Join us in Cartagena, Spain!
The 14th Meeting on Visual and Physiological Optics will be celebrated between the 2 and 4 of September 2026 in Cartagena, Spain!


Invited Speakers
The Organizers feel very fortunate to host these renowned top experts in the combined fields of Visual and Physiological Optics and are looking forward to sharing a high quality meeting with everyone.

Adrian Podoleanu
University of Kent, UK

José Manuel Alonso
State University of New York, USA

Larry Thibos
Indiana University, USA

Pablo Artal
University of Murcia, Spain

Sergio Barbero
Instituto de Óptica (CSIC), Spain
Topics focused on visual and physiological optics
The VPO meetings are special because they bring together researchers, clinicians and other professionals working in the combined field of “visual and physiological optics”, such as vision science, optometry, ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, ocular physiology, and others.
Technology and eye models
- Cutting-edge VPO technologies
- Innovative eye diagnostics
- Subjective and objective retinal image quality
- Modern procedures of vision correction
- AI applied to vision science
- Ocular aberrations and scattering


Vision science & ocular physiology
- Retinal imaging and subretinal layers
- Tear film, cornea and contact lenses
- Ocular biomechanics and microscopy
- Crystalline and intraocular lens
- Anterior segment imaging
- Eye refraction, myopia and amblyopia




