Welcome to the DOG – German Society of Opthalmology

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Goodbye DOG 2025

Thanks to more than 3670 congress participants and 5000 vistors who came to the DOG 2025 from all over the world – setting a new record.

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  • EyeSustain
    The DOG is an official EyeSustain Member Society and is committed to making ophthalmic care and surgery more sustainable […]

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oregis – Ophthalmological Register

We have reached a milestone: The number of registered centres is constantly growing, and OREGIS now contains data on 1.1 million patients.

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  • DOG appeal for donations: Help for Ukraine
    Patient care in Ukraine is currently facing significant challenges due to the war. There are not only bottlenecks in the supply of materials and medicines. The war is also causing sometimes considerable injuries, including to the eyes. The DOG wants to help relieve the aftermaths of war and asks its members for support. Both monetary […]

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Awards and Promotions

The promotion of ophthalmological research is an outstanding goal of the DOG. To this end, it promotes research projects and awards prizes for outstanding achievements in ophthalmology. The awards are presented during the DOG congresses in a separate award ceremony.

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About the DOG: Albrecht Graefe and how it all started

Founded 1857 in Heidelberg by Albrecht von Graefe, the DOG is the most ancient ophthalmological scientific associations in the world and one of the important scientific medical association in Germany.

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