FLOretina 2022 - Program

Thursday December 08

Cavalieri II Room

16:30 - 18:45 - RETINA CASE CONFERENCE: OPENING CONGRESS
Chairs: SUSAN BRESSLER, STANISLAO RIZZO, RICHARD SPAIDE

Introduction
Albert Augustin A case of choroidal infiltration and retinal detachment in young girl
Discussion
Angelo Minnella Mistery case
Discussion
J. Fernando Arevalo Mistery case
Discussion
Albert Augustin Unusual presentation of an intraocular Tumor
Discussion
Alfonso Savastano New XEN 63 implant in eyes affected by glaucoma after silicone oil removal
Discussion
Marco Nassisi Mistery case
Discussion
Carl Awh Mistery Case
Discussion
Enrico Peiretti Management of an unexpected foreign body into the lens
Discussion
Joseph Carroll An Incidental Retinal Degeneration
Discussion
David Chow Mistery Case
Discussion
Christine A. Curcio Are cuticular drusen and nodular drusen the same thing? A clinicopathologic correlation
Discussion
Lyndon Da Cruz The Story Unfolding’
Discussion
Claus Eckardt Just a common case
Discussion
Susan Bressler Mistery Case
Discussion
Philip Ferrone Mistery Case
Discussion
Marta Figueroa Unexpected Postoperative Evolution of a MH-retinal detachment Case Using Plasma Rich in Growth Factors
Discussion
K. Bailey Freund Mistery case
Discussion
José García-Arumí Mistery Case
Discussion
Tarek Hassan Outside-In Dissection for Diabetic Traction Retinal Detachment
Discussion
Tamer Mahmoud Progressive SNIFR
Discussion
Aleksandra Rachitskaya Mistery Case
Discussion
Carl D. Regillo Roid Rage
Discussion
David Sarraf Mystery Maculopathy
Discussion
Gaurav K. Shah Medical case
Discussion
Paulo Stanga New Imaging Technology: Combined & Simultaneous Ultra Widefield Multiwavelength Imaging, FFA and Widefield Navigated SS-OCT in PDR before & after Retinal Laser and Vitrectomy Surgery
Discussion
Tom Williamson Management of recurrent subretinal fluid accumulation in a patient with encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis
Discussion
Usha Chakravarthy Mistery case
Discussion
Nadia Waheed A case of AMD masquerade
Discussion
Amani Fawzi Mistery case
Discussion
Sandrine Zweifel Mistery case
Discussion
Richard Spaide Perfect Macular Hole
Discussion
Marion Munk Mistery case
Discussion

Friday December 09

Colosseo Room / 08:00 - 08:30 - BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERT - TOPCON Healthcare

Cavalieri II Room

8:30 - 9:30 - DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IMAGING
Chairs: ALEXANDER J. BRUCKER, SRINIVAS SADDA, ERIC SOUIED, RAMIN TADAYONI

Alexander J. Brucker Diabetic Retinopathy- a diagnostic conundrum
Srinivas Sadda Ethnic differences in the distribution of diabetic retinopathy lesions
David Keegan Identifying Trends and Causes of Non Attendance at Screening and Treatment in Diabetic RetinaScreen
Rosangela Lattanzio Beyond the Macula in Diabetic Retinopathy
Discussion
David Huang Relating microaneurysms to edema in diabetic retinopathy using OCT angiography
Amani Fawzi Detecting High Risk Diabetic Retinopathy and Predicting Progression using OCTA
Eric Souied Optical coherence tomography angiography for quantitative microvascular assessment in diabetic retinopathy: inter-device and intra-device agreement and correlation with clinical staging
Ramin Tadayoni Can OCTA replace FA for evaluation of diabetic retinopathy?
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

9:30 - 10:30 - DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA
Chairs: FRANCESCO BANDELLO, SUSAN BRESSLER, BARUCH KUPPERMANN

Edoardo Midena Precision medicine approach to diabetic macular edema diagnosis and treatment
Baruch Kuppermann The Role of Inflammation in Diabetic Macular Edema
Mariacristina Parravano Intravitreal aflibercept in routine clinical practice: AURIGA 24-month results from treatment-naïve patients with DME
Susan Bressler Starting with Aflibercept vs Bevacizumab with Rescue Aflibercept for DME: Do the Outcomes Differ?
Discussion
Sobha Sivaprasad Aflibercept 8mg in diabetic macular edema
Srinivas Sadda Faricimab: clinical and real world case studies
Francesco Bandello Brolucizumab in diabetic macular edema
Peter Kaiser New drugs in DME
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

10:30 - 11:15 - BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM - ESASO
"Moderator: GIACOMO PANOZZO Panel: VINCENZA BONFIGLIO, JOSÉ CUNHA-VAZ, PAOLO LANZETTA, ROSANGELA LATTANZIO, SOBHA SIVAPRASAD"

Francesco Bandello, Anat Loewenstein Welcome and introduction
Giacomo Panozzo The real-life treatment of DME in Italy: highlights from a multicenter retrospective study - Part 1
Vincenza Bonfiglio The real-life treatment of DME in Italy: highlights from a multicenter retrospective study - Part 2
Round table: new aspects in the treatment of DME

Cavalieri II Room

11:15 - 12:15 - DIABETIC RETINOPATHY TREATMENT
Chairs: NEIL BRESSLER, PETER KAISER, DAVID KEEGAN

Peter Kaiser RGX-314 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy
Neil Bressler Anti-VEGF Prevention for Severe Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Two Perspectives
Gianni Virgili The Cochrane review on antiVEGF for PDR
Discussion
Mariacristina Parravano Impact of intravitreal anti-VEGF on microperimetric correlates of retinal nonperfusion areas in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Neil Bressler Managing Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Anti-VEGF Monotherapy, PRP, or Both
Matteo Giuseppe Cereda The Crunch Syndrome in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: a literature review and our experience
Steven D. Schwartz Modern indications for diabetic vitreoretinal surgery
Cesare Mariotti Artificial intelligence and handheld fundus camera as an effective tool in Diabetic Retinopathy screening in a real life setting
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

12:15 - 13:10 - GENE THERAPIES AND ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
Chairs: ALEKSANDRA RACHITSKAYA, ALAIN SAHEL JOSÉ, FRANCESCA SIMONELLI

Francesca Simonelli Gene therapy for RPE65 related Inherited retinal dystrophies: real life experience in Italy
Aleksandra Rachitskaya Gene therapy in INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES, Imaging and Surgery
Nadia Waheed Gene therapy strategies for common retinal disease
Suber Huang Ocular Immune Response in Retina Gene Therapy
Discussion
José Alain Sahel Early Clinical Trials in Vision Restoration
Bart Leroy Efficacy and safety of sepofarsen, an intravitreal RNA antisense oligonucleotide, for the treatment of CEP290- associated Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA10): a randomized, double-masked, sham- controlled Phase 3 study (ILLUMINATE)
Alfonso Savastano Preliminary results of Cord blood Plateled Rich Plasma (CB-PRP) subretinal injection for retinitis pigmentosa ad age-related macular degeneration
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

13:10 - 13:25 - BRUNO LUMBROSO LECTURE LIVE: K. BAILEY FREUND
PXE: A Rare Disease with a Multitude of Retinal Imaging Findings

Cavalieri II Room

13:25 - 13:30 - ASSOCIAZIONE PAZIENTI RETINA

Cavalieri II Room

13:30 - 14:15 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM: New horizons in Retinal Diseases and beyond - ROCHE
Chairs: FRANCESCO BANDELLO, PAOLO LANZETTA, SRINIVAS SADDA

Sascha Fauser Drug development in ophthalmology: from bench to clinical use
Edoardo Midena The inhibition of pathologic pathways in DME and nAMD
Panel discussion

Cavalieri II Room

14:15 - 15:00 - INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES (IRD) ACTUAL MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Chairs: ALBERT AUGUSTIN, BART LEROY, ROBERT MACLAREN

Cavalieri II Room

15:00 - 15:30 - SPONSORED SESSION - TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS BY CLINICIANS AND ENGINEERS

Shawn Peng DREAM it possible: A new generation of Swept-Source OCT - Intalight Inc
Ori Zahavi Advantages of wide field OCT - Canon
Arkadiusz Chalecki REVO FC 130 – Update on the world’s fastest All in One Spectral Domain OCT - Optopol
Tara Pahlevan Accelerating the development of innovation in SS-OCT: AI and beyond - ZEISS

Cavalieri II Room

15:30 - 16:30 - FLUID MONITORING IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chairs: URSULA SCHMIDT-ERFURTH

Paolo Lanzetta What we know about the role of fluid in macular disease
Jennifer Arnold Treat & Extend.. where to now?
Ramin Tadayoni AI-based fluid quantification: Needs and value
Discussion
UrsulaSchmidt-Erfurth Insights from a prospective multi-center trial
Daniel Barthelmes Fluid monitoring in the FRB real-world practice
Stela Vujosevic First experience to handle an AI-tool in the clinic
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

16:30 - 17:15 - CHORIORETINAL VASCULAR DISEASES
Chairs: AMANI FAWZI, NADIA WAHEED,JAY CHHABLANI, FRANCESCO BOSCIA

Nadia Waheed Machine Learning in Image Enhancement for Retinal Vascular Disease
Marco Lupidi Improvement of retinal OCT angiograms by Sampling Kantorovich algorithm in the assessment of retinal and choroidal perfusion
Francesco Boscia Eplerenone for Chronic serous choriorerinopathy
Francesco Bandello 5-year morphologic biomarkers in macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion
Claudio Iovino Coincident PAMM And AMN and insights into a common pathophysiology
Amani Fawzi Neurovascular interactions in MacTel, what we have learned from imaging
Daniel Pauleikhof Macular Teleangiectasis type 2 - pathogenesis, clinical course and potential treatment
David Sarraf Henle Fiber Hemorrhage in Mac Tel: Can we Explain the Right Eye Dominance?
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

17:15 - 17:35 - MAIN LECTURE
LAWRENCE YANNUZZI - AZOOR: Acute and Relentless Progression

Cavalieri I Room

8:00 - 13:00 - LIVE SURGERY
"Moderators from operatory theatre: STEVE CHARLES, DONALD J. D’AMICO, CLAUS ECKARDT
Moderators from Auditorium: BERNARDO BILLI, STEFANO DE CILLÀ, JOSÉ GARCÍA-ARUMÍ, TAREK HASSAN, FABIO PATELLI, MARIO ROMANO, GAURAV K. SHAH, MATTEO FORLINI
SURGEONS
Rome: STANISLAO RIZZO, VINCENZO FERRARA, FRANCESCO BOSCIA, FRANCESCO BARCA, DANIELE TOGNETTO, VINCENZO SCORCIA, MICHELE COPPOLA, PAOLO LANZETTA, MARCO MURA
Negrar: GUIDO PRIGIONE, GRAZIA PERTILE
Leuven: PETER STALMANS
Newcastle: SANDRO DI SIMPLICIO
Athens: YUSUKE OSHIMA, PETROS PETROU, STRATOS GOTZARIDIS, SEBASTIAN GUIGOU, PANOS STAVRAKAS, THEODOROS GIANOPOULOS"

Cavalieri I Room

13:00 - 13:45 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM: Eye to Eye - Advancing your surgical toolbox - ALCON

Stanislao Rizzo Welcome & Introduction
David Chow "The most trusted surgical equipment in Retina surgery - understanding hardware and technology"
Marta Figueroa "Surgical cases: There is more than meets the eye - use cutspeed and tip design to your advantage"
Vincenzo Ferrara "Surgical Cases: Handles and tips in complex surgery - precision and contol within and outside the eye"
Stanislao Rizzo Closing remarks

Cavalieri I Room

13:45 - 14:30 - HOW DO I DO IT
"Chair: EHAB EL RAYES Panel: CARL CLAES, CLAUS ECKARDT, JOSÉ GARCÍA-ARUMÍ, MARTA FIGUEROA, KAZUAKI KADONOSONO, MARCO MURA "

Cavalieri I Room

14:30 - 15:30 - MACULAR HOLE
Chairs: MARC DE SMET, FRANCESCO FARALDI, MARTA FIGUEROA, LEJLA VAJZOVIC

Marc De Smet Can imaging orient our choice in macular hole surgery?
Gian Marco Tosi "Full-Thickness Macular Hole Pre-operative Progression Rate: Prognostic Implications Related to the Choice of Surgical Timing"
Ricarda G. Schumann The Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling – Lessons Learned From Histopathology
Andrea Govetto "Signs and mechanisms of photoreceptor disruption in full-thickness macular hole: clinical insights and prognostic value"
Daniele Tognetto Prognostic factors in macular hole surgery: new variables
Discussion
Marta Figueroa Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) in large and complex macular hole cases
Donald J D’Amico Decision Making in Macular Hole Surgery: How To Select the Best Surgical Approach
Tomaso Caporossi Optic disk pit maculopathy treatment using a human amniotic membrane patch
José García-Arumí Surgical management of optic pit maculopathy
Discussion

Cavalieri I Room

15:30 - 16:30 - INTRAOCULAR TAMPONADES
Chairs: STEVE CHARLES, MARIO ROMANO, TOMMASO ROSSI

Tommaso Rossi Gas tamponade contact with the retina during daily activity
Peter Szurman Hydrogel developments as vitreous substitute
Steve Charles Medium term PFO for inferior retinal detachments and inferior, nasal, and temporal giant breaks
Ernesto Bali A safe way of using PFCL and preventing complication
Michele Coppola Visual and morphologic outcome of PFCL-free rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Giorgio Marchini Management of glaucoma post PPV
Mario Romano, James Burckhardt, Jana Tothova, Antonio Boccardi, Anna Carannante Panel Discussion on Dyes, tamponades, Silicone oils
Adel AlAkeely Instrument innovation for complex detachment surgery
Discussion

Cavalieri I Room

16:30 - 17:15 - AFTERNOON SYMPOSIUM: Innovations in VR surgery - DORC
Moderator: CAROLINE BAUMAL

Gaurav K. Shah First experience with EVA NEXUS
Marco Vecchi No compromise 27g surgery – my experience
Adel AlAkeely Instrument innovation for complex diabetic surgery
Discussion

Cavalieri I Room

17:15 - 18:00 - RETINAL DETACHMENT 1: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Chairs: J. FERNANDO AREVALO, YANNICK LE MER, GAURAV K. SHAH, DANIELE TOGNETTO

Francesco Faraldi Vitreoschisis-induced vitreous cortex remnants removal in primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
J. Fernando Arevalo Vitrectomy versus Vitrectomy with Scleral Buckling in the Treatment of Giant Retinal Tear Related Retinal Detachments: An International Multicenter Study
Gaurav K. Shah Vitrectomy versus combined vitrectomy and scleral buckle for repair of primary retinal detachment associated with vitreous hemorrhag
Daniele Tognetto Minimal scleral buckling: the most effective approach
Teresio Avitabile Macular Edema Following Vitrectomy for Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Yannick Le Mer Retinal displacement after RD surgery : some clues for prevention
J. Fernando Arevalo Repair of Progressive Retinal Detachment Complicating Degenerative Retinoschisis: Surgical Management and Outcomes in Phakic Eyes
Thomas Wolfensberger A novel variant of pneumopexy
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

8:30 - 9:30 - RETINAL LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION
Chairs: PAOLO LANZETTA Panel: FRANCESCO BANDELLO, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN

Daniele Veritti Laser-tissue interactions in the retina: is there anything new?
Discussion
Francesco Bandello Is laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy still needed? YES
Neil Bressler Is laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy still needed? NO
Panel Is laser photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy still needed?
Usha Chakravarthy What’s the role of retinal rejuvenation therapy and photobiomodulation in the treatment of retinal conditions? A REVOLUTIONARY TOOL
Jay Chhablani What’s the role of retinal rejuvenation therapy and photobiomodulation in the treatment of retinal conditions? A TEMPORARY HYPE
Panel What’s the role of retinal rejuvenation therapy and photobiomodulation in the treatment of retinal conditions?
Stela Vujosevic Is subthreshold micropulse laser treatment a valuable option for the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy? YES
Anat Loewenstein Is subthreshold micropulse laser treatment a valuable option for the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy? NO
Panel Is subthreshold micropulse laser treatment a valuable option for the treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy?
Valentina Sarao Novel irradiation strategies for the treatment of retinal conditions
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

9:30 - 10:30 - IMAGING: NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Chairs: JAMES FUJIMOTO, BRUNO LUMBROSO, DAVID HUANG

Massimo Nicoló Oct image teleacquisition. A remote based approach to manage macular disease
Michael Pircher Adaptive optics optical coherence tomography: What do we see more?
Yves Salomon Cohen Exudative vs neovascular AMD
Peter Campbell, Jian Yifan Ultrawide-field Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography
Discussion
Paulo Stanga Two New Imaging Technologies for the Assessment of the Peripheral Vitreoretinal Interface and Retina: 23 mm Single Scan Widefield SS-OCT and Simultaneous Ultra Widefield FFA/ICG Angiography with Navigated Peripheral OCT
Mariano Cozzi What we miss with the SD and SS OCT today: a High Resolution OCT study
Sebastian Wolf High resolution OCT - New findings
Stela Vujosevic Digital innovation for retinal care in diabetic retinopathy
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

10:30 - 11:15 - BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM: Advanced Research and Innovation Ophthalmic Biomarkers and Artificial Intelligence - ZEISS
Moderator: STELA VUJOSEVIC

Nadia Waheed AI Based Imaging enhancement for Retinal Disease
Stela Vujosevic OCT and OCT-A biomarkers in Diabetes mellitus
Mariacristina Parravano UWF multimodal imaging in vascular diseases
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

11:15 - 12:15 - RETINAL IMAGING FOR PREDICTION OF SYSTEMIC DISEASES
Chairs: DANIELA BACHERINI, YVES SALOMON COHEN, SANDRINE ZWEIFEL

Sandrine Zweifel The eye and the heart
Carol Cheung Retinal Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease: an Overview and its Potential
Amir H. Kashani Retinal Vascular Changes in Vascular Cognitive Impairment: A Novel Application for Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Gilda Cennamo Updates on the role of OCTA in neurodegenerative disease
Discussion
Angelo Minnella Evaluation of retinal vasculopathy in Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy using OCT angiography : a case series
Yves Salomon Cohen Overview of subretinal deposits of systemic origin
Alexander J. Brucker Pentosan Polysulfate Challenge
Luisa Pierro New findings in early-stage keratoconus: lamina cribrosa curvature, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and vascular perfusion
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

12:15 - 13:10 - DEBATE LOUNGE
Chairs: BARUCH KUPPERMANN, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN, PAOLO LANZETTA

Francesco Bandello The Port Delivery System will be an excellent option for nAMD patients with persistent fluid. AGAINST
Carl Awh The Port Delivery System will be an excellent option for nAMD patients with persistent fluid. FOR
Adiel Barak Augmented Reality has the potential to improve retinal surgery outcomes. FOR
Paolo Lanzetta Augmented Reality has the potential to improve retinal surgery outcomes. AGAINST
Albert Augustin Is It Necessary to Peel Internal Limiting Membrane in Diabetic Vitrectomy? YES
Diana V. Do Is It Necessary to Peel Internal Limiting Membrane in Diabetic Vitrectomy? NO
Carl D. Regillo Is there room for surgical displacement in Submacular Hemorrhage secondary to AMD? YES
Usha Chakravarthy Is there room for surgical displacement in Submacular Hemorrhage secondary to AMD? NO
Jean-Francois Korobelnik Vitrectomy is the best approach for treating serious vitreous opacities. FOR
J. Fernando Arevalo Vitrectomy is the best approach for treating serious vitreous opacities. AGAINST
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

13:10 - 13:25 - BRUNO LUMBROSO LECTURE LIVE from CAVALIERI II ROOM
K. BAILEY FREUND
PXE: A Rare Disease with a Multitude of Retinal Imaging Findings

Belle Arti Room

13:25 - 13:30 - ASSOCIAZIONE PAZIENTI RETINA

Belle Arti Room

13:30 - 14:15 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - OPTOPOL
Learn about the world’s fastest and most versatile SD OCT technology

Bartosz Sikorski EVO FC 130 - the All-in-One OCT device - and its unique ocular biometric capabilities
Adam Wylęgała Corneal Grand Tour of Italy with REVO FC 130
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

14:15 - 15:15 - OCT ANGIOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF SISO
"Director: DANIELA BACHERINI
Special Guest and Honorary President: BRUNO LUMBROSO
Chairs: DAVID HUANG, MARCO RISPOLI"

David Huang Basic principle of OCT angiography (OCTA)
Enrico Borrelli OCT angiography and retinal anatomy
Nadia Waheed Image artifacts in OCT angiography
Marion Munk OCT Angiography nomenclature in Retinal vascular Diseases
Philip J. Rosenfeld OCTA imaging of MNV, PCV, and CC using boundary specific segmentation
Luca Di Antonio Tips and Tricks of OCT angiography

Belle Arti Room

15:15 - 16:30 - "ADVANCED OCT ANGIOGRAPHY
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF SISO
Special Guest and International OCT Angiography Opinion Leader: LUMBROSO BRUNO"
Chairs: MARIA CRISTINA SAVASTANO, MARCO RISPOLI, DAVID SARRAF, CAROLINE BAUMAL

Marco Rispoli New advanced application of OCTA
Caroline Baumal Diabetic retinopathy: new frontiers
David Sarraf Biomarkers in AMD in everyday clinical practice
Amani Fawzi White dot syndrome: is OCTA helpful?
Discussion
Sandrine Zweifel OCTA & Pachyvessels: a new biomarkers?
Marco Pellegrini Role of OCTA in masquerade syndrome
Alexander J. Brucker Wide Field imaging: future perspective
James Fujimoto Advances in high speed SS-OCT angiography for assessing blood flow impairment
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

16:30 - 17:15 - AFTERNOON SYMPOSIUM: Advanced Research and Innovation Ultra-widefield fundus imaging - ZEISS
Moderator: GIUSEPPE QUERQUES

Jean-Francois Korobelnik Bringing it together - Multi-Modal Ultra Widefield Imaging
Barbara Parolini No compromises in fundus imaging with ultra-widefield technology
Mario Romano Benefits of ultra-widefield imaging in vitreoretinal surgery
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

17:15 - 18:00 - MULTIMODAL IMAGING: HOW TO INTERPRET THE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF SIGNAL
Chair: FRANCESCO BANDELLO Co-Chair: GIUSEPPE QUERQUES

Enrico Borrelli Fundus Autofluorescence
Riccardo Sacconi Optical coherence tomography
Alessandro Arrigo Optical coherence tomography angiography
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli Ultrawide field angiography
Chairs & Speakers Final remarks and discussion

Ellisse Room

8:00 - 9:30 - AMD 1 - FREE PAPAERS
Chairs: MARIACRISTINA PARRAVANO, KHALIL G. FALAVARJANI,ANGELO MINNELLA, MARIA CRISTINA SAVASTANO

Introduction
Jungeun Won Automated detection of small hyperreflective specks and flecks in non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration using ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography
Discussion
Mavi Yildiz Aysegul the impact of oct double layer sign characteristics on long term visual prognosis of patients with non-exudative age related macular degeneration
Discussion
Yehonatan Weinberger Unique multi-modal imaging features of giant, subfoveal choroidal lipid globule
Discussion
Giacomo Boscia Macular thickness and visual acuity are characterized by a quadratic nonlinear relation in previously treated neovascular amd eyes: retinal thickness deviation values better predicts visual function.
Discussion
Alessandro Arrigo New quantitative octa metrics for the assessment of the growth and activity of macular neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration.
Discussion
Diogo Cabral Quantitative assessment of choriocapillaris flow deficits and type 1 macular neovascularization growth in age-related macular degeneration
Discussion
Pasquale Viggiano Topographical analysis of the choriocapillaris reperfusion after loading anti-vegf therapy in neovascular amd
Discussion
Andrea Servillo Intraretinal fluid in intermediate age-related macular degeneration
Discussion
~~Ana Filipa Moleiro~~ ~~Can anti-vegf treatment influence choroidal thickness? – A retrospective study of patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration~~
Discussion
Costanza Barresi Capturing the transition from intermediate to neovascular amd: longitudinal inner retinal thinning and factors associated with neuronal loss
Discussion
Francesco Romano Ten-year incidence of fibrosis and risk factors for its development in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Discussion
Matteo Airaldi Differences in long-term progression of atrophy between neovascular and nonneovascular age-related macular degeneration
Discussion
Andrea Saladino Fundus autofluorescence in extensive macular atrophy with pseudodrusen (emap) and diffuse trickling geographic atrophy (dtga)
Discussion
Federico Ricardi Repeatability of reading performance measures in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and good visual acuity
Discussion
Enrico Peiretti Patients’ satisfaction assessment in wamd management: an italian patient survey (the swan study)
Discussion

Ellisse Room

9:30 - 10:25 - AMD 2 - FREE PAPAERS
Chairs: RAMIN TADAYONI, RICHARD GALE, CHIARA EANDI

Pietro Monaco Treat and extend versus pro re nata regimens in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: retrospective comparative study in a clinical practice setting.
Discussion
~~Matteo Mario Carlà~~ ~~Brolucizumab for wet age-related macular degeneration: one-year real-world experience from a tertiary center~~
~~Discussion~~
Livio Vitiello Bilateral brolucizumab intravitreal injections in amd patients: a brief report
Discussion
Pasquale Viggiano Short-term morpho-functional changes in previously treated neovascular amd eyes switched to brolucizumab
Discussion
Daniel Rudolf Muth First real-live data on efficacy and safety of faricimab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (namd) and diabetic macular edema (dme) in switzerland
Discussion
Richard Gale Efficacy of intravitreal pegcetacoplan in geographic atrophy: 24-month results from the OAKS and DERBY phase 3 trials
Discussion
Ramin Tadayoni Efficacy of intravitreal pegcetacoplan in geographic atrophy: 24-month results from the OAKS and DERBY phase 3 trialsSafety of intravitreal pegcetacoplan in geographic atrophy: 24-month results from the OAKS and derby phase 3 trials
Discussion
Gustavo Melo Mechanisms of sterile inflammation after intravitreal injection of antiangiogenic drugs
Panel Discussion
Discussion

Ellisse Room

10:30 - 11:15 - MEET THE EXHIBITORS AT THE EXPO AREA

Ellisse Room

11:15 - 13:10 - ROP COURSE
Chairs: DOMENICO LEPORE, DARIUS M. MOSHFEGHI

Fernando Molle Introduction
Domenico Lepore Screening and treatment criteria
Peter Campbell AI in ROP
Peter Campbell, Jian Yifan "New imaging techniques. Ultrawide Field of View Optical Coherence Tomography for the Diagnosis and Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity "
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett antiVEGF vs Laser
Darius M. Moshfeghi Regression and reactivation
Daniela Ricci Early and Late visual assessment
Discussion

Ellisse Room

13:10 - 13:25 - BRUNO LUMBROSO LECTURE LIVE from CAVALIERI II ROOM
K. BAILEY FREUND
PXE: A Rare Disease with a Multitude of Retinal Imaging Findings

Ellisse Room

13:25 - 13:30 - ASSOCIAZIONE PAZIENTI RETINA

Ellisse Room

13:30 - 14:15 - MEET THE EXHIBITORS AT THE EXPO AREA

Ellisse Room

14:15 - 15:30 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ENDOPHTHALMITIS IN 2022 - UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF GIVRE
Chairs: FRANCESCO BOSCIA, GUIDO LESNONI, MARCO ANDREA PILERI, STEFANO ZENONI, PAOLO LANZETTA

Daniele Tognetto Diagnosis, role of biopsy and antibiotics
Grazia Pertile Post traumatic endophthalmitis
Mario Romano Post surgical endophthalmitis
J. Fernando Arevalo Post intravitreal injection endophthalmitis
Discussion
Jay Chhablani Specimens, lab, and PCR
Rodolfo Mastropasqua Antiseptic and antibiotic agents
Tito Fiore "Primary small gauge pars vitrectomy and silicon oil endotamponade for endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: clinical and OCT findings"
Tarek Hassan Current and Future Evolution of Surgical Sterility
Discussion

Ellisse Room

15:30 - 16:30 - REDO MACULAR HOLE SURGERY
Chairs: TOMASO CAPOROSSI, CARL CLAES, MARTA FIGUEROA

Gloria Gambini Introduction
Carl Claes Treatment of failed macular hole (hydrodissection)
Marta Figueroa Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) in failed macular hole cases
Daniela Bacherini ILM in the treatment of failed MH
Luca Ventre Relaxing retinotomies for secondary macular hole repair
Tamer Mahmoud Autologous neurosensory retinal free flap transplantation (ART)
Tomaso Caporossi Amniotic Membrane
Ciro Tamburrelli Autologous iris transplant
Umberto Lorenzi The Refractory Macular Hole (ReMaHo) study
Discussion E

Ellisse Room

16:30 - 17:15 - AFTERNOON SYMPOSIUM - SING IMT: Implantable Miniature Telescope for Late-Stage AMD - SAMSARA VISION
Chair: ALFONSO SAVASTANO

Adrian Hernandez Accurate Patient Selection Delivers Better Outcomes for SING IMT
Mario Romano, Irene Nepita The technology behind the SING IMT performance
Pantelis A. Papadopoulos SING IMT: Similar to a cataract procedure to improve vision in patients with late stage-AMD
Boris Stanzel Accelerating the Learning Curve of SING IMT Surgery
Mario Toro SING IMT Retrospective Study: Results at 3 Months
All Panel Discussion

Ellisse Room

17:15 - 18:00 - PEDIATRIC VITREORETINAL SURGERY
Chair: CARL CLAES

Ehab El Rayes Management of pediatric retinal detachments in genetic syndrome, tips and tricks
Philip Ferrone Stickler syndrome
Marco Mura Surgical treatmenty of ischemic vitreolretinopathies
Carl Claes Pediatric VR Interface
Discussion

Caravaggio Room

9:30 - 10:30 - ADVANCED THEORICAL-PRACTICAL COURSE OF IMAGING FOR ORTHOPTISTS: ADVANCES IN TECHNIQUES, DIAGNOSIS AND SHARED MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RETINOPATHIES. AIORAO - TSRM-PSTRP
"President: CARLA BLENGIO, DANIELA FIORE Organizators: ROBERTA MATTEI, CHIARA FEDELI, GIORGIO PLACIDI Ophthalmologists: FRANCESCO FARALDI, MARIA CRISTINA SAVASTANO Moderators: GIULIO PIANA, ERICA SCARICA Panel: GIORGIO PLACIDI, CARLO PERILLO, ELISA DE SIENA, ILARIA BIAGINI, MARIANO COZZI "

Giorgio Placidi Pathognomonic ERGs in Inherited Retinal Dystrophies
Carlo Perillo Multimodal imaging in every day clinical practice
MATTEO GIARLETTI The importance of image quality in clinical practice and in clinical trials
Discussion
Elisa De Siena The academic study course of a Study Coordinator and Clinical Research Associate (CRA). My personal experience
Ilaria Biagini The Role of the Orthoptist in the coordination of clinical trials
Mariano Cozzi Data collection for clinical application and clinical trials
Discussion

Caravaggio Room

10:30 - 11:15 - MEET THE EXHIBITORS AT THE EXPO AREA

Caravaggio Room

11:15 - 12:30 - SYMPOSIUM POLO NAZIONALE IPOVISIONE. VISION REHABILITATION: IS TODAY THE FUTURE? - POLO SCIENTIFICO
Chairs: FILIPPO AMORE, SIMONA TURCO

Silvio P. Mariotti Vision Rehabilitation: innovation to overcome barriers and deliver Universal Health Care
Gianfrancesco Villani Tele-medicine and Tele-rehabilitation
Maria Aparecida Onuky Haddad High-tech devices
Valeria Silvestri Vision Rehabilitation experience after retinal prosthesis implant
Gianni Virgili How to measure the effectiveness of vision rehabilitation
Q&A

Caravaggio Room

12:30 - 13:15 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM: DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: FROM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TO TREATMENT - OMIKRON
Chairs: FRANCESCO BANDELLO, JOSÉ GARCÍA-ARUMÍ, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN

Stefano Del Prato Pathophysiology of Diabetic Retinopathy
Francesco Boscia Diabetic Retinopathy as neurovascular disease
Mariacristina Parravano Treatment of incipient Diabetic Retinopathy: clinical evidence with Citicoline and Vitamin B12 eye drops
Francesco Bandello Take home messages
Discussion

Caravaggio Room

14:40 - 15:30 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: APPLICATION TO DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Coordinator: EDOARDO MIDENA, PAOLO LANZETTA

Valentina Sarao Fundus color photography and artificial intelligence
Luisa Frizziero Diabetic macular edema biomarkers and AI: the theory
Marco Lupidi Diabetic macular edema biomarkers ans AI: the practice
Discussion

Caravaggio Room

15:30 - 17:30 - OCULAR ONCOLOGY
Chairs: EMILIO BALESTRAZZI, MARIA ANTONIETTA BLASI, BERTIL DAMATO, EDOARDO MIDENA

Carol Shields Uveal melanoma: updated treatment.
Bertil Damato Pros and Cons of endoresection for uveal melanoma.
Martina Angi Polymorphic manifestations of ocular metastases from cutaneous melanoma
Carmela Grazia Caputo, Claudia Fossataro Diagnostic ultrasound imaging in ocular oncology
Heinrich Heimann Biopsy of small choroidal tumours: results and complications
Monica Pagliara Resolution of exudative retinal detachment after brachytherapy treatment for uveal melanoma
Antonia Joussen Large Uveal melanoma: a comprehensive approach to maintain eye and vision
Andrea Scupola Endoresection: surgical technique, tips and tricks
Edoardo Midena Radiation retinopathy: treatment options
David Sarraf Advanced OCT Analysis of Biopsy Proven Vitreoretinal Lymphoma
Chiara Eandi OCT/OCTA biomarkers for anti-VEGF treatment in radiation maculopathy
Cinzia Mazzini Liquid biopsy in uveal melanoma
Maria Grazia Sammarco Ultra-wide-field imaging in uveal melanoma
Marco Pellegrini OCT-A in ocular oncology
Discussion

Leonardo Room

9:00 - 18:15 - 3D SURGERY WET LAB
ALCON

GROUP A Teachers: ANDREA GOVETTO, MATTEO CEREDA
GROUP B Teachers: MARCO COASSIN, RODOLFO MASTROPASQU
GROUP C Teachers: UMBERTO LORENZI, MATTEO FORLINI
GROUP D Teachers: LUCA VENTRE, VINCENZO FERRARA

Bernini Room

10:30 - 13:10 - ORTHOPTIST DRY LAB Practical Section: Advanced Practical Course of Imaging for Orthoptists (AMD, RP, vitreoretinal interface, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma)
"OPTOVUE ZEISS TOPCON "

Raffaello Room

10:30 - 13:10 - ORTHOPTIST DRY LAB Practical Section: Advanced Practical Course of Imaging for Orthoptists (AMD, RP, vitreoretinal interface, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma)
NIDEK HEIDELBERG

Raffaello Room

14:00 - 18:00 - IMAGING LAB
"Organizer: EDOARDO MIDENA
Coordinator: ELISABETTA PILOTTO
Instructors: LUISA FRIZZIERO, GIULIA MIDENA, TOMMASO TORRESIN"

Michelangelo I Room

8:15 - 10:05 - INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: SUBER HUANG, ALEXANDRA MIERE, BART LEROY

Mayank Bansal Retinal dystrophies: landscape of genetic mutations in the indian subcontinent
Discussion
Leonardo Bottazzi Understanding the propensity to undergo genetic testing in patients affected by INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES: a twelve-item questionnaire
Discussion
Kwame Baffour-Awuah Loss of nasal retinal sensitivity may negatively impact ability to read across the etdrs letter chart
Discussion
Giovanni Romualdi Multimodal ultra wide field and retro mode imaging in a benign concentric annular macular dystrophy
Discussion
Roberta Rissotto Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography analysis in syndromic and nonsyndromic forms of retinitis pigmentosa due to ush2a genetic variants
Discussion
Clemente MariaIodice Longitudinal study of disease course in patients with x-linked retinitis pigmentosa due to rpgr gene mutations
Discussion
Francesca Lamanna Multimodal imaging characterization of different phenotypes of abca4-related retinopathy
Discussion
Lorenzo Bianco Müller cells in choroideremia: an oct-based quantitative study
Discussion
Marco Nassisi Early ocular phenotype and progression of cobalamin c deficiency: experience of an italian centre.
Discussion
Alessandro Arrigo Characterizing macular edema in retinitis pigmentosa towards quantitative multimodal imaging
Discussion
Catherine Favard Interest of oct-a analysis for the diagnosis of best disease choroidal new-vessels.
Discussion
Luca Mautone Diurnal changes of macular anatomy and sensitivity in x-linked juvenile retinoschisis
Discussion
Alessandro Berni Macular inner neurodegeneration may predict the response to idebenone in patients with leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy
Discussion
Borna Šaric Subretinal gene therapy: surgical pearls
Discussion
Francesco Farinaro Retinal changes after voretigene neparvovec treatment in children with rpe65-related inherited retinal dystrophy
Discussion
Rita Ehrlich Long-term clinical evaluation of retinitis pigmentosa (rp) patients implanted with a novel epiretinal prosthetic device – interim results
Discussion
Imran Yusuf Gene therapy rescues photoreceptor function, morphology and survival in a pre-clinical model of cdhr1-associated retinal degeneration
Discussion
Panel discussion

Michelangelo I Room

10:05 - 10:30 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: GIANNI VIRGILI, URSULA SCHMIDT-ERFURTH

Cem Kesim Henle’s fiber layer segmentation with deep learning algorithms
Discussion
Gustavo Melo Real-time diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy by a handheld retinal camera, artificial intelligence and simultaneous specialist confirmation: closing the gap
Discussion
Matteo Airaldi Deep-learning prediction of geographic atrophy progression: a model-free, transformer-based approach to fundus autofluorescence imaging
Discussion
Emanuele Crincoli New artificial intelligence analysis for prediction of long-term visual improvement after epiretinal membrane surgery
Discussion
Panel discussion

Michelangelo I Room

11:15 - 13:00 - VASCULAR RETINAL DISEASES + INFLAMMATORY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: BARUCH KUPPERMANN, QUAN DONG NGUYEN, EMANUELA INTERLANDI, LUCA CIMINO

Federico Giannuzzi Structural and functional ophthalmological follow-up of a preterm population: report at six years of age
Discussion
Krivosic Valerie Anomalies of the retinal capillary plexuses in adult Coats disease on oct angiography
Discussion
Pasquale Loiudice Choroidal vascularity index in central and branch retinal vein occlusion
Discussion
Claudio Furino Auriga 24-month, real-world results from treatment-naïve patients with macular edema secondary to rvo treated with intravitreal aflibercept in italy
Discussion
Marco Pellegrini Risk of retinal vein occlusion following covid-19 vaccination: a self-controlled case series
Discussion
Mahmood Mekkawy Bilateral macular retinitis
Discussion
Emanuela Interlandi Intraocular tuberculosis: a challenging case mimicking wet age-related macular degeneration
Discussion
Maamouri Rym Swept source oct and swept source oct angiography findings in a case of cytomegalovirus retinitis
Discussion
Muhammad Hassan Utilization of automated deep learning approach towards detection of ocular toxoplasmosis using fundus photographs
Discussion
Shaikha Aljneibi Automated quantification of uveitis keratic precipitates by use of sd-oct
Discussion
Maria Paola Dolci Adaptive optics imaging characteristics of varicella zoster virus nodular periarteritis
Discussion
Vivian Paraskevi Douglas The epidemiology and risk factors for the progression of sympathetic ophthalmia in the united states: an IRIS® registry analysis
Discussion
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli Punctate inner choroidopathy/idiopathic multifocal choroiditis-like lesions in unrelated retinal diseases
Discussion
Chiara Mapelli Optical coherence tomography angiography microvascular alterations in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
Discussion
Roberta Rissotto Sarcoid uveitis: an intriguing challenger
Discussion
Isabel Sendino Tenorio Of intravenous methylprednisolone in refractory and severe pediatric uveitis
Discussion
Panel discussion

Michelangelo I Room

14:15 - 16:21 - MACULAR SURGERY - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: TOM WILLIAMSON, ENRICO PEIRETTI, MATTEO CEREDA

~~Ioannis Theocharis~~ ~~The moving eye. A review of the unifying biomechanical hypothesis on the pathogenesis of macula disorders~~
~~Discussion~~
Tom H Williamson Digital image warping to measure and correct metamorphopsia in vitreoretinal disorders
Discussion
Roberta Rissotto Vitreous composition modification after transpalpebral electrical stimulation of the eye: biochemical analysis
Discussion
Elena Grossini Membrane blue dual protects retinal pigment epithelium cells and ganglion cells cultured in both physiologic conditions and in the presence of uvb through the modulation of the mitochondrial function and of the redox balance
Discussion
Miroslav Stamenkovic Foveal avascular zone area changes and oct angiography after 27 g pars plana vitrectomy for idiopathic epiretinal membrane
Discussion
Stefano Mercuri Analysis of supra-rpe granular deposits in full thickness macular holes using adaptive optics imaging
Discussion
Lorenzo Motta Autologous anterior lens capsule flap and serum transplant in managing idiopathic and refractory full thickness macular holes
Discussion
Marco Anastasi Efficacy of autologous pure plasma rich in platelet (p-prp) for the treatment of large full-thickness macular holes
Discussion
Lorenzo Iuliano Inverted internal limiting membrane flap for small-sized (<250 micron) full thickness macular hole: anatomical and functional outcome
Discussion
Ihab Abdelaziz Perfluorocarbon liquid-assisted vitreo-dissection in eyes with firmly adherent posterior hyaloid
Discussion
Matteo Mario Carlà Treatment of recurrent high myopic macular hole and associated retinal detachment with human amniotic membrane
Discussion
Federica Fossataro Spontaneous closure of full-thickness macular hole after vitrectomy for retinal detachment: evidence of ellipsoid zone restoration
Discussion
Heloise Torres-Villaros Postoperative outcomes of idiopathic epiretinal membrane associated with intraretinal cystoid spaces with or without preoperative leakage on fa
Discussion
Bianca Pacini Surgical management of epiretinal membrane with wide retinal fibrosis secondary to ocular toxoplasmosis: a case report
Discussion
Clara Rizzo A case of cilioretinal artery occlusion: diagnostic procedures
Discussion
Raphael Elkilian Refractive error after combined phaco-vitrectomy: a multicentric study
Discussion
Silvia Ferrara Refractive outcome in combined phacovitrectomy: anterior segment oct assessment and corrective factor for iol power calculation improvement
Discussion
Mahmut Dogramaci Comparative study of commonly used intraocular forceps
Discussion
Mohamed El-Ashry Surgical management for optic disc pit maculopathy - a new approach
Discussion
Alessandra Scampoli Treatment of maculopathy associated with optic disk pit by human amniotic membrane patch: a one-year results
Discussion
Luca Landini Management of recurrent optic disc pit-associated maculopathy with human amniotic membrane graft
Discussion

Michelangelo I Room

17:15 - 17:50 - SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIONS - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: JASMINA CEHAJIC-KAPETANOVIC, FRANCESCO BARCA, ANDREA GOVETTO

Ashish Markan Does the timing of the vitreoretinal surgery impact your surgical performance? - A simulator-based study
Discussion
Gustavo Huning Custom 3d digital filters
Discussion
Jasmina Cehajic-Kapetanovic Robot-assisted subretinal drug delivery: first-in-human study
Discussion
Paola Sasso Imt-samsara implant: from screening to rehabilitation our preliminary experience
Discussion
Francesco Barca Safety outcomes of 25 and 27-gauge 20000 cuts-per-minute pars plana vitrectomy
Discussion
Matteo Ripa Comparison of pain experience in patients undergoing sub-tenon’s anaesthesia versus peribulbar anaesthesia during elective vitreoretinal surgery
Discussion

Michelangelo I Room

17:50 - 18:15 - INTRAOCULAR LENSES - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: GIANLUCA BESOZZI, GUSTAVO HUNING, ANDREA SCUPOLA

Nina Lutsenko Assessment the morphological state of the posterior capsule in posterior subcapsular cataract using anterior oct
Discussion
Valentina Folegani Iol implantation in patients without capsular support: a comparison between yamane’s technique and carlevale sutureless scleral fixation iol
Discussion
Carla Danese Case series of carlevale iol implantation with modified technique and associated procedures
Discussion
Gianluca Besozzi Outcomes of four-points goretex scleral fixation in patients with luxated 1-piece-4-holes iol and low endothelial cell count
Discussion

Saturday December 10

Cavalieri II Room

8:30 - 9:30 - WET AMD: IMAGING
Chairs: K. BAILEY FREUND, PHILIP J. ROSENFELD, SOBHA SIVAPRASAD

Enrico Borrelli Deep learning to quantify clinical features in patients with age-related macular degeneration
Maria Cristina Savastano Enface advanced imaging in exudative AMD
Rosa Dolz-Marco High dynamic range of optical coherence tomography applied to AMD
Discussion
Anat Loewenstein Potential of Home OCT guided treatment of nAMD
Sandrine Zweifel Macular neovascularization lesion type and vision outcomes in nv AMD
K. Bailey Freund Clinicopathologic Correlations of Type 3 MNV
Discussion
Srinivas Sadda OCT risk factors for progression to neovascular AMD
Chiara Eandi Early OCTA changes of Type3 macular neovascularization following brolucizumab intravitreal injections
Sobha Sivaprasad Quantitative autofluorescence in AMD
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

9:30 - 10:30 - WET AMD: PATHOGENETIC INSIGHTS
Chairs: LAWRENCE YANNUZZI, SRINIVAS SADDA, CHRISTINE A. CURCIO

Baruch Kuppermann The Role of Mitochondrial Genetics in Age Related Macular Degeneration
Richard Spaide Inflammatory Cell Activity in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Discussion
Rufino Silva Rare variants in CFH and phenotypic implications in Age-related Macular Degeneration in the Coimbra Eye Study
Daniel Pauleikhoff Is MNV in nAMD a positive biological response? Analysis of long-term anti-VEGF-therapy
Quan Dong Nguyen Inflammation in Retinal Vascular Diseases: The Role of IL-6 in Neovascular AMD
Discussion
Amani Fawzi 3D imaging of neovascular lesions in AMD: 3D lesion complexity on OCTA and its implications
Srinivas Sadda OCT risk factors for progression to neovascular AMD
Sobha Sivaprasad Dark adaptation in AMD
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

10:30 - 11:15 - BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM: Aflibercept: a game changer in the past, present and future of retinal diseases - BAYER
Moderators: ROSANGELA LATTANZIO, EDOARDO MIDENA

Moderators Opening remarks
Enrico Borrelli How aflibercept changed our clinical practice
Discussion
Edoardo Midena Retinal diseases revisited after 10 years
Discussion
Monica Zurria Bayer in Ophthalmology: A vision for the future
Discussion and conclusion

Cavalieri II Room

11:15 - 12:15 - WET AMD: TREATMENT
Chairs: FRANCESCO BANDELLO, JEAN-FRANCOIS KOROBELNIK, DANIEL PAULEIKHOFF, FEDERICO RICCI

Daniel Pauleikhoff Remodelling and growth of MNV under long-term anti-VEGF-therapy – a repair mechanism?
Francesco Boscia Observe and plan regimen of anti-vegf injections for wet AMD
Francesco Viola Two years real-life treatment outcomes of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy versus Type 1 Macular Neovascularization in Caucasians. Fight Retinal Blindness! Italian registry
Discussion
Usha Chakravarthy Incidence of Fibrosis and Atrophy on SD OCT in treated neovascular AMD and associations with visual acuity: 7 year findings from the IVAN trial
Alessandro Invernizzi Brolucizumab real world data: FRB! Register
Alfredo Pece Retina Group Project: personal experience on a large cohort of patients treated with Brolucizumab
Discussion
Angelo Minnella Update on future treatments: Aflibercept 8 mg
Jean-Francois Korobelnik Biosimilars in wet AMD: why to use or not use them?
Sebastian Wolf My experience after 15 years of anti-VEGF use
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

12:15 - 13:30 - WET AMD: NEW HORIZONS - UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF ASRS
Chairs: CARL AWH, PHILIP FERRONE, CARL D. REGILLO

Carl Awh Overview of Emerging Treatments for Neovascular AMD
Aleksandra Rachitskaya Update on Port Delivery System
Philip Ferrone 2 Year Results of Faricimab in Neovascular AMD from the Tenaya/Lucerne Studies
Susan Bressler Anti-VEGF Biosimilars and Biologics: Similarities and Differences
TBD Gene therapy for wet AMD, presenting the interim results of RegenxBio trials
Carl D. Regillo EYP-1901 DAVIO Phase 1: 12 month study results for nAMD
Caroline Baumal New approach in wet-AMD treatment: Efficacy and safety of dual inhibition of VEGF-C/-D and VEGF-A with OPT-302 combination therapy
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

13:30 - 14:15 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - NOVARTIS
Moderators: STANISLAO RIZZO, FRANCESCA SIMONELLI

Massimo Nicoló The importance of keeping the retina dry Beovu’s two years clinical experience
Francesco Boscia Gemelli Polyclinic of Rome and Bari Polyclinic - pooled analysis
Michele Reibaldi Le Molinette Clinic in Turin Patient stories from clinic to surgery
Leonardo Colombo Experience of the San Paolo Hospital team, Milan
Vittoria Murro Experience of the AOU Careggi team, Florence Gene therapy with Voretigene Neparvovec: long-term results
Francesco Testa Perspective of the clinician
Michele Della Corte Perspective of the vitreoretinal surgeon
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

14:15 - 15:15 - SPONSORED SESSION - VISIONS OF FUTURE BY INDUSTRY SENIOR EXECUTIVES

Roger Lopez Visions of future - Alcon
Lorenzo Santini The Making of a Visionary Industry Leader - Bausch&Lomb
Christopher Mody Uncovering more insights with richer image detail and improved clinical workflow - Heidelberg
Adel Bencheikh Canon Medical Beyond Ophthalmology – Canon
Robert Gibson Driving Discovery: Research and Innovation in retinal imaging - ZEISS
Bruno Lumbroso, Emanuele Lanterna TOWARD PI TECHNOLOGY
Arkadiusz Chalecki Upcoming OCT standards - Optopol
Dhaval Desai IVERICBIO

Cavalieri II Room

15:15 - 16:30 - DRY AMD 1: IMAGING
Chairs: FRANK HOLZ, GIUSEPPE QUERQUES

Philip J. Rosenfeld Predicting low luminance visual acuity deficits based on central foveal SS-OCTA imaging in nonexudative AMD
Eric Moult Image-Driven Modeling for Understanding Geographic Atrophy Growth
Giuseppe Querques Sub-retinal pigment epithelium tubules in non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Discussion
Christine A. Curcio Neuroanatomy links rod-mediated dark adaptation and drusen biology in AMD
Riccardo Sacconi Choroidal changes in non-exudative age-related macular degeneration
Frank Holz Photoreceptor degeneration as OCT-imaging biomarker in dry AMD: an AI-based analysis
Discussion
Daniele Veritti Incident Geographic Atrophy in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration
Philip J. Rosenfeld The onset and progression of persistent choroidal hypertransmission defects: A novel clinical trial endpoint for studying intermediate AMD
André Romano Virtual Reality Microperimetry - New Era of Funcional Retinal Assessment
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth Conversion from intermediate to advanced AMD: First events in the PINNACLE study
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

16:30 - 17:15 - AFTERNOON SYMPOSIUM GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY: ARE WE ENTERING A NEW ERA? - APELLIS

Stela Vujosevic Welcome and introduction
Caroline Baumal Recent Phase 3 clinical trial results: Where do we stand today?
Usha Chakravarthy Morphology and function: Convergence and divergence in Geographic Atrophy
All Panel discussion
Stela Vujosevic Close

Cavalieri II Room

17:15 - 18:30 - DRY AMD 2: TREATMENT
Chairs: LYNDON DA CRUZ, AMIR H. KASHANI, STEVEN D. SCHWARTZ

Frank Holz Emerging treatments for geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration
Jean-Francois Korobelnik Potential challenges with the treatment of geographic atrophy
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth Effects of complement – inhibition on geographic atrophy: OCT-analysis of phase III pegcetacoplan trials
Carl D. Regillo Gather2 avacincaptad 12 month study results
Discussion
Steven D. Schwartz Submacular surgery for gene and cell therapy
Steve Charles Cell based therapy for geographic atrophy
Lyndon Da Cruz Cellular therapy - treating the untreatable in retina
Amir H. Kashani Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived RPE for Treatment of Advanced Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration: Early Pilot Studies
Discussion

Cavalieri I Room

8:00 - 12:45 - LIVE SURGERY
"Moderators from operatory theatre: STEVE CHARLES, DONALD J. D’AMICO, CLAUS ECKARDT , GAURAV K. SHAH
Moderators from Auditorium: CLAUDIO AZZOLINI, FRANCESCO BARCA, FABIO FIORMONTE, TAMER MAHMOUD, CARL D. REGILLO, TOM WILLIAMSON, LEJLA VAJZOVIC, STEFANO DE CILLÀ
SURGEONS
Rome: MATTEO CEREDA, JOSÉ GARCÍA-ARUMÍ, CESARE MARIOTTI, LUIGI CARETTI, CARL CLAES, RODOLFO MASTROPASQUA, MARCO PILERI, TOMMASO ROSSI, MARIO ROMANO, ERNESTO BALI, ALFONSO SAVASTANO, KHALID AL-SABTI, EHAB EL RAYES, TOMASO CAPOROSSI
Paris: GEORGES CAPUTO
Tel Aviv: ADIEL BARAK"

Cavalieri I Room

12:45 - 13:30 - RETINAWS
"President: KOUROUS A. REZAEI
Chairs: J. FERNANDO AREVALO, DANIELE TOGNETTO, ALEKSANDRA RACHITSKAYA, ERNESTO BALI, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN, EHAB EL RAYES, VINCENZO FERRARA, FABIO PATELLI, PAULO STANGA, PETER SZURMAN"

Cavalieri I Room

13:30 - 14:15 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM: SUPRACHOROIDAL DELIVERY FOR OCULAR THERAPEUTICS: CORTICOSTEROID AND BEYOND - BAUSCH + LOMB
Course Director: QUAN DONG NGUYEN

Quan Dong Nguyen Introduction to the Course: Goals and Objectives
Marc De Smet Suprachoroidal Delivery: A New Approach for Ocular Therapeutics
Christopher Or Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone Acetonide for Non-infectious -Associated Macular Edema
Aniruddha Agarwal Treatment of Macular Edema Due to Noninfectious Uveitis: Beyond Corticosteroids
Diana V. Do Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone in Noninfectious Uveitis: Case Presentations and Discussion
Quan Dong Nguyen Practical Experience: Introduction

Cavalieri I Room

14:15 - 15:15 - SURGICAL INNOVATIONS - UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF RWC
Chairs: TAREK HASSAN, KOUROUS A. REZAEI, STANISLAO RIZZO

Lyndon Da Cruz Robotics in retinal surgery. New innovations and potential
Virgilio Morales Cantòn New instrumentation in diabetic vitrectomies
Tarek Hassan A New Frontier for Safe Surgical Instrumentation: Non-sticky Intraocular Instruments
Discussion
Albert Augustin Vitrectomy following implantation the Samsara Telescope
Robert Maclaren Surgical pearls for the administration of Voretigene Neparvovec and other gene therapies for retinal disease
Ehab El Rayes A novel delivery system for Drug, Gene and stem cell therapy via suprachoroidal approach
Marc De Smet Visualization and monitoring of drug deposits after suprachoroidal cannulation
Paulo Stanga Limited Vitrectomy for Vitreous Opacities and Vision Degrading Myodesopsia: New Imaging and Functional Testing with Surgical Results
Discussion

Cavalieri I Room

15:15 - 16:30 - ERM-LMH - UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF GIVRE
Chairs: CESARE MARIOTTI, MARCO ANDREA PILERI

Rodolfo Mastropasqua Choroidal vascularity index changes in vitreomacular surgery: comparison between idiopathic and diabetic epiretinal membrane
Mario Romano Intraretinal changes and displacement: biomarker in macular tractional disease
Francesco Faraldi Swept-source OCT reduces the risk of axial length measurement errors in eyes with cataract and epiretinal membranes
Discussion
Tom Williamson "Measurement of metamorphopsia with image warping allows correction of digital sight in surgical retinal disease"
Marta Figueroa New international classifications of lamellar macular holes and surgical outcomes
Ricarda G. Schumann New Insights From Lamellar Macular Holes With Epiretinal Proliferation
Ferdinando Bottoni Lamellar macular hole: are there new possibilities to detect the loss of foveal tissue?
Discussion
Michele Reibaldi Vitrectomy with highly concentrated autologous platelet-rich plasma in degenerative lamellar macular hole: a prospective trial
Marco Coassin Surgical outcomes of tractional vs degenerative lamellar macular holes
Andrea Govetto Centripetal versus conventional peeling in epiretinal membranes: early postoperative OCT signs of foveal mechanical stress
Tamer Mahmoud Membrane peel and release in macular holes and epiretinal membranes
Cesare Mariotti Transcongiuntival nonvitrectomizing macular surgery in patients with epiretinal membrane: Ten years follow up a Prospective Randomized Study
Discussion

Cavalieri I Room

16:30 - 17:20 - 3D SESSION
Chairs: VIRGILIO MORALES CANTON, STEVE CHARLES, DAVID CHOW, CARL CLAES, CLAUS ECKARDT, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN, ROGER LOPEZ

Adria Valls Ngenuity 3D system
David Chow Maximizing Performance of 3D surgery systems
Benedikt Wurm Bausch+Lomb & Heidelberg Engineering: Fully-digital Surgical Visualization Platform
Segev Eran Beyeonics’ 3D system
Anat Loewenstein Innovative Beyeonics’ helmet system, based on pilot head mount display PPV ERM peeling surgeries results
Frank Deubel Zeiss Artevo 3D system
Marco Mura My experience with 3D visualization: advantages and disadvantages
Lejla Vajzovic Update on 3D surgical visualization systems and Intraoperative OCT
Carlo La Spina, Claudio Panico Heads up 3D surgery. Safety outcomes and technological review after 2 years of day-to-day use

Cavalieri I Room

17:20 - 18:35 - SURGERY: FIX THAT RETINA
"Chairs: DAVID CHOW, KOUROUS A. REZAE
Team Gladiators: LEJLA VAJZOVIC, LUIGI CARETTI, KAZUAKI KADONOSONO
Team Spartans: CARL CLAES, STRATOS GOTZARIDIS, VIRGILIO MORALES CANTON
Team Immortals: GRAZIA PERTILE, YUSUKE OSHIMA, JAY CHHABLANI"

Belle Arti Room

8:30 - 9:30 - SYSTEMATIC INTERPRETATION OF OCT
Chair: SRINIVAS SADDA

Srinivas Sadda Strategies for acquiring and viewing OCT images
Enrico Borrelli My approach to the basic interpretation of OCT
David Sarraf New signs on OCT images that you should not miss

Belle Arti Room

9:30 - 10:30 - IMAGING: EVOLVING TECHNIQUES
Chairs: JOSEPH CARROLL, USHA CHAKRAVARTHY, RICHARD ROSEN

Mario Romano Advanced data integration and analyses: clinical applications
Richard Rosen Stalking the Wild Hyalocyte: EnFace OCT and Adaptive Optics Insights into the CellularDynamics and Morphology in Vitreous Cortex Macrophages in the Living Eye
Marco Lupidi Microstructural assessment of retinal structure and perfusion with variable A-scan rate Spectralis OCTBE
Usha Chakravarthy Agreement between the double layer sign on SD OCT and detection of vascular complexes on OCTA
Joseph Carroll Structure-function correlations using AOSLO techniques
Discussion
Michael Pircher Polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography and its clinical applications
Richard Spaide Improved Imaging the Vitreous with Boosted Optical Coherence Tomography
Daniela Bacherini Peripheral ultra-widefield OCT in peripheral retinal degenerations
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

10:30 - 11:15 - BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM: CHANGING PATIENT MANAGEMENT USING WIDE FIELD OCT: CASE STUDIES - CANON

Ali Erginay Retina as seen by Xephilio
Prithvi Ramtohul En face Ultrawidefield OCT of the vortex vein system in central serous chorioretinopathy
Andrea Govetto Morphological analysis of rhegmatogenous retinal pathology and peripheral vitreoretinal interface abnormalities by means of wide-field OCT: insight on pathophysiology and clinical relevance
Barbara Parolini Advantages of widefield imaging in the follow-up of difficult surgical cases

Belle Arti Room

11:15 - 12:15 - PEDIATRIC RETINA
Chairs: MARY ELIZABETH HARTNETT, DOMENICO LEPORE, DARIUS M. MOSHFEGHI

Mary Elizabeth Hartnett Molecular basis of to restore normal vascular development
Discussion
Domenico Lepore Beyond the future The new ICROP
Discussion
Giulia Amorelli New imaging technique in pediatric ophthalmology
Discussion
Darius M. Moshfeghi Optimization of ROP treatment technique
Discussion
Peter Campbell AI in pediatric retina
Discussion
Carl Claes Neonatal vitreoretinal interfac
Discussion
Closing remarks

Belle Arti Room

12:15 - 13:30 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Chairs: DARIUS M. MOSHFEGHI, MARION MUNK, RAMIN TADAYONI, SEBASTIAN WOLF

Suber Huang Beyond AI - Human-Centered Computing in Ophthalmology
Carol Cheung Deep Learning for Diabetic Retinal Disease: What is new?
Sebastian Wolf Prediction of anti-VEGF treatment demand using machine learning and AI
Marion Munk Machine learning to predict development of macular atrophy in patients with nAMD
Discussion
Roy Schwartz Insights on reticular pseudodrusen using AI
Kazuaki Kadonosono Surgical images enhanced with AI
Maria Cristina Savastano, Emanuele Crincoli AI in vitreoretinal interface disorders
Tom Williamson Artificial intelligence in the identification of risk factors for failed rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery
Ramin Tadayoni A pragmatic assessment of uses and impacts of AI in our practice
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

13:30 - 14:15 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
State of the Art Gene Therapy Symposium - REGENXBIO
Chairs: PETER KAISER

Bart Leroy Gene Therapy for INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES (IRD)
Robert Maclaren Surgical Considerations for Gene Therapy
Nadia Waheed Gene Therapy for Atrophic AMD
Discussion
Lejla Vajzovic Suprachoroidal and subretinal Gene Therapy Strategies for retinal vascular diseases
Peter Kaiser Intravitreal Gene Therapy for Exudative AMD
Francine Behar Cohen Non-viral gene therapy for the treatment of retinal diseases
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

14:15 - 15:15 - VISION ACADEMY SYMPOSIUM: THINGS ABOUT ANTI-VEGF INJECTIONS THAT WE USUALLY DON’T TALK ABOUT
Chairs: FRANCESCO BANDELLO, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN

Ian Pearce Introduction to the Vision Academy
Francesco Bandello Impact of anti-VEGF on IOP and optic nerve
Anat Loewenstein Non-adherence or non-persistence to intravitreal injection therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Q&A
SUSPENDING TREATMENT PANEL DEBATE "Moderator: IAN PEARCE
Panel: FRANCESCO BANDELLO, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN, SEBASTIAN WOLF, DAVID WONG"
David Wong Suspending anti-VEGF treatment in cases of futility
Sebastian Wolf Suspending anti-VEGF treatment in case of success
All Discussion and Q&A

Belle Arti Room

15:15 - 16:30 - MYOPIA
Chairs: TERESIO AVITABILE, BARBARA PAROLINI, ADNAN TUFAIL

Adnan Tufail Myopia-associated CNV
Tamer Mahmoud How to measure myopic macular holes? Inaccuracy and implications
José Maria Ruiz Moreno Study of dilated choroidal veins and their influence in choroidal neovascularization in highly myopic eyes by OCTA
Discussion
Teresio Avitabile Morphological parameters of myopic choroidal neovascularization as predictive factors of anti-VEGF treatment response
Darius M. Moshfeghi Myopia Spectrum Disorder and Variation of Findings Within Different Phenotypes
Giacomo Panozzo Surgery for Myopic Traction Maculopathy: when and how.
Discussion
Ugo Introini Anti-VEGF treatment of myopic macular neovascularization: long-term visual outcome and related risk factors
Khalid Al Sabti How to Overcome Surgical Challenges in Myopic Macular Holes with Very Long Axial lengths
Kazuaki Kadonosono A new surgical technique for myopic traction maculopathy
Barbara Parolini, Veronika Matello, Matteo Ripa, Lorenzo Motta, Rino Frisina Long term results of macular buckle for MTM stage 3a,b and Stage 4a,b
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

16:30 - 17:30 - UVEITIS SYMPOSIUM: THE ARTS OF DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING POSTERIOR UVEITIS SESSION 1: POTPOURRI OF UVEITIC ENTITIES
Moderator: QUAN DONG NGUYEN
Panel: LUCA CIMINO, HASSAN DIBHI SAUDITA, CHRISTOPHER OR

Antonio Ciardella Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis (BARN) during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Wataru Matsumiya Many Faces of Uveitis in the Era of COVID and COVID Vaccination
Hassan Al Dibhi Diagnostic Pars Plana Vitrectomy in Uveitic Masquerading Syndromes
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli Efficacy of 0.19 mg Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant in Non-infectious Posterior Uveitis
Jeffrey L. Goldberg New Insights into Inflammatory Glaucoma
Aniruddha Agarwal Managing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Chorioretinitis
Panel Discussion: Best Approaches in Managing Uveitic Macular Edema

Belle Arti Room

17:30 - 18:30 - UVEITIS SYMPOSIUM: THE ARTS OF DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING POSTERIOR UVEITIS SESSION 2: CLINICAL PEARLS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF UVEITIS
Moderator: QUAN DONG NGUYEN
Panel: ANIRUDDHA AGARWAL, ANTONIO CIARDELLA

Luca Cimino The Usefulness of Aqueous Humor Analysis in Uveitis
Marion Munk Choriocapillaris and Choroidal Metrics in Posterior Uveitis
Yasir J. Sepah Imaging Markers in Autoimmune Retinopathy
Theodore Leng Machine Learning in Retina: A Case with Diabetic Retinopathy
Murat Hasanreisoglu Machine Learning in Uveitis: A Case with Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Christopher Or Applying Electroretinographic Evaluation in the Diagnosis and Management of Uveitis
Panel Discussion: Challenging Cases in Uveitis

Ellisse Room

8:30 - 9:30 - INTRODUCTION AND PRACTICAL COURSE IN USING AN AUTOMATED AI-BASED FLUID MONITOR IN CLINICAL ROUTINE
Coordinator: URSULA SCHMIDT-ERFURTH
Instructors: PAOLO LANZETTA, DORUK OKCUOGLU, GREGOR REITER, AMIR SADHEGIPOUR, URSULA SCHMIDT-ERFURTH

Jennifer Arnold Fluid management in the FRB real world registry
Daniel Barthelmes Fluid monitor in the FRB real world registry
Paolo Lanzetta A hands-on lecture on automated fluid monitor
Doruk Okcuoglu The technology behind the tool
Gregor Reiter AI in prospective use
Amir Sadeghipour What is coming next!

Ellisse Room

9:30 - 10:30 - THE HENLE FIBER LAYER AND ITS RELEVANCE TO IMAGING MACULAR DISEASE
Coordinator: K. BAILEY FREUND
Chairs: K. BAILEY FREUND, DAVID SARRAF

Christine A. Curcio Neuroanatomy of the Henle Fiber Layer (HFL)
Prithvi Ramtohul The OCT Angular Sign of HFL Hyperreflectivity (ASHH)
David Sarraf PAMM and AMN: Is the HFL The Missing Link?
K. Bailey Freund HFL: New Findings from High-Resolution OCT
Caroline Baumal HFL hemorrhage: clinical features and pathogenesis
Discussion

Ellisse Room

10:30 - 11:15 - BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM: RECENT ADVANCES IN MULTIMODAL IMAGING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY - NIKON / OPTOS

Srinivas Sadda Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: Deep Learning Assessment of Ultra-Widefield Retinal Imaging
Paulo Stanga Multi Wavelength Ultra Widefield Imaging with Integrated Navigated SS-OCT in the Retina Clinic: Real Life Benefits
Giuseppe Querques Analysis of peripheral retina visualization, acquisition time, and image chromaticity on UWF
Luca Cimino Ultra Widefield imaging in uveitis
Discussion

Ellisse Room

11:15 - 12:15 - ACQUIRED VITELLIFORM LESIONS: ETIOLOGIES AND PATHWAYS
Coordinator: DAVID SARRAF

David Sarraf Vitelliform Lesions: One Pathway Unifies Many Etiologies
Srinivas Sadda Vitelliform Lesions in AMD
Giuseppe Querques Vitelliform Lesions Associated with Leptochoroid and Pseudodrusen
David Sarraf Vitelliform Lesions Associated with Pachychoroid and Pachyvitelliform Maculopathy
Elodie Bousquet Vitelliform Lesions Caused by Traction Maculopathy
Claudio Iovino Vitelliform Lesions Caused by Toxic Medications
K. Bailey Freund Vitelliform Lesions: Findings from High-Resolution OCT
Christine A. Curcio Acquired vitelliform lesions: insights from new histopathology
Discussion

Ellisse Room

12:15 - 13:30 - IS MNV IN nAMD A PHYSIOLOGICAL REPAIR MECHANISM WITH PATHOLOGICAL OUTCOME?
Coordinator: DANIEL PAULEIKHOFF Co-Chair: RICHARD SPAIDE

Christine A. Curcio Nonexudative MNV supporting Outer Retina in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Clinicopathologic Correlation
Giuseppe Querques Quiescent MNV in nAMD
Discussion
Srinivas Sadda OCTA characteristics of type 1 MNV in nAMD under anti-VEGF therapy - supporting aspects for the outer retina?
Daniel Pauleikhoff Continuous growth of MNV under longterm anti-VEGF therapy - characteristics and clinical implications
Richard Spaide New techniques and predictive aspects of inflammatory cell mapping in nAMD
Discussion

Ellisse Room

13:30 - 14:15 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM - HEIDELBERG ENGENEERING

Alessandro Invernizzi High-Res OCT imaging in Vascular Diseases
Srinivas Sadda High-Res OCT imaging of biomarkers of Dry AMD
K. Bailey Freund New Imaging Findings from High-Res OCT

Ellisse Room

14:15 - 15:15 - NEW INSIGHTS INTO AGE-RELATED CHORIO-RETINAL DEGENERATION
Chairs: MARIACRISTINA PARRAVANO, GIUSEPPE QUERQUES, RICCARDO SACCONI

Riccardo Sacconi Treatment-naive quiescent vs non-exudative MNVs
David Sarraf Exudation Vs Transudation
Mariacristina Parravano Basal laminar deposits: a common finding in foveal-sparing reticular pseudodrusen
Srinivas Sadda The aging choroid
Giuseppe Querques Subclinical age-related angioid streaks with pseudodrusen
Serena Fragiotta Analysis of precursors for GA development and progression - a novel OCT based phenotype classification
Discussion

Ellisse Room

15:15 - 16:30 - IVEG COURSE CONTROVERSIES ON INTRAVITREAL THERAPIES
Chairs: BARUCH KUPPERMANN, PAOLO LANZETTA, ANAT LOEWENSTEIN

Paolo Lanzetta An introduction to the Intravitreal Expert Group – IVEG
Anat Loewenstein The pros and cons of bilateral same-day treatment
Discussion
Daniele Veritti The ideal setting: office, ambulatory surgery room or OR?
Discussion
Sobha Sivaprasad Is it time to delegate certified nurses?
Discussion
Baruch Kuppermann When OCT angiography shows non-exudative MNV and OCT does not reveal any fluid anti-VEGF treatment should be administered. Why yes, why not
Discussion
Valentina Sarao Will intravitreal injections remain the gold standard?
Discussion

Ellisse Room

16:30 - 17:15 - CHOROID
Chairs: ALAIN GAUDRIC, JOSÉ MARIA RUIZ MORENO, RICHARD SPAIDE

K. Bailey Freund Pachychoroid Disease: Patterns of Choroidal Venous Insufficiency Revealed with WF SS-OCT and UWF ICGA
Alain Gaudric Choroidal veins topography on ultra wide field OCT/OCTA in healthy subjects
José Maria Ruiz Moreno Choroidal vascularity index as biomarker vs. choroidal thickness in acute central serous chorioretinopathy
Adnan Tufail Macular Curvature and Dome-Shaped Macular Configuration associations
Francine Behar Cohen Corticoids and Central serous chorioretinopathy: a complex link
Jay Chhablani Central Serous Chorioretinopathy - learning from recent imaging
Giuseppe Querques No-Dose PDT for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Discussion

Ellisse Room

17:15 - 18:15 - AUTOFLUORESCENCE COURSE (“FLUORETINA”)
Chair: MARCO PELLEGRINI, ALESSANDRO INVERNIZZI

Alessandro Invernizzi What fluoresce in the fundus
Elisabetta Pilotto Near infrared autofluorescence
Mariano Cozzi Quantitative autoflouorescence and Color autofluorescence
Sandrine Zweifel The clinical use of autofluorescence 1
Marco Pellegrini The clinical use of autofluorescence 2
Alessandro Invernizzi The clinical use of autofluorescence 3
Discussion

Caravaggio Room

14:15 - 15:15 - HAND-ON PRACTICE WITH SUPRACHOROIDAL MICROINJECTORS ON HUMAN-LIKE EYE MODELS
Chair: QUAN DONG NGUYEN

Caravaggio Room

15:15 - 16:00 - INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE: PROLIFERATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY, SURGICAL MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED TECHNIQUES
Chair: JOSÉ GARCÍA-ARUMÍ

José García-Arumí Introduction
Ehab El Rayes Vitreomacular interface epiretinal membranes management
Thomas Wolfensberger Retinotomy-Retinectomy in PVR. When and how?
José García-Arumí Membrane peeling: staining and PFCL. Viscodissection in closed funnel
Stanislao Rizzo Endotamponades in PVR
All - Discussion

Caravaggio Room

16:00 - 17:10 - VIDEO SESSION – FREE PAPERS
Chairs: FABIO PATELLI, MATTEO FORLINI

Alberto La Mantia Modified perfluorocarbon liquid/internal limiting membrane interface staining in myopic macular hole retinal detachment
Discussion
Maurizio Postorino Innovative intrascleral fixation technique for iol dislocations in cv
Discussion
Paolo Chelini Surgical treatment in globe ruptures
Discussion
Malek Yassine Endoillumination assisted phacoaspiration with transcapsular iris shelf technique for extraction of an intra ocular foreign body
Discussion
Kanmin Xue Treating postoperative hypotony by ciliary body membrane removal
Discussion
Mayank Bansal Subretinal injections in challenging cases of subretinal hemorrhage
Discussion
Mohammad Alhazzazi PPV for dropped capsular tension ring followed by scleral fixated IOL in Marfan girl
Discussion
Mayank Bansal Myopic traction maculopathy with ectopia lentis: ilm peel and sfiol
Discussion
Adel AlAkeely Macular hole related retinal detachment in persistent fetal vasculature
Discussion
Amândio Rocha-Sousa Yamane iol scleral fixation in a microphthalmic eye with persistent fetal vasculature and iris hypoplasia
Discussion
Amanda Ie Surgical management of subfoveal hard exudates and serous retinal detachment in a patient with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (fevr)
Discussion
Ana Filipa Moleiro, Amândio Rocha-Sousa How to approach subretinal fluid? – a challenging surgical case
Discussion
Ana Maria Varosanec Another obscure optic disc anomaly?
Discussion
Giulio Salerno Box-carring of the blood column in retinal artery occlusion: a video case report
Discussion

Leonardo Room

8:30 - 14:15 - 3D SURGERY WET LAB
ALCON

GROUP A Teachers: ANDREA SCUPOLA, ANTONIO BALDASCINO
GROUP B Teachers: LORENZO DE ANGELIS, TITO FIORE

Leonardo Room

14:15 - 16:00 - 3D ADVANCED COURSE
Chair: DAVID CHOW

Leonardo Room

16:15 - 18:15 - 3D SURGERY WET LAB
ALCON

GROUP C Teachers: FRANCESCO BARCA, LORENZO BENI

Bernini Room

9:30 - 18:30 - DRY LAB FOR AUTOMATED FLUID MONITORING
"Hands on instruction for using an AI-based monitor tool in the management of neovascular AMD in clinical practice
Coordinator: URSULA SCHMIDT-ERFURTH
Team: DORUK OKCUOGLU, CHRISTINA BOHRN"

Raffaello Room

14:00 - 18:00 - IMAGING LAB
"Organizer: EDOARDO MIDENA
Coordinator: ELISABETTA PILOTTO
Instructors: LUISA FRIZZIERO, GIULIA MIDENA, TOMMASO TORRESIN"

Michelangelo I Room

8:15 - 10:30 - DIABETIC RETINOPATHY - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: ELISABETTA PILOTTO, FLORENCE COSCAS, JOSÉ CUNHA-VAZ

Roberta Spinetta Diabetic retinopathy screening: data from a new centre
Discussion
Luisa Frizziero Comparison of 50° handheld fundus camera versus ultra-widefield table-top fundus camera for diabetic retinopathy detection and grading
Discussion
~~Elias Khalili Pour~~ ~~Automated machine learning-based classification of proliferative and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy using optical coherence tomography angiography vascular density maps~~
Discussion
Ana Almeida Combination of ultra-wide-field colour fundus photography and optical coherence tomography angiography demonstrate different subtypes of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Discussion
Jose Cunha-Vaz Vessel density metrics using swept-source octa discriminates severity staging of npdr - the chart study
Discussion
Ana Santos Characterization of two-year progression of different phenotypes of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
Discussion
Ana Santos Non-invasive characterization of intraretinal microvascular abnormalities with widefield swept source octa imaging
Discussion
Couturier Aud Retinal non-perfusion area measured with widefield oct-angiography in diabetic retinopathy with or without neovascularization
Discussion
Alessandro Berni Confocal multicolor signal depends on perfusion characteristics of retinal microaneurysms in diabetic retinopathy as detected by octa
Discussion
~~Reza Mirshahi~~ ~~Colocalization of ellipsoid zone disruption in enface oct with capillary non-perfusion on different retinal vascular layers and choriocapillaris of diabetic patients~~
~~Discussion~~
Elisabetta Pilotto Retinal microvascular and neuronal changes in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Discussion
José Cunha-Vaz Abnormal fluid accumulation in the diabetic retina quantification using oct-leakage
Discussion
Alessio Antropoli High resolution/high speed (hr/hs) gap: a novel quantitative metric in optical coherence tomography angiography
Discussion
Paola Marolo Retinal thickness deviation: a new oct parameter for assessing diabetic macular edema
Discussion
Florence Coscas Treatment-naïve diabetic macular edema: preliminary results from the clinical study “fovea”.
Discussion
Hamid Riazi Esfahani Evaluation of the additive effect of interferon α 2b with monthly intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in refractory diabetic macular edema
Discussion
Maria Vadalà Preoperative dexamethasone intravitreal implant in diabetic macular edema patients undergoing phacoemulsification: the catadex study
Discussion
Hamid Riazi Esfahani Comparison of the effect of pan-retinal photocoagulation versus intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection on the foveal vasculature using optical coherence tomography angiography
Discussion
Salvatore Parrulli Multimodal imaging features of retinal neovascularizations (nvs) in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (pdr) in response to 3 anti-vegf injections
Discussion
Gustavo Melo A silicone oil-free syringe tailored for intravitreal injection of biologics
Discussion
Edward Barayev Postoperative complications of combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy in diabetic retinopathy patients
Discussion
Adel Alakeely Complications of combined vitrectomy and phacoemuslfication in vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy
Discussion

Michelangelo I Room

11:15 - 12:00 - OCULAR INVOLVEMENT IN SYSTEMIC DISEASES: BIOMARKERS? - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: DONG-HYUN JEE, SANDRINE ZWEIFEL, DANIELA BACHERINI, FRANCESCO FARALDI

Matteo Menean Imaging biomarkers of leukemic choroidopathy
Discussion
Giovanni Cuffaro Octa findings in migraine patients with and without aura
Discussion
~~Donghyun Jee~~ ~~Association of age-related macular degeneration on alzheimer or parkinson disease~~
~~Discussion~~
Tommaso Torresin Hyperreflective retinal foci in multiple sclerosis
Discussion
Dimitrios Tsigkos The use of oct-a in the detection of pathological peripapillary microcirculation and the evaluation of its treatment
Discussion
Marco Gioia Assessment of choroidal thickness in multiple system atrophy and parkinson’s disease.
Discussion

Michelangelo I Room

12:00 - 12:35 - CSC PACHYCOROID - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: SIBEL DEMIREL, MASSIMO NICOLÒ, STELA VUJOSEVIC

Blanca Eslava Choroidal thickness in healthy eyes measured by ultra-widefield optical coherence tomography.
Discussion
Sibel Demirel The frequency of intervortex anastomosis in central serous chorioretinopathy and fellow eyes; does the size of anastomotic vessels matter for the diagnosis?
Discussion
Rita Serra Central serous choroioretinopathy in a caucasian cohort: an optical coherence tomography angiography study
Discussion
Jakob Siedlecki Progression of pachychoroid neovasculopathy into aneurysmal type 1 choroidal neovascularization or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
Discussion
Alessio Antropoli High resolution/high speed (hr/hs) gap: a novel quantitative metric in optical coherence tomography angiography
Discussion
Panel Discussion
Discussion
Pietro Marolda Central serous choroioretinopathy treatment with oral indometacyn and eye drops
Discussion

Michelangelo I Room

12:35 - 12:25 - OCULAR TUMORS - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: MARTINA ANGI, ANTONIA JOUSSEN, CINZIA MAZZINI, MARIA ANTONIETTA BLASI

Antonella Guglielmi Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma associated with peripheral choroidal lesions
Discussion
Amanda Ie Retinal vasoproliferative tumours have varied clinical course requiring tailored management
Discussion
Francesco Sabatino Vitreous biopsy and macular chorioretinal biopsy for differentiating viral retinitis and vitreoretinal lymphoma
Discussion
Vlatka Brzovic Šaric Treatment of small choroidal tumors with diode laser - a case study
Discussion
Laura Di Leo Endoresection via pars plana vitrectomy and adjuvant ruthenium brachytherapy for uveal melanoma: a single center case series
Discussion
Giulia Midena Choroidal vascular changes secondary to ocular irradiation
Discussion
Hamid Riazi Esfahani Evaluation of radiation maculopathy after treatment of choroidal melanoma with ruthenium-106 using optical coherence tomography angiography
Discussion
Final discussion

Michelangelo I Room

14:15 - 15:55 - RETINAL DETACHMENT- FREE PAPERS
Chairs: MATTEO FORLINI, TOMMASO ROSSI, KHALID AL SABTI

Giuseppe Maria Albanese Comparison between scleral buckling and vitrectomy in the onset of cystoid macular edema and epiretinal membrane after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair
Discussion
Francesco Pignatelli Combined dexamethasone intravitreal implant and silicone removal for the treatment of macular edema after complex regmathogenous retinal detachment
Discussion
Ahmed Habib Surgical technique for repair of retinal detachment with extensive pvr (closed funnel configuration) in children and young adults
Discussion
Lucas Soares Intravitreal methotrexate infusion avoids postoperative proliferative vitreoretinopathy in uncomplicated primary retinal detachment
Discussion
Tommaso Rossi Silicone oil tamponade removal: which technique is more effective? An x-ray photoemission spectroscopy study
Discussion
Tommaso Rossi Do daily activities impact gas tamponade – retina contact after pars plana vitrectomy? An experimental and computational fluid dynamics study
Discussion
Matteo Forlini Heavy silicone oil extraction: evaluation of a mixed 25/23 gauge sutureless approach
Discussion
Inês Lopes Incidence of retinal detachment after silicone oil removal in eyes after severe postoperative endophthalmitis
Discussion
Giacomo Visioli Does choroidal thickness predict persistent subretinal fluid after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair? A retrospective study with fellow eye comparison.
Discussion
Chiara Vivarelli Dct angiography evaluation of macular plexuses following primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery: impact of surgical technique and tamponade choice
Discussion
Anastasia Vlachou Peripapillary changes of rnflt after successful treatment for rrd
Discussion
Luca Landini Massive subretinal haemorrhage
Discussion
Francesco Sabatino Outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for treatment of retinal detachment associated with full thickness macular hole following intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator and gas injection for treatment of submacular haemorrhage
Discussion
Rodrigo Anguita Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in choroidal melanoma: clinical features and surgical outcomes
Discussion
Aniruddha Agarwal Management of a 2-year-old child with macular fold and extensive retinoschisis with pars plana vitrectomy and inner flap retinectomy
Discussion
Nataliia Grubnyk Vitrectomy for war eye injuries
Discussion

Michelangelo I Room

15:55 - 16:25 - MYOPIA - FREE PAPERS
Chairs: FABRIZIO GIANSANTI, STRATOS GOTZARIDIS, YUSUKE OSHIMA

Mariluz Puertas Posterior staphyloma as hallmark of pathologic myopia and severe pathologic myopia
Discussion
Mariluz Puertas Impact of posterior staphyloma on myopic maculopathy and visual prognosis
Discussion
Marco Battista Optical coherence tomography potential solo role in the differentiation between myopic macular hemorrhages due to macular neovascularization or to spontaneous bruch’s membrane rupture
Discussion
Elena Almazán-Alonso Assessment of an artery-vein complex (avc) in myopic choroidal neovascularization with oct-a. Role in myopic neovascularization activity.
~~Discussion~~
Lamberto La Franca Long-term incidence and risk factors of macular fibrosis, macular atrophy, and macular hole in eyes with myopic neovascularization
Discussion

Michelangelo I Room

17:15 - 18:10 - OPTIC NERVE - GLAUCOMA
Chairs: GILDA CENNAMO, CESARE MARIOTTI, ALFONSO SAVASTANO

Gilda Cennamo Octa study of choroidal vasculature in open angle glaucoma patients
Discussion
Radina Kirkova Perfusion changes in optic disc in glaucoma patients – an optic coherence tomography-angiography study
Discussion
Ana Filipa Moleiro, Amândio Rocha-Sousa The influence of topical mydriatics on peripapillary and macular microvasculature measured by optical coherence tomography angiography in healthy subjects and diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy
Discussion
Ferdinando Cione Optic nerve drusen evaluation: a comparison between ultrasound and oct
Discussion
Rita Gama Small-sized discs and oct normative databases in children
Discussion
Francesco Dragotto Nanophthalmos: beyond the lens
Discussion
Eamonn Fahy Glaucoma following pars plana vitrectomy: a case series and review of the literature
Discussion
Marko Zlatanovic Combined surgery of phacoemulsification, vitrectomy and implantation of ahmed’s valve in the treatment of neovascular glaucoma
Discussion
Eamonn Fahy Ocular decompression retinopathy: a rare complication of glaucoma drainage surgery
Discussion

Sunday December 11

Cavalieri II Room

8:30 - 9:30 - HOW THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES IMPROVED THE UNDERSTANDING OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Chairs: MARIACRISTINA PARRAVANO, MONICA VARANO Moderators: ANAT LOEWENSTEIN, STELA VUJOSEVIC

Tunde Peto Challenges of DR classification
Mariacristina Parravano Is functional testing useful in DR
Anat Loewenstein OCT biomarkers of treatment response in DME
Discussion
Stela Vujosevic Microvascular abnormalities on OCTA in DR
Serena Fragiotta OCTA biomarkers in treatment response
Patricia Udaondo Choroidal involvement in DR/DME
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

9:30 - 10:45 - BIOMARKERS
Chairs: FRANCINE BEHAR COHEN, DAVID HUANG, EDOARDO MIDENA

Francine Behar Cohen Systemic biomarkers for Central Serous chorioretinopathy
Joseph Carroll Relative sensitivity of OCTA-based retinal vasculature metrics
Roberto Dell’Omo The role of OCT imaging in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
David Huang Automated segmentation of macular fluid volume as a treatment indicator for diabetic macular edema
Cesare Mariotti Automated assessment of retinal biomarkers before and after idiopathic ERM removal by 27G PPV
Edoardo Midena Intraocular liquid biopsy in AMD and diabetic retinopathy: adding Omics to imaging
Discussion
Elisabetta Pilotto Hyper-reflective Retinal Foci as in vivo imaging biomarker of microglia activation
Khalil G. Falavarjani Retinal and optic nerve microvascular changes in response to acute change in blood and intraocular pressure
Lisa Toto Choroidal imaging biomarkers in macular neovascularization
Stela Vujosevic Multimodal retinal imaging as biomarker for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus
Sandrine Zweifel Ocular and systemic findings in post-COVID-19 patients
Majda Hadziahmetovic Risk factors for the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy in pregnancy
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

10:45 - 11:45 - HISTOLOGICAL VALIDATION OF OCT SIGNATURES IN AMD
Chairs: CHRISTINE A. CURCIO, K. BAILEY FREUND

K. Bailey Freund Clinical application of insights from histology
Christine A. Curcio Neovascular AMD and its precursor deposits, viewed through clinicopathologic correlation
Prithvi Ramtohul Cellular activity in neovascular AMD in histology and HR-OCT
Thomas Ach Histology and OCT shines new light on fundus autofluorescence and RPE cell biology
Andreas Pollreisz Outer retinal reflective bands at subcellular resolution: photoreceptor-RPE interactions via volume electron microscopy
Discussion

Cavalieri II Room

11:45 - 12:45 - IMAGING COURSE: WHAT’S NEW IN RETINAL IMAGING? - YORIS
Chairs: DANIELA BACHERINI, ENRICO BORRELLI, ROSA DOLZ-MARCO, RODOLFO MASTROPASQUA, RICCARDO SACCONI

Vittorio Capuano New modalities of retinal visualization in cases of media opacity
Rosa Dolz-Marco Outer retinal reflective structures and aging changes using High Res OCT
Carlo Lavia High resolution OCTA analysis of three retinal capillary plexuses from the fovea to the periphery
Rossella D’Aloisio What’s new in multimodal imaging: inflammatory biomarkers in retinal vascular diseases
Ersöz Giray Impact of social media on sharing retinal imaging
Claudio Iovino OCTA of the iris: current limitations and future perspectives
Alexandra Miere Deep learning applications in retinal imaging
Daniela Bacherini Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging: Emerging Clinical Applications
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

8:30 - 9:30 - MYOPIC TRACTION MACULOPATHY: SURGICAL INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUES
Coordinator: MARTA FIGUEROA

Andrea Govetto Pathophysiology of MTM
Grazia Pertile Surgical Approach and Indications in MTM
Marta Figueroa Lamellar Holes in The Context of MTM
Mario Romano Full-thickness Macular Holes in High Myopic Eyes: Surgical Management
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

9:30 - 11:15 - RETINAL DETACHMENT 2: MANAGING COMPLICATIONS
Chairs: VINCENZA BONFIGLIO, JOSÉ GARCÍA-ARUMÍ, MARCO MURA, FRANCESCO FARALDI

Tomaso Caporossi Human Amniotic Membrane In Retinal Detachment With Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
José García-Arumí Silicone oil retention sutures in severe PVR
Heinrich Heimann Surgical treatment of exudative retinal detachments
Umberto Lorenzi Macular complication after scleral buckle surgery. When to re-detach the retina?
Marco Mura Management of retinal detachment with pvr
Athanasios Nikolakopoulos Retina detachment treatment in multiple tears zipper sydrome and posterior vitreous base misplacement special considerations
Discussion
Emilio Rapizzi Efficacy and safety of pars plana vitrectomy and filtered air in the management of complex rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Tommaso Rossi Silicone Oil removal techniques: which is better?
Agostino Vaiano Ocular hypotony
Vincenza Bonfiglio Subretinal fluid drainage during vitrectomy for the primary repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: comparative study
Hassan Al Dibhi The Role of SB with Small Gauge Vitrectomy
Tito Fiore In vivo visualization of the photoreceptors using Spectralis High Magnification Module (HMM) imaging in retinal detachment
Discussion
Stratos Gotzaridis Reduce the surgical time by not completely drain the subretinal fluid in retinal detachment cases
Yusuke Oshima Subretinal fluid injection for the treatment of idiopathic macular hole complicated with focal retinal detachment
Francesco Faraldi Vitreoschisis-induced vitreous cortex remnants removal in primaryhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Vincenzo Ferrara Interface Vitrectomy and management of the Vitreous Base
Francesco Barca Risk of retinal detachment recurrence after macular surgery in eyes previously treated with 360° encircling band
Enrico Peiretti Minivit trial a new way to do vitrectomy in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

11:15 - 12:15 - RETINAL PROSTHESIS
Chairs: STANISLAO RIZZO, GRAZIA PERTILE, RICHARD GISBERT

Stanislao Rizzo A new system to restore sight in RP patient
Fabio Patelli Vision surgical systems for low vision AMD patients
Marco Andrea Pileri Focus on DMS: new prospective on the present and future of artificial retina. The PRIMAvera project
Richard Gisbert Functional results after implantion of a Retina Chip:what are the Limitations?
Discussion
Yannick Le Mer Restoration of central vision in geographic atrophy with PRIMA chip
Alfonso Savastano Real-life experience results using the SING (Smaller-Incision New-Generation) implantable miniature telescope (IMT)
Grazia Pertile Liquid retina
Discussion

Belle Arti Room

12:15 - 13:15 - IOLs AND SCLERAL FIXATED IOLs
Chairs: STRATOS GOTZARIDIS, PAOLO LANZETTA, DANIELE TOGNETTO

Vincenzo Ferrara Lost IOLs: logic and technique of strategies
Fabrizio Giansanti EDOF monofocal lenses in combined cataract and macular pucker surgery: useful or useless choice?
Stratos Gotzaridis Five years experience of placing Cerlevale intraocular lenses
Discussion
Paolo Lanzetta Combined transconjunctival sutureless 25-ga vitrectomy and scleral fixation of intraocular lens
Yusuke Oshima Surgical tips and outcomes of IOL intrascleral fixation for the treatment of dislocated IOL and crystalline lens
Fabio Patelli Secondary IOL implant, which is the best option
Discussion
Emilio Rapizzi Evaluation of visual outcomes and complications of a suture-less scleral fixation IOL
Claudia Fossataro Catcher Pole scleral fixation for repositioning of dislocated IOL in vitreous chamber
Daniele Tognetto Suturless scleral fixation IOL: pitfalls and solutions
Discussion

Caravaggio Room

9:15 - 10:15 - OPERATING ROOM STAFF COURSE

Stefano Pepe The intra-operative Compications in Retinal Surgery
Scognamiglio Camilla, Maddalena Camposeo La gestione Infermieristica nel trattamento del retinoblastoma: l'esperienza dell'Ospedale pediatrico Bambino Gesù
Rossana Addei Percorsi pre, intra e post-operatori
Discussion and practical insights

Program

Thursday December 08

Friday December 09

Saturday December 10

Sunday December 11

General chair

Organizing Secretariat