Founded 1857 in Heidelberg by Albrecht von Graefe, the DOG is the most ancient ophthalmological scientific association in the world and the most ancient scientific medical association in Germany. One of the main aims of the DOG is to advance scientific progress in ophthalmology and to transfer acknowledged findings into the daily routine in clinics and physicians’ practices. With more than 8.000 members, the DOG is one of the important medical scientific associations in Germany.
