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Message from the President, Prof. Peter Watson This will be my last contribution to the Newsletter before I hand over the Presidency to Prof. Paul Lichter who has been our most efficient Secretary General for the past many years.  I would like to thank him and...

XXXIV AOI Meeting—Hong Kong, China—June 27, 2008 The XXXIV Meeting of the Academic Ophthalmologica Internationalis took place in Hong Kong, China in conjunction with the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC). On the day preceding the AOI Business Meeting and Special Scientific Session, the AOI Executive Committee met...

AOI Message from President Peter G. Watson The Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI) has from its inception in 1976 brought together the best of the established university-based clinicians, teachers and researchers in order to maintain excellence in education and the practice of ophthalmology. As most of the recent...

XXXII AOI Meeting—Sao Paolo, Brazil—February, 2006 The XXXII Meeting of the Academic Ophthalmologica Internationalis met in Sao Paolo, Brazil in conjunction with the World Congress of Ophthalmology meeting. In the evening prior to the formal AOI meeting, Members and their guests were among those treated to...

XXXI AOI Meeting—Florence, Italy—May, 2005 The XXXI Meeting of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis took place in Florence, Italy on Thursday morning, May 12, 2005 in conjunction with the Italian Society of Ophthalmology meeting. The Business Meeting took place in the Convention Center at Fortezza da Basso....

XXX AOI Meeting — New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — October, 2004 The XXX Business Meeting of the Academia took place in the W Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on Saturday morning, October 23, 2004 in conjunction with the joint meeting of the American Academy of...

XXIX AOI Meeting – New Delhi, India – January 2003 By Bradley R. Straatsma, M.D., J.D. The XXIX Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis Meeting convened on January 15, 2003, in New Delhi, India, in association with the 61st Annual Conference of the All India Ophthalmological Society. During the Business...

XIIIth European Society of Ophthalmology Congress In the splendor of Istanbul - a city that fuses heritage of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires with the vitality of modern Turkey - the XIII Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology convened on June 3-7, 2001. The...

VIth Mediterranean Ophthalmological Society Congress and VIth Michaelson Symposium In Jerusalem, Israel, on May 21-26, 2000, the VIth Mediterranean Ophthalmological Society Congress and VIth Michaelson Symposium provided an advanced scientific program and an exceptionally cordial cultural experience. Organized by Congress President David BenEzra, Israel, and Honorary...

XIIth European Society of Ophthalmology Congress World ophthalmology convened in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 27 – July 1, 1999, for the XIIth Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology.  Organized by President Bo T. Philipson, Secretary-General Nils O. Rehn and a dedicated Executive Committee, the Honorary Presidents...