The EVER (European Association for Vision and Eye Research) was formed in 1997 as a result of collaborative efforts by several European Ophthalmic research associations.
The Association for Eye Reserach (AER), the European Community Ophthalmic Research Association (ECORA) and the Joint European Meetings in Ophthalmology and Vision (JERMOV) have given up their own identities and collectively joined EVER in 1997.
EVER is currently the leading ophthalmological research association in Europe which covers all areas of ophthalmology and the visual sciences.