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Rules of the SPO awards

1. APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL CONGRESS AWARDS

Entries for the prize must be submitted by October 20 by filling in the appropriate form on the SPO website.

Only papers that have the SPO journal OFTALMOLOGIA as their first choice for publication and that have been submitted by that date on the journal's platform via the link https://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/oftalmologia will be accepted as candidates for prizes. It is not necessary to anonymize the work.

Only papers submitted and accepted for presentation at the SPO National Congress will be accepted as candidates for prizes.

Important:

  • Papers competing for the prize must have as their first author an ophthalmologist or intern with specific training in ophthalmology, a full or occasional member in full use of their rights, who must be registered for the congress and submit the paper to the competition. Only papers accepted in the category for which they are competing will be considered.
  • The prize will be awarded at the National Congress to an ophthalmologist or ophthalmology intern and the author or co-author of the work.
  • The works with the best scores in the other prize submission categories are automatically accepted as Plácido Prize contenders.

 

2. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE OF THE CONGRESS

The scientific committee of the Congress, composed of the members of the Board of Directors, Coordinators of the groups and Editor of the Journal, is responsible for the analysis of the submitted works, their approval and allocation in the sessions of the Congress, as well as for the elaboration of the classification grids.

It is also responsible for inviting ophthalmologists to serve on the evaluation panels for the awards.

 

3. AWARD OF PRIZES

3.1 - Prize-winning papers must be sent via the means announced by the Board of Directors together with preliminary information about the Congress.

3.2 - The amount of the prizes will be defined annually by the SPO Board and published by the Board together with the preliminary information on the Congress.

3.3 - Honorable mentions may be awarded, without monetary compensation.

3.4 - The prize will be announced in the preliminary information for the Congress, and the deadline for accepting the work will be announced in the same information. Electronic submission is allowed until this deadline.

3.5 - The author of the work receives the prize when the work is accepted for publication in the SPO's Ophthalmology journal, and publication is obligatory.

3.6 - The award will be decided by a Jury, appointed by the SPO Board, with 5 members, including a President, and will be announced during the annual SPO Congress.

3.7 - If the Jury so decides, it may award the prize to two works, ex aequo.

3.8 - The members of the Jury, if they compete, will not be able to evaluate their own work or the work of the institution to which they belong.

3.9 - The Jury's decisions, whether unanimous or by majority vote, will be recorded in minutes, signed by all, and sent to the President of the SPO.

3.10 - If the scientific level of the work presented in the competition so warrants, the Jury may not award the prize and its value will be carried over to the following year.

3.11 - The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal against them

3.12 - In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.

3.13 - Entries may not compete simultaneously for any other prize.

3.14 - The SPO Board reserves the right to amend these regulations if it deems it necessary.

 

4. COMPANY AWARDS

Article 1 - The aim of the SPO Awards is to encourage the presentation of scientific work in the field of Ophthalmology.

Art. 2 - Each year, the Awards are intended to recognize the best work by Ophthalmologists or Ophthalmology Interns, alone or in collaboration, in each area. The work must be accepted for presentation at the SPO National Congress.

Art. 3 - The amount of each prize will be defined annually and announced by the Board of Directors together with the preliminary information for the Congress.

Art. 4 - The author of the work receives the prize when the work is accepted for publication in the SPO's Ophthalmology journal, and publication is mandatory

Article 5 - The award will be decided by a Jury, appointed by the SPO Board, with 5 members, including a President, and will be announced during the annual SPO Congress.

Art. 6 - If the Jury so decides, it may award the prize to two works, ex aequo, in which case the prize will be divided between the two.

Art. 7 - The members of the Jury, if they compete, will not be able to evaluate their work or the work of the institution to which they belong.

Article 8 - The Jury's decisions, whether unanimous or by majority vote, will be recorded in minutes, signed by all and sent to the President of the SPO.

Art. 9 - If the scientific level of the works presented in the competition so warrants, the Jury may not award the prize.

Article 10 - The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal.

Art. 11 - In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.

Art. 12 - Entries may not compete simultaneously for any other prize.

Art. 13 - The SPO Board reserves the right to amend these regulations if it deems it necessary.

Several awards in this category will be awarded during the national congress of the SPO:

 

4.1 PLÁCIDO / SPO AWARD

Best original paper at the
Congress (scientific training - e.g. travel, registration and accommodation for international congress - worth €5,000)

REGULATIONS

  • a) The Portuguese Ophthalmology Society established the Plácido Prize.
  • b) The aim of the Plácido Prize is to encourage the presentation of original scientific papers in the field of Ophthalmology, written in Portuguese or English.
  • c) The Plácido Prize is intended to award the best original scientific work each year, by Ophthalmologists or Ophthalmology Interns, alone or in collaboration.
  • d) The best-rated works in the other award submission categories are automatically considered for this award.
  • e) Each paper can only be awarded one prize at the congress.

 

4.2 QUEIROZ MARINHO / SPO AWARD

Best Innovation work in Ophthalmology (worth €2,000)

REGULATIONS

  • a) The Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology established the Queiroz Marinho Award.
  • b) The Queiroz Marinho Prize aims to stimulate the presentation of scientific works that promote innovation in the field of Ophthalmology, written in Portuguese or English.
  • c) The Queiroz Marinho Prize is intended to award, annually, the best scientific and innovative work carried out by Ophthalmologists or Ophthalmology Interns, alone or in collaboration.

 

4.3 JOSÉ CUNHA VAZ AWARD SPO / Roche

Best presentation in the field of Retina (worth €2,000)

 

4.4 SPO / ALCON BEST SURGICAL VIDEO AWARD

Best Surgical Video (worth €2,000)

  • a) The total length of the Video, including title and credits, must not exceed 8 minutes.
  • b) The Video must include a narration, music only cannot be accepted for award nomination.
  • c) The title and narration of the Video may be in Portuguese or English.
  • d) It is the author's responsibility to obtain permission from the owner for any music or material used in the video that is not 'Free to Use'.
  • e) Video candidates are not subject to the obligation to publish in the journal.

 

4.5 SPO / BAUSCH + LOMB REFRACTIVE SURGERY AWARD

Work in the field of Refractive Surgery (worth €2,000)

 

4.6 SPO / EDOL PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AWARD

Best presentation in Pediatric Ophthalmology (worth €2,000)

 

4.7 SPO / DAVI GLAUCOMA AWARD

Best presentation in the field of Glaucoma (worth €2,000)

 

4.8 SPO / ABBVIE RESEARCH AWARD

Best Research Paper (worth €2000)

 

4.9 SPO / SANTEN ANTERIOR SEGMENT PREMIUM

Best Case/Series of Clinical Cases in the Anterior Segment (worth 2000 €)

 

4.10 SPO / BAYER POSTERIOR SEGMENT PREMIUM

Best Posterior Segment Case/Clinical Case Series (worth 2000 €)

 

4.11 CORNEA AND OCULAR SURFACE PREMIUM SPO / THÉA

Best paper in the field of Cornea and Ocular Surface (support for participation in European cornea/ocular surface congress)

 

4.12 SPO VOLUNTEER AWARD / ESSILOR

(to the value of €2,000)

Submission form on the website in the forms section.

 

4.13 SPO PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE / ESSILOR

Best Scientific Photograph (worth €1,000)

Submission form on the website in the forms section.

The photographs submitted are not obliged to be published in the magazine.

 

5. AWARDS FROM SPO AFFILIATES

 

5.1 BORGES DE SOUSA PRIZE

Prize awarded by the Ophthalmology Service of the São José Local Health Unit

REGULATIONS

Article 1
Prof. Alberto Borges de Sousa was the founder of the two Ophthalmology Services of the Civil Hospitals of Lisbon (H.C.L.). In tribute to his memory, in the year that marks the centenary of the Ophthalmology Service of the Hospital de S. José, the two services, the S. José and the Hospital de Sto. António dos Capuchos, now the Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, have decided to establish the Borges de Sousa Prize, to be awarded annually by the SPO.

Article 2
The aim of this award is to encourage ophthalmic scientific production in Portuguese or English.

Article 3
Original scientific papers by Ophthalmologists or Ophthalmology Interns, alone or in collaboration, will be accepted for evaluation.

Article 4
Entries may not compete simultaneously for any other prize.

Article 5
The amount of the prize will be defined annually by the Management of the Ophthalmology Department of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central.

Article 6
The prize may be divided, and honorable mentions may be awarded when the Jury deems it justifiable.

Article 7
Diplomas signed by the President and the Secretary General of the SPO will be awarded to the winners.

Article 8
The works that are candidates for the prize must be sent through the means announced by the Board of Directors together with the preliminary information on the Congress.

Article 9
Announcement of the prize and the deadline for submitting work will be made annually together with information on the SPO Congress.

Article 10
The Board of the SPO will verify that the regulatory conditions have been met and will communicate its decision to the candidates as soon as possible.

Article 11 - The prize jury:

  • The Jury will be made up of 5 members, one of whom will be appointed President, appointed by the Board of Directors, preferably a Service Director or doctors at the top of their career in Ophthalmology, from the Central Hospitals of Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto.
  • b) The Jury may be extended to include suitable scientific personalities when the nature of the work so warrants.
    justify it.
  • c) The jury's vote will be secret.
  • d) The members of the Jury, if they compete, will not be able to evaluate your work.
  • e) The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal.
  • f) In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.
  • g) The Jury may, at its discretion, not award the prize.
  • h) A digital memorandum will be issued from each Jury meeting, to be distributed to all members and filed digitally.

Article 12
The Award and Diploma will be presented at the SPO Annual Congress.

Article 13
The winning entries belong to the SPO and the SPO reserves the right to publish them in its journal. They may not be reproduced in any other publication without the authorization of the SPO Board.

  • a) Publication will be in full or in the form of an abstract, prepared by the winner for this purpose, depending on the decision of the SPO Board.

Article 14
The Management of the Ophthalmology Department of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central may modify these regulations whenever it deems it necessary, and shall inform the SPO of any changes made in due course.

5.2 SILVA PINTO PRIZE

Prize awarded by the Ophthalmology Service of the São João Local Health Unit | Faculty of Medicine of the
University of Porto

REGULATIONS

Article 1
In honor of the memory of Prof. Manuel da Silva Pinto and with the aim of encouraging research in the field of Ophthalmology, the founders* have established the Silva Pinto Award to be distributed annually by the Portuguese Ophthalmological Society.

Article 2
The Prize is intended to reward the best paper in Portuguese or English on an ophthalmological topic presented at a session during the Society's academic year (with the declaration that it is intended for the Congress) or sent to the Society's Board of Directors for the same purpose.

Article 3
Competitors may be medical students or doctors under the age of 40.

Article 4
The amount of the bonus shall be determined annually by the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with the return on the capital deposited.

Article 5
Entries may not compete simultaneously for any other prize.

Article 6
The prize may not be divided, but honorable mentions may be awarded when the Jury deems it justifiable.

Article 7
Award winners shall be presented with diplomas signed by the President and the Secretary General of the Society.

Article 8
Announcement of the prize and the deadline for submitting work will be made annually in conjunction with information regarding the S.P.O. Congress.

Article 9
The competing works must be unpublished or have been published in the Revista da S.P.O. during the year of the competition.
Entries for the prize must be sent by the means announced by the Board of Directors together with preliminary information on the Congress.

Article 10
The Company's Board of Directors shall verify that the regulatory conditions have been met and shall communicate its decision to the candidates at short notice.

Article 11 The prize jury:

  • The Jury will be made up of 5 members, one of whom will be appointed President, appointed by the Board of Directors, preferably a Service Director or doctors at the top of their career in Ophthalmology, from the Central Hospitals of Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto.
  • b) The Jury may be extended to include suitable scientific personalities when the nature of the work justifies it.
  • c) The members of the Jury, if they compete, will not be able to evaluate your work.
  • d) The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal.
  • e) In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.
  • f) The Jury may, at its discretion, not award the Prize, in which case the amount will be accumulated and entered into the capital.
  • g) A digital memorandum will be issued from each Jury meeting, to be distributed to all members and filed digitally.

Article 12
The Prize and respective Diploma will be awarded at the S.P.O. Annual Congress.

Article 13

  • a) The winning entries belong to the Society and it reserves the right to publish them in its journal. They may not therefore be reproduced in any other publication without authorization from the Society's Board of Directors.
  • b) Publication will take place in full or in the form of a summary, prepared by the winner for this purpose, depending on the decision of the S.P.O. Board.

 

5.3 MANUEL DE LEMOS PRIZE

Prize awarded by the Ophthalmology Service of the Santo António Local Health Unit

REGULATIONS

Article 1
In honor of the memory of Dr. Manuel de Lemos and with the aim of encouraging research in the field of Ophthalmology, the Ophthalmology Service of the Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, establishes the Manuel de Lemos Award to be distributed annually by the Portuguese Ophthalmology Society.

Article 2
The Prize is intended to reward the best work in Portuguese or English on an ophthalmological topic submitted to the Board of the Portuguese Ophthalmological Society.

Article 3
Competitors may be medical students or doctors under the age of 40.

Article 4
The amount of the prize will be defined annually by the Ophthalmology Department.

Article 5
The prize may be divided and honorable mentions may be awarded when the Jury deems it justifiable.

Article 6
Diplomas signed by the President and the Secretary General of the Society shall be awarded to the winners.

Article 7
Announcement of the prize and the deadline for submitting work will be made annually in conjunction with information regarding the S.P.O. Congress.

Article 8
The competing works must be unpublished or have been published in the Journal of the S.P.O. during the year of the competition.
Entries for the prize must be sent by the means announced by the Board of Directors together with preliminary information about the Congress.

Article 9
The Company's Board of Directors shall verify that the regulatory conditions have been met and shall communicate its decision to the candidates at short notice.

Article 10
The Jury will be made up of 5 members, one of whom will be appointed President, appointed by the Board of Directors, preferably a Service Director or doctors at the top of their career in Ophthalmology, from the Central Hospitals of Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto.

  • a) - The Jury may be extended to include suitable scientific personalities, when the nature of the work so warrants
    justify it.
  • b) - The jury's vote will be secret.
  • c)- The members of the Jury, if they compete, will not be able to evaluate your work
  • d) - The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal.
  • e) - In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.
  • f) - The Jury may, at its discretion, not award the Prize, in which case the amount will be accumulated for the following year.
  • g) - A digital memorandum will be issued from each Jury meeting, to be distributed to all members and filed digitally.

Article 11
The prize and diploma will be awarded at the Annual Congress.

Article 12

  • a) The winning entries belong to the Society and it reserves the right to publish them in its journal. They may not be reproduced in any other publication without authorization from the Society's Board of Directors.
  • b) Publication will be in full or in the form of an abstract, drawn up by the winner for this purpose, as decided by the Board of Directors.

 

5.4 PROFESSOR JOÃO RIBEIRO DA SILVA AWARD

Prize awarded by the University Ophthalmology Clinic and the Ophthalmology Service of the Local
Health Unit

REGULATIONS

Article 1
In tribute to the memory of Professor Doctor Ribeiro da Silva and with the aim of encouraging research in the field of Neurophthalmology, the Clínica Universitária de Oftalmologia and the Ophthalmology Service of the Unidade Local de Saúde de Santa Maria establish the Professor Doctor João Ribeiro da Silva Award, to be distributed annually by the Portuguese Ophthalmology Society.

Article 2
The Prize is intended to reward the best scientific work, in Portuguese or English, in the field of Neurophthalmology, with or without the use of electrophysiology tests.

Article 3
Ophthalmologists or ophthalmology interns, alone or in collaboration, may compete for the Prize.

Article 4
The prize consists of registration for the annual congress of EVER - European Association for Vision and Eye Research, or another international scientific meeting.

Article 5
The prize may be divided and honorable mentions may be awarded if the jury deems it justifiable.

Article 6
The Board of the SPO will verify that the regulatory conditions have been met and will communicate its decision to the candidates as soon as possible.

Article 7 - The Prize Jury

  • a) The Jury will be made up of five SPO members, one of whom will be appointed President, appointed by the Society's Board of Directors, one of whom will be appointed by the FMUL University Ophthalmology Clinic or by the Ophthalmology Service of the Santa Maria Local Health Unit.
  • b) The Jury may be extended to include suitable scientific personalities when the nature of the work justifies it.
  • c) The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal.
  • d) In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.
  • e) The Jury may, at its discretion, decide not to award the Prize.

Article 8
The award and diploma will be presented at the Annual Congress of the Portuguese Ophthalmological Society.

Article 9

  • a) The winning works belong to the SPO and it reserves the right to publish them in its journal.
  • b) Publication will be in full or in the form of an abstract, prepared by the winner, as decided by the SPO Board.
  • c) Entries may not compete simultaneously for any other prize.

 

5.5 GARCIA DE ORTA PRIZE

Prize awarded by the Ophthalmology CRI / University Service of the Almada Seixal Local Health Unit (ULSAS)

REGULATIONS

Article 1


The ULSAS Ophthalmology CRI was one of the first in Portugal to embrace this organizational model, dedicating particular attention to innovation and perfecting good clinical care management practices from the outset. This positioning applied to ophthalmic pathologies, focused on the patient's experience, their journey, and clinical outcomes with objectifiable health gains, has been awarded and recognized by official public entities.

With the aim of encouraging the improvement of innovative practices in the area of Clinical Care Management, the Ophthalmology CRI has established the Garcia de Orta Award, to be distributed annually by the Portuguese Ophthalmology Society.

Article 2


The award is intended to recognize the best care management project in the field of ophthalmic clinical practice.

Article 3


Ophthalmologists or ophthalmology interns, either alone or as ophthalmologists in Ophthalmology Services or Units, whether or not they are IRBs, may apply for the Award.

Article 4


The prize consists of a grant of 2,500 euros for registration at congresses, meetings or training courses in the field of ophthalmology or clinical management.

Article 5


The prize may be divided and honorable mentions may be awarded if the jury deems it justifiable.

Article 6

The winners will receive diplomas signed by the President of the S.P.O. and the President of the Management Board of the ULSAS Ophthalmology CRI.

Article 7


The announcement of the prize and the deadline for submitting work will be made annually together with the information regarding the S.P.O. Congress.

Article 8


Competing assistance projects must be new and innovative and must be sent through the channels announced by the Board of Directors together with preliminary information about the Congress.

Article 9 The Prize Jury:

  • a) The Jury will be made up of 5 members, one of whom will be appointed President, appointed by the S.P.O. Board, preferably Service Directors or Ophthalmologists at the top of their medical careers.
  • b) The Jury may be extended to include suitable scientific personalities of recognized value in the field of Management.
  • c) The jury's vote will be secret.
  • d) The members of the Jury, if they compete, will not be able to evaluate your work.
  • e) The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal.
  • f) In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.
  • g) The Jury may, at its discretion, not award the Prize, in which case the amount will be accumulated for the following year.
  • h) A digital memorandum will be issued from each Jury meeting, to be distributed to all members and filed digitally.

Article 10


The award and diploma will be presented at the Annual Congress of the Portuguese Ophthalmological Society.

Article 11

  • a) Award-winning projects may be widely publicized by the S.P.O., either in its full journal or on appropriate scientific digital channels.
  • b) The care management projects submitted may not compete simultaneously for any other award.

 

5.6 PROFESSOR FERRAZ DE OLIVEIRA AWARD

Prize awarded by the Ophthalmology Department of the Lisbon West Local Health Unit, Egas Moniz Hospital.

REGULATIONS

Article 1

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Ophthalmology Service of the Egas Moniz Hospital and in tribute to its founder, Professor Luís Nuno Ferraz de Oliveira, and with the aim of encouraging research in the field of Ophthalmology, the Ophthalmology Service of the Unidade Local de Saúde de Lisboa Ocidental has established the Professor Ferraz de Oliveira Award, to be distributed annually by the Portuguese Ophthalmology Society.

Article 2

The prize is intended to reward the best scientific work, in Portuguese or English, in the field of Ophthalmology and will be presented for this purpose to the Board of the Portuguese Ophthalmological Society.

Article 3

Ophthalmologists or ophthalmology interns, alone or in collaboration, can compete for the prize.

Article 4

The prize consists of registration for an international scientific meeting and will be defined annually by the ULSLO Ophthalmology Department.

Article 5

The prize may be divided and honorable mentions may be awarded if the jury deems it justifiable.

Article 6

The winners will receive a diploma signed by the President and the Secretary General of the Portuguese Ophthalmological Society.

Article 7

Candidate papers for the award should be sent via the means announced by the SPO Board together with preliminary information about the Congress.

Article 8

The SPO Board will verify that the regulatory conditions have been met and will communicate its decision to the applicants at short notice.

Article 9 - The Prize Jury

  1. a) The Jury will be made up of five SPO members, one of whom will be appointed President, appointed by the Society's Board of Directors, one of whom will be appointed by the Ophthalmology Service of the Unidade Local de Saúde de Lisboa Ocidental.
  2. b) The Jury may be extended to include suitable scientific personalities when the nature of the work justifies it.
  3. c) The members of the Jury, if they compete, will not be able to evaluate their own work.
  4. d) The Jury's decisions will be taken by an absolute majority and there will be no appeal.
  5. e) In the event of a tie, the President of the Jury shall have the casting vote.
  6. f) The Jury may, at its discretion, decide not to award the Prize.
  7. g) A digital memorandum will be issued from each Jury meeting, to be distributed to all members and filed digitally.

Article 10

The award and diploma will be presented at the Annual Congress of the Portuguese Ophthalmological Society.

Article 11

  1. The winning papers belong to the SPO and it reserves the right to publish them in full in its journal
  2. b) Entries may not compete simultaneously for any other prize.