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Episode 47: Gut bacteria and eye disease?

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Episode 46: How do you investigate your uveitis patient in 2024?

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Episode 45: Robert J Johnston on Lab-Grown Retinas

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Episode 44: Second Eye Risk: Navigating Prophylaxis in Retinal Detachment, GRT, and Sticklers

In this episode, we hear from an expert panel as they delve into the critical topic of second eye risk of retinal detachment (RD) and discuss approaches to prophylaxis.

With Alistair Laidlaw, Patricia Udaondo and David Steel.

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Episode 43: Spoilt for choice – the many treatments now available for AMD and DME

Following the approval of Aflibercept 8mg, clinicians in Europe now have 5 anti-VEGF treatments to choose from, not to mention biosimilars. How should we treat patients with so many options open to us? 

Sandrine Zweifel and Stela Vujosevic compare notes.

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Episode 42: A Guide to Radiation Maculopathy

In this podcast episode, we will dig into the subject of radiation maculopathy, the most common complication following the irradiation of intraocular tumours, with a panel of ocular oncologists from across Europe: Hibba Quhill, Iwona Rospond-Kubiak, Emine Kilic and Raffaele Parrozzani.

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Episode 41: Ophthalmologica spotlight episode

In this episode we look at two very interesting papers published in the latest editions of Ophthalmologica – Martin Busch presents his work on using microRNA as biomarkers for retinal disease and the panel discuss Christina Weisheit‘s paper on Co2 emissions from the ophthalmic OR. Chaired by Patricia Udaondo, Matias Iglicki and Andreas Ebneter.

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Episode 40: Prof David Huang: The co-inventor of OCT

Fresh from his exciting win of the Lasker Award – often dubbed the American Nobel Prize – David Huang  – the inventor of Optical coherence tomography (OCT) – joins Pearse Keane and Tunde Peto to talk about how he and colleagues developed the technology and its impact on retinal medicine.

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Episode 39: The Euretina Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award

As applications open for the Euretina Retinal Medicine Clinical Research Award, we hear from previous winners Camiel Boon and João Pedro Marques to see how the award has furthered their research.

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Episode 38: Preview of Euretina Congress 2023

In this podcast Euretina President, Mr Alistair Laidlaw and Euretina EVP Dara Conlon explore the highlights of this year’s congress which is on track to be the biggest and most exciting meeting yet!

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Episode 37: Blind Faith – How RP patients are being targeted with bad science across the world

In this episode, journalist Ramadan Younis and his executive producer Simon Cox tell us about their far-reaching BBC documentary. “Blind Faith” exposes the international practice of defrauding patients of Retinitis Pigmentosa with false hopes of treatment or cure with little or no evidence of efficacy. Joined by Robert McLaren, who consulted on the documentary and evaluated the scientific claims being made by bad actors in the programme.

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Episode 36: The Ophthalmologica Lecture: Maximilian Pfau

In this episode, we’re going to dig into the subject of this year’s Ophtalmologica lecture which will be delivered on the Saturday afternoon at this year’s congress in Amsterdam with Maximilan Pfau & Martin Zinkernagel.

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Episode 35: Treating PCV and Pachychoroid in Different Populations

In this episode, we head to Asia to hear from colleagues in Japan, Singapore and South Korea about their experiences treating PCV and Pachychoroid in different populations. The podcast is chaired by Taiji Sakamoto and Seung-Young Yu who are joined by Gemmy Cheung and Adrian Koh.

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Episode 34: The Euretina Lecture: OncoVR

In this podcast, we hear from Euretina Keynote Bertil Damato about his upcoming talk on OncoVR at the 2023 Euretina Congress. He is joined by colleague Carl Groenewald and Heinrich Heimann.

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Episode 33: The Euretina Innovation Summit – All You Need to Know

In this podcast, we’ll be hearing about an exciting new event taking place in Amsterdam at the Euretina Congress in October; the inaugural Euretina Innovation Summit (EIS). Kourous Rezaei and Anat Loewenstein – two members of the organising committee – will discuss the programme and motivation behind the event with chair Frank G Holz.

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Episode 32: Macular Holes and Glaucoma in Myopia

In this podcast, we’ll explore two areas in the subspecialty of myopia: Aude Couturier will share her expertise in macular holes and Dr Yves Lachkar will discuss glaucoma in highly myopic patients. Chaired by David Gaucher and Jost Jonas.

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Episode 31: Featured studies from the Ophthalmologica journal

In this episode, Editor in Chief at Ophthalmologica, Martin Zinkernagel discusses two featured papers from Euretina’s official journal. The first paper discussed covers choroiditis and the second covers effective treatment regimen in macular degeneration. Faculty are Jeannette Ossewaarde-van Norel and Evianne de Groot  and Mathis Thibaud.

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Podcast Episode 30: Intraocular Lymphoma: An Explainer

In this episode, we explore how to diagnose and treat intraocular lymphoma with a panel of leading retinal surgeons and oncologists. Dr Hibba Quhill chairs the discussion with Professors Carlos Pavesio and Mandeep Sagoo from Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

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Podcast Episode 29: How to get published in Euretina’s Journal, Ophthalmologica.

In this episode, we will hear all of the tips and tricks to success when looking to submit your research to Ophthalmologica. With, Martin Zinkernagel  (Ophthalmologica editors, Switzerland) and Marco Casola (Karger, Switzerland). Chaired by Jonathan McCrea.

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Podcast Episode 28: Diabetic Retinopathy – the latest exciting developments from across the world.

In this episode, Edoardo Midena (Italy) chairs a discussion with four leading experts in Diabetic Retinopathy from across the world: Jakob Grauslund (Denmark), Carol Cheung (Hong Kong), Enrico Borrelli (Italy) and Daniel Ting (Singapore).

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Podcast Episode 27: What do we mean by “macula-off” RRD … and how soon should we act?

In this episode, Siegfried Priglinger (Germany) and Roxane Hillier (UK) take a look at treatment for macula-off RRD. They’re joined by David Yorston (Scotland) and Julian Klaas (Germany) and will ask – how do we best define “macula-off” and when should we start treatment?

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Podcast Episode 26: Tackling Acute Retinal Necrosis in Patients

Treating rare diseases can sometimes be challenging due a the lack of literature. In this episode, Carlos Pavesio (UK) asks leading experts Moncef Khairallah (TUNISIA) and Sara Touhami (FRANCE) about their approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of Acute Retinal Necrosis (ARN).

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Episode 25: What individual patient data can tell us about treating macular holes

In this podcast, David Steel (UK) tells Alistair Laidlaw (UK) what he’s learned from zeroing in on individual patient data and how factors like posture and hole size affect his decision-making in the treatment of macular holes.

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Episode 24: Five Years after Approval of Voretigene Neparvovec – What is The Future of Retinal Gene Therapy?

In this podcast, Mark Penessi (USA) is joined by Isabelle Audo (FRANCE) and Bart Leroy (BELGIUM) to discuss the impact of Luxturna and how gene therapy products will affect the treatment of inherited retinal diseases (IRD) in the future.

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Episode 23: Everything you need to know about the new EBO-Euretina exam

In this episode, Euretina President Alistair Laidlaw chairs a discussion with Nicole Eter (München University Medical Centre) and Brendan Strong, Head of Education at Agenda about the new EBO examination.

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Episode 22: Women in Retina

In this podcast, we hear from author and leadership coach Sally Helgesen (USA), author of Why Women Rise about the challenges facing aspiring women leaders. The interview is followed by a discussion with Prof Anat Loewenstein (Israel) and Dr Ruth Freeman (Science Foundation Ireland) about the Women in Retina programme and how to move the dial when it comes to equality of opportunity in medical research.

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Episode 21: What To Know About The Bad Guy In Myopia: Staphyloma

In this in-depth podcast, Euretina President-Elect Ramin Tadayoni (France) chairs a discussion with Kyoko Ohno Matsui (Japan) and David Gaucher (France) exploring everything you need to know when dealing with the “bad guy” in myopia – Staphyloma.

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Episode 20: A deep dive into the MOLES system

In this episode, Hibba Quhill (UK) explores each of the components that make up the MOLES system used for management of melanocytic choroidal tumours with the system’s originator, Bertil Damato (UK/Sweden).

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Episode 19: Exploring the data from the Derby and Oaks Trials

In this episode, we will look at the Derby and Oaks trials, two trials looking at geographic atrophy associated with AMD. The session is chaired by Prof Frank Holz, (Germany), featuring Professors Adnan Tufail (UK) and Sandrine Zweifel (Switzerland).

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Episode 18: Highlights Continued: The EURETINA Sessions

Worried you missed out on some great content at EURETINA? Don’t worry! In this episode, we look back on the best Euretina sessions from the Congress. Joining us to give us their highlights from Hamburg are: Alistair Laidlaw, Euretina President, Ramin Tadayoni (France) and Kourous Rezaei (USA). 

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Episode 17: Highlights from Euretina Congress in Hamburg  

In this episode, we catch up with Professors Camiel Boon, Tunde Peto and Dr Patricia Udaondo fresh from an incredible event in Hamburg to hear all about their highlights of the congress.

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Episode 16: Euretina Speaker Spotlight: Prof Hiroko Terasaki and Dr Enrico Borrelli

In this episode, we will again hear from two of our keynote speakers at the Euretina congress in Hamburg this September. Prof Hiroko Terasaki (Japan) who will give the Kreissig Lecture on Sept 3rd at Euretina and (interviewed by Professor Ramin Tadayoni, Euretina President Elect) and Dr Enrico Borrelli (Italy) who will give the Ophthalmologica lecture (interviewed by Prof Frank Holz, Bonn, former Euretina President).

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Episode 15: Euretina Congress Keynotes

In this episode, Euretina President Mr Alistair Laidlaw previews two of our keynote speakers from this year’s Euretina Congress in Hamburg. He is joined by Professor Sobha Sivaprasad (UK) and Professor Catherine Creuzot-Garcher (France). 

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Episode 14: Non-invasive Imaging in Diabetic Retinopathy and Other Retinal Diseases

In this episode, we explore non-invasive imaging of retinal diseases in a discussion chaired by Dr Stela Vujosevic (Italy).

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Episode 13: Choroidal Naevi in Daily Practice: Imaging, Follow-ups and the MOLES System

In this episode, Prof Heinrich Heimann (UK) chairs a discussion on ocular oncology to explore choroidal naevi in daily practice, through Imaging, follow-ups and the MOLES system. 

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Episode 11: Imaging and AMD – Pathology, Biomarkers and Big Data

In this episode, Professor Sandrine Zweifel (Switzerland) and Professor Adnan Tufail (UK) chair a discussion on how imaging has affected our understanding of AMD.

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Episode 10: Diagnosis and Management of Uveitic Macular Edema

In this episode, Carlos Pavesio (UK) and Sofia Androudi (Greece) share their experience and insights in the diagnosis and treatment of macular edema. Chaired by Bahram Bodaghi (France).

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Episode 9: The Importance of Data Storytelling with Brent Dykes

In this episode, we hear from Brent Dykes about the importance of storytelling with data and how to implement it when communicating research.

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Episode 8: The Euretina Mentorship Programme

In this episode, we explore the benefits of the Euretina Mentorship Programme. Guests are programme mentor and Euretina Board member, Dr Patricia Udaondo and Dara Conlon, Euretina Executive Vice President.

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Episode 7: Exploring the Faricimab trials

In this episode, we examine the results from the Lancet journal trials on faricimab and the implications of the research with an expert discussion chaired by Prof Anat Loewenstein and Prof Reinier Schlingemann.

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Episode 5: Inherited Retinal Diseases

In this episode, Professor Bart LeRoy chairs a discussion on Inherited Retinal Diseases, exploring the issues related to genetic testing. This episode is co-chaired by Professor Isabelle Audo.

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Episode 3: Hot Topics in Diabetic Retinopathy

In this episode, Edoardo Midena and Reinier Schlingemann chair a discussion around some of the hot topics in the subspecialty field of diabetic retinopathy. Joined by Jennifer Sun and Jakob Grauslund.

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Episode 1: The Next Four Years

In our first podcast, Alistair Laidlaw and Ramin Tadayoni discuss plans for their presidential terms. They are joined by EURETINA General Secretary, Anat Loewenstein.

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Episode 12: Subretinal Hemmorhages and the TIGER study

In this Journal Club episode, Professors Grazia Pertile and Siegfried Priglinger discuss subretinal hemorrhaging and the developments of the Euretina-sponsored TIGER Study.

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Episode 6: Exciting developments in the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

In this Journal Club episode, Heinrich Heimann and Jens Kiilgaard chair a conversation about metastatic disease in uveal melanoma and a newly approved treatment, Tebentafusp. They are joined by panellists Joseph Sacco and Mette Bagger to discuss. 

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Episode 4: Journal Club – Retinal Imaging & AI

In this Journal Club episode, Tunde Peto and Sebastian Wolf chair a discussion on key papers in retinal imaging and AI. They will be joined by Pearse Keane and Tariq Aslam who will be presenting their work.

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Episode 2: Journal Club – VR Surgery

Journal Club first episode will be chaired by Grazia Pertile, David Steel and Marta Figueroa. They will be joined by Carsten Meyer and Ferdinando Bottoni who will be presenting their work.