We are proud to announce that Professor Andrzej Grzybowski, MD, PhD - Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, President of the Ophthalmology Development Support Foundation "Okulistyka 21" - has been elected President-Elect of EVER for 2022-2023. It should be noted that this is a very prominent position and Professor Grzybowski is the first Pole to hold this position. In addition, Professor Grzybowski was appointed to EVER's Communications and Social Media Subcommittee.

The European Vision & Eye Research Association brings together more than 850 members from 48 countries around the world, represented by 11 scientific sections, making it the leading ophthalmic research association in Europe, covering all areas of ophthalmology and vision science.

In connection with this success, the Professor has received numerous congratulations. Below we publish a congratulatory letter from the Mayor of Olsztyn, Mr Piotr Grzymowicz.

Congratulatory letter from the Mayor of Olsztyn, Mr Piotr Grzymowicz