The Department of Ophthalmology organized the 2nd Scientific Symposium on Cornea Diseases, under the auspices of Prof. Mostafa Kamal, the President of the University, and Prof. Maher el Asal, the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, and headed by Prof. Omar Mohamed Ali, the Head of the Department. The Symposium took two days, and was participated by a number of staff members of Egyptian universities and physicians of Health Ministry and Health Insurance. The symposium discussed the ocular surface complications of retinal surgeries, and dry eye. Prof. Omar announced during the symposium establishing Assiut University Eye Center, It is supposed to cost 60 Million and aims to present advanced therapeutic services for the patients in Upper Egypt.