23rd ESCRS Winter Meeting convenes
Colin Kerr
Published: Friday, February 15, 2019
Professor Béatrice Cochener-Lamard, President, ESCRS
The 23rd ESCRS Winter meeting convenes from Friday 15 February to Sunday February 17 in Athens, Greece.
“We are delighted to be returning here after very successful meetings in 1999, 2007 and 2016, and to be joined once again by our colleagues from the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery,” said Professor Béatrice Cochener-Lamard, President, ESCRS
“The HSIOIRS has made a significant contribution to the scientific programme and I would like to thank Dr Konstantina Koufala, HSIOIRS President, and everyone involved for all their time and support,” said Professor Cochener-Lamard.
Today’s Annual Cornea Da is organised once again in conjunction with EuCornea. The Young Ophthalmologists Programme, Learning from the Learners and the Basic Optics Course will also be popular attractions.
Instructional courses taking place today include ‘Intraocular lenses in the absence of capsular support’, ‘Complex cataract surgery’ and ‘Spectacle independence after cataract surgery’.
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