News & Updates

07/13/2026 The early registration and abstract submission deadline have been extended to July 24!

Register online and submit your abstract.

07/06/2026 Karl Gegenfurtner receives 2026 Boynton Award

The Optica Fall Vision Meeting Planning Committee is delighted to announce that Karl Gegenfurtner has been selected as the 2026 Boynton Award recipient.

Named in honour of the late Robert M. Boynton, the award recognises outstanding contributions to vision science. Most people can hope to make a significant contribution to perhaps one main area of vision science: Professor Gegenfurtner has made groundbreaking contributions in both colour vision and eye-movement research, linking low-level sensory processes, higher level visual cognition, and sensorimotor integration. Aligned with Boynton’s legacy in colour vision research, Professor Gegenfurtner has emphasized the direct role of colour in many aspects of visual processing from image segmentation to high level object recognition and memory. His work underlines the significance of colour at the core of our visual abilities - highlighting the colour characteristics of natural stimuli and interactions with shape, form, orientation and motion perception. Most recently he has been combining his interests in eye-movements, active perception and colour research in both real and virtual environments.  

In recognition of this body of work, Professor Gegenfurtner was elected into the German National Academy of Science Leopoldina in 2015, received the Wilhelm-Wundt medal of the German Psychological Association (DGPS) in 2016, and the International Colour Vision Society (ICVS) Verriest Medal in 2024. We are delighted to host him to deliver the Boynton Lecture at the 2026 Optica Fall Vision Meeting.

05/27/2026 Registration and Abstract submission are open!

Register for the Optica Fall Vision Meeting and submit your abstract. The early deadline to submit is July 3, 2026. Registration fees will increase after the deadline.

05/26/2026 Announcing Session Themes for FVM

The four session themes for the 2026 Optica Fall Vision Meeting are: Optoretinography, Chromatic mechanisms in myopia, Multisensory cue integration in real and virtual environments, and Visual development and plasticity across health and disease. Please visit the Program for more details and a list of confirmed speakers.