The Alicante ophthalmologist discussed new surgical alternatives for treating age-related near-vision loss at the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club (IIIC) meeting held in Hanoi. Prof. Dr. Jorge Alió participated in the 2026 biennial meeting of the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club (IIIC), held from 1 to 5 November in Hanoi, Vietnam. He…
The world’s most important online congress on refractive, cataract and corneal surgery, directed from Alicante by Dr. Jorge Alió, brought together 134 national and international specialists. Across its three days, the congress delivered more than 100 scientific activities and attracted 6,288 visits to its educational platform. Over the three days…
Dr. Jorge Alió directs the 24th ARI 2026 Congress, held online from October 22 to 24 with 48 international and 53 Spanish speakers. It is the world’s leading congress in its specialty, offering continuing medical education accessible from any country for six months, helping to overcome economic, geographical and time…
The UMH professor has received the SAoO Innovation Award for his pioneering contributions to minimally invasive cataract surgery. The award highlights the development of bimanual microincision cataract surgery (MICS), the design of dedicated surgical instruments and his research on intraocular lenses. Prof. Dr. Jorge Alió has been awarded the Swiss…
The UMH professor participates in congresses of the German Ophthalmological Society and the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology. His lectures highlighted accommodative lenses for presbyopia, iris fixation techniques, and intraocular lens explantation and exchange. Prof. Dr. Jorge Alió has attended this week two major ophthalmological meeting, namely the congress of the…
At the 44th Congress of the ESCRS, he directed a course on EDOF lenses and presented the latest developments in therapeutic refractive surgery, keratoconus and optimisation of the ocular surface. Prof. Dr Jorge Alió played an active role in the 44th Congress of the ESCRS (European Society of Cataract and…
Professor Alió reflects on a new comprehensive volume dedicated to aging in ophthalmology. As the global population ages, ophthalmologists are increasingly presented with patients whose vision is shaped as much by the biology of aging as by discrete pathology. And yet, as a biological process in its own right, it…
Prof. Dr Jorge Alió elaborates on the need for greater oversight of MIR teaching and for an assessment at the end of the programme, following an interview with Redacción Médica. For this reason, we share below the reflections of this international specialist in the anterior segment: I would like to…
He is the first Spaniard to preside over the highest scientific institution in the specialty in Europe after receiving the support of 95 % of the votes. Prof. Dr Jorge Alió has been elected president of the European Academy of Ophthalmology (EAO), becoming the first Spanish ophthalmologist to hold the…
