International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT)

Description:
The International Society of Ocular Trauma (ISOT) is a resource for ophthalmologists of all countries who have a special interest in ocular trauma. In addition to a biannual ocular trauma symposium, ISOT sponsors smaller regional meetings on ocular trauma. ISOT is an advocate for terminology standardization, so that physicians can more effectively collaborate internationally (see BETTS).

Coalescence of ocular traumatology as a subspecialty can be accelerated by the online message board and chat feature available to society members on this site. Ocular trauma uniquely needs such a communication resource since it is not a “full time” subspecialty, and interested ophthalmologists are not as easily aware of colleagues as in the traditional subspecialties.