Sociedad Espanola De Oftalmologia

What Sociedad Espanola De Oftalmologia does

Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (SEO) is a private nonprofit scientific society headquartered in Madrid (C/ Arcipreste de Hita 14, 1º Derecha, 28015 Madrid) that serves as the leading professional association for ophthalmologists in Spain. It is governed by a member-elected Junta Directiva and currently presided over by José Manuel Benítez del Castillo. The society's stated mission is to provide continuous medical education to Spanish ophthalmologists and to safeguard the visual health of the Spanish population, with over 2,500 ophthalmologist members.

SEO's core offerings are organized around three pillars. First, it publishes scientific content including the Archivos de la SEO journal, official books in three series (Ponencias, Mesas Redondas, and Comunicaciones Solicitadas), and literature commentary across major international ophthalmology journals. Second, it convenes the profession through an annual congress — the 102nd edition is scheduled for Palma de Mallorca on September 23–25, 2026 — and supports working groups covering tutor training, ocular oncology, professional rights defense, sustainability, and history/humanities. Third, it engages in policy and public health advocacy, issuing joint statements with peer societies (SEEOP, SEG, SEC, SEDOP) and the Organización Médica Colegial de España on issues such as the Ministry of Health's Plan Veo, the Eyetronic glaucoma device, and scope of telemedicine practice in optical establishments.

The society's business model combines annual membership fees (granting access to the journal, books, protocols, congress video archives, and literature commentary), unit-priced sales of virtual (PDF) and print-on-demand publications at €35–€140 per title, and one-time congress registration fees. Distribution is via the oftalmoseo.com website and the annual congress. SEO also reaches the general population through patient information and public health campaigns on conditions such as glaucoma, which affects approximately 1 million people (3%) in Spain. Operating geographies are limited to Spain (single-country/domestic), and no external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries are disclosed.

Name

Sociedad Espanola De Oftalmologia

Legal name

Sociedad Española de Oftalmología

Website

https://oftalmoseo.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Association

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Ophthalmology professional society
• Medical continuing education
• Ophthalmology publications
• Medical congress organization
• Scientific medical journals

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: SEO generates revenue through annual membership fees, granting members access to the Archivos journal, official SEO books, protocols, congress video archives, and literature comment sections.
2. Book and publication sales: Virtual books (PDF format) and print-on-demand publications covering ophthalmology topics including main lectures (Ponencias), round tables (Mesas Redondas), requested communications, and other official SEO publications. Prices range from €35 to €140 per publication.
3. Congress attendance: Revenue from annual SEO congresses, including registration fees and associated events. The 102nd Congress SEO is scheduled for Palma de Mallorca, September 23-25, 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (SEO) is a Spanish nonprofit scientific society that organizes annual ophthalmology congresses, publishes the peer-reviewed Archivos journal and official scientific books (Ponencias, Mesas Redondas, Comunicaciones Solicitadas), and provides continuous medical education resources, clinical protocols, and professional networking for ophthalmologist physicians in Spain.

Product overview

The Sociedad Española de Oftalmología operates a virtual bookstore offering scientific ophthalmology publications. The product portfolio includes three publication types: Ponencias (in-depth presentations on topics like glaucoma surgery and microincisional vitrectomy), Mesas Redondas (roundtable discussions covering legal ophthalmology and retinopathies), and Comunicaciones Solicitadas (solicited papers on artificial tears and confocal microscopy). All publications are distributed in PDF virtual format, with select titles also available via print-on-demand through Amazon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Archivos de la SEO Journal Subscription
• Annual SEO Congress
• Lágrimas artificiales (Virtual Book)
• Retinopatías y uveítis asociadas al cáncer (Virtual Book)
• Cirugía de los glaucomas (Virtual Book)
• Actualización en microscopía confocal (Virtual Book)
• Oftalmología legal (Virtual Book)
• Vitrectomía microincisional (Virtual Book)
• SEO Membership

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sociedad Española de Estrabismo y Oftalmología Pediátrica (SEEOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEO and SEEOP collaborate on ophthalmological positions, joint communications, and public health campaigns including the Día Mundial de la Ambliopía and responses to government healthcare initiatives such as the Plan Veo.
• Sociedad Española de Glaucoma (SEG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEO and SEG issued a joint statement (December 2025) regarding the Eyetronic device for glaucoma treatment, recommending evidence-based evaluation before adoption.
• Sociedad Española de Contactología (SEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEC joined SEO and SEEOP in a December 2025 communication regarding the Plan Veo ministry initiative for visual aids for minors, opposing non-medical prescribing.
• Sociedad Española de OftalmoPediatría (SEDOP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEDOP co-signed the December 2025 joint communication with SEO, SEEOP, and SEC regarding prescribing visual aids for minors under 16 years of age.
• Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEO and the OMC issued a joint statement on telemedicine practice in optical establishments, clarifying the exclusive competencies of ophthalmologists versus opticians.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE): Pan-European umbrella society for ophthalmology. Directly comparable to SEO as a congress-organizing, journal-publishing national-style society, with SEO participating as a member society in SOE's congresses.
• Société Française d'Ophtalmologie (SFO): French national ophthalmology society publishing the Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie and running the annual SFO Congress. Closely analogous to SEO as a sister national scientific society.
• Società Oftalmologica Italiana (SOI): Italian national ophthalmology society running congresses and CME for Italian ophthalmologists. Closely comparable to SEO as a Southern European peer society with similar membership and congress model.
• Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG): German national ophthalmological society, one of the oldest medical societies in the world, organizing the annual DOG Congress and publishing Der Ophthalmologe. Comparable to SEO in scale, structure, and publishing/congress activity.
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists: UK national professional body for ophthalmologists, providing training, examinations, and continuing education. Directly comparable to SEO in mission, membership model, and CME/congress functions.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Ophthalmology: The largest national ophthalmology society globally, publishing Ophthalmology journal and running the annual AAO Meeting. Directly comparable to SEO as a membership-based scientific society with peer-reviewed publishing and congress activities.
• International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO): Global umbrella body for ophthalmology with national society members, including SEO-aligned organizations. Comparable as a higher-tier professional society in the same specialty with overlapping CME and policy roles.

Regional players

• Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (CBO): Brazilian national council/society for ophthalmology with peer-reviewed journal and large annual congress. Comparable to SEO as a non-Anglophone national ophthalmology society, though operating in a different (Latin American) market.
• Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia (SPO): Portuguese national ophthalmology society organizing the annual congress and providing CME. Iberia-region peer of SEO with overlapping member pool and adjacent geographic territory.

Emerging players

• European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS): European subspecialty society running large subspecialty congresses and education in cataract/refractive surgery, where SEO publishes competing specialty content. Comparable as a peer congress/publisher targeting overlapping ophthalmologist members in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OftalmologiaSEO
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@sociedadespanoladeoftalmol8760
• Facebookfacebook.com/sociedadespanolaoftalmologia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sociedadespanolaoftalmologia
• Instagraminstagram.com/sociedadespanolaoftalmologia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Sociedad Espanola De Oftalmologia