EPOS

European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society

Travel Grants for Young Scientists

The European Paediatric Ophthalmological Society Travel Grant for Young Scientists is awarded to participants of the annual meeting showing a dedication in their research. The award shall be assigned to clinicians and scientists not older than 35 years who will contribute outstanding presentations to the annual meeting. Any registered member participating in the annual meeting aged 35 years or less my apply for this award which will be decided upon by the Board of the Society.

Awardees have been so far

• 2009 Dr. Nadezhda Gvozdyuk, Moscow, Russia (Optic Neuropathy In Children With The Secondary Glaucoma)
• 2008 Francesca Manzotti, Parma, Italy (Immunosuppressive drug combination therapy in paediatric autoimmune ocular diseases: follow-up from 1991)
• 2008 Caitriona Kirwan, Dublin, Ireland (Glaucoma in aphakic and pseudophakic eyes following surgery for congenital cataract in the 1st year of life)