Two visitors examine historical books and anatomical eye models in a glass display case at the Museum of the Eye.

Visitors explore historical eye examination instruments and exhibits about the retina and strabismus at the Museum of the Eye.

Two visitors use an interactive touchscreen beside a display of historical ophthalmic instruments at the Museum of the Eye.

American Academy of Ophthalmology Museum of the Eye

Planning is now underway for our 2027 meeting, which will be held April 16-18 at the Museum of Vision, American Academy of Ophthalmology,in San Francisco. Abstract submission and registration details will be posted in early January, 2027.

For general information about membership in the Cogan Society, and to be added to the mailing list for the 2027 meeting, contact Society President Chris Blodi, MD, at cblodiirc@aol.com.

Other ophthalmic history organizations:

--Julius Hirschberg Gesellschaft http://jhg-online.org/Home/

--Société Francophone d'Histoire de la Ophtalmologie http://sfhoph.blogspot.com/

Page last updated October 22, 2026

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Cogan Ophthalmic History Society

A scholarly forum for discussion on the history of ophthalmology.