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Our 2026 meeting was held in Richmond, Virginia, April 24-26. Planning is now underway for our 2027 meeting, which will be held April 16-18 in San Francisco.

For general information about membership in the Cogan Society, and to be added to the mailing list for future meetings, contact Society President Chris Blodi, MD, at cblodiirc@aol.com.

Other ophthalmic history organizations:

--Julius Hirschberg Gesellschaft

--Société Francophone d'Histoire de la Ophtalmologie

Page last updated April 13, 2026

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Cogan Ophthalmic History Society

A scholarly forum for discussion on the history of ophthalmology.

The Cogan Ophthalmic History Society provides a scholarly forum for presentation and discussion of research on the history of ophthalmology and its associated fields. Organized in memory of David Glendenning Cogan, a pioneer in the study of history of ophthalmology, the Society sponsors a yearly meeting.