This year approved members can renew and pay their membership fee(s) online. Payment can be made on this website by logging into your IUSG account with your private login details (was emailed to you). If you cant find or forgot your login, you can retrieve them by clicking on "I forgot my password, help!".
The IUSG Office is at your disposal for any question you may have.
The IUSG welcomes new members, both clinicians and researchers with primary interest in uveitis and ocular immunology/inflammation.
Eligibility criteria for full membership:
Eligibility criteria for associate membership:
All eligible candidates can apply with the following documents:
Applications are accepted in January, May, and September.Applications should be mailed to:
List of IUSG members with educational suggestions / Grants / Fellowship and Residency opportunities for interested ophthalmologists.
Note to all persons who plan to apply:
IUSG will connect the applicant with the member you would like to work with. After that, the process may be driven by the local regulations of each country, IUSG as an association cannot support you in felicitating the visa etc. Also the training imparted shall be depending upon the institutes as IUSG as yet does not have any guidelines or curriculum or training modules. This is a project of the near future.
Contact Prof. Vishali Gupta if you are interested.
There are three categories of membership: Active, Associate and Honorary.
Active members are those who have been elected to participate actively and regularly in meetings and activities of the IUSG. Active Members shall be graduates in medicine or non-clinicians in good professional standing with a major clinical and/or research interest in uveitis. Active Members will pay the full membership dues, and have the right to vote and become officers of the society. As part of their membership dues, they have access to an electronic version of OII, the official journal of the society. Participation in IUSG sponsored meetings will be at a favorable rate of IUSG members.
Associate Members are ophthalmologists who are elected as members but are unable to fulfill all criteria for Active membership, and are unlikely to be able to, due to their physical location often with limited infrastructures. These members must be strongly involved in uveitis in his/her practice and should be recognized in his/her country as a referral specialist for uveitis. Associate Members will have reduced membership dues. They can participate in IUSG sponsored meetings at the same rate as IUSG members.
Are former active IUSG members who have retired from active practice or research but have significantly contributed to the field of uveitis and provided to the group.The change in category is at the discretion of the executive committee. Honorary Members will have free membership. They can benefit from a reduced rate at IUSG sponsored meetings. Access to the Journal at a reduced rate is possible upon payment of the associated fee.
Members who wish to be considered for honorary membership should contact the IUSG Secretary Prof. Marc de Smet or the IUSG Office with a specific request.