14.00
Registration

16.00 – 19.00
UNMET NEEDS IN RETINA:
PIONEERING SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
In the upcoming panels, moderators will engage panelists in discussions on areas for improvement in clinical practice related to the topics.

16.00 – 16.30
CUTTING-EDGE VITRECTOMY
Innovations in Tools, Techniques & Illumination

16.30 – 17.00
ROBOTICS

17.00 – 17.45
INNOVATIVE DRUG DELIVERY and SUSTAINED EFFICACY in RETINAL THERAPY
intravitreal, subretinal, suprachoroidal – new drugs, gene therapy, etc

17.45 – 18.15
NEXT-GENERATION VISUALIZATION
iOCT and 3D Imaging in Retinal Surgery, incl. Bionics

18.15 – 18.45
SMART RETINA: AI-DRIVEN FUTRUE of RETINAL CARE
Discussion 

19.00
Welcome Reception

8.00 – 11.30
LIVE SURGERY
Internationally (Ankara, Barcelona, Essen, Leuven, Munich, Newcastle, Rome, Sulzbach) renowned surgeons will showcase the intricacies of their surgical techniques during a live procedure from their operating rooms and engage in a panel discussion.
Moderator: Kourous Rezaei

11.30 – 12.00
Coffee break

12.00 – 12.25
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS IN VR

12.25 – 12.50
TAMPONADE COMPLICATIONES – VIDEOSESSION
Intraoperative and postoperative complications

12.50 – 13.20
PER/POLY-FLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) – CONTAINING OCULAR ENDOTAMPONADES
How can we reduce them?  How is my personal approach?

13.20 – 14.20
Lunch

14.20 – 14.40
HIGHLIGHT OF OPHTHALMOPITCHES 2025 – NEW DEVELOPMENTS

14.40 – 15.20
What’s New in VRI Surgery?

15.20 – 15.5
What’s New in VRI Surgery?

15.50 – 16.30
HIGH MYOPIA
Genetic, Epidemiology, Retinal Detachment, Myopic MH, Schisis

16.30 – 17.00
Coffee break

17.00 – 17.40
GENE THERAPY

17.40 – 18.20
HOW DO YOU DO IT

19.30
Social Event