27 Mar
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
24 Feb
To:
The President and Fellow members of ESOPRS
Greetings for 2020.
It gives me great pleasure to formally announce the formation of the Singapore Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. An informal organization of like-minded Oculoplastic Surgeons of Singapore since 2013, it was officially registered as a Society in 2017 with Dr Choo Chai Teck, Singapore National Eye Centre elected as the Founding President.
SSOPRS members are Fellowship-trained Oculoplastic Surgeons from academic institutions and private practices in Singapore who have voluntarily joined... read more
26 Jan
The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery announces that Mark J. Lucarelli, MD, FACS, has assumed the Presidency for 2020.
The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) was founded in 1969 to establish a qualified body of surgeons with excellence in the highly specialized field of oculofacial plastic surgery. ASOPRS has achieved this through its commitment to the advancement of education, research and the quality of clinical practice in the fields of aesthetic and... read more
15 Sep
Obituary Prof. Dr. Holger Busse, 1.1.1945 – 29.8.2020
It is our sad duty to announce the unexpected passing of our friend and colleague Holger Busse last Saturday, 29.8.2020. As many of us will know, Holger was one of the founders of ESOPRS in the early eighties last century. He was the Chair of the University Eye Hospital in Münster for 24 years from 1986 – 2010. In 1998/99, Prof. Busse was President of the German Ophthalmological Society, DOG. In 2001-2003... read more
07 Oct
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
24 Sep
We congratulate our new ESOPRS members, who were accepted at the 2019 ESOPRS Annual Meeting in Hamburg. There are seventeen new Full Members, one International Member, seven Associate Members and six Candidate Members, giving a total of 31 new members.
FULL MEMBERSHIP
Adriaan Coumou, Netherlands
Anja Eckstein, Germany
Edgard Farah, France
Elizabeth Hawkes, United Kingdom
John Bladen, United Kingdom
Marta Calsina, Spain
Matthew Edmunds, United Kingdom
Matthias Keserü, Germany
Milena Sredkova, Bulgaria
Nick Koutroumanos, United Kingdom
Gamze Ozturk Karabulut, Turkey
Roberto Secondi, Spain
Ronald de Keizer, Netherlands
Theodora Tsirouki, Greece
Miroslav Knezevic, Serbia
Ilke Bahceci Simsek,... read more
11 Feb
The European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) has been recognized as a reciprocal society to the Asia-Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS).
In 2013 ESOPRS was recognized as a reciprocal society to the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
APSOPRS thanks ESOPRS for continued collegial relationship with APSOPRS. read more
15 Nov
ESOPRS is involved in a number of sessions during the SOE 2017 Congress. A stimulating and exciting scientific programme includes a Keynote Lecture from former ESOPRS President Mr Anthony Tyers, but also other ESOPRS members and Committee Members will speak at various sessions.
It is once again expected that over 3500 delegates from over 100 countries will attend the Congress and promises to be another very successful SOE Congress.
For further information please visit: www.soe2017.org read more
01 Apr
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... read more
24 Sep
Dear colleagues and friends of ESOPRS!
It was a pleasure to host the 38th annual ESOPRS meeting in Hamburg!
The meeting was attended by over 700 colleagues from 61 nations over three days. Four, for those who arrived early and participated in our trial “lacrimal Wednesday”.
In the invitational letter, we stated that “our society’s meetings have always been known to be an occasion to connect not only professionally but to make friends across borders throughout our careers”. We hope that Hamburg... read more
