Prof. Dr. med. Gerd U. Auffarth, Head of the Heidelberg University Clinic Eye Department and CEO of the Steinbeis David J Apple Center for Vision Research has been elected to the Board of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). This is the second occasion in his career that Prof. Auffarth has been appointed to the ESCRS Board.
About ESCRS
ESCRS was founded in 1991 to promote education and research in the field of implant and refractive surgery and to advance and promote the study and practice of ophthalmology. ESCRS seeks to promote and support research in the field of intraocular lens implantation and refractive surgery and the dissemination of the useful results thereof. ESCRS has over 7,500 members from 130 countries world-wide.
The ESCRS Annual Congress
The Society’s XXXV Congress will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 7 to 11 October, 2017.
The ESCRS Winter meeting
The 22nd Winter Meeting of the ESCRS in conjunction with the Serbian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons will take place in Belgrade, Serbia from 9 to 11 February, 2018.