The IIRSI (Intraocular Implant & Refractive Society, India), founded in 1982, is one of the largest ophthalmological associations in the world, and organizes an annual global meeting to discuss advances in treatments and surgery of cornea, cataract and refractive procedures.

This year a global virtual modality was established, and among the invited international speakers are two specialists from the Virgilio Galvis Ophthalmological Center.

On September 19, 2020, Doctor Alejando Tello will talk about segments of intracorneal rings in Keratoconus, and Doctor Rubén Berrospi will talk about the Berrospi sign in endothelial-type cornea transplant.

This discovery made by Doctor Berrospi, and which was published in an article in the prestigious magazine “Cornea” of the United States, written together with Dr. Virgilio Galvis and Dr. Alejandro Tello, has been a useful tool in this procedure. modern transplantation of the innermost layers of the cornea, which has increasingly better results.