Szemészet, 2004 (141. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2004-06-01 / 2. szám
141. évfolyam (2004) 205 sion held in April 1994 there were 2 lectures on the treatment of blepharospasmus using botulinus toxin. This treatment was introduced in Hungary in the same year. In 1995 the Society congratulated Professor Béla Alberth on his 70th birthday. In the first issue of volume 132 of “Szemészet”, articles dedicated to him were published. In this year Professor Alberth received the Batthyány-Strattmann award. A scientific session was held in Debrecen on the occasion of his birthday, at which lectures were given by 5 of his former students, who by then were professors themselves. In the same year, Imre Bíró celebrated his 90th birthday. “Szemészet” also congratulated István Takáts on his 70th birthday. The Society held its 1995 congress at Szolnok from 24-26 August. The first prize of the award for lecturers under 35 was given to Vanda Hidasi, Gábor Holló, Krisztina Knézy, and Csilla Palotás. The second prize went to György Bátor and Zsuzsa Récsán. Regrettably, no more details concerning the congress were published in “Szemészet”. 1996-2000 Articles of a further-training character written by the editorial staff were published in “Szemészet”. György Imre wrote on glaucoma; Ildikó Süveges wrote on the therapy of postoperative endophthalmitis, and also on treatment by PRK and LASIK. A book by János Németh titled “Ophthalmic ultrasound diagnostics and biometry” was published. “Szemészet” congratulated Ferenc Bendenritter on his 100th birthday. In his article in the journal, György Imre commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of József Imre jun. In 1997 the journal published a commemoration of the life and work of Dr. Gergely Fugulyán, ophthalmology professor from Marosvásárhely, Transylvania, who had died at the age of 76. The winners of the Papolczy scholarship for the previous year were: Borbála Vincze and colleagues (National Oncology Institute); Magdolna Fodor and Zsuzsa Récsán (2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University); Tamás Perneczky (Uzsoki Hospital) and Jenő Tóth (Imre Hajnal Health-Sciences University); and Ilona Péter (National Oncology Institute). The winners of the “15 March” awards were: first prize, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy; second prize, Nóra Polgár, Krisztina Kiss, András Hári Kovács; third prize, Zoltán Sipos with Anna Szamosi; Agnes Boros. At the 9th Congress of the German Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons held in Nuremberg there was a video-film festival. The main prize was awarded to the film “Plastic surgery of the ocular cavity” by Magdolna Zajácz. 38 films had been nominated. The major event of 1997 was the XI. Congress of the Society of European Ophthalmology (SOE), which was held in Budapest. The welcome address of the Congress President, Ildikó Süveges, was published in “Szemészet”. Three thousand participants from more than 50 countries were present. Approximately 1400 lecturers presented papers. There were 360 invited speakers whose topics covered all fields of ophthalmology. The congress also served the purpose of further-training: 82 courses were available for the congress participants. More than 700 posters were displayed. The number of Hungarian ophthalmologists at this time was about 800; of them, 300 took part in the Congress, and 32 delivered lectures. The venue was the Budapest Sports Arena, where medical exhibitors from all parts of the world displayed their products. The Congress was accompanied by a rich social programme. Each participant in their “Congress bag” received a copy of a specially-commissioned book “Ophthalmology in Hungary” written by Magdolna Zajácz. In “Szemészet” Professor Missotten, President of the SOE, expressed his appreciation concerning the organisation and the outcome of the Congress, which he described as a professional event providing a high standard of information. “Szemészet” congratulated István Győrffy on his 85th birthday. There was also a commemorative piece on the 25th anniversary of the death of Professor Ferenc Papolczy (1902-1972). The Papolczy Award was founded in 1977 by his widow, Dr. Magda Polányi, herself an ophthalmology professor. Since 1977 the Curatorium had given 57 awards, out of 62 applications. The journal published congratulations to Professors Gábor Brooser and György Imre who both celebrated their 70th birthday. On this occasion the Hungarian Ophthalmology Society awarded each of them the Imre - Blaskovics Medal. The National Ophthalmology Institute awarded the Schulek Medal to Piroska Follmann. Another celebration was for the 100th birth-anniversary of Dr. István Tapasztó sen., an outstanding figure in the health-care system of Bács-Kiskun county in south Hungary. He had passed on his love for his profession to his descendants. The first prize of the “15 March” award went to Krisztina Kiss (Szeged) and Agnes Boros (Szeged). The winners of the prize offered by the Paediatric Surgery and Strabology Society were Gyöngyvér Dósa (Szeged) and Alexis Corbadzoglosz (Debrecen). An editorial article was published titled “Legal regulation and financing problems of keratoplasties in Hungary”, written by András Berta. Numerous other types of articles appeared: accounts of foreign congresses, news of further-training courses, as well as advertisements. However, no Society Minutes were published. On 21 November 1997 the Society held an electoral meeting. The new officers were, President, Bálint Kovács; General Secretary, János Németh; Treasurer, Mária Bausz; Minutes Secretary, Zsolt Bíró. The general assembly modified the Society’s Constitution by creating the additional Executive Committee posts of “Past-President” and “President-elect”. These posts were filled by Ildikó Süveges and István Hatvani, respectively. Ildikó Süveges and Piroska Follmann were given the “Golden Congress Award” of 1997 for their efforts in the organisation of the SOE Congress of that year. The 1997 MOTESZ prize was awarded to Ildikó Süveges by the Presidential 100 YEARS OF THE HUNGARIAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
