16th RETINA ACADEMY

The annual ESASO Retina Academy has established itself as one of the leading educational conferences on diseases of the retina. Widely appreciated as a top event in level and spirit, it attracts world-class faculty and aspiring young ophthalmologists year after year.

The 16th ESASO Retina Academy will be held in Estoril, Portugal, from 23-25 June 2016 at the Estoril Congress Center. The final scientific and practical educational programme can be found on the ESASO website. ESASO has applied for 12 CME credits with UEMS.

The success of the Retina Academies is based on their scientific, clinical and teaching excellence, which is guaranteed by its first-rate faculty. This years’ plenary presentations, lectures and sessions cover the most advanced scientific insights and technical state-of-the-art developments in areas such as VMA/VMT/MH, AMD, DME, RVO, PM, retinal non-perfusion, OCT techniques development, retinal pharmacology, geographic atrophy, central serous chorioretinopathy, uveitis, dystrophy, rehabilitation, and artificial vision.

Rupert Bourne (UK) will deliver a keynote lecture on “The emerging and changing causes of vision impairment worldwide and how this fits within the context of global health – The Global Vision Database and the Global Burden of Disease Study”. The second keynote lecture will be presented by Rajat Agrawal (India, USA) on “Global impact of retinal diseases – finding sustainable solutions for access to retinal care”. The third keynote will be presented by Alain Gaudric (France) on “New insights in etiopathogenesis and manifestations”.

EYE IMAGING WORKSHOP

One of this year’s highlights will take place on the first afternoon of the event – an eye imaging workshop will be held with the use of up-to-date imaging devices, provided by industrial partners. In rotating small groups, participants will be trained to operate all these devices and to interpret the diagnostic medical images. The particular success of our interactive advanced masterclasses, with their special collegial spirit, has encouraged us to enlarge this programme to nine such masterclasses this year. Among these are four surgical masterclasses, for the first time. Faculty and delegates will discuss videos of surgical innovations and particularly instructive cases.

Beyond the formats already mentioned above, the programme will include debates between experts, rapid-fire poster presentations, ESASO-style debates and the well-appreciated “Retinamour” case study workshops.

For promising young eye doctors and scientists, the ESASO Retina Academy 2016 provides an attractive opportunity to learn about the latest scientific and clinical advances in retinal disease, with world-class ophthalmologists.

For further information visit:
www.esaso.org/16th-esaso-retina-academy-2016