08:00–08:40 | Registration, Welcome Coffee and Poster Display
Arrival, badge collection and welcome coffee. Exhibition open. Poster presenters are invited to display their posters in the designated poster area.

08:40–08:50 | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Rodrigo Anguita (UK)

08:50–09:00 | Question-based Handling of Research at the BJO
Frank Larkin (UK), Editor-in-Chief, British Journal of Ophthalmology

09:00–10:00 | Session 1 — Retinal Detachment: Optimising Outcomes and Shaping the Future
Chairs: David Charteris (UK) and Thomas Wolfensberger (Switzerland)

Improving Anatomical and Functional Outcomes in Retinal Detachment: Can We Achieve Both?
Aman Chandra (UK) – 10 minutes

When Function Matters: Macular Determinants of Visual Recovery After Retinal Detachment
Thomas Wolfensberger (Switzerland) – 10 minutes

The Future Burden of RRD: What Is Rewriting the Epidemiology?
Morten de la Cour (Denmark) – 10 minutes

Tamponade in Retinal Detachment Surgery: Optimising Choice to Improve Outcomes
David Yorston (UK) – 10 minutes

Personalised Surgical Strategy in Primary RRD: Eliminating the Battle Between Techniques
Tom Williamson (UK) – 10 minutes

Discussion and Audience Q&A – 10 minutes

10:00–11:00 | Session 2 — The PDR Surgical Roadmap: Plan Better, Operate Smarter, Fail Less
Chairs: Louisa Wickham (UK) and Alistair Laidlaw (UK)

The PDR Timing Dilemma: Watch, Inject, or Operate?
Alistair Laidlaw (UK) – 10 minutes

Mastering PDR Surgery: Precision, Safety, and Success in Complex Cases
Louisa Wickham (UK) – 10 minutes

When PDR Surgery Gets Difficult: Intraoperative Rescue Strategies
Speaker not specified – 10 minutes

The PDR Hot Seat: Real Cases, Hard Choices
Format: Three clinical cases

Clinical Case 1: Maxwell Treacy (Ireland) – 5-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion

Clinical Case 2: Giovanni Cillino (Italy) – 5-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
Additional participant: Dilraj Grewal (USA)

Clinical Case 3: Rabia Bourkiza (UK) – 5-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion

11:00–11:45 | Coffee Break, Poster and Video Viewing
Exhibition open. Structured viewing and networking with poster presenters, video contributors and industry partners.

11:45–12:45 | Session 3 — The Consensus Corner: Same Cases, Different Perspectives, No Easy Answers
Chairs: Rob Henderson (UK) and Eric Ezra (UK)

Clinical Challenge 1: The High-Myopia Triple Challenge: Retinal Detachment, Macular Hole and Foveoschisis—When and How Should We Operate?
Aude Couturier (France) – 8 minutes
Hung-Da Chou (Taiwan) – 8 minutes

Clinical Challenge 2: Complex Paediatric and Syndromic Retinal Detachment: Surgical Strategy, Fellow-Eye Prophylaxis and Lifelong Risk
Including Marfan syndrome, Stickler syndrome and retinal detachment in patients with a previous history of retinopathy of prematurity.

George Caputo (France) – 8 minutes
Gaurav Bhardwaj (Australia) – 8 minutes

Clinical Challenge 3: Postoperative Endophthalmitis: When Is Medical Therapy Enough, and When Should We Operate?
Boris V. Stanzel (Germany) – 8 minutes
Mahi Muqit (UK) – 8 minutes

Discussion and Audience Q&A – 12 minutes

12:45–14:00 | Lunch
Exhibition open. Networking, two industry talks and exhibitor engagement.

14:00–15:00 | Session 4 — The Surgical Masterclass: Techniques, Decision-Making and Complication Management
Chairs: Stanislao Rizzo (Italy) and Miriam Minihan (UK)

Surgical Case 1: Umberto Lorenzi (France) – 5-minute clinical case video, 5-minute discussion

Surgical Case 2: Stanislao Rizzo (Italy) – 5-minute clinical case video, 5-minute discussion

Surgical Case 3: Patricia Udaondo (Spain) – 5-minute clinical case video, 5-minute discussion

Surgical Case 4: Thibaut Chapron (France) – 5-minute clinical case video, 5-minute discussion

Surgical Case 5: Edward Casswell (UK) – 5-minute clinical case video, 5-minute discussion

Final Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A – 10 minutes

15:00–16:00 | Session 5 — Mapping PVR: Prediction, Prevention, Classification and Personalised Care
Chairs: David Charteris (UK) and Rodrigo Anguita (UK)

Predicting PVR Before It Happens: From Clinical Risk to Biomarkers
David Steel (UK) – 10 minutes

Are We Finally Getting Closer to Preventing PVR?
Alexandre Assi (Lebanon) – 10 minutes

Established PVR: Surgical Strategy, Difficult Decisions, and Gaps
Yoshihiro Yonekawa (USA) – 10 minutes

A New PVR Classification: PVR-MAPS; From Descriptive Morphology to Prognostic Stratification and Practical Decision-Making
Rodrigo Anguita (UK) – 10 minutes

The Future of PVR: Smarter Trials, AI-Driven Insights, and Global Collaboration
Martin Zinkernagel (Switzerland) – 10 minutes

Discussion and Audience Q&A – 10 minutes

16:00–16:30 | Coffee Break, Poster and Video Viewing
Exhibition open. Second structured networking block.

16:30–17:30 | Session 6 — Innovations and New Techniques in Vitreoretinal Surgery
Chairs: Lyndon da Cruz (UK), James Bainbridge (UK) and Jens Kiilgaard (Denmark)

From Animal Models to the Operating Room: Translating Disease Biology into New Vitreoretinal Techniques
Jens Kiilgaard (Denmark) – 8 minutes

Digital Visualisation in Vitreoretinal Surgery: Precision, Ergonomics, and the Future of Surgery
Mario Romano (Italy) – 8 minutes

Suprachoroidal Surgery: New Space, New Strategies
Siegfried Priglinger (Germany) – 8 minutes

Stem Cell Therapy: Where Are We, and How Do We Reach the Operating Theatre?
Mandeep Singh (USA) – 8 minutes

Robotic Vitreoretinal Surgery: Beyond Tremor Control to Precision Delivery of Future Therapies
Lyndon da Cruz (UK) – 8 minutes

Can We Close Macular Holes Without Tamponade? Evidence, Technique, and Patient Benefits
Stratos Gotzaridis (Greece) – 8 minutes

Discussion and Audience Q&A – 12 minutes

17:30–18:10 | Keynote

17:30–17:40 | Keynote Introduction
Louisa Wickham (UK) – 10 minutes

17:40–18:10 | Keynote Lecture: How to Be Master of the Vitreoretinal Universe
David Charteris (UK) – 30 minutes

18:10–18:40 | Networking and Exhibition Open
Final networking and exhibition block.

Registration required. Please contact the organizer for further information.