EURETINA Sessions

Thursday, 1 October 2026

07:30 – 09:00
Women in Retina Networking Breakfast
Chairpersons: N. Eter (Germany) & A. Loewenstein (Israel)

08:30 – 18:30
Posterior Uveitis: An Extended Infectious and Non-Infectious Spectrum
Chairpersons: C. E. Pavesio (UK) & C. P. Herbort Jr (Switzerland)

09:45 – 13:15
The Role of Multimodal Imaging in Retinal Diseases
Chairpersons: G. Staurenghi (Italy) & M. Cozzi (Switzerland)

10:45 – 11:45
EURETINA Session – VR 1: Eye Openers: High-stakes Surgical Cases
Chairpersons: N. Eter (Germany) & P. Stanga (UK)

12:00 – 13:00
EURETINA Session – Neovascular Macular Degeneration
Chairpersons: F. Bandello (Italy) & A. Loewenstein (Israel)

13:15 – 17:30
142nd Retinal Detachment Course with Video Session & Quiz
Chairpersons: I. Kreissig (Germany) & T. Boeker (Germany)

15:00 – 16:00
EURETINA Session – Diabetic Retinopathy & DME
Chairpersons: T. Ach (Germany) & D. Zur (Israel)

16:15 – 17:20
EURETINA Lecture – The Dark Side of the Moon: New Horizons in Dry AMD
Speaker: F. Holz (Germany)

Friday, 2 October 2026

08:30 – 09:30
EURETINA Session – Tumours
Chairpersons: J. Kiilgaard (Denmark) & H. Heimann (UK)

09:00 – 11:00
Wet Lab 1 – Basic Vitrectomy
Chairpersons: K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)

11:00 – 12:00
EURETINA Session – Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairpersons: P. Udaondo (Spain) & M. Romano (Italy)

12:15 – 13:15
EURETINA Session – Results of Clinical Trials & Late Breaking News Session
Chairpersons: M. Zinkernagel (Switzerland) & A. Khanani (USA)

13:00 – 16:00
Wet Lab 2 – Complicated Cataract Surgery and Dropped Lens
Chairpersons: K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)

16:30 – 17:30
EURETINA Session – IRD & Paediatrics
Chairpersons: B. LeRoy (Belgium) & I. Audo (France)

Time TBC
Kreissig Lecture – Optimising Tamponades to Repair Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Speaker: D. Steel (UK)

Time TBC
Gisbert Richard Lecture – Understanding Diabetic Tractional Retinal Detachment and Generating Evidence to Improve Patient’s Care
Speaker: N. Lois (UK)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

09:00 – 10:00
EURETINA Session – Myopia
Chairpersons: K. Ohno-Matsui (Japan) & J. M. Ruiz-Moreno (Spain)

09:00 – 11:00
Wet Lab 3 – Basic Vitrectomy
Chairpersons: K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)

10:15 – 11:15
YOURS Session – Coffee, Cookies and Mystery Cases
Chairpersons: P. Kiraly (UK) & R. Anjos (Portugal)

11:30 – 12:30
YOURS Session – Science Slam
Chairpersons: R. D’Aloisio (Italy) & D. Jaggi (Switzerland)

11:30 – 12:30
EURETINA Session – Non Neovascular Macular Degeneration
Chairpersons: F. G. Holz (Germany) & S. Zweifel (Switzerland)

13:00 – 16:00
Wet Lab 4 – Intraocular Tamponades
Chairpersons: K. Krepler (Austria), N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany) & U. Stolba (Austria)

14:15 – 15:15
YOURS Session – Rising Stars
Chairpersons: O. Klefter (Denmark) & K. Pfau (Germany)

14:15 – 15:15
EURETINA Session – Retinal Vasculitis Unmasked: Integrating Multimodal Imaging, Systemic Evaluation and Biologic Therapies
Chairpersons: B. Bodaghi (France) & C. Pavesio (UK)

15:30 – 16:30
EURETINA Session – Artificial Intelligence
Chairpersons: P. Keane (UK) & M. Zinkernagel (Switzerland)

16:00 – 16:30
Ophthalmologica Lecture – Evidence-Based Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Speaker: E. V. Dijk (The Netherlands)

16:00 – 16:30
YOURS Session – Ophthalmologica Lecture
Chairpersons: O. Klefter, R. D’Aloisio, K. Pfau, D. Jaggi, P. Kiraly & R. Anjos

Sunday, 4 October 2026

09:00 – 10:04
EURETINA Session – Diabetic Retinopathy and Vascular Diseases
Chairpersons: E. Midena (Italy) & R. Schlingemann (The Netherlands)

10:15 – 11:15
EURETINA Session – VR Battle
Chairpersons: K. Rezaei (USA) & N. Eter (Germany)

11:30 – 12:30
EURETINA Session – The Global Hot Topics on Imaging the Retina
Chairpersons: S. Vujosevic (Italy) & T. Peto (UK)

12:45 – 13:45
EURETINA Session – Congress Highlights
Chairpersons: N. Eter (Germany), J. Kiilgaard (Denmark), A. Loewenstein (Israel) & M. Zinkernagel (Switzerland)

Subspecialty Sessions – 26th EURETINA Congress Vienna 2026

Thursday, 1 October 2026

08:30 – 18:30
Posterior Uveitis: An Extended Infectious and Non-Infectious Spectrum

Chairpersons:
C. E. Pavesio (UK)
C. P. Herbort Jr (Switzerland)

09:45 – 13:15
The Role of Multimodal Imaging in Retinal Diseases

Chairpersons:
G. Staurenghi (Italy)
M. Cozzi (Switzerland)

13:15 – 17:30
142nd Retinal Detachment Course with Video Session & Quiz

Chairpersons:
I. Kreissig (Germany)
T. Boeker (Germany)

Keynote Lectures

Thursday, 1 October 2026

16:15 – 17:20
EURETINA Lecture – The Dark Side of the Moon: New Horizons in Dry AMD
Speaker:
F. Holz (Germany)

Friday, 2 October 2026

Time TBC
Kreissig Lecture – Optimising Tamponades to Repair Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Speaker:
D. Steel (UK)

Friday, 2 October 2026

Time TBC
Gisbert Richard Lecture – Understanding Diabetic Tractional Retinal Detachment and Generating Evidence to Improve Patient’s Care
Speaker:
N. Lois (UK)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

16:00 – 16:30
Ophthalmologica Lecture – Evidence-Based Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Speaker:
E.V. Dijk (The Netherlands)

YOURS Sessions (Young Retina Specialists)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

10:15 – 11:15
YOURS Session – Coffee, Cookies and Mystery Cases

Chairpersons:
P. Kiraly (UK)
R. Anjos (Portugal)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

11:30 – 12:30
YOURS Session – Science Slam

Chairpersons:
R. D’Aloisio (Italy)
D. Jaggi (Switzerland)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

14:15 – 15:15
YOURS Session – Rising Stars

Chairpersons:
O. Klefter (Denmark)
K. Pfau (Germany)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

16:00 – 16:30
YOURS Session – Ophthalmologica Lecture

Chairpersons:
O. Klefter (Denmark)
R. D’Aloisio (Italy)
K. Pfau (Germany)
D. Jaggi (Switzerland)
P. Kiraly (UK)
R. Anjos (Portugal)

Wet Labs

Friday, 2 October 2026

09:00 – 11:00

Wet Lab 1 – Basic Vitrectomy

Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria)
N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany)
U. Stolba (Austria)

13:00 – 16:00

Wet Lab 2 – Complicated Cataract Surgery and Dropped Lens

Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria)
N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany)
U. Stolba (Austria)

Saturday, 3 October 2026

09:00 – 11:00

Wet Lab 3 – Basic Vitrectomy

Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria)
N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany)
U. Stolba (Austria)

13:00 – 16:00

Wet Lab 4 – Intraocular Tamponades

Chairpersons:
K. Krepler (Austria)
N. Vandermeulebroecke (Germany)
U. Stolba (Austria)

World Retina @ EURETINA Sessions

World Retina @ EURETINA ist eine neue internationale Plattform innerhalb des Kongresses. Sie läuft über 3,5 Tage auf einer eigenen Bühne in der Exhibition Hall und umfasst Beiträge von 35 internationalen Organisationen und nationalen Retina-Gesellschaften aus über 140 Ländern.

Programm, Uhrzeiten und Chairpersons werden laut EURETINA-Webseite noch veröffentlicht.

Women in Retina Networking Breakfast

Saturday, 3 October 2026

07:30 – 09:00

Women in Retina Networking Breakfast

Chairpersons:
N. Eter (Germany)
A. Loewenstein (Israel)

Please contact the organizer for further information.