Meet the Winners: Best Free Papers, ePosters and Videos

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The winners of this year’s Best Free Paper, Best ePoster and Best Video awards were announced during the Opening Ceremony. Here is where and when to see each winning presentation.

Best Free Papers

First Place: Vinit Mahajan (United States)
Immune-Angiogenic Reprogramming Following Complement Inhibition in Geographic Atrophy: Insights from Precision Proteomics
Friday 2 October, 15:21–15:27 CEST, Free Paper 21 (AMD/CSC), Schubert 4.

Second Place: Joakim Thylefors (Sweden)
Pseudophakic retinal detachment in relation to gender, age, and axial length – Swedish population register with 356,486 cataract surgeries
Can be viewed on demand.

Third Place: Richard Kha (Australia)
The Nationwide Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Adults: The Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey
Friday 2 October, 12:00–12:06 CEST, Free Paper 17 (Diabetes & Vascular Disease), Free Paper Forum 1.

Best ePosters

First Place: Carla Troyas (Germany)
Retina-Specific Computer Vision Versus Multimodal AI for Detection of Retinal Capillary Haemangioma
Saturday 3 October, 11:30–12:30 CEST, Poster Session – Tumours, Poster Hub, Screen 15.

Second Place: Eleonora Riotto (United Kingdom)
The relation of retinal non-perfusion to central disorganized retinal inner layer (DRIL) in diabetic retinopathy: INSPIRED Report 9
Friday 2 October, 11:00–12:00 CEST, Poster Session – DVD/Miscellaneous, Poster Hub, Screen 17.

Third Place: Sara Vaz-Pereira (Portugal)
Exploring Concomitant Ophthalmic Comorbidities in Portuguese Patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases: A Comprehensive Clinical Study
Friday 2 October, 15:15–16:15 CEST, Poster Session – IRD, Poster Hub, Screen 1.

Best Videos

First Place: Kshitij Raizada (India)
Double Trouble!
Can be viewed on demand.

Second Place: Arjun Aurora (Australia)
Cataracta Nig(htma)ra: Dropped Black nucleus and sutured IOL
Can be viewed on demand.

Third Place: Joaquin Romano (Argentina)
When Precision Fails: Double ILM Forceps Fracture and Surgical Rescue
Can be viewed on demand.

The full programme is available HERE

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