History

The Aegean Cornea Meeting takes place every two years since 1992, and has been established as a highly prestigious event worldwide. The members of the Organizing Committee are well-known experts in the field of cornea, in a meeting that provides a forum for the presentation of recent data and the exchange of new ideas by the most prominent scientists.This year we have the pleasure to welcome Dr Sonia Yoo as the fourth member of the Organising Committee.

Coordinators

The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons has designated 2010 as the Year of LASIK

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first LASIK surgeries, the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) has designated 2010 as the European Year of LASIK. Approximately 3.5 million LASIK surgeries are performed every year for the correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. LASIK pioneer Ioannis Pallikaris, past ESCRS President and Binkhorst Medal lecturer at this year ESCRS Congress in Barcelona, has highlighted European Year of LASIK with an Anniversary Congress in Crete, Greece in July 2010. The 'father' of modern LASIK, Greek ophthalmologist Ioannis Pallikaris MD, PhD, said that the decision of the ESCRS to designate 2010 as the Year of LASIK is an important recognition of the significance of LASIK in the history of ophthalmology. "I am very pleased that the ESCRS has designated 2010 as the Year of LASIK. This was something I have been in favour of for some time now and I fully support this initiative to celebrate what was essentially a European breakthrough," said Dr Pallikaris. Dr Pallikaris, who was the first surgeon to use the hinged flap technique in 1990, said that 2010 is a particularly opportune time to mark this important event.