May 16ᵗʰ, 2025 MILAN

Centro Congressi Fondazione Cariplo

Presidents
of the meeting

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

MAIN TOPICS

  • Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Retinal Degenerations and Allied Disorders
  • Imaging and Pathophysiology
  • Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  • Neovascular AMD and Macular Neovascularization
  • Retinal Vascular Diseases
  • Uveitis Update
  • Advances in Vitreo-retinal surgical instrumentation
  • Retinal Detachment Workshop
  • Mystery Retina Case Conference

Main topics

  • Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Retinal Degenerations and Allied Disorders
  • Imaging and Pathophysiology
  • Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  • Neovascular AMD and Macular Neovascularization
  • Retinal Vascular Diseases
  • Uveitis Update
  • Advances in Vitreo-retinal surgical instrumentation
  • Retinal Detachment Workshop
  • Mystery Retina Case Conference

May 16ᵗʰ, 2025 MILAN

Meeting Venue

Centro Congressi Fondazione Cariplo

 Via Romagnosi, 8 – 20121, Milan

Congress Organizer/ CME Provider

AVEC S.r.l. - Incentive Paintings
Via Lavoratori Autobianchi, 1 - 20832 Desio (MB)
Tel. 0039 0362/581579
info@avec-eventi.com

Official language

The official language of the Meeting will be English.

May 16ᵗʰ, 2025 MILAN

Meeting Venue

Centro Congressi Fondazione Cariplo

 Via Romagnosi, 8 – 20121, Milan

Congress Organizer/ CME Provider

AVEC S.r.l. - Incentive Paintings
Via Lavoratori Autobianchi, 1 - 20832 Desio (MB)
Tel. 0039 0362/581579
info@avec-eventi.com

Official language

The official language of the Meeting will be English.

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Faculty list

Retina Update Meeting 2025

ACH THOMAS

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology University of Bonn - Germany

AVITABILE TERESIO

Professor of Ophthalmology Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology 
University of Catania - Italy

BATTAGLIA PARODI MAURIZIO

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Milan - Italy

BLODI BARBARA

Matthew D. Davis Professor Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Wisconsin Medical Director of Reading Center Madison, WI - USA

BORRELLI ENRICO

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology "City of Health and Science” Hospital University of Turin
 - Italy

BOSCIA FRANCESCO

Professor of Ophthalmology
Eye Clinic University of Bari Aldo Moro
 Bari - Italy

CEREDA MATTEO

Ophthalmologist Director of Vitreoretinal Service Eye Clinic - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan - Italy

CHAKRAVARTHY USHA

Professor Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Royal Victoria Hospital (The Belfast Trust) and Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

CHEUNG GEMMY

Professor of Ophthalmology Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore
Head of the Medical Retina Department
Singapore National Eye Center Singapore

CHEW EMILY

Ophthalmologist Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (DECA), National Eye Institute, the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD - USA

CICINELLI MARIA VITTORIA


Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
 Milan - Italy

CIMINO LUCA

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology University of Modena Reggio Emilia Director of Ocular Immunology Unit
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Reggio Emilia - Italy

CORVI FEDERICO

Ophthalmologist Eye Clinic - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan - Italy

CSAKY KARL

Ophthalmologist T. Boone Pickens Director Clinical Center of Innovation for AMD Chief Executive and Medical Officer Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX - USA

CURCIO CHRISTINE

Professor Emerita Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Director, AMD Histopathology Lab University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine Birmingham Alabama, AL - USA

EHLERS JUSTIS

Norman C. and Donna L. Harbert Endowed Chair for Ophthalmic Research Director of the Tony and Leona Campane Center for Excellence in Image-Guided Surgery and Advanced Imaging Research Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic, OH - USA

EGAN CATHERINE

Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology Moorfield Eye Hospital London - UK

FRASER SCOTT

Provost Professor of Biological Sciences & Biomedical Engineering  Elizabeth Garrett Chair of Convergent Biosciences University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA - USA

FREUND K. BAILEY

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology NYU School of Medicine New York, NY Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, NY - USA

GUYMER ROBYN

Professor of Ophthalmology Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology University of Melbourne - Australia

INVERNIZZI ALESSANDRO

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

MONÉS JORDI

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

NASSISI MARCO

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health University of Milan Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan - Italy

PAULEIKHOFF DANIEL

Professor of Ophthalmology University of Duisburg-Essen Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, St. Franziskus-Hospital Münster - Germany

PELLEGRINI MARCO

Ophthalmologist Director of Ocular Oncology Eye Clinic - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan - Italy

PERTILE GRAZIA

Ophthalmologist Director of the Department of Ophthalmology Sacro Cuore Hospital, Negrar - Italy

QUERQUES GIUSEPPE

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology University Vita-Salute IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan - Italy

RICCI FEDERICO TBD

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

RIZZO STANISLAO

Professor of Ophthalmology University Cattolica, Roma Chair of the Ophthalmology Unit Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy

ROMANO MARIO

Professor of Ophthalmology Humanitas University Director of Ophthalmology Residency Program Director of Ophthalmology Department Humanitas Bergamo Scientific director of ESASO Foundation Lugano, CH Milan - Italy

ROMANO FRANCESCO

Ophthalmologist Consultant Eye Clinic - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan - Italy

SACCONI RICCARDO

Ophthalmologist Consultant Medical Retina & Imaging Unit Department of Ophthalmology University Vita Salute IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
 Milan - Italy

SALVETTI ANNA PAOLA

Ophthalmologist Consultant of Medical Retina and Ocular Genetics Eye Clinic - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan - Italy

SCHMITZ – VALCKENBERG MARC STEFFEN

Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences John A. Moran Eye Center - University of Utah Salt Lake City, US

SIMONELLI FRANCESCA

Professor of Ophthalmology, Chairmen Eye Clinic Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Naples, Italy

SPAIDE RICK

Ophthalmologist Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York, NY - USA

TOTO LISA

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Head of the Medical Retina and Electrophysiology Services Ophthalmology Clinic, University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti - Italy

TUFAIL ADNAN

Professor of Ophthalmology London & Institute of Ophthalmology UCL Moorfields Eye Hospital London - UK

VIOLA FRANCESCO

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Director Eye Clinic Policlinic Milan Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health University of Milan Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan - Italy

VUJOSEVIC STELA

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Head of Medical Retina Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica 
University of Milan, Statale
Milan - Italy

Retina Update Meeting 2025

Preliminary
Program

Retina Update Welcome and Introductions

SriniVas Sadda, Giovanni Staurenghi

SESSION I: Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Retinal Degenerations and Allied Disorders

Moderators SriniVas Sadda, Francesca Simonelli

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. LUCE: A First-in-Human Phase I/II Trial of Gene Therapy in Subjects with Usher syndrome Type1B  Retinitis Pigmentosa

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

08:40 a.m. – 08:50 a.m. Discussion

 

SESSION II: Imaging and Pathophysiology (8 min talk/ 2 min discussion)

Moderators: Thomas Ach, Rick Spaide

08:50 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. Advances in retinal imaging

Scott Fraser

09:00 a.m. – 09:10 a.m. Histopathologic Insights into disease pathophysiology
Christine Curcio

09:10 a.m. – 09:20 a.m. Blood flow assessment on OCT 

Rick Spaide

09:20 a.m.– 09:30 a.m. High resolution OCT and retinal vessels

Francesco Romano

09:30 a.m.– 09:40 a.m. The role of fundus autofluorescence in the age of OCT: do we  still need it?
Thomas Ach

09:40 a.m. – 09:50 Discussion

SESSION III: Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Moderators: Robyn Guymer, Jordi Monés 

9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Updates from MacuSTAR 

Adnan Tufail

10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Updates from CAM

Giovanni Staurenghi

10:10 a.m. –  10:20 a.m. Biomarkers and Endpoints for AMD trials
Justis Ehlers

10:20 a.m. –  10:30 a.m. Imaging and AI-based biomarkers in geographic atrophy and precursor lesions

Marc Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg

10:30 a.m.  – 10:40 a.m.

Current status of anti-complement therapies for AMD 

Jordi Monés

10:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Future therapeutic options for dry AMD 

Robyn Guymer

10:50 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Dry AMD Case and Panel Discussions 

Moderators: Giovanni Staurenghi

Panelists: Usha Chakravarthy, Karl Csaky,  Robyn Guymer, Marco Nassisi, Federico Ricci (TBD)

ESSION IV: Neovascular AMD and Macular Neovascularization

Moderators: Giuseppe Querques, Daniel Pauleikhoff

11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Predicting Angiogenesis Triggers Through OCT & OCTA 

Giuseppe Querques

11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

Impact of residual retinal fluid on treatment outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Francesco Viola

11:40 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Updates on Subretinal fibrosis in nAMD

Gemmy Cheung

11:50 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Macular Atrophy and fibrosis in nAMD – relevant for longterm outcome in anti VEGF therapy? 

Daniel Pauleikhoff

12:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Incorporating second-generation therapeutics in clinical practice           

Enrico Borrelli  

12:10 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.  Long-acting therapeutics in the pipeline 

Riccardo Sacconi

12:20 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Discussion

Session V: Retinal Vascular Diseases

Moderators: SriniVas Sadda, Stela Vujosevic

12:30 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Validation of AI for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening – evidence update

Catherine A. Egan

12:40 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Current approaches to management of DME  

Stela Vujosevic

12:50 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Next generation agents and management of RVO 

Barbara Blodi

01:00 p.m. – 01:10 p.m.  Discussion

01:10 p.m.– 01:50 p.m. Lunch Symposium

Aflibercept 8mg: Evidence And Experience

Moderator: Giovanni Staurenghi

01:10 p.m. – 01.20 p.m. Clinical outcomes over 156 week in nAMD (Pulsar Extension) 

Alessandro Invernizzi

01:20 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. Clinical outcomes over 156 week in DME (Photon Extension) 

Marco Lupidi

01:30 p.m. – 01:40 p.m. Early clnical experience from the first global real world study (Spectrum) 

Valentina Sarao

01:40 p.m. – 01:50 p.m. Round Table 

Alessandro Invernizzi, Marco Lupidi, Valentina Sarao, Giovanni Staurenghi

Simposio sponsorizzato da Bayer

Lunch Symposium

Aflibercept 8mg: Evidence And Experience

Moderator: Giovanni Staurenghi

01:10 p.m. – 01.20 p.m. Clinical outcomes over 156 week in nAMD (Pulsar Extension) 

Alessandro Invernizzi

01:20 p.m. – 01:30 p.m. Clinical outcomes over 156 week in DME (Photon Extension) 

Marco Lupidi

01:30 p.m. – 01:40 p.m. Early clnical experience from the first global real world study (Spectrum) 

Valentina Sarao

01:40 p.m. – 01:50 p.m. Round Table 

Alessandro Invernizzi, Marco Lupidi, Valentina Sarao, Giovanni Staurenghi

Simposio sponsorizzato da Bayer

Session VI: Uveitis Update

Moderators: Maria Vittoria Cicinelli

01:50 p.m. – 02:00 p.m.   Tips and tricks for diagnosis of uveitis 

Maria Vittoria Cicinelli

02:00 p.m. – 02:10 p.m. Current therapeutic approaches for uveitis 

Luca Cimino

02:10 p.m. – 02:20 p.m. New imaging guidelines for non infectious posterior uveitis: the MUV project

Alessandro Invernizzi

02:20 p.m. – 02:30 p.m. Discussion 

Session VIII: Advances in Vitreo-retinal surgical instrumentation

Moderators: Teresio Avitabile, Francesco Boscia

02:30 p.m.– 02:40 p.m. AI and vitreo-retinal surgery
Stanislao Rizzo

02:40 p.m.– 02:50 p.m. Digital viewing systems 

Mario Romano

02:50 p.m. – 03:00 p.m. Update on ROP and pediatric retinal vascular disorders 

Grazia Pertile

Session VIII: Retinal Detachment Workshop

Complex Case Management Panel

Moderator: Matteo Cereda

Panelists: Teresio Avitabile, Francesco Boscia, Grazia Pertile, Stanislao Rizzo

Session IX: Mystery Retina Case Conference

Expert Panel Discussion of Medical Retina Cases

Moderator: Marco Pellegrini, Lisa Toto (and junior faculty to present)

Panelists:

Maurizio Battaglia Parodi, Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Luca Cimino, Federico Corvi, Bailey Freund, Giuseppe Querques, Rick Spaide, Lisa Toto

Conclusion and Appreciation

Meeting Summary and Thanks
SriniVas Sadda, Giovanni Staurenghi

With the patronage of