Founded in 1991, the ESCRS is Europe's leading organisation for cataract and refractive
surgeons and is at the forefront of developments in anterior segment surgery. The society currently has 4,000 members from over 90 different countries worldwide. The ESCRS offers
a unique forum for discussion and learning which ensures that international expertise is shared
by ophthalmologists all over Europe.
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. The ESCRS staff based
in Dublin, Ireland are responsible for the organisation of the Society's day-to-day activities.
The Society is administered by a Board of Ophthalmologists elected by the members of the ESCRS. Board members are elected for an initial four-year term. Members may be re-elected
but can only serve a maximum of two terms i.e. eight years.
President:
Josep Güell SPAIN
Secretary:
Roberto Bellucci ITALY
Treasurer:
Rudy Nuijts THE NETHERLANDS
| Board Members: Peter Barry IRELAND Beatrice Cochener FRANCE Oliver Findl AUSTRIA Thomas Olsen DENMARK Ioannis Pallikaris GREECE Emanuel Rosen UK Paul Rosen UK David Spalton UK Marie-José Tassignon BELGIUM Manfred Tetz GERMANY Kaarina Vannas FINLAND Charlotta Zetterström NORWAY |
Co-opted Members: Bekir Sitki Aslan TURKEY Nikica Gabric CROATIA Thomas Kohnen GERMANY Joaquim Neto Murta PORTUGAL Wojciech Omulecki POLAND Pavel Studeny CZECH REPUBLIC Khristo Takhchidi RUSSIA |
Past Presidents: Cornelius Binkhorst THE NETHERLANDS Emanuel Rosen UK Philippe Sourdille FRANCE Michael Blumenthal ISRAEL Thomas Neuhann GERMANY Jose Cunha-Vaz PORTUGAL Ulf Stenevi SWEDEN Marie-José Tassignon BELGIUM Ioannis Pallikaris GREECE Paul Rosen UK |