YO News

EMYO 2020 Postponed

Posted on 22nd April 2020 in Society News, Uncategorized, YO News

EMYO POSTPONEMENT TO JANUARY 30 & 31, 2021 Last week the National Security Council of Belgium has decided that no major major events can take place until August 31, 2020. Following this statement and the general guidelines regarding COVID-19, and with the well-being of attendees, partners and staff as our number one priority, we have decided

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YO Latest News

Posted on 16th April 2020 in YO News

For all the latest YO News including, ‘Coping with Covid-19 ‘ from Ayesha Karimi – UK, Janice Law MD – USA, Matteo Forlini MD – Italy, Marcus Ang – Singapore, Sanushka Moodley – South Africa and Amra Nadarević Vodenčarević – Bosnia and Herzegovinaround, click here

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Observership report from Olha Plevachuk, Ukraine, who visited ‘My Retina Athens Eye Center’, Athens, Greece

Posted on 25th March 2020 in Society News, SOE Grant Placement Reports, YO News

I would like to express my gratitude to the SOE Educational Committee and Professor Marko Hawlina for awarding me the SOE educational grant for Ophthalmologists-in-training. I attended SOE observships in “My Retina Athens Eye Center”  from 11th to 28th of February  2020. It was a really great time.  Dr. Stratos Gotzaridis and his team made all their

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ICO Exams

Posted on 25th March 2020 in YO News

NEWS FLASH:Nothing is more important to the ICO than the health and safety of our candidates, and our communities. Due to the global impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the ICO will postpone the April 2020 examinations to the new date of 21 July 2020. Candidates booked for the April examinations will automatically be transferred to the

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Ona Garlaite, Lithuania, SOE Educational Grant observership report from FISABIO, Valencia, Spain

Posted on 02nd March 2020 in Society News, SOE Grant Placement Reports, YO News

I would definitely recommend FISABIO Valencia as a training center. This hospital is a perfect example of a desired learning and working place for anyone: to start with the consultation and to finish with a check out of post-op patient. I really enjoyed each step in this hospital. The Anterior segment and Oculoplastics are on

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