





Saturday 15th March; 8:30 – 18:30
08:30 –
Endotamponade 1: Biophysics and Emulsions
Moderators: Mario Romano, Anat Loewenstein, Stratos Gotzaridis
08:30 — Anat Loewenstein, Mario Romano, Stratos Gotzaridis: Introduction, Aims of the Meeting
08:50 — Petros Petrou: What’s going on in a bubble: gravity, buoyancy, density, viscosity, & interfacial tension. What these terms mean and why they matter
09:00 — Tommaso Rossi: More on bubbles plugging the break and contact angles: Meniscus and shear retinal stress
09:10 — Jens Folke Kiilgaard: What’s in that vial of silicone oil?
09:20 — Salvador Pastor-Idoate: Emulsification of oil: macro vs micro. Why does oil emulsify? Bio physics
09:30 — David Steel: Clinical factors causing oil emulsification
09:40 — Mariantonia Ferrara: Researching emulsification: ITEMS grading system
09:50 — Elise Philippakis : HSO: new evidence of efficacy and safety
10:00 –
Coffee Break
10:30 –
Endotamponade 2: More Oil, PFCL and Other Solutions
Moderators: Nicole Eter, Stratis Paroikakis
10:30 — Alexandros Charonis: Sticky oil: pathogenesis and prevention strategies
10:40 — Stelios Kandarakis: Complications with oil use: glaucoma, pupil block, open angle, reverse pupil block
10:50 — Nicole Eter: Complications of oil use: inflammation and keratopathy
11:00 — Stratos Gotzaridis: Maintaining an AC, sutures and PI
11:10 — Alistair Laidlaw: SO-related visual loss
11:20 — Tom Williamson: Managing hypotony: oil and OVDs
11:30 — Patricia Udaondo Mirete: Understanding potential PFCL toxicity, history and science (‘Spanish’ epidemic, H value, decalin vs octane)
11:40 — Gurkan Erdogan: PFCL in RD? Benefits and risks, surgical strategies to minimize use
11:50 — Mario Romano: Can we mix tamponade agents: biocompatibility and interactions
12:00 — Boris Stanzel: Where next: hydrogels and other greener alternatives
12:10 — Friedrich Asmus: Investigational biodegradable hydrogel sealant for retinal breaks - principles and clinical pilot data
12:20 –
Break
12:30 –
Onco VR Session
Moderators: Jens Folke Kiilgaard, Martina Angi
12:30 — Prithvi Mruthyunjaya: Starting on biopsies: what to consider
12:45 — Jens Folke Kiilgaard: Is there a learning curve for biopsies?
12:55 — Rodrigo Anguita: Endoresection: what do we know so far?
13:10 — Mario Romano: Endoresection: the dangerous surgery
13:25 — Discussion and Questions
13:30 –
Lunch Break
14:30 –
Endotamponade 3: Gasses and Special Focus Group Discussion
Moderators: Ilias Georgalas, Alistair Laidlaw
14:30 — Sibel Demirel: When can we use air instead of gas?
14:40 — Vivek Dave: How to reduce the environmental impact of gas
14:50 — Tom Williamson: Gas mix errors, physics and prevention
15:00 — Martin Zinkernagel: You can’t fly with gas: altitude and gas bubbles
15:10 — Mario Romano, David Steel, Stratos Gotzaridis, Patricia Udaondo Mirete: Research Industry and Clinical Special Focus Group Discussion: Regulatory Risk and Unmet Needs in Endotamponade (PFAS, toxicity, purity, potential new products, potential replacement products, clinical research priorities, evidence gaps)
15:40 –
Coffee Break
16:10 –
RETINAWS Video Case Conference
Moderator: Kourous Rezaei
Anat Loewenstein
Stratos Gotzaridis
Alistair Laidlaw
David Steel
Patricia Udaondo Mirete
Gurkan Erdogan
Sibel Dimerel
Martin Zinkernagel
Nicole Eter
Boris Stanzel
17:10 –
Announcement of Poster Prizes & Closing of Meeting
17:15 –
Delegate Reception & Meet the Poster Authors
18:15 –
End of Programme
Please note, this programme may be subject to change