Propose a Special Interest Group (SIG) session
If you wish to organize a gathering at the ARVO 2009 Annual Meeting to discuss a specific scientific interest, please consider proposing a Special Interest Group (SIG) session. Review the SIG guidelines to learn more. Deadline: December 5.

Upcoming events

Asia-ARVO 2009 January 15-18, 2009, Hyderabad, India Early-bird rates available through November 15 Advance registration: November 15-December 31 Learn more.

In the news

• Newly published Pfizer Institute report highlights drug delivery research for posterior intraocular tissues. Read more.
• The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research has announced a new award for young ophthalmic researchers, funded by a generous grant from Merck & Co., Inc. Read more.
• Raynard Kington, MD, Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has been named Acting Director of NIH, effective when Dr. Elias Zerhouni departs on October 31. Read Dr. Kington's biography on the NIH Almanac.
• Apply now for the Champalimaud Foundation 2009 Vision Award. The deadline is December 31. Institutions working to combat blindness in the field are invited to apply for the award, which carries a €1 million prize. Get details.
• $4 million in Dept of Defense funding dedicated to peer-reviewed vision research for the first time. This means that vision researchers will compete against each other, not against researchers from 21 other areas of research. Read more.
• New rules for international travelers to the US
  Citizens of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries will soon be required to submit applications before travelling to the US. Learn more.
• ARVO International Advocacy Handbook now available online. This useful booklet is full of suggestions and examples to support members as they work to increase funding for vision research in their home countries. Learn more.

ARVO is the largest and most respected eye and vision research organization in the world. Our members include more than 12,000 researchers from 73 countries. ARVO encourages and assists research, training, publication and knowledge-sharing in vision and ophthalmology.