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The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
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About The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (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. ESCRS History The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons evolved from the European Intraocular Implant Club which was established in 1981. The Society is administered by the ESCRS Board, a Board of Ophthalmologists elected by its members.
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Signals from The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) is hosting the ESCRS 2026 event featuring the Surgical Pearls and YOFS Arena sessions.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) is hosting the ESCRS 2026 Parliament in Westminster with an interactive format across Arena Debates and Arena Forums.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) is hosting the Industry Satellite Symposia taking place across 12 to 14 September 2026.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) is hosting four Independent Medical Education Symposia across ESCRS 2026, scheduled from 11 to 14 September, covering refractive surgery, complex phaco cases, presbyopia management with simultaneous vision IOLs, and digital operating room technologies.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) announced the final call to enter the Cataract Legends Competition at ESCRS 2026.
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The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) is hosting the ESCRS 2026 exhibition at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London over five days.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) announced three new features at ESCRS 2026 including Bring your smartphone and headphones to the Free Paper Forum and Presented Poster areas with signage and QR codes to listen directly to presentations, send questions to abstract authors through E-Poster Stations, and live interpretation from English into Spanish and French with automated session summaries.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) hosted the iNovation Day 2026 programme highlighting the MedTech Leadership Panel on Perspectives for the Next 5-years
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) launched Vision to Venture offering five weekends of business education starting in Budapest from 30 October to 1 November.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) hosted the ESCRS Leadership, Business & Innovation programme with sessions on podium presentation, wealth and business, and negotiating skills at ESCRS 2026 in London.
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Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) hosted the Leadership, Business and Innovation (LBI) Track at ESCRS 2026 focusing on communication, personal finance, and negotiation through Podium Presentation Skills, Wealth Management: Optimising Your Personal Finances, and How To Negotiate.
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Research & Knowledge
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) published a new stiffer segment, a strongly reduced swelling and rehydration tendency during insertion, and a sterile segment created in the OR.
Reported by Prof. Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, FARVO
Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) guest speaker Prof. Farhad Hafezi MD PhD was invited to speak at the Grand Rounds at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Saudi Arabia.
Reported by Prof. Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, FARVO
Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) is hosting the 2026 ESCRS conference at the Elza Institute in Elza, Germany.
Reported by Prof. Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, FARVO
Presence & Recognition
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) is hosting the 44th Congress in London in September 2026.
Reported by Joaquín Fernández, MD MSc PhD