Ophthalmic Fiction Workshops

Since 2017, the CORONIS FOUNDATION has been organizing ´Ophthalmic Fiction Workshops´ serving as a platform for new ideas to be presented and discussed by a small group of open minded, multidisciplinary, international experts.

Some of the topics covered in our last Workshops were:

  • International ophthalmology: Regional differences in incidence, diagnosis, and management of ocular surface disorders.
  • Overcoming the discrepancy between signs and symptoms of ocular surface disorders: Confocal microscopy, esthesiometry, and functional visual acuity.
  • Biological aspects of ocular surface pathophysiology: towards a holistic view of ocular surface homeostasis and its disturbances.

Biennial Ophthalmic Symposium

The CORONIS FOUNDATION organizes a biennial symposium on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface disease.

The most recent Symposium was held at the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER) Congress 2025 in Florence, Italy. The Symposium focused on “Ocular Surface Innervation Disorders” and was chaired by Prof. Dr. Jesús Merayo Lloves (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain). The Symposium featured five internationally recognized experts from the USA, Italy, and Spain. A major highlight was the presentation of the Endre A. Balazs Medal to Prof. Dr. Reza Dana (Harvard Medical School, USA) in recognition of his significant contributions to our understanding of the influence of corneal nerves on immune, epithelial, and endothelial function.

For more details about the EVER Congress, visit https://evercongress.org.