EURETINA

The 22nd European Society of Retina Specialists Congress kicks off Thursday at the Congress Centre Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.

Marta Belmonte-Grau, MD discusses the potential risk for posterior capsular rupture during cataract surgery.

Tunde Peto, MD, offers advice on how to create the best virtual environment for patients diagnosed with diabetic eye disease.

Grazia Pertile, MD, discusses the highlights of her presentations on the management of retinal folds after retinal detachment and the role of the anterior vitreous as a cause of recurrent retinal detachment.

Javier Zarranz-Ventura MD, PhD, FEBO, discusses the key highlights from his presentation on a clinical investigation of suitable naïve versus pre-treated DME patients, and what it means for future research.

Anat Loewenstein, MD, MHA, discusses how artificial intelligence can optimize optical coherence tomography.

A case study details the care of a patient who had already lost vision in one eye from a similar issue.

Carel B. Hoyng, MD, discusses his presenation regarding macula dystrophies, including Stargardt disease, Best disease, X-linked retinoschisis, and the peripherin-2 (PRPH2) gene.

José-Alain Sahel, MD, explains how optogenetics involves artificial photoreceptors from specific retinal cells to restore vision.

Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD, discusses the pathology of myopia around the globe.

Jennifer Sun, MD, MPH, explores the question of whether ophthalmologists should be using anti-VEGF agents to treat patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).

The EURETINA 2021 Virtual Meeting is scheduled for Sept. 9 to 12, and retina specialists eagerly await the showcase of cutting-edge scientific developments.