Dear colleagues and friends,

It is with great pleasure to welcome you to the XXVth biennial meeting of the International Society of Eye Research (ISER) to be held on the beautiful shores of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

As the local organizer and the Scientific program chair, I welcome you to join the international eye and vision researchers from across the globe, for what plans to be an engaging scientific program covering many different sections, from basic research of the different ocular tissues, through to translation into ophthalmic therapeutics. We have been overwhelmed by the response of our members in proposing insightful and diverse scientific sessions, and together with our esteemed Section organizers, we have invited leading experts to organize these sessions to put a program together than will deliver what is shaping up to be one of the most memorable ISER meetings to date.

As with all ISER meetings, we especially look forward to welcoming our early career researcher, especially any new eye researchers, to present their work not only to their peers, but to world class leaders in their respective fields. There will be many networking opportunities and activities on offer, along with a large number of travel awards to support our early career researchers. I can think of no better introduction to the global eye research community than in this intimate and relaxed setting that we have planned.