The 26th EVER congress will provide the perfect environment to promote the best research in vision, retina and eye, bringing together clinical, translational and basic science in a very beautiful, welcoming and dynamic city.

The  programme looks very exciting with 57 Special Interest Symposia and 13 Courses intermingled with free paper, young investigator, poster and rapid-fire sessions.

 There will be eight keynote lectures delivered by outstanding researchers in our field:

• Soubrane  EVER  Keynote: Prof. Isabelle Audo, Paris, France
• De Laey EVER Keynote: Prof. Jose-Alain Sahel, Pittsburg, USA
• Missoten EVER Keynote:  Prof. Yvonne Ou, San Francisco, USA
• EVER Special Recognition Lecture: Prof. Marcela Votruba, Cardiff, UK
• Ophthalmic Research Lecture: Prof. Frank Schaeffel, Tubbingen, Germany
• EO Heritage Lecture:  Prof. Marie José Tassignon, Antwerp, Belgium
• Past President Lecture:  Prof. Manuel Vidal Sanz, Murcia, Spain
• EVER ACTA Lecture  Prof. Hannu Uusitalo, Tampere, Finland