EuroTimes Satellite Education Programme Information

Thursday 17 May

16.00 - 17.30
Micro Incision Vitrectomy: A Paradigm
Shift in Modern Vitreoretinal Surgery

Moderator:	S. Chang USA
Programme:	S. Chang USA Shifting to Micro-Incision Vitrectomy Surgery (MIVS)
	A. Nikolakopoulos GREECE Maximizing patient outcomes with 25G MIVS
	J. F. Korobelnik FRANCE 25G MIVS: Clinical Results
	S. Chang USA 23G Vitrectomy: a new option for MIVS
	M. De Smet NETHERLANDS 23G MIVS: Surgical indications
	J. García-Arumí SPAIN 23G MIVS: Clinical results
	Panel Discussion
	S. Rizzo ITALY Addressing the Art of Wound Construction
	C. Groenewald UK Comparing 23G to 25G Vitrectomy Surgery
	Panel Discussion
	S. Chang USA    Conclusion

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Friday 18 May

13.00 - 14.00
Future Directions of Macular Edema

Moderator:	G. Soubrane FRANCE F. Bandello ITALY
Programme:	Introduction and Welcome
	W. Drexler UK High Resolution In Vivo Imaging in ME and other retinal diseases
	A. Augustin GERMANY Pathophysiology of ME, Structure and Function
	J. Burke USA The anti-inflammatory approach and steroid pharmacokinetics
	F. Bandello ITALY Treatment algorithms in ME; Mono, Combo or Triple?
	B. Kupperman USA Ocular Drug Delivery Systems and their Clinical Implications
	G. Soubrane FRANCE F. Bandello ITALY Sum Up and Close

 

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18.00
Balancing risk in the preservation of
visual health

Moderator:	J.J. De Laey BELGIUM
Programme:	J.J. De Laey BELGIUM Introduction
	J.J. Rakic BELGIUM New Perspectives in Pathophysiology of Neovascular AMD
	Selective VEGF inhibition: Clinical differences in systemic and ocular effects F. Ruschitzka SWITZERLAND Balancing control of systemic VEGF D. Shima UK Challenges in controlling intraocular VEGF
	G. Staurenghi ITALY New strategies for treating neovascular AMD: The art of balancing benefits and risks
	Question and Answer Session
	Conclusions and Close
	Followed by a reception

 

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Saturday 19 May

13.00 - 14.00
Looking Forward in Neovascular AMD > Putting Lucentis® into practice

Moderator:	G. Soubrane FRANCE
Programme:	G. Soubrane FRANCE Introduction
	F. Bandello ITALY Lucentis® in clinical practice
	S. Wolf SWITZERLAND Managing your clinic in the anti-VEGF era: A view on clinic procedures
	Panel discussion
	G. Soubrane FRANCE Closing remarks

 

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