EuCornea Message
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues unabated EuCornea offers our wholehearted support to our colleagues at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in their campaign to bring much needed ophthalmic equipment and eyecare pharmaceuticals to Ukrainian ophthalmologists.
EuCornea are offering free registration and accommodation for any Ukrainians coming to our conference in Athens although we realise that travel may be impossible. Free registration will also be available for the Congress on Demand which will be online from July until December 2022.
In addition, our membership stands ready to fully collaborate with ESCRS on any educational or clinical assistance we can offer to our colleagues in Ukraine.
We would ask all of our Industry partners to consider contributing to this relief effort. For further information on contributing to the ESCRS campaign www.escrs.org


EuCornea Message
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues unabated EuCornea offers our wholehearted support to our colleagues at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) in their campaign to bring much needed ophthalmic equipment and eyecare pharmaceuticals to Ukrainian ophthalmologists.
EuCornea are offering free registration and accommodation for any Ukrainians coming to our conference in Athens although we realise that travel may be impossible. Free registration will also be available for the Congress on Demand which will be online from July until December 2022.
In addition, our membership stands ready to fully collaborate with ESCRS on any educational or clinical assistance we can offer to our colleagues in Ukraine.
We would ask all of our Industry partners to consider contributing to this relief effort. For further information on contributing to the ESCRS campaign www.escrs.org
EuCornea Medal Lecture
Dr. Vincenzo Sarnicola is the Director of the Clinica degli Occhi Sarnicola (“Sarnicola Eye Clinic”) in Italy and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Siena. He attended the University of Florence of Medicine and trained in Ophthalmology at the University of Siena.
Dr. Sarnicola was the founding President for the Eucornea in 2009. He now serves as the President of S.I.C.S.S.O. (Italian Society of Ocular Surface and Stem Cells), and as a board member of Eucornea (European Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases).
He has a national and international reputation for his knowledge and expertise in the field of cornea and external disease, especially in the context of lamellar keratoplasty.
In this year’s EuCornea Lecture Dr Sarnicola will highlight the benefits of performing early deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in cases of acanthamoeba keratitis refractory to medical therapy with substantial optical zone ulceration.
Dr Sarnicola believes early DALK surgery can be considered in cases where there is the presence of significant ulcer in the optical zone and the eye is unresponsive to medical treatment. He believes at this time there is a window of opportunity to treat these patients with early DALK and save them from the consequences of a potentially sight-threating infection.

Meet The EuCornea Executive

Georgios Kymionis
EuCornea President

Jesper Hjortdal
Immediate Past President

José Güell
Past President

Harminder Dua
Past President

Beatrice Cochener
Secretary
Board Members

Carina Koppen
Belgium

Bruce Allan
UK

Ulf Stenevi
Sweden

Mario Nubile
Italy
Co-opted Members

Ingemar Gustafsson
Sweden

Sebastian Siebelmann
Germany

Nuno Moura Coelho
Portugal
Aims
In order to attain the purpose as stated in article of these Bye Laws, the Society may in particular carry out the following activities:- The organisation of an open scientific congress every year
- The organisation of an annual meeting of its members
- The organisation and promotion of special and regional meetings
- Keep its members informed about medical research in the field of cornea and ocular surface disease
- The issuance of ethical standards and a code of ethics
- The issuance of guidelines for subspecialty training in the fields of cornea and ocular surface disease
- The support of scientific research and education in the field of cornea and ocular surface disease
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- EuCornea Newsletter
- 20% Fee Reduction for ESASO Congress
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Purpose
The Society is a non-profit, scientific organisation active in Europe and whose purpose is in particular:- To promote personal relationships and exchange of scientific knowledge and practical skills among corneal specialists in Europe
- To encourage, support and register scientific research in the field of cornea and ocular surface disease in Europe
- To promote the dissemination of the highest level of knowledge in the field of ophthalmology and specifically in cornea and ocular surface disease among ophthalmologists and the public
- To promote an efficient collaboration with similar organisations worldwide which contribute to progress in the field of cornea and ocular surface disease
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Promoting the study and learning of the science and practice of all matters related to the health and management of diseases of the cornea
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Educational Webinars
The EuCornea Society are delighted to host a series of Spring/Summer Educational Webinars for our community.