2nd of February
008.00 – Registration
08.45 – Welcome remarks
09.00 – 10.20 FIRST SESSION – Complex vitreoretinal surgery
Moderators: Paolo Arpa, Vito de Molfetta, Marco Pileri
09.00 – Traumas Giuseppe Scarpa
09.10 – Managing no light perception eyes after open globe injury Marco Zarbin
09.20 – PVR today Daniele Tognetto
09.30 – The five rules for dealing with my nightmares Grazia Pertile
09.40 – What role does the episclaral have today? Paolo Radice
09.50 – Discussion of the above topics Panel: Raffaello Di Lauro, Claudio Panico, Franco Passani, Marco Vecchi
10.20 – 11.50 SECOND SESSION – Visual function in VR surgery
Moderatori: Enrico Bertelli, Emilio Rapizzi
10.20 – Surgery or observation in Macular Surgery: how to predict the visual outcome Teresa Sandinha
10.30 – The functional perspective in retinal detachment surgery Louis Giavedoni
10.40 – Primary vitrectomy: do’s and don’ts for the best functional recovery Michele Coppola
10.50 – Pneumatic retinopexy: the kind friend Derri Roman-Pognuz
11.00 – Predicting and improving outcome in macular hole Umberto Lorenzi
11.10 – Discussion of the above topics Panel: Stefano Vita, Flavio Foltran, Giorgio Santin, Federica Romanelli
12.30 – Lunch
14.30 – 15.40 THIRD SESSION – Retinal surgery and beyond
Moderatori: Roberto Cian, Vittorio Picardo
14.30 – Glaucoma post vitreoretinal surgery: a whole different story Giorgio Marchini
14.40 – Transplantation and ocular surface in vitreoretinal surgery: what we need to know Paolo Rama
14.50 – It’s not just a simple cataract Scipione Rossi
15.00 – What to do when there is nothing left to do – the aesthetic rehabilitation Alessandra Modugno
15.10 – Discussion of the above topics Panel: Romeo Altafini, Giorgio Beltrame, Gianluca Capello, Carlo Salati, Tarcisio Sibilla
15.40 – 17.00 FOURTH SESSION – Optimizing the medical therapy of AMD
Moderatori: Edoardo Midena, Sandro Saviano
15.40 – What the future holds for us Francesco Bandello
15.50 – New formulations, new regimens, new combinations: how to navigate Chiara Eandi
16.00 – Biomarkers-driven therapy: are we there yet? Paolo Lanzetta
16.10 – Cell-based therapies for atrophic AMD Eyal Banin
16.20 – Imaging: what to keep and what to change Elisabetta Pilotto
16.30 – Discussion of the above topics Panel: Giorgio Boschi, Stefania Miotto, Stefano Piermarocchi
17.00 – 18.20 FIFTH SESSION – Retinal vasculopathies
Moderatori: Francesco Bandello, Arturo Carta
17.00 – Diabetic retinopathy: new insights Edoardo Midena
17.10 – Treatment of DR today Anat Loewenstein
17.20 – Diabetic retinopathy in 2030 Tien Wong
17.30 – Why and how to do diabetic retinopathy surgery today Francesco Boscia
17.40 – 10 years of IVT in venous occlusions: do we have it all figured out? Maurizio Battaglia Parodi
17.50 – Discussion of the above topic Panel: Ezio Cappello, Francesca Menchini, Giovanni Rappo, Luigi Spedicato
3rd of February
08.30 – 10.00 SIXTH SESSION – Rethinking ophthalmology to leave no one behind
Moderators: Claudio Azzolini, Paolo Nucci
08.30 – How new technologies are changing the approach to retinal diseases Andrea Grosso
08.40 – Machines and diseases: what can we expect? Federico Cabitza
08.50 – New scenarios and new responsibilities in retinal disease management today Teresio Avitabile
09.00 – Digital innovations in retinal diseases: from technology to implementation Tien Wong
09.10 – How we will manage the surgical patient Paolo Zanatta
09.20 – The scientific society of the future: the driver of change! Michele Allamprese
09.30 – Discussion of the above topics Panel: Massimo Camellin, Stefano Fabris, Stefano Miorin, Marco Tavolato, Nicola Zemella
10.00 – 11.10 SEVENTH SESSION – Future trends: ready to go?
Moderators: Diego Ponzin, Luigi Caretti
10.00 – Retinitis Pigmentosa caused by Mutations in the FAM161A Gene: Steps on the Path to Gene Therapy Eyal Banin
10.10 – Update on cell transplantation to treat degenerative retinal disease Marco Zarbin
10.20 – Robotic surgery and new techniques: game or useful reality? Anat Loewenstein
10.30 – A phase I/IIA trial to test safety and feasibility of an autologous iPS cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium patch in age-related macular degeneration patients Kapil Bharti, Ruchi Sharma
10.40 – Modeling Age-related Macular Degeneration with 2D iPSC-derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium and 3D iPSC-derived Outer Blood-Retina Barrier Ruchi Sharma
10.50 – Discussion of the above topics Panel: Andrea Grosso, Derri Roman-Pugnoz, Antonio Polito
11.10 – 12.30 EIGHTH SESSION – ROP and Pediatric surgery: when you can’t make mistakes
Moderators: Paolo Nucci, Silvia Pignatto
11.10 – Challenging optic nerve: the silent revolution Paolo Nucci
11.20 – ROP today Domenico Lepore
11.30 – Surgical approach to stage 4 ROP Chien Wong
11.40 – Surgical approach to stage 5 ROP Georges Caputo
11.50 – Retina is not an island Paola Lago
12.00 – Discussion of the above topics Panel: Piero Ceruti, Diana Gioulis, Nicola Leuzzi, Alessandra Radin
12.30 – End of the Meeting