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Kreissig Lecture to highlight potential of VR surgery for managing uveitis

In the 2023 Kreissig Lecture, Professor Shwu-Jiuan Sheu MD, will outline the potential advantages and pitfalls of employing vitreretinal surgery as a management strategy for uveitis. In this interview, she discusses the key points she will raise in her lecture. What is driving the development of VR surgery as a management strategy for uveitis? There

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EURETINA Mentorship Programme 2023/2024

Strengthening the programme through participant feedback The Euretina Mentorship programme is welcoming its third group of mentees as the Euretina Congress gets underway in Amsterdam. Designed as a 1-year programme to run from Congress to Congress, the programme aims to educate the wider ophthalmic community by supporting the professional development of promising retina specialists and

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YOURS courses provide opportunity to jumpstart preparation for 2024 FEBOS-R exam

A group of 69 applicants seeking to become the first recipients of the FEBOS-R completed the examination process on Wednesday 4th of October, the day before the start of the Euretina Congress. While registration for next year’s exams will not open until November, physicians interested in pursuing the FEBOS-R diploma can begin to prepare by

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Ophthalmologica Lecture Preview: Beyond Atrophy – Investigating the Leading Disease Front

Ophthalmologica Award lecturer reviews the challenges faced in demonstrating the efficacy of investigational treatments for atrophic retinal diseases and possible solutions Geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and Stargardt disease (STGD) are leading causes of blindness in the elderly and working-age populations, respectively. While no therapy for these diseases has yet been

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EURETINA Lecture Preview: OncoVR – A new subspecialty?

EURETINA Lecture to highlight the unique knowledge and skills carried by oncoVR surgeons and their contributions for improving the care of patients with intraocular tumours Vitreoretinal surgery has an essential role in the diagnosis and management of intraocular tumours. In his EURETINA Lecture entitled “OncoVR – A new subspecialty”, Dr Bertil Damato, MD, PhD, will

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