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• OCT angiography
  

  As medical therapy for AMD and other retinal diseases has entered a new era, so too have the imaging techniques used to diagnose retinal problems and monitor disease progression and treatment response. EuroTimes Editor Sean Henahan talks to Dr. Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth about some of the issues raised by the rapid changes happening in the field of […]

  Tuesday 16, July 2019
• Newer small guage vitrectomy instruments – Borja Corcóstegui
  

  Microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) systems have evolved significantly in the past decade, following the creation of 23- and 25-gauge platforms. Sean Henahan discusses the potential advantages of MIVS, as well as caveats, with Dr Borja Corcóstegui, Medical Director, Institute of Ocular Microsurgery, Barcelona, Spain.

  Wednesday 4, December 2019
• Selecting the appropriate surgical technique for retinal detachment – Borja Corcóstegui
  

  Alistair Laidlaw talks to  Borja Corcóstegui, Medical Director,   Medical Director, Institute of Ocular Microsurgery, Barcelona, Spain, about how surgeons can select the appropriate technique for surgical detachment.

  Wednesday 18, December 2019
• What Makes A Perfect Surgeon
  

  Young Retina Specialists, also known as YOURS, is an initiative by EURETINA to encourage those entering the field.  Dr Camiel Boon discusses the long road to becoming a skilled surgeon with Dr Frank Holz, University of Bonn, Germany.

  Tuesday 28, May 2019
• Robotic retinal vein cannulation in CRVO – Peter Stalmans
  

  In 2017 researchers at the University of Leuven reported the first use of a surgical robot to perform a retinal vein occlusion in a human. Leigh Spielberg talks to Peter Stalmans, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium, about this procedure, and the potential of robotic assistance in retinal surgery.

  Tuesday 16, April 2019
• Blood Retinal Barrier In Retinal Disease
  

  Alistair Laidlaw talks to Jose Cunha Vaz about the crucial role played by the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) in the regulation of the micro-environment of the retina, with breakdown of the BRB directly implicated in the development of a range of retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

  Tuesday 16, July 2019
• Towards an optimised use of ocular steroids – Francine Behar-Cohen
  

  Ocular steroids play an important role in the treatment of retinal disease. New research suggests that steroid therapy targeting specific receptors implicated in oedema holds promise. Professor Sebastian Wolf discusses this research with Professor Francine Behar-Cohen, Director of a team at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Paris, and Professor of […]

  Friday 26, April 2019
• Prospects and Limitations of Artificial Vision & Stem Cell Therapy
  
  Wednesday 24, July 2019
• New perspectives on myopia – Ian Morgan
  

  Levels of myopia in young people continue to increase in Asia and to a lesser extent in Europe. Anat Loewenstein talks to Ian Morgan about what ophthalmologists can do to improve the prevention and treatment of myopia.

  Friday 10, May 2019
• Sub Macular Haemorrhage
  

  Paul Rosen interviews Francesco Bandello MD

  Wednesday 17, July 2019
• The PLACE Trial – Camiel Boon
  

  Sean Henahan talks to Dr Camiel Boon about the Prospective Randomized Controlled Treatment Trial for Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.

  Tuesday 3, September 2019
• Future Treatments of Exudative AMD – Kreissig Lecture
  
  Thursday 25, July 2019