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The EURETINA congress closed with a ‘Highlights of the week’ session, chaired by Anat Loewenstein, Martin Zinkernagel and Nicole Eter. The programme was organised in three sections with panel input from Tunde Peto and Edoardo Midena (Section 1), Aude Coutourier, Grazia Pertile and Heinrich Heimann (Section 2), and Bahram Bodaghi with Heinrich Heimann (Section 3). Below, key items are summarised with the original session noted, along with a brief synopsis as to why they were included in the highlights package. 

A reminder – all of these session are available to view On Demand for registered attendees until the end of the year. 

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In a programme that featured eight speakers, registrants attending the Euretina Session on inherited retinal disorders (IRDs) heard rapid-fire presentations on the status of innovative therapies for these diseases. 

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Registrants choosing to attend “RetinaTECH: When Surgery Meets Technology” on Friday morning heard about engineering advances for improving various aspects of vitreoretinal surgery.

A joint symposium of Euretina and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) explored the risk of retinal complications following anterior segment surgeries and strategies for managing these events.

A packed early-morning “Women in Retina” networking breakfast set the tone for the week, as EURETINA President Anat Loewenstein moderated an open discussion with Prof Tunde Peto (Northern Ireland) and Prof Catherine Creuzot-Garcher (France). What began as reflections on whether women-focused initiatives are even necessary quickly crystallised into a set of practical levers—from how we talk about “help” at home, to how we invite (and accept) moderation roles, to measurable targets for programme balance.

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Cleverly titled “Eye Openers”, this session was a new addition to the meeting programme in 2025 that featured leading vitreoretinal surgeons presenting videos of their management of challenging, high stakes cases. Case discussions and questions to the presenters by the other speakers and session chairs, Dr. Nicole Eter (Germany) and Dr. Patricia Udaondo Mirete (Spain), provided additional learnings about do’s and don’t for surgery in these situations.