your ANZSOPS colleagues In a breathtakingly short time the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world bringing terrible loss of life, wreaking havoc with health services and threatening the livelihood of millions as businesses struggle to remain afloat during widespread lockdown of entire countries. Many of you, your families, friends and colleagues will already have been affected by these events. To those who have lost loved ones or colleagues, we extend our most heartfelt sympathy... read more

We are pleased to announce the publication of the ESOPRS Textbook on Ophthalmic Plastic, Lacrimal and Orbital surgery, published by Springer. This two-volume book covers all aspects of oculoplastic conditions and surgery. Volume I explores functional eyelid disorders, rejuvenation of periorbital region and lacrimal disorders. Volume II includes chapters on socket surgery, diseases of the orbit and thyroid associated orbitopathy. This book will be an essential resource to colleagues preparing for the EBO-ESOPRS subspecialty examination, and... read more

The Organizing and Scientific Committees of the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) can look back on a very successful event, organized –for the first time in the history of ESOPRS - in Bucharest. Focusing on functional and cosmetic (minimally invasive and surgical) oculo-facial topics, the multidisciplinary program reflected the sustained work of internationally renowned and distinguished scientists and clinicians from 42 countries. The keynote and Mustarde lectures, together with the scientific sessions, e-posters and video presentations have provided an... read more

The Executive Council of ESOPRS is happy to announce the future collaboration of ESOPRS with theSouth African Society of Oculoplastic Surgeons (SASOPS) as partner societies. SASOPS was formed in 2004 and held its first standalone annual meeting in 2007. Members of SASOPS are ophthalmic surgeons who have a keen interest in and perform oculoplastic surgeries. Fellowship training is not a mandatory requirement to become a member. Some of our members have overseas oculoplastic fellowship training though. We recently endorsed the first... read more

The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) is deeply committed to the health and safety of our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, due to escalating risks, a physical meeting of our international colleagues and partners at the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC2020) in Cape Town 26–29 June, is no longer possible. While we are all disappointed that our face-to-face meeting is cancelled, the ICO remains devoted to bringing together the world's ophthalmologists to learn the latest from one another, and to advance eye... read more

We congratulate our new ESOPRS members, who were accepted at the 2014 ESOPRS Annual Meeting in Budapest. There are nine Full Members, one International Member, six Candidate Members and one Associate Member. FULL MEMBERSHIP Dr. Paul Stephen Cannon, MD/ United Kingdom Dr. Eva Dafgard-Kopp, MD/ Sweden Dr. Juliette Delmas, MD/ France Dr. George Kalantzis, MD/ United Kingdom Dr. Ioannis Kyprianou MBChB, MRCOphth, FRCSEd(Ophth)/ Cyprus Dr. Andre Litwin, MD/ United Kingdom Dr. Maria-Christina Miller/ Germany Dr. Vikesh Patel, MBChB, FRCSEd(Ophth)/ United Kingdom Dr. Didem Serin/ Turkey INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP Dr. Alan McNab/ Australia CANDIDATE MEMBERSHIP Dr.... read more

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We congratulate our new ESOPRS members, who were accepted at the 2020 ESOPRS Virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) of October 30th. There are fifteen new Full Members, two International Members, four Associate Members and two Candidate Members, giving a total of 23 new members.

New Full members 2020

ESOPRS is proud to provide partnership support to the first on-line International Symposium on Wartime Ophthalmic Trauma, organised by ASOPRS. The meeting is on May 7, 2022, with costs generously covered by ASOPRS. It will be a 2-hour session starting at 5pm CEST (8am PST / 4pm BST / 5pm CEST / IST 2030). More info here read more