News & Events

We congratulate our new ESOPRS members, who were accepted at the 2023 ESOPRS Annual General Meeting (AGM) of September 15, 2023.There are 19 new Full Members, 5 International Members, 8 Associate Members and 3 Candidate Members, giving a total of 35 new members. New Full Members 2023 Pierre-Vincent Jacomet, France, FULL MEMBER Giorgio Albanese, Italy, FULL MEMBER Giovanni Cuffaro, Italy, FULL MEMBER Georgi Balchev, Bulgaria, FULL MEMBER Christiane Maria Loth (né Decker), Germany, FULL MEMBER Aaron Jamison, United Kingdom, FULL MEMBER Volkan Dericioglu, Turkey, FULL MEMBER Anne... read more

During these unprecedented times, with much of Europe in lockdown, we find ourselves in unchartered territory and unable to treat patients. Many of us now need to think innovatively about how we manage our patients and our practices. ESOPRS has created a dedicated discussion forum to share experiences; we will have much to learn from each other with different countries being in different phases of the pandemic surge. All ESOPRS members, will have access to this messaging area. This... read more

We are sad to announce the sudden loss of two or our most senior and revered lacrimal surgeons, Professor Jeffrey Jay Hurwitz (Canada) and Professor Sergey Shkolnick (Russia). Jeffrey Jay Hurwitz Professor Hurwitz, International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye (ISD-DE) Councillor, passed away on 4th February 2022 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada, where he had been the Ophthalmologist-in-Chief for over three decades. He was the author of one of the original books on Lacrimal Surgery which has survived... read more

Dear ESOPRS Colleagues,A message of support from your ANZSOPS colleaguesIn 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... read more

John Wright -- known affectionately to colleagues as “JW” -- was born in May 1933 and, with clouds of war brewing over Europe, he was evacuated and spent much of his childhood in North Wales. Learning was very much fostered in the family environment, his father being headmaster at a local school, and JW completed his grammar school years with award of the prestigious County Medical Scholarship. He attended Liverpool Medical School, where he graduated MB ChB in 1956,... 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... read more

During the last Annual Meeting of ESOPRS in Hamburg it was decided that the Israeli Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ISOPRS) is formally associated with ESOPRS as a sister society. ESOPRS has many active international members from Israel and the Councils of both societies were keen to formally collaborate in scientific events in the future.ESOPRS has collaborations with larger societies representing multiple nations (Asian Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery APSOPRS) or large united nations... read more

It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of Professor Dr Juan Murube del Castillo. Today, our hearts are heavy as we reflect on the loss of an exceptional individual—a distinguished scholar, mentor, and revered figure within the medical community. His departure leaves an irreplaceable void in our hearts and minds.Professor Murube played a pivotal role as one of the founders of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS). Born in... read more

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of the World’s finest oculoplastic surgeons, Dr Richard L Anderson.Dr. Richard Anderson (Rick) was a World-renowned professor, author and speaker. He has published over 300 scientific peer-reviewed articles, over 100 book chapters, and 3 books on eyelid, orbital and facial plastic and cosmetic surgery. He has delivered over 1,000 papers at scientific meetings. He was the founder of many modern-day techniques in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of... read more

Updated: 5th April 2020 Dear ESOPRS Members,The current COVID-19 pandemic - caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – has caused an unprecedented international public health challenge.Having first spread in parts of China, it has subsequently spread to more than 100 other countries, with Italy, Spain, and Germany currently bearing the brunt of the disease and its complications in Europe.Although the great majority of individuals affected by COVID-19 will have mild to moderate symptoms, the virus is highly... read more