Posted on 20th December 2011 in Society News

We are delighted to announce that the following Ophthalmologists have been accepted to participate in the EuLDP class of 2011-2013.
Gertrud Haas Austria
Daniela Tosheva Mitova Bulgaria
Lukan Pavlov Mishev Bulgaria
Anders Kruse, MD Denmark
Marko Kataja, Finland
Juha Hagman Finland
Christos Haritoglou Germany
Yannors Yandiev Germany
Stamatina A. Kabanarou MD PhD Greece
Dimitrios Karagiannis Greece
Gabor Mark Somfai Hungary
Gabor Nemeth Hungary
Gunnar Zoega Iceland
Elad Moisseiev Israel
Ahmed Shishi Jordan
Melvin Gouder Malta
Ivan M Gan Netherlands
Jana Stefanickova, M.D Slovakia
Marek KÁČERIK Slovakia
Andrea Cizmarova – Izakova MD. Slovakia
Petra Líšková, MD. Slovakia
Barbara Tratnik Jakljič Slovenia
Nenad Špička Slovenia
Fredrik Ghosh Sweden
Maria Kugelberg Sweden
Berit Byström Sweden
Kristina Teär-Fahnehjelm Sweden
Mustafa Ünal Turkey
Abdullah Özkiriş Turkey

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Posted on 21st November 2011 in Society News

It was agreed at the 2005 Council meeting by SOE Council Members that a special SOE Lecture would be presented at each annual meeting of each European Ophthalmological Society by the most promising young Clinician/Researcher.The following  the list  is of the SOE lectures that took place in 2011. If you wish more details on any of these lectures please email the SOE Secretariat at; secretariat@soevision.org

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Posted on 6th October 2011 in Society News

The Professor Dr Harold E. Henkes Foundation proposed to SOE to establish a Henkes Medal for Leadership in Ophthalmology. The proposal was agreed at the SOE Board meeting in Geneva 2011. The medal will be awarded every four years to the ophthalmologist for the greatest achievement in the field of leadership in ophthalmology.

 Prof. Henkes was born in Scheveningen in 1918 and studied medicine in Utrecht. He obtained his PhD with a thesis titled “Some applications of histological and micro-chemical vitamin C research”.

After his training as an ophthalmologist in Utrecht he started his career at The Rotterdam Eye Hospital. In 1961 he succeeded Prof. Flieringa as Medical Director. After the foundation of “Higher Clinical Education” he was appointed associate professor in 1961 and full  professor of ophthalmology in Rotterdam in 1967. Professor Henkes worked at The Rotterdam Eye Hospital and brought it to full bloom. After an apprenticeship in Sweden and America he studied electro-ophthalmology. He became the founder of electro-ophthalmology in Holland.

As secretary and treasurer during many years and later on as chairman of the SOE he particularly promoted the development of ophthalmology in Eastern Europe. Ophthalmology outside of Europe also had his attention; for instance, he encouraged his students to work in Africa.

Professor Henkes has held several management positions, both national and International.  Among others, he was the founder and chairman of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision. He received the prestigious Von Helmholtz prize for his efforts in ophthalmology. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Science and of many other organizations.

Prof. Dr. Harold E. Henkes passed away in 2010.

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Posted on 27th September 2011 in Society News

Applications for the SOE Educational and Teacher Grants 2012 are now closed. Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified before the end of 2011.

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Posted on 5th July 2011 in Society News

SOE Board Meeting -Geneva 2011

The annual SOE Board Meeting took place on Friday 3rd June 2011 at the Joint SOE/AAO Congress in Geneva and was well attended by Board Members and Honorary Council Members.

At the end of the meeting the Secretary General Prof. Seregard offered a vote of thanks to Prof. van Rij for his work as President and previously as Treasurer of the SOE and said his input would be greatly missed. Prof. Van Rij thanked Prof. Seregard for his kind words and wished him luck in his new role as President.

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