About us
The Pan-American Society of Retina and Vitreous (SPRV) is a private, non-profit medical, scientific, and autonomous organization.
The objectives of the Pan-American Society of Retina and Vitreous are:
(a) To promote and encourage the exchange of knowledge between specialists from North, Central and South America.
b) Promote and encourage the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of pathologies that affect the retina and the vitreous.
c) Promove periodic meetings with the participation of ophthalmologists from member countries and other guests.
d) Participate in the meetings, symposiums, courses and congresses organized by the Pan-American
Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO).
Directory 2017-2018
President:
Virgilio Morales-Cantón, MD
Executive Director:
Arturo Alezzandrini, MD
Treasurer:
Mauricio Maia, MD
Academic Secretary:
Audina Berrocal, MD
Secretary of Public Relations:
Jans Fromow-Guerra, MD
Past Presidents
Past President (2015-2016):
Michel Eid Farah, MD
Past President (2013-2014):
Maria Berrocal, MD
Past President (2011-2012):
Lihteh Wu, MD
Past President (2009-2010):
Jose Antonio Roca, MD
Past President (2007-2008):
Fernando Arevalo, MD
Past President (2005-2006):
Francisco Rodrigues, MD
Past President (2003-2004):
Gregorio Gabela, MD