See what our Editorial Advisory Board members are bringing to EURETINA

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The Eye Care Network is proud to foster strong relationships with clinicians. Our editorial advisory boards are comprised of leaders in the eye care industry with a wide variety of expertise. At the 2024 European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) Congress, attendees will have the chance to learn from several members of the Ophthalmology Times, Modern Retina and Ophthalmology Times Europe advisory boards. Here, we have chosen to spotlight some of the programming that our esteemed board members will bring to the event.

David Chow, MD

Ophthalmology Times Editorial Advisory Board

Sunday, 22 September

10:15-11:15 CEST

Euretina Session 14 - VR Battle: Light vs. Dark

Dr Chow will serve as a jury member on this vitreoretinal surgery session in the main auditorium. Fellow jury members include Anat Loewenstein and Kourous Rezaei.

Jean-François Korobelnik, MD, PhD

Modern Retina Editorial Advisory Board

Thursday, 19 September

12:06-12:12 CEST

A 96-week PULSAR subgroup analysis: Similar visual and anatomic improvements with aflibercept 8 mg every 12 weeks or longer and 2 mg every 8 weeks, as defined by baseline BCVA, CRT, CNV type, and race

12:45-13:00 CEST

Debate corner: Is complement inhibition the best mechanistic approach to controlling geographic atrophy?

Sunday, 22 September

12:45-13:45 CEST

Cataract Surgery in Patients with Macular Disease: Practical Aspects on Indications and Treatment Results

Thursday, Prof Korobelnik will present research and appear in the Speakers’ Corner for a special debate session. On Sunday, Prof Korobelnik will speak on cataract surgery in diabetic retinopathy and co-chair the educational session with Oliver Zeitz.

A full list of his presentations can be found here.

Anat Loewenstein, MD

Modern Retina Editorial Advisory Board

Since Prof Loewenstein is the current EURETINA President, she will be a familiar face during educational and social events. During the EURETINA opening ceremonies on 19 September, which begin at 16:00 CEST, Prof Loewenstein will lead a tribute to Professor Ramin Tadayoni and announce the Professor Ramin Tadayoni Award. She will also introduce Professor Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, who will deliver the keynote lecture “Pathologic Myopia: New Horizons through Cutting-Edge Imaging Technologies.” On Saturday, 21 September, at 9:00 CEST, she will welcome Baroness Susan Greenfield to present her diversity keynote, “The Neuroscience of Individuality.”

A complete list of the sessions Prof Loewenstein will chair and presentations she will deliver is available in the online EURETINA Congress programme.

Alexandra Miere, MD, PhD

Ophthalmology Times Europe Editorial Advisory Board

Thursday, 19 September, 15:32-15:40 CEST

BLIP: Benign Lobular INL Proliferation

Friday, 20 September, 15:50-15:57 CEST

Optical coherence tomography angiography applications in end stage kidney disease

Sunday, 22 September, 9:10-9:20 CEST

AI in inherited retinal diseases

Dr Miere is one of Ophthalmology Times Europe’s newest board members. During the EURETINA Congress, she will present during an imaging symposium as well as during AI- and retinal disease-related symposia in the main auditorium.

See Dr Miere’s entry in the programme here.

Tunde Peto, MD, PhD, FRCOphth

Ophthalmology Times Europe Editorial Advisory Board

Friday, 20 September, 15:15-15:25 CEST

MacTel – from epidemiological study to innovative clinical trial

Saturday, 21 September, 11:30-12:30 CEST

Instructional Course for Retinal Image Analysis: Preparing for the Euretina Exam Imaging Section

Prof Peto will chair several sessions, including multiple symposia in honor of World Retina Day. Hear her speak about Deep Learning with co-chair Andrzej Grzybowski, with a special eye toward the role of AI in public health, or in dialogue with Ali Erginay for an in-depth look at best practices and global needs in ocular imaging.

See the full list of Prof Peto’s symposia in the EURETINA faculty directory.

Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD

Modern Retina Editorial Advisory Board

Thursday, 19 September, 12:48-12:54 CEST

ERM surgery: Is Intra-operative OCT Better?

Friday, 20 September

12:30-12:35 CEST

Impact of Home OCT Data in Management of neovascular AMD

15:15-16:15

The Vit-Buckle Society Challenging Retinal Surgical Videos

As chair of a special video session presented by the Vit-Buckle Society, of which she is a trustee, Dr Rachitskaya will provide opening and closing remarks. She’ll also participate in World Retina Day programming as part of the Retina World Congress session, presenting on a topic that grows ever more popular: GLP-1 receptor agonists.

Bookmark all of Dr Rachitskaya’s presentations ahead of the meeting.