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Aniridia Day 2023 is coming!
In 2023 again, as every year on June 21st, the international aniridia community will celebrate the Aniridia Day during the summer solstice. It will be an opportunity to meet, to share experiences, to have fun together, to reflect on what we have achieved so far and...
IWSA hosts WAGR Weekend Europe 2023
WAGR Weekend Europe 2023, organized by the International WAGR Syndrome Association, will take place from July 21 to July 23. Families from Europe and beyond will meet for this 3-day event in Overpelt, Belgium. WAGR Weekend is an opportunity for families to learn more...
Promoting associationism among young people with the Erasmus+ “Together for inclusion” project: report on the 1st transnational meeting
The 1st meeting of the Erasmus Plus project “TOGETHER FOR INCLUSION: Young people with low vision for active participation awareness and associationism around the world” was held on 5 May 2023 in Rome (Italy).The project arises from the joint work of a wide European...
“Seeing the invisible”: 3rd transnational meeting report
On February 10, 2023, the 3rd meeting of the Erasmus Plus project “SEEING THE INVISIBLE: including digitalization of students with low vision in school education” was held in Florence. “SEEING THE INVISIBLE” was conceived to provide primary and secondary teachers with...
The 7th European Aniridia Conference announced!
Aniridia Sweden together with Linköping University and Aniridia Europe are proud to announce the 7th European Aniridia Conference (EAC) that will take place in Stockholm, Sweden on May 31st – June 2nd, 2024. The scientific programme for the 2024 EAC is...
Congenital aniridia beyond black eyes: read the latest updates
Aniridia Europe is pleased to report that a cooperative international paper on aniridia has been published. It is the result of the hard work of clinicians and researchers, most of them involved in the EU COST Action Aniridia-Net, and it is aimed at improving...
Greetings from the new Board
Dear friends, Aniridia Europe's General Assembly, held online on 13th July 2022, has elected a new Board of Directors and the other organs of the federation. You can meet the new Board on the trustees' page, and read the minutes of the assembly on our website. The new...
A new project has started: SEEING THE INVISIBLE. Inclusive digitalization of low vision students in school education
Aniridia Europe participates on a new project on school inclusion of low vision students. Background:According to studies by the WHO (2020) and the participating entities themselves, it is estimated that there are more tan 2 million children under 15 years old with...
EAC 6 recordings available!
All the recordings of the 6th European Aniridia Conference are now available for scientists and patients in the dedicated website. Click here to discover them. You will be able to get the most updated and cutting edge information on aniridia research and treatment in...
Aniridia Europe community meeting: a report
The Aniridia Europe Community Meeting took place on 3rd June 2022 in San Juan de Alicante, Spain, in the framework the 6th European Aniridia Conference. The meeting was attended by a large majority of Aniridia Europe's members, and by the welcomed guests of ANA -...