IOIS Goals and Strategies

GOALS AND STRATEGIES

The International Ocular Inflammation Society (IOIS) is an independent scientific society, interested in the study of uveitis and the role of inflammation in ocular diseases.

The major purposes of the IOIS are:

To diffuse knowledge and to stimulate research on ocular inflammatory and immune processes.

To foster studies on the basic mechanisms and pathogenesis of ocular immunology and inflammation.

To prepare "Guidelines" on the medical management and surgical approaches to the treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases.

To initiate and support International cooperation by fostering multi-centre studies on the major medical problems of the Ocular Inflammation.

To achieve these purposes, IOIS sponsors the following activities:

An International Symposium held once every two years.

Co-sponsorship of activities and meetings with other International and National Societies.

Educational and Scientific Committees responsible for long range planning.

Guidelines and didactical material to promote the clinical knowledge on Ocular Inflammation.

Courses and debates on issues associated with ocular inflammatory diseases.

Continuous Medical Education Program on Ocular Immunology and Inflammation diseases.