EVER is the largest European research association that covers all areas of ophthalmology and the vision science.

EVER was founded in 1997 in Montpellier, France, when The Association for Eye Research (AER), the European Community Ophthalmic Research Association (ECORA) and the Joint European Meetings in Ophthalmology and Vision (JERMOV) merged, and recognized by the Belgian Royal Decree on 20 September 1998.

EVER arranges its annual congress at the end of September or the beginning of October at a location close to the Mediterranean.

Central events include free papers, special interest symposia, and keynote lectures.

The past presidents of EVER are: The current board members are:[1] The official journal of EVER is Acta Ophthalmologica since April 2006.