SOE 2027 Congress
SOE 2027 .18th – 20th June 2027. Athens, Greece
A Multi-Specialty in-person meeting, delivering a world class scientific programme. Offering symposia, YO sessions, workshops, live surgery, debates, mystery cases and updates on all topics.
he inaugural congress of the Societas Ophthalmologica Europaea (SOE) was held in Athens in 1960.
The capital city of Greece is thus not just the cradle of western civilization, but even the “ground zero” of our main educational outreach aimed to cater for all ophthalmologists and ophthalmologists-to-be, regardless of subspecialty and nationality.
The SOE 2027 Congress will be our 25th meeting and thus a much-anticipated anniversary event. The Congress will be in partnership with the Society of Intraocular Trauma (ISOT) and the European University Professors of Ophthalmology (EUPO).
All these are excellent reasons to save the dates June 18-20, 2027, and begin to prepare to be part of a major educational and celebratory experience!
We will have a high bar ahead after the wonderfully executed SOE 2025 Congress in Lisbon where the SOE was delighted to welcome over 2000 participants of whom over 300 were speakers and moderators, representing 73 countries from across the world.
In addition to a broad international scientific programme, wet labs and suturing courses proved to be especially popular; their number will thus increase in Athens. Large format electronic screens were welcomed by poster presenters.
Worth of a special note is the parallel programme that the SOE Young Ophthalmologist Committee organises during our congresses – not only official symposia but also sessions in their YO Lounge, such as round tables on future career and mini exchanges.
We appreciate the incredible support by our Portuguese colleagues at SOE 2025 for facilitating excellent networking opportunities. SOE 2027 in Athens will once again present an ideal environment for meaningful interactions with familiar faces and new acquaintances.
I join the Board, Executive and Scientific Advisory Committee in welcoming you to what is once more “the biennial feast of ophthalmology for senior and young colleagues in all disciplines of ophthalmology from Europe and across the world” in beautiful Athens.
Tero Kivelä
SOE President
SOE 2025 took place in Lisbon, Portugal
To view a gallery of images go to » SOE 2025 Congress Gallery
SOE 2023 took place in Prague in June 2023
To view a gallery of images go to
www.SOE2023.org
Click here for a gallery of images from SOE 2019
Click here for Sessions and interviews from SOE 2019
Click here to view a gallery of images from SOE 2017
During SOE 2017 touchOPHTHALMOLOGY filmed a series of expert interviews with some of the SOE Committee, SOE 2017 speakers, Keynote Lectures and symposia. All the video content is freely available to watch on the SOE HIGHLIGHTS section of the touchOPHTHALMOLOGY website here – new content will be added over the coming days and follow @touchOPHTHALMIC on twitter to be notified when new videos are uploaded. Click here to view
Click here to view a gallery of images from SOE 2015
SOE are delighted with the success of SOE 2015 and thanks delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors for a memorable and stimulating congress.
Past SOE Congresses
The First SOE Congress was held in Athens in 1960
The 2nd Congress in Vienna in 1964
The 3rd Congress in Amsterdam in 1968
The 4th Congress in Budapest in 1972
The 5th Congress in Hamburg in 1976
The 6th Congress in Brighton in 1980
The 7th Congress in Helsinki in 1984
The 8th Congress in Lisbon in 1988
The 9th Congress in Brussels in 1992
The 10th Congress in Milan in 1995
The 11th Congress in Budapest in 1997
The 12th Congress in Stockholm in 1999
The 13th Congress in Istanbul in 2001
The 14th Congress in Madrid in June 2003
The 15th Congress in Berlin, September 2005
The 16th Congress in Vienna in June 2007
The 17th Congress in Amsterdam in June 2009
The 18th Congress in Geneva in June 2011
The 19th Congress in Copenhagen in June 2013
The 20th Congress in Vienna in June 2015
The 21st Congress in Barcelona in June 2017
The 22nd Congress in Nice June 2019
The 23rd Congress in Prague 10-12 June 2021
The 24th Congress in Lisbon, Portugal 7- 9 June 2025
The 25th Congress will be held in Athens, Greece 18-20 June 2027