We are reflecting on the success of this year’s 104th ARVO conference, held in Salt Lake City, Utah last week.
The association was founded as a group of well-regarded American Ophthalmologists over a century ago in 1921, as the Association for Research in Ophthalmology and had expanded their membership to around 100 by 1945. In the 1960’s they instigated a big change, reflecting the growing trend towards science, and started welcoming more scientists and researchers.
This was concurrent with expanding their meetings to be multi-venue and multi-subject. The name changed to the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in 1968. It has since removed national borders and expanded its membership to include over 12,000 researchers from over 75 countries and is the most visited ophthalmic event in the world.
Despite ARVO’s packed programme, our research colleagues generously shared details of their work and photographs. If you’d like to learn more about any of the projects listed below, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
