EVER newsletter
May 16, 2007

Welcome to the EVER eNewsletter. The Abstract submission deadline for EVER 2007 is June 1 and is rapidly approaching, so it is time to get writing! Don’t leave it until the last minute, as Abstract submission on line can get busy.
To add or modify an abstract, go to the members section and follow the instructions.
Abstract guidelines

It is also a good time to consider Early Registration, see the registration page.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Slovenia is a country where the Alps meet the sea, a country of geographical diversity and natural beauty that you will be able to observe already on the way from Ljubljana airport to the town of Portoroz. Portoroz and Piran are two towns next to each other. Old tradition of Piran is matched with modern amenities in hotels that offer relaxing atmosphere and splendour. The congress center is situated right in the middle of the two. The towns have many places offering pleasant atmosphere, with seafood restaurants and delicious wines. More...

The housing bureau Cankarjev Dom has negotiated special rates for accommodation in Portoroz during the EVER 2007 meeting in several categories of hotels, all within walking distance from the congress center.
Housing deadline : AUGUST 15.


The 2007 Housing & transfer page

June 1: Abstract submission deadline - posters, free papers and SIS
July 15: Final Programme online - Abstract notification
August 15: Housing deadline
September 1: Early registration deadline
October 3-6: EVER 2007 Annual Meeting

Most of you will have renewed your Membership by now, but there is still some time left! So please renew now to allow submission of Abstracts by June 1st.

Course 1: Amniotic membrane in ophthalmology: Applications and limitations
Harminder S DUA, Jean-Jacques GICQUEL

Course 2: Corneal infectious diseases
Jean-Jacques GICQUEL, Tristan BOURCIER

Course 3: Pediatric ophthalmology examination
Lene MARTIN, Pinar AYDIN

Course 4: Introduction in statistics
Daniel MOJON, Stefania MOJON - AZZI

Course 5: Diagnosis and management of endophthalmitis
Marc D DE SMET, Laurent KODJIKIAN

Course 6: Ophthalmologic pathology: Basics, updates and new insights
Sarah COUPLAND, Karin LOEFFLER

AER Lecture: On considerations of the corneal thickness
Niels EHLERS

European Ophthalmologic Heritage
Jean-Jacques DE LAEY

EVER Lecture: Can uveal melanoma be conquered?
Tero KIVELÄ

Keynote lecture 1: Delivery of Eye Care in Developing Countries - Role of Research
Gullapali RAO

ACTA Lecture: The retinal pigment epithelium, friend or foe?
Morten LA COUR

Keynote Lecture 2: Keynote Lecture 2
Martine JAGER

Keynote lecture 3: New perspectives in retinal imaging: fundus autofluorescence and age-related macular degeneration
Frank G. HOLZ

Ophthalmic Research Lecture: Active subretinal Implants in seven blind patients: Outcome of a pilot study and further developments
Eberhart ZRENNER

The following elections are taking place now:
- Glaucoma > section head > 2 candidates > Thierry ZEYEN, Gabor HOLLO
- Cornea > section head > 2 candidates > Jean-Jacques GICQUEL, Philippe KESTELYN
- Secretary General > 3 candidates > Bahram BODAGHI, Christopher LIU, Constantin POURNARAS

Votings are open to all EVER voting members who have paid their membership fee for 2007.
After login, follow the Elections instructions.

This year's ARVO meeting had many highlights which were impossible to catch by a single attendee. One of the most important topics was ocular angiogenesis including its pathogenesis and treatment. There may be accumulating evidence that besides VEGF, other molecules may take part in the process of ocular neovascularization, and with that mind, one may aim to develop specific blockers of these additional substances involved in the neovascularization process. Needless to say that due to the vast number of patients who could benefit of such new treatment strategies, the pharmaceutical industry also showed intense interest in such developments.
Ocular imaging, particularly the modern developments of optical coherence tomography was another main theme of ARVO 2007 highlightening the new possibilities to biomicroscopically see histological details in a spatial resolution unachievable so far. It also opens the possibility for functional imaging of the retina.
The collaboration between ARVO and EVER has further been intensified.
The EVER - ARVO symposium Pearls of Research in Europe with Profs. José Cunha-Vaz, John Forrester, José Sahel and Eberhard Zrenner as speakers was very well attended and showed up research possibilities in Europe including funding and high-level scientific results.
Download the full presentations

There will be further collaborative EVER-ARVO symposia at this year's EVER, at the next Asia-ARVO
in Hyderabad / India 2009, and the next ARVO in Ft. Lauderdale in 2008.

2008 Oct 1-4 Portoroz Slovenia
2009 Sept 30-Oct 3 Portoroz Slovenia