European Paediatric Ophthalmology Society

Join us for EPOS 2025! The “50th Annual Meeting of the European Paediatric Ophthalmology Society – Team- and Network in Paediatric Ophthalmology” will be held on
9 – 11 October 2025 at the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands.

EPOS 2025 brings together paediatric ophthalmologists and related specialists from around the world to share knowledge, explore new insights, and foster collaboration. This year’s theme, "Team- and Network in Paediatric Ophthalmology," highlights the importance to joining forces for optimal organization of paediatric eye care.

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The meeting will comprise keynote lectures by well-known experts, free papers, rapid fire presentations, and poster sessions on the main topic and all other areas of paediatric ophthalmology.

The programme welcomes (paediatric) ophthalmologists, ophthalmogeneticists, paediatricians, visual rehabilitation specialists, researchers, orthoptists, optometrists, and others caring for paediatric patients with ocular problems. Sessions will feature topics like teamwork with neonatology, paediatric neurology, and other allied professionals, as well as hereditary ocular diseases, low vision, craniofacial disorders, and vascular malformations. The session ‘Paediatric Ophthalmologists never work Eye-lone’ will focus on surgery and collaboration with other subspecialists in ophthalmology.

To celebrate the milestone of the 50th annual meeting of EPOS (formerly EPOG), the Board of the European Paediatric Ophthalmology Society has decided to grant Lifetime Achievement Awards to esteemed colleagues who have made invaluable contributions to paediatric ophthalmology during their careers. They will present their exciting work at the Jubilee session, scheduled for Friday. Traditionally, a Gala Dinner will be organized on Friday night, to meet old friends, make new ones, create collaborations, expand your network and engage in stimulating conversations with your international peers in a relaxed atmosphere.

The hosts and organizing committee are grateful to the president, Dr. D. Hildebrand, and the EPOS board for their confidence, as well as to the exhibitors, who enable us to share our knowledge and present new developments.

Join us in Leiden and connect with experts, build partnerships, and stay at the forefront of paediatric ophthalmology advancements.

Prof. dr. Nicoline Schalij-Delfos
President of the Organising Committee

Committees

Conference Organising Committee

Nicoline Schalij-Delfos, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden
Angela Arends-Tjiam, MD, PhD, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
Arlette van Sorge, MD, PhD, Royal Visio, Amsterdam
Elke Kraal-Biezen, MD, AUMC, Amsterdam
Mo Al Baaj, MD, LUMC, Leiden

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EPOS board

G. Darius Hildebrand, FRCS FRCOphth, FEBO, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, President
Erika Maka, MD, Semmelweis University, Secretary
Christina Gerth-Kahlert, MD, University Hospital Zürich, Treasurer
Catherine Cassiman, MD, UZ Leuven
Manca Tekavcic Pompe, MD, PhD, University Eye Clinic
Asimina Mataftsi, MD, PhD, MRCOphth, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Matthieu P. Robert, MD, PhD, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital