A Brief History
The International Society of Dacryology was founded in 1982 by Professor Juan Murube del Castillo, M.D. PhD, from Spain, Professor Barta from Hungary, Professor Holly from USA and Professor Van Setten from Sweden. It was initially known as the International Society of Dacryology (ISD). From its inception, it was a truly international society.
In 2005 the name of the Society was changed to ISD&DE during the triennial meeting in Madrid and the triennial meetings continued, representing contributors from the world of wet and dry eyes, oculoplastic lacrimal and corneal external eye.
In 2019 the Society became the ISD-DE, its website was created and a new logo and Constitution are being prepared. The Society now has a formal Membership as well as running the Congress.
The 2024 ISD-DE Congress Meeting will be held in May 2024 in London and promises a strong attendance due to the growth of interest in dry eyes and the ocular surface as well as increasing advances in clinical dacryology.
Membership also grows steadily. We invite you to become members of the ISD-DE.
Sadly the Founding father of ISD, Professor Murube del Castille, died this year but leaves a strong and growing legacy.
We wish you a warm welcome to ISD-DE from Ms Jane Olver, President-Elect and Secretary, Dr Nikos Trakos the President and all the Past Presidents and Councillors.
London, January 2024
To learn more about ISD-DE watch:
“The History of the International Society of Dacryology and Dry Eye” or its Podcast, as Presented by the Ms Jane Olver, President-Elect of ISD-DE, at The NUH ISDDE SSOPRS Dacryology & Dry Eyes Symposium, Singapore, October 20th – 22nd October 2022, organised by Dr Gangadharar Sundar.