Prof. SriniVas Sadda
Director, Artificial Intelligence & Imaging Research, Doheny Eye Institute
Professor of Ophthalmology
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California – LA
Prof. Giovanni Staurenghi
Professor of Ophthalmology, Chairmen Eye Clinic
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “Luigi Sacco” Luigi Sacco Hospital
University of Milan – Italy
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Department of Ophthalmology University of Bonn, Germany
Full Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology University of Catania, Italy
Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Milano, Italy
Matthew D. Davis Professor, Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Wisconsin Reading Center, Medical Director, Madison, Wisconsin
Senior Consultant in Medical Retina Associate Professor of Ophthalmology "City of Health and Science” Hospital University of Turin Turin, Italy
Full Professor of Ophthalmology Eye Clinic University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari, Italy
Eye Clinic, Sacco Hospital, Asst Fatebenefratelli Sacco University of Milan, Italy
Professor Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Royal Victoria Hospital (The Belfast Trust) and Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore Head of the Medical Retina Department Singapore National Eye Center
Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (DECA), National Eye Institute, the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, USA
Eye Clinic, Sacco Hospital, Asst Fatebenefratelli Sacco University of Milan, Italy
T. Boone Pickens Director Clinical Center of Innovation for AMD Chief Executive and Medical Officer Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, Texas
Assistant Professor at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele Milan, Italy
Director of Ocular Immunology Unit Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Italy
White-McKee Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Director of the AMD Histopathology Laboratory University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine Birmingham Alabama USA
The Norman C. and Donna L. Harbert Endowed Chair of Ophthalmic Research Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic
Provost Professor of Biology and Bioengineering Elizabeth Garrett Professor of Convergent Biosciences Director of Science Initiatives Director Bridge Institute University of Southern California USA
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, NYU School of Medicine New York, NY
Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Professor Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology University of Melbourne, Australia
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical Retina and Uveitis Specialist Uveitis and Ocular Infectious Diseases Service Eye Clinic - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan
Director Institut de la Màcula, Centro Médico Teknon Medical Director Barcelona Macula Foundation: Research for Vision, Barcelona, Spain Adjunct Professor, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health
Assistant Professor, University of Milan Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health Milan, Italy
Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, St. Franziskus-Hospital Münster Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Consultant, Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco Hospital University of Milan, Italy
Director of the Department of Ophthalmology Sacrocuore Hospital, Negrar-Verona, Italy
Associate Professor at University Vita-Salute IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan, Italy
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Tor Vergata University / Dept. Experimental Medicine Dir. "Retina Diseases Unit" - PTV Foundation Referral and Clinical Trial Center for AMD and Blinding Retinal Diseases Rome, Italy
Professor of Ophthalmology University Cattolica, Roma Chair of the Ophthalmology Unit Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Full Professor of Ophthalmology Director of Ophthalmology Residency Program Director of Ophthalmology Department Humanitas Bergamo Scientific director of ESASO Foundation Lugano, CH Board member of CBM Italia Foundation, IT Knight of the “Order of Merit” of the Italian Republic
Ophthalmologist - PhD
Medical Retina & Imaging Unit
Department of Ophthalmology
University Vita Salute
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Retinal Disorders and Ophthalmic Genetics Division Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
Consultant of Medical Retina and Ocular Genetics Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences John A. Moran Eye Center - University of Utah Salt Lake City, US
Professor of Ophthalmology, Chairmen Eye Clinic Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Naples, Italy
Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York New York, US
Head of the Medical Retina and Electrophysiology Services Ophthalmology Clinic, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
Professor of Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital London & Institute of Ophthalmology UCL
Associate Professor Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health University of Milan Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Head of Medical Retina Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milano, Italy University of Milan, Statale Milan, Italy
Registration and Breakfast
Retina Update Welcome and Introductions
SriniVas Sadda, Giovanni Staurenghi
SESSION I: Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Retinal Degenerations and Allied Disorders
08:00 a.m. – 08:10 a.m. Diagnostic approaches and endpoints for IRD Clinical Trials
Anna Paola Salvetti
08:10 a.m. – 08:20 a.m. Update on Gene Therapy for IRDs
Francesca Simonelli
08:20 a.m. – 08:30 a.m. Optogenetics and Artificial Vision
SriniVas Sadda
08:30 a.m. – 08:40 a.m. Neuroprotective therapy for MacTel
Emily Chew
SESSION II: Imaging and Pathophysiology (8 min talk/ 2 min discussion)
08:45 a.m. – 08:55 a.m. Advances in retinal imaging
Scott Fraser
08:55 a.m. – 09:05 a.m. Histopathologic Insights into disease pathophysiology
Christine Curcio
09:05 a.m. – 09:15 a.m. Blood flow assessment on OCT
Rick Spaide
09:15 a.m.– 09:25 a.m. The role of fundus autofluorescence in the age of OCT: do we still need it?
Thomas Ach
SESSION III: Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Updates from CAM and MacuSTAR
TBD
9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Biomarkers and Endpoints for AMD trials
Justis Ehlers
9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Progression of AMD among Individuals homozygous and heterozygous for risk alleles for CFH and ARMS2/HTRA1Imaging and AI-based biomarkers in geographic atrophy and precursor lesions
Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Impact of residual retinal fluid on treatment outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Francesco Viola
10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Current status of anti-complement therapies for AMD
Jordi Monés TBD
10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Future therapeutic options for dry AMD
Robyn Guymer
10:30 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. Coffee break
10:55 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Dry AMD Case and Panel Discussions
Moderator:s Giovanni Staurenghi
Panelists: Karl Csaky, Usha Chakravarthy, Robyn Guymer, Marco Nassisi, Federico Ricci (TBD)
ESSION IV: Neovascular AMD and Macular Neovascularization
11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Predicting Angiogenesis Triggers Through OCT & OCTA
Giuseppe Querques
11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Updates on Subretinal fibrosis in nAMD
Gemmy Cheung
11:40 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Macular Atrophy and fibrosis in nAMD – relevant for longterm outcome in anti VEGF therapy?
Daniel Pauleikhoff
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Incorporating second-generation therapeutics in clinical practice
[Topics to include brolucizumab, faricimab, aflibercept 8mg]
Enrico Borrelli
12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Long-acting therapeutics in the pipeline
[Topics to include Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Gene Therapy]
Riccardo Sacconi
Session V: Retinal Vascular Diseases
12:15 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. Validation of AI for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening – evidence update
Adnan Tufail
12:25 p.m. – 12:35 p.m. Current approaches to management of DME
[Topics to include pharmacotherapies, micropulse]
Stela Vujosevic
12:35 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Next generation agents and management of RVO
Barbara Blodi
12:45 p.m.– 12:55 p.m. Update on ROP and pediatric retinal vascular disorders
Grazia Pertile
12:55 p.m. – 01:55 p.m. Lunch and Lunch symposia
Session VI: Uveitis Update
01:55 p.m. – 02:05 p.m. Tips and tricks for diagnosis of uveitis
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli
02:05 p.m. – 02:15 p.m. Current therapeutic approaches for uveitis
Luca Cimino
Session VII: Retinal Detachment Workshop
Complex Case Management Panel
Moderator: Matteo Cereda
Panelists: Stanislao Rizzo, Grazia Pertile, Teresio Avitabile, Francesco Boscia
Session VIII: Advances in Vitreo-retinal surgical instrumentation
02:50 p.m.– 03:00 p.m. AI and vitreo-retinal surgery
Stanislao Rizzo
03:00 p.m.– 03:10 p.m. Digital viewing systems
Mario Romano
Session IX: Mystery Retina Case Conference
Expert Panel Discussion of Medical Retina Cases
Moderator: Marco Pellegrini, Lisa Toto (and junior faculty to present)
Panelists: Alessandro Invernizzi, Bailey Freund, David Sarraf, Giuseppe Querques, Maurizio Battaglia Parodi
Conclusion and Appreciation
Meeting Summary and Thanks
SriniVas Sadda, Giovanni Staurenghi