5th Picture Competition in Vision Research and Ophthalmology

Send us your best photo to illustrate the fascination of clinical and basic research in ophthalmology and win attractive prizes, supported by Heidelberg Engineering
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The Beauty of Art for those who See Differently:

Vatican Museum Masterpieces Unveiled for the Blind - Close your eyes and imagine ...
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FFB Clinical Research Institute to launch ProgStar Natural History Study

The Foundation Fighting Blindness Clinical Research Institute is launching a natural history study of people affected by Stargardt disease, a genetic retinal condition robbing the central vision of approximately 30,000 people in the United States. Nine Sites in the U.S. and in Europe will evaluate patients
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Going Blind: Coming Out of the Dark About Vision Loss

This documentary is a tool to engage the blind and visually impaired community to open the lines of communication between their eye care providers, low vision specialists, and the general public.
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€150 million for brain research launches EU 'Month of the Brain'

May 21, 2013

At the start of its 'European Month of the Brain' initiative, the European Commission has earmarked... [more]


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May 20, 2013

It was hailed some 15 years ago as the great hope for a biomedical revolution: the use of cloning... [more]


EC to revise visa rules for non-EU researchers

May 18, 2013

The EC has announced plans to update the current EU legal framework governing visas for non-EU... [more]


ARVO Achievement awards 2014

May 15, 2013

ARVO announces the 2014 recipients of the following ARVO Achievement awards and ARVO... [more]


Telescope implant improves vision in macular degeneration

May 15, 2013

Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia... [more]


SFIC publish Work Programme for 2013 & 14

May 14, 2013

The Strategic Forum for International Scientific and Technological Cooperation (SFIC) has published... [more]


Upcoming Events

ESASO Module: Cataract

20.05.2013 - 25.05.2013


The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress 2013

21.05.2013 - 23.05.2013


Gordon Research Conferences - Neurotrophic Factors

02.06.2013 - 07.06.2013


EUPO 2013 course

07.06.2013 - 08.06.2013


11th EGS Congress - Nice

07.06.2013 - 11.06.2013


SOE 2013 Congress

08.06.2013 - 11.06.2013


The European Human Genetics Conference 2013

08.06.2013 - 11.06.2013


Calcium Signalling - Gordon Research Conferences

16.06.2013 - 21.06.2013


European Meeting on Phototransduction 2013

19.06.2013 - 22.06.2013


Young Researcher Vision Camp

21.06.2013


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Vision Research in Europe

Visionary of the Quarter

Image Marie-José Tassignon
Prof. Marie-José Tassignon

Point in Focus

Image Award Session 2012

Two Awards – One Message: Promoting Excellence in Ophthalmology

The laureates of the European Vision Award and the Carl Zeiss European Young Investigator Award were honoured at the EVER meeting in Nice, France.

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Research & Politics

White Book: A Vision for Horizon 2020

White Book: A Vision for Horizon 2020

"A European Strategic Roadmap for Vision Research and Ophthalmology published" - This White Book aims at convincing the major stakeholders in Europe that Vision Research and Ophthalmology is a discipline not only at the forefront of research but also at the forefront of translation of its scientific results into clinical practice.

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Young Researcher in Focus

Picture Lucie Sawides
Lucie Sawides

Read more about Lucie Sawides and her work in the field of vision research.