News & Events

Dear colleagues and friends, A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us in Prague for the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery! With over 940 participants, this was one of the largest gatherings in ESOPRS history. We are especially grateful to our local organizers, Vladimir Kratky and Adam Kopecky, for their outstanding efforts in hosting us at the beautiful Smetana Hall (Municipal House). The scientific program of both the Pre-meeting Course and the Main Meeting... 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

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

Jane Olver and 4 other international editors are bringing out a book in May 2026 called "Lacrimal and Dry Eye Disorders: The complete guide." Orders can be made on line. Many UK and European authors are included as chapter Authors. https://shop.thieme.de/en/Lacrimal-and-Dry-Eye-Disorders/9781626239975 ISBN: 9781626239975 read more

The ESOPRS Committee congratulates the new ESOPRS members, who were accepted in 2012!   New-members-list-2012.pdf (119 KB) read more

ESOPRS winter meeting 2024 will be held from 24th to 28th January 2024 at Sportresort Alpenblick, Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria. Please note the meeting will be only open to FULL and INTERNATIONAL ESOPRS members. For registration, meeting and/or travel information, please contact esoprs@tauernklinikum.at ESOPRSwinter2024-270923-c read more

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 reconstructive... 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 the... read more

The Committee of ESOPRS strongly supports the initiative of Dan Georgescu who invites all young ESOPRS (candidate) members to join the YESOPRS group in Athens 2016. Dion Paridaens, Secretary ESOPRS   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