The first Joint Meeting between SOE and the Georgian Ophthalmological Society took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, September 26-28, 2014. The meeting focused on the front and the rear segment diseases, glaucoma, refractive surgery, oculoplasty and other diseases. Ophthalmic leaders including Stefan Seregard the SOE President, shared their experiences and introduced the latest methods of treatment at
SOE are delighted to be holding a session on ‘Retina Update in a European Perspective’, at the Joint meeting of South Eastern European Ophthalmology Society (SEEOS) and Romanian Society of Ophthalmology. The meeting is taking place in Bucharest, Romania, from October 1-4, 2014 Session Moderators are : Stefan Seregard SOE President, (Sweden) and Marko
A Japanese woman has become the first recipient of next-generation stem cells. Surgeons implanted retinal tissue created after reverting the patient’s own cells to ‘pluripotent’ state. Ophthalmologist Masayo Takahashi, had developed and tested the epithelium sheets which She derived from the patient’s skin cells, after producing induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and then getting them
The SOE YO’s arranged two well attended sessions at the recent Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology (NOK), 2014, as well as a YO Reception which was a great opportunity for YO’s to meet up and network.
The Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology (NOK) took place in Stockholm August 2014. The meeting was very well attended and featured a scientific programme including the very best speakers from the five Nordic countries, alongside many renowned lecturers from all over the world. In addition there were more than 50 interesting parallel session, covering a range of
